Octopus Skimmer ???

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crashjt

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O.k. go ahead laugh now I got sucked into buying a seaclone 150 (look for my post in biggest mistakes youve made in the hobby a bit later...lol) and now Im trying to buy a skimmer that actually works I like the things I have read about the octopus HOB skimmers so I think that is where Im going but cant seem to settle on which one there are some newer models out too that I cant even seem to find anywhere anyone have any ideas??? any help would be greatly appreciated
oh the other thing Im concerned about is the clearance between the valve on certain models and my light fixture scince it completely covers the top of my tank its not moveable and is only sits about 2" off the top anyone have any experiance with that??
 
oceansidefish

oceansidefish

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Check out the Warner Marine Research HOB skimmers. Also another excellent choice that work as well if not better IMO than an Octo HOB
 
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crashjt

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Originally Posted by Oceansidefish
http:///forum/post/2944340
Check out the Warner Marine Research HOB skimmers. Also another excellent choice that work as well if not better IMO than an Octo HOB
I looked at the warner's but at about 319 its like a 100 more than the new oct. 800s but the biggest thing is that the site says est release is mid march....really wanting to get something done before then....
 
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crashjt

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Someone else almost has me talked into changing my sump and running an in the sump skimmer says the almost always work better....anythoughts??? only down side is Ild be limited to a total hight of around 20" to leave room to remove the cup...
 
cveverly

cveverly

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The 800S has been out since last September. I have one and it is a powerful skimmer. It will not work with your light if you only have two inches of clearance.
I ended up getting a reef ready tank and went to a sump skimmer. Many of the skimmers will fit under a factory height stand.
 
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crashjt

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Originally Posted by cveverly
http:///forum/post/2944762
The 800S has been out since last September. I have one and it is a powerful skimmer. It will not work with your light if you only have two inches of clearance.
I ended up getting a reef ready tank and went to a sump skimmer. Many of the skimmers will fit under a factory height stand.
Thank You!!! I have been looking for that information everywhere and have came up short.....No pics or nothing thank you very much I didnt think it would work from the pics I had seen but still wasnt sure you know how pics can be deceving
 
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crashjt

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Went to the LFS saturday and picked up a new sump not a whole lot bigger but big enough to fit a real skimmer into and I bought the Octopus Nw-150 I liked the fact that he had it in stock and I haven't really found a bad write up on it yet...anyway got them both for $375.00 Out the door might could have done better online but I like the established relationship I have with him and I feel guilty buying elswhere I am also a gotta have it now kinda guy ....anyway I did the swap got it up and runing yesterday so far I like it its still breaking in but I can already tell its gonna get the job done Ill keep ya posted maybe even with some pics...thanks
 
buffett

buffett

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i had an octopus skimmer, and imo its junk, now i will say that its not the newer versions they have out now but i got mine for around 100 bucks and it overflowed and flooded my hardwood floors 4 times and well i have no mo skimmer, i hope you have better luck with yours, good luck
 
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crashjt

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Originally Posted by Buffett
http:///forum/post/2948503
i had an octopus skimmer, and imo its junk, now i will say that its not the newer versions they have out now but i got mine for around 100 bucks and it overflowed and flooded my hardwood floors 4 times and well i have no mo skimmer, i hope you have better luck with yours, good luck

I have looked around quite a bit and have not found many complaints about them.... other than the occasional person upset at the fact that they have to clean it every 6 mo. or so lol....with this hobby Im happy that I dont have to clean it daily like most everything else lol anyway mine mounts in the sump so I dont see it flooding my floor as of right now its working like a champ!!!
 
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crashjt

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That was just an example of one particular guy I was reading his post and he was whining cause one guy told him it should be completely cleaned at least twice a year ofcoarse the collection cup has to be cleaned more than that....
 
buffett

buffett

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Originally Posted by CRASHJT
http:///forum/post/2949322
I have looked around quite a bit and have not found many complaints about them.... other than the occasional person upset at the fact that they have to clean it every 6 mo. or so lol....with this hobby Im happy that I dont have to clean it daily like most everything else lol anyway mine mounts in the sump so I dont see it flooding my floor as of right now its working like a champ!!!

thats all that matters, youll get alot of advice from alot of different people and we all have our own ideas and some work and some dont, for me that skimmer didnt work, but im glad to hear that it works for you
 
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