SnowboardKid26 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I need to buy a skimmer for my larger tank im setting up. Including sump it will be about 100 gallons. I am going to be plumbing it in externally (space concerns) as I'm using my sump for my fuge. Anyone with eternals that love their skimmers please let me know what brand. I've been thinking of trying the octopus recirculating model, but it looks like a plumbing nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Believe it or not, I once had a turboflotor and that thing was one of the best skimmers I've ever used. I had it on a 75 with a 30 gallon sump/refugium and it pulled the blackest gunk you ever saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I should have read this more closely, I have a PM bullet one on my system. Kicks serious butt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I would try out the Octopus Recirc. I dont think it would be a plumbing nightmare. What problems are you thinking of? Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nu2reef-n Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I'm currently running an Aqua-C EV-200 externally, with a mag 12 pump. The skimmer pulls some nasty gunk and it's fairly quiet. The install is easy, just place a 1.5" bulkhead in the side of your sump and plumb the skimmer return line. Drop your pump in the sump and crank it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowboardKid26 Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 I would try out the Octopus Recirc. I dont think it would be a plumbing nightmare. What problems are you thinking of? Later Ryan Well, it looks to me, and im no pro, but it looks like the adjusment for the octopus is kinda like the Euro-Reef, where you raise and lower the side pipe to adjust the water level, and if I plumbed that line back to my sump, wouldn't it create alot of backpreasure and make the skimmer really hard to adjust? That is just what I get from looking at the net.. anyone see anything different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 The recircs are different. Ill post some more info tonight. The ones that are like that are the traditional in-sump skimmers. Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 If it were me I would look for a good used ER skimmer and then buy the external mod for it, the mod is easy to do with a hole saw from homedepot and the only other thing you need is pvc glue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowboardKid26 Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 Hey rich, do you have a link for the mod? I really do like the Euro Reefs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powdertang05 Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 i love my octopus rps 1000 i use it externally its quiet and pulls pitch black junk out of my tank daily into a 2 liter that i empty every week but i have it pretty dry. best skimmer ive bought ive has a asm and now where near as good as the octopus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powdertang05 Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 the rps 1000 will do up to 120 gals good and the 2000 will do up to 200 gals and the 3000 its like almost 400 and thats with a sps tank so you can go alot more if its just a fish only or like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I'm sorry the mod is actually for the ASM skimmers but it would work just fine on any venturi type skimmer. Here is the link: http://www.asmskimmer.com/modifications.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowboardKid26 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 think im just going to go with the recirc octopus, and then do the gate valve mod, i think it should work out pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 lol a recirc skimmer just popped into the for sale section... check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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