ZachB
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I see many sites that say it does. Do you have some links to the bust?
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I see many sites that say it does. Do you have some links to the bust?
tangtang clown
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No, this is the first I have heard of this. I use it in all of my tanks, and my P04 is always zero. I will have to look into this.
ZachB
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PO4 can read 0 on test kits but the only true measurement is a Hanna Photometer. Phosphates are always present to an extent. Searching RC and Google will bring up quite a few links to folks saying eggcrate does leach some PO4. Someone even left it in RO water where it PO4 measured 0 beforehand and tested positive after introducing egg crate and leaving for a while. If I recall correctly it eventually leached out completely, though. Not sure it's a big deal, but I'd just as soon use acrylic
Charlie Davidson
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Tang, I believe this also. Have for 15+ yrs
cwegescheide
YOU have been ignored!
I've had many skimmers over the years including Aquamedic, Euro Reef, ASM G3, ATB and both an I-Tech 100 and 200 skimmers.
Aquamedic was a joke, Euro Reef rs-80 a little better than Aquamedic, G3 a little better than ER, ATB a little better than G3 and the I-Tech 100 smoked them all. You can go to the I-Tech website www.i-techskimmers.com to see the ATB running beside the I-Tech 100. For your size tank I would HIGHLY reccomend the 100 model. I have been very impressed with the I-Tech.
Happy Reefing
Chris
Thanks for your feedback Chris. Whe you say the 100 smoked all of them do you mean it smoked the 200 also??? Why do you HIGHLY recommend the 100 and not the 200? I have a 90+20 system now but foresee going up to a 120+x within 2 years. I would rather overskim a bit than underskim a bit and I want this next skimmer to be my last...
Thanks!
flat broke
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I made the same switch on a 60g cube mixed reef, and am completely satisfied with the move from the OctoExtreme/MSX160 to the i-Tech 100; and I'm only running the aquabee pump. There are few products I swear by in the reefing hobby, and i-tech skimmers are on that short list. The skimmers work as advertised and praised by other owners, and they are backed with customer service that is equal to what I feel to be the gold standard for the industry.
Chris
What did you run the 200 on? I still am not clear why you feel so strongly about the 100 over the the 200...
tangtang clown
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Put mesh on your sicce boxer. I bet the Itech will rock at 40+scfh.
boxer385
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yea i got the one on the f/s section the 200 model body only, i think i'm going with the ppw so that i won't have start up issues until i can get the tunze in Dec
flat broke
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Nowhere does my post say a single word about the 200. If I had a larger system/bioload, I may have opted for the 200. You're question was "...can anyone speak about, from personal experience, the i-techs versus octopus extremes, ATBs, vertexes?" The point of my post was that I migrated from an Octo Extreme 160, and found the i-Tech 100 to be vastly superior.
In reviewing the thread, I think you may have confused my post with the other Chris' post.
Basically, I feel that John's customer service is top notch, and his designs work really well. If a 200 would be better suited to your tank, run with it. I'd talk to John about your concerns regarding 100 vs. 200, and take a look through this thread to gauge the system volumes and bioloads people are running with each skimmer. The TOTM posted earlier in the thread has done quite well with the 100, but perhaps your future system volume plans justify the 200, only you and your unique bioload can answer that question.
Chris
magnoliarichj
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i think its hilarious that every ones like to touch the fish poop and show it off.... John and his staff are great met them in person last weekend. finally customer service that i give at my job finally comes back to be at johns store.
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