Between the 2 you listed, I would go with the SWC cone.
I run an Octopus NW200 on my 125 and it works great.
Like Doug said, they are the same. SWC is Salt Water Connection and they are the manufacturer/importer of Octopus skimmers. MSX are the Octopus Xtreme version sold by Marine Solutions.
But a Vertex is not a Octopus, SWC or MSX.
actually, MSX, SWC and octopus are basically the same skimmer. which ever is cheapest is the one i would go with.
here is a pic of my MSX 300 (take a look at the lid that came with it)
nope. same exact pumps.I'm pretty sure there is more to it than that. Much can be said about a skimmers pump and as I mentioned above, I think they use different pumps.
I'm thinking of the Vertex 180 or the SWC 180 cone... Or is there a similar skimmer to consider how r the octopus don't really know much bout this brand...
Please prove me wrong. Show me an Octopus with a Laguna/Askoll pump. Bubble Blaster is not made by Laguna/Askoll.nope. same exact pumps.