What do you guys think of this skimmer?

[waverz]

So my twacked out bro in law got busted for meth and is going back to prison, thats another story but looks like i get my basement back!! So, im gonna be tearing down the 75 and setting up the 200 gallon table top with the 250 gallon sump. I have been looking at the octopus skimmers and was thinking this one is bad a$$ but might be a little to spendy....

What do you guys think?

http://www.aquacave.com/detail.aspx?ID=1014

 

[leeweber85]

I knew you'd set that tank up as a reef. Isn't that the same one brad got?

 

[waverz]

I think it might be....

I still have an 8' x 4' pond i made at my moms place, ill bring it over someday and put rays in it, but yeah the acrylic table top is going reef baby!!

 

[acidlittle]

I have a skimmer that is rated for 300 gals, prolly to little for ya but i'm willing to part with it....

 

[jeolson]

what are your plans for lighting this?

 

[waverz]

Well i have a dual 400 ballast laying around so ill prolly just use that......was looking at some lumenarc reflectors. Not sure on bulbs yet though.

 

[jeolson]

there are way tomany choices for bulbs now it's nice but takes so much longer and money to find what you like also I have heard great things about that skimmer

 

[dascharisma]

That is indeed the skimmer that I recently got. So far i haven't had any problems with it except for a leaking seal that was replaced before I ever started running it. To be honest, I can't give much of an opinion on the skimmer. It is built very well for the money. It skims well enough to keep the small system (200 gallons and 7 small fish) I have it running on. Since my system is in transition I haven't had a chance for it to run on a tank with a heavy load. I don't know how it will perform, but I expect it will do ok. I don't think that it draws the air that the more expensive skimmers do, but I don't think you will find a skimmer draw more air or have a larger body for anywhere near the money.



Brad