New skimmer!!!!! Finally!!!!!

[crister13]

AS some of you know, I had a coralife 220 skimmer which didn't work, so I upgraded to a reef octopus NW-200 rated for 250 gallons. This thing is huge. I've had it working only since this morning and it's already pulling some gunk out. Looks really good!!!!! Check it out!

 

[Flreefer]

Hey Crister,
I'm running a Corallife as well, it works, but not very well and requires constant adjustment.
Where did you get it and how much, if you don't mind. Been hunting for awhile!!

 

[ccCapt]

Glad to see you got a good skimmer. I have the Octopus Extreme XS200.

 

[crister13]

I got the reef octo at marine depot. It was $280. I have to jump start the pump but it's really simple. Plug it in, and then low air really hard through the air muffler and it starts.

 

[Sniperhank]

That's awesome. That is what I have been wanting too. Question, can you submerse the return line rather than having it fire water out like that? That has been my only hang up on it.

 

[crister13]

Im not sure. I think I read something about it Saying its not supposed to be. If your issue is noise or bubbles you can easily just rubber band a filter sock on.

 

[Sniperhank]

No, I don't want it firing the water out of the sump! Lol. With the 20 long being short, I already salt creeping along the edge from my crappy seaclone. If I pointed it towards the fuge then it would cause a huge mess with my cheato.

 

[crister13]

Then just rubber band a filter sock on it. It'll flow straight down the sock and into the sump.

 

[Sniperhank]

Wow, really? That is great. I wouldn't think it would do that since it looks like a really strong flow out of your octopus.

 

[ccCapt]

Did yours come with an adapter so you can fit a regular (non-metric) eblow on the output?
Octopus XS 200 skimmer - YouTube

 

[Sniperhank]

It would be awesome if they did come with an elbow. I don't see why the return line couldn't be submerged though.

 

[crister13]

Ya it did I didn't know what it was for LOL

 

[crister13]

If you put a sock on the elbow that's pointing down that'll reduce bubbles and splashing.

 

[Schism]

I would imagine you could just put a 90 degree elbow on the return to point down into the water. Or atleast be able to pipe it somehow. I know ive seen people do this somewhere.

Actually i just remembered how. Put a T fitting on it. One end of the T goes down into the water and the top is open to allow air to escape without creating lots of bubbles.

 

[crister13]

It came with the elbow.

 

[Sniperhank]

Man, with how my luck has been with getting the 55 going I can see the water going straight up if I put a T joint on it...probably physically impossible but I'm sure I'd find a way LOL.

 

[Hondatek]

You can also make a silencer out of a rubber coupler and other various plumbing parts.

 

[Schism]

Man, with how my luck has been with getting the 55 going I can see the water going straight up if I put a T joint on it...probably physically impossible but I'm sure I'd find a way LOL.

Im not sure its possible. Im pretty sure a lot of skimmers have a T on the end now that i think about it.

 

[crister13]

It came with the elbow it just points down!!!!!!!!!!! Lol

 

[Schism]

It came with the elbow it just points down!!!!!!!!!!! Lol

Yeah that might cause too many bubbles though but i would try it anyway just to see and noise reduction would probably be significant.