saltydragon
Member
i have a BM NAC6 running in my 30g cube and its doing great...it skims good and the pump has never had restarting issues so far...i turn off the skimmer when i do a water change...
.its very quiet..sems like my eheim is louder..having the pump inside the skimmer really helped with the noise because i can hear the pump when i open the skimmer's lid..
i liked the octopus nwb also before i made the purchase on the NAC6..both skimmers are rated for over 100g so any one will be more than enough for a small tank...
i just like the smaller footprint on the NAC6 and i can take apart the skimmer for cleaning...
i just havent seen enough personal reviews on the octopus to justify my purchase...i know the NAC6 works best with a 10" water level in the sump...so you need to put that into consideration...the 10g sump is only 12" tall so that dont leave much room for you...you still need to consider how much water drains back into the sump when you turn off the return pump..
keep reasearching and you'll soon find which skimmer you like the most...you'll see all sorts of different designs and there will be one you will find that seems to work best after you get educated on the different designs.....its gonna be a fun ride looking for a new skimmer...
.its very quiet..sems like my eheim is louder..having the pump inside the skimmer really helped with the noise because i can hear the pump when i open the skimmer's lid..
i liked the octopus nwb also before i made the purchase on the NAC6..both skimmers are rated for over 100g so any one will be more than enough for a small tank...
i just like the smaller footprint on the NAC6 and i can take apart the skimmer for cleaning...
i just havent seen enough personal reviews on the octopus to justify my purchase...i know the NAC6 works best with a 10" water level in the sump...so you need to put that into consideration...the 10g sump is only 12" tall so that dont leave much room for you...you still need to consider how much water drains back into the sump when you turn off the return pump..
keep reasearching and you'll soon find which skimmer you like the most...you'll see all sorts of different designs and there will be one you will find that seems to work best after you get educated on the different designs.....its gonna be a fun ride looking for a new skimmer...