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**TheOldSalt** · 06-23-2006, 08:05 AM

The sump pump is what returns the water to the tank. The skimmer pump only runs the skimmer. the skimmer only skims some of the water in the sump as it flow nearby it; a lot of water gets past it to be skimmed later on the next go-round.

06-23-2006, 08:05 AM	#3
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,343	The sump pump is what returns the water to the tank. The skimmer pump only runs the skimmer. the skimmer only skims some of the water in the sump as it flow nearby it; a lot of water gets past it to be skimmed later on the next go-round.