The Saltwater Kid
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Does anyone have one of these? How do you like it? Does it perform well (i.e.-good skimmate)? Any pics?
Octopus HB100SS Skimmer
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anyone?
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This skimmer looks like a Bak-Pak...does it perform better?
luke33
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I've heard its pretty good and have seen pics of the skimmate from one member. He said it performed well but was very noisy. But to me......it looks like a bakpak and i'm not crazy about them. I still think the bermuda HOT skimmer is the best option if you have to get one, or go with an external skimmer.
The Saltwater Kid
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price is an issue for me though...I can't afford a $200+ skimmer.
luke33
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Its tough to spend that much on a hot skimmer imo. Hmmm, the cheaper hot's out there would be the typhoon or the ps160 for a 75 or less. I'd say the ps160 would work for a 75g or less and the typhoon for a 55 or less. Both are < 100 bux. I just got a ps160 sent to me for very cheap. I could pass it along your way if you need it. I was just going to test it vs my via aqua sk388, but am always willing to help out a reefer if need be.
The Saltwater Kid
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I appreciate the offer luke33 but I think the PS160 would be way huge for my 29g. I just tried the Typhoon and it committed the cardinal sin of leaking and no matter how hard I tried the water level adjustment knob wouldn't work properly so i am sending it back. Luckily i tested it in a 5g bucket and not on my tank. I know this may have been an isloated incident but it's made me too nervous to try another one. I was seriously thinking about a Tunze 9002, it's not too expensive (for a Tunze) and I believe it would fit well on/in my tank. What do you think?
luke33
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I was going to suggest a tunze but there usually above the 200 threshold you had : ) Waaaay better than most hot skimmers, if not all. I would definately suggest the tunze. For a 29g there are many options that would work that are fairly cheap. Even the ps75 would work for around 30bux. I personally always go overboard with skimming.
The Saltwater Kid
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Yeah, the Tunze 9002 is around $135. It's the nano skimmer for Tunze but Roger at Tunze says it should work very well on my 29g.
