Coralife Protein Skimmer pump

[ibleedblue65]

I am pretty new to the hobby and setting up my first saltwater tank. I was given a coralife 125 skimmer with no pump. I have a mag drive 350 gph pump. My question is can I use this mag drive pump or do I need to get a pump specific for this skimmer? What depth should the pump be at and how important is this? Also the skimmer has none of the outlet fittings. Will this cause a big micro bubble problem if I just let it overflow back into my sump? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys

 

[ibleedblue65]

i thought the pump that came with these things was 500 gph

 

[mufret]

Can you post a pic of the skimmer? Coralife made 2 versions (needlewheel and venturi). If it's the venturi version, a Mag 5 would be a good fit. If it's the needlewheel version, you'll need to try and find a comparable needlewheel pump.

 

[ibleedblue65]

I will post a pic tuesday hopefully. I was told I need to drill an air inlet on the pump intake. Is this true? best way to do this? Thanks for the help guys