octopus skimmer?

[chris31]

ok so ive bein looking for a skimmer and i came across a octopus 200 for like $240 i mean i thought this was a little cheap for a skimmer but its seems that a lot of people have these and like them a lot and it recomended a lot. im mean is this a good skimmer cuz it just seems to good to be true???

 

[luke33]

Thats not a good deal unless its a recirc'd nw200. Stock they are pretty decent, if you do a few simple mods they are great. You can still buy they for 179bux at www.diyreef.com well they have two left anyhow.

 

[chris31]

yea its a nw 200 sry

 

[luke33]

Is it a recirculating 200 or just the regular nw200?

 

[frenchie]

thereefstop.com, or marinesolution.com has good prices on them even premiumaquatics.com

 

[frenchie]

premium aquatics has the new extreme octopus skimmer, marinesolutions does also but they don't look the same as the other online pics.

 

[chris31]

wahts the diff between the nw recirculating 200 and the extreme 200

 

[chris31]

anyone know ???

 

[reefergeorge]

That's like comparing a Toyota to a Lexus.

 

[kgross]

The extreme skimmer has a bubble diffuser as the main functional upgrade.
That is why they are not that much more expense than the normal recirculating skimmers. Should only be $15 more or so unless somebody is unloading old stock.


Kim

 

[reefergeorge]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11563354#post11563354 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kgross
The extreme skimmer has a bubble diffuser as the main functional upgrade.
That is why they are not that much more expense than the normal recirculating skimmers. Should only be $15 more or so unless somebody is unloading old stock.


Kim

No, the extremes are brand new skimmers. They are powered by a sicce pump that claims over 22 lpm of air.

http://www.marinesolutionsinc.com/c...t_info.html?osCsid=r99d3e31bbj3qtlv2k5nuhem34
http://www.marinesolutionsinc.com/catalog/Protein-Skimmers-MSX-Skimmers/c22_48/index.html

 

[kgross]

You are correct I was thinking about the Premium not the extreme. Sorry about that.

 

[frenchie]

those are msx skimmers, different than others, thereefstop.com and premium aquatics carry the octopus skimmer premium line made by coralvue and are a little different. We find out tomorrow i got the extreme int nw150 getting delivered tomorrow

 

[xxxbadfishxxx]

french, how is the extreme 150 working for you?

 

[frenchie]

haven't fired it up yet waiting for my sump to get here from glasscages.com, ordered a acrylic 33 long.

 

[frenchie]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1291393