New Reef Octupus Skimmer Thread (Pacific Coast Imports)
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I will post some photos Monday when I gat back from Vegas. I'm up here for a state contractors test. When i left it was working away and the bubbles were sweet. I cant get over how quiet it is. Also I had to modify the scum cup so that when the scum bucket fills it will shut down the skimmer. this makes my wife and the carpet happy.
Psionicdragon
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The site doesn't show anything on a few sections including the "Dry Goods".
How much are they asking for and how much cheaper are they compare to CA?
So I have been doing all the research I can on these skimmers and have read through some interesting threads. After waiding through it all and actually being able to look at one in person, I decided to purchase a Pacific Coast RPS-3000. I am going to try this out on my soon to be up and running 224g SPS tank. I had read the whole Deltec vs Octopus thread and had started to regret placing my order but after seeing it I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. The craftsmaship is as good as any I have seen. This thing is a monster. Now I am not saying that it is a Deltec, but regardless of what people are saying, this is a well made piece of equipment. As for performance, we will see. But at the price point I don't think it can be beat. I was fortunate enough to get mine at a sale price. I will let you know how it works out. I am thinking of throwing it on my rock cooking tank and see what it does.
Shawn
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Psionicdragon
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you also...listed the site...
Ya, the thread is not as good without pictures. Oh well, guess it isn't a really good skimmer.
elephen
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I saw some of these skimmers while browsing through www.reeftanksupply.com a week or so ago. I was tempted to buy one, but decided to hold off for a while.
HippieSmell
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Wow, the big recirc is $130 less than customaquatic.
Ask and you shall receive
I can only speak about the build on these units as I have not fired mine up yet. There is still the big question of performance and customer service. I was impressed enough to buy it and I am not one to go the lesser route. Everything I have amassed for the new tank is top quality. I decided to take a gamble on this in hopes that it will pan out. I met with the importer yesterday and grilled him thoroughly before I purchased. He seemed very knowledgeable about the product and passionate about it ability to perform. Time will tell.
After being able to see it in person, I have to say there were two things that I thought were slight negatives. One being the ball valve instead of gate, this is fairly easy to remedy should I need to. The other was the drain/union issue. For me this is not an issue as I am not trying to cram this into a cabinet that is too small and if I were, I would just move it. All in all if these end up being the only issues, I got a sweet deal.
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I can only speak about the build on these units as I have not fired mine up yet. There is still the big question of performance and customer service. I was impressed enough to buy it and I am not one to go the lesser route. Everything I have amassed for the new tank is top quality. I decided to take a gamble on this in hopes that it will pan out. I met with the importer yesterday and grilled him thoroughly before I purchased. He seemed very knowledgeable about the product and passionate about it ability to perform. Time will tell.
After being able to see it in person, I have to say there were two things that I thought were slight negatives. One being the ball valve instead of gate, this is fairly easy to remedy should I need to. The other was the drain/union issue. For me this is not an issue as I am not trying to cram this into a cabinet that is too small and if I were, I would just move it. All in all if these end up being the only issues, I got a sweet deal.
nikonosis
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6885347#post6885347 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sknoch78
Ask and you shall receive
I can only speak about the build on these units as I have not fired mine up yet. There is still the big question of performance and customer service. I was impressed enough to buy it and I am not one to go the lesser route. Everything I have amassed for the new tank is top quality. I decided to take a gamble on this in hopes that it will pan out. I met with the importer yesterday and grilled him thoroughly before I purchased. He seemed very knowledgeable about the product and passionate about it ability to perform. Time will tell.
After being able to see it in person, I have to say there were two things that I thought were slight negatives. One being the ball valve instead of gate, this is fairly easy to remedy should I need to. The other was the drain/union issue. For me this is not an issue as I am not trying to cram this into a cabinet that is too small and if I were, I would just move it. All in all if these end up being the only issues, I got a sweet deal.
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Where would you get a gate valve to replace the ball valve since they use metric plumbing?
I have sent them an email requesting the info on the adapter, I will let you kow what I find out.
This skimmer can be used externally. You would need a monster sump to put it in if you chose to do so as the footprint is 9x21 and it is 30.25 tall.
Cheapest I have found one including shipping is 375.00.
As for what I paid, I paid slightly more. But I bought from an LFS. The few extra bucks are worth it to support the LFS.
This skimmer can be used externally. You would need a monster sump to put it in if you chose to do so as the footprint is 9x21 and it is 30.25 tall.
Cheapest I have found one including shipping is 375.00.
As for what I paid, I paid slightly more. But I bought from an LFS. The few extra bucks are worth it to support the LFS.
tigerarmy40
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what type of feed pump are youi going to use? a small mag?
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