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02-18-2008, 07:23 PM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: FLORIDA...2 blocks from a huge saltwater only fish store :)
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anyone have the octopus recirculating DDNW-150 skimmer?
Product Information
Item #: OCT-DDNW-150
Allows the user to input the exact amount of water desired to be skimmed.
Requires a feed pump or plumbed from an overflow to inject water into skimmer.
Needlewheel pump driven.
2 OTP 2000 pumps at 500 gph each included.
In sump or out of sump.
Rating: Up to 350 gallons.
Diameter = 6" Height = 24"
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  180G REEF/1-400W MH/4-140w 60 INCH ACTINIC VHO/2-37w 36' 10k t-5's/(1,034 total watts ...60G duel BERLIN BAG SUMP SYSTEM/MAG24/RO-DI SYSTEM/duel tds meter/PINPOINT PH/Euro reef rs- 180 skimmer.
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02-18-2008, 07:40 PM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: FLORIDA...2 blocks from a huge saltwater only fish store :)
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IT PAYS TO SHOP AROUND,LOL.. I JUST FOUND THE SAME SKIMMER ON ANOTHER SITE FOR WAY MUCH MORE MONEY.. i dont understand why this one says its taller though?
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****IN STOCK READY TO SHIP****
Octopus DDNW-150 Recirculating Skimmer. Comes equipped with two recirculating pumps.
DDNW-150 Specifications:
- 6" Diameter
- 28" Tall
- Recirculating Pumps (included): 2 x Octopus OTP 2000
- - Requires additional feed pump with gph rating at approx. 1.5 times volume of your system.
- Recommended for aquariums up to 300 gallons
- Approx. Footprint 16.5" x 7.5"
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180G REEF/1-400W MH/4-140w 60 INCH ACTINIC VHO/2-37w 36' 10k t-5's/(1,034 total watts ...60G duel BERLIN BAG SUMP SYSTEM/MAG24/RO-DI SYSTEM/duel tds meter/PINPOINT PH/Euro reef rs- 180 skimmer.
Last edited by PHIL GUY; 02-18-2008 at 07:45 PM.
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02-19-2008, 02:16 AM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: FLORIDA...2 blocks from a huge saltwater only fish store :)
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bump
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180G REEF/1-400W MH/4-140w 60 INCH ACTINIC VHO/2-37w 36' 10k t-5's/(1,034 total watts ...60G duel BERLIN BAG SUMP SYSTEM/MAG24/RO-DI SYSTEM/duel tds meter/PINPOINT PH/Euro reef rs- 180 skimmer.
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02-19-2008, 02:53 AM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
Posts: 2,024
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well what your return pump gph? because it should match that
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02-19-2008, 07:51 PM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chrischris
well what your return pump gph? because it should match that
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MY RETURN IS A MAG24, isnt that to big of gph and wouldnt large debree get caught in the skimmer if i hooked it from my return? i find sometimes half of silversides and even a demsal once in my berlin bags....i have a few pumps laying around.. i have a couple of maxijet1200's and a rio2100 which is i think almost 700gph?..can someone explain how this woudnt clog my skimmer up?..if possible can someone with diagram skills show me some ways...thank you for your time
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180G REEF/1-400W MH/4-140w 60 INCH ACTINIC VHO/2-37w 36' 10k t-5's/(1,034 total watts ...60G duel BERLIN BAG SUMP SYSTEM/MAG24/RO-DI SYSTEM/duel tds meter/PINPOINT PH/Euro reef rs- 180 skimmer.
Last edited by PHIL GUY; 02-19-2008 at 07:54 PM.
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02-19-2008, 09:12 PM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: FLORIDA...2 blocks from a huge saltwater only fish store :)
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bump BUMP bump boop boo boobie doo
bump  ..i should be getn this skimmer in the mail tomorrow  and i need to know how i should hook this up asap  ..  ............................. .........Everyone has been a big help on TRT since ive set my tank up...THANK YOU
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180G REEF/1-400W MH/4-140w 60 INCH ACTINIC VHO/2-37w 36' 10k t-5's/(1,034 total watts ...60G duel BERLIN BAG SUMP SYSTEM/MAG24/RO-DI SYSTEM/duel tds meter/PINPOINT PH/Euro reef rs- 180 skimmer.
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02-20-2008, 12:25 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Norcross, ga
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Everyone was telling the pump into the skimmer should be 1/4 of your return pump. After all you are trying to skim the same water more and not more water.
$339 are 1 HECK OF A DEAL you got there.
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PUT THE MEAT ON THE BURNNER!!!!!!!! wolfie is comming over for dinner
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02-20-2008, 12:38 AM
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The Ninja MOD
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
Posts: 13,624
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Use some gutter gaurd mesh from a home improvement store to cover the over flow to keep debris out. Youre best to plumb the drain into the skimmer. If you spend the money on the skimmer it makes sense to make it work to its potential, not utilize only pat of it.
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02-20-2008, 09:53 AM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: FLORIDA...2 blocks from a huge saltwater only fish store :)
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diagram 1
1/4 of my return pump? the mag24 is 2400gph..so the 3rd pump to feed the skimmer should be at least a 600gph pump?..heres is also a diagram i drew..if i went from the over flow with the mesh...how should i hook it up to my system?....you can copy my diagram and make the changes to show me then re post it in this thread....thank you everyone for your help
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02-20-2008, 02:23 PM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: FLORIDA...2 blocks from a huge saltwater only fish store :)
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02-20-2008, 05:37 PM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
Join Date: Apr 2007
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anyone know how and were do i hook it up to the overflow?,,i have 2 overflows
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02-20-2008, 06:07 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Use a T on 1 of your overflow and run 1 line to the Skimmer. Also reduce the line to fix into your skimmer.
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PUT THE MEAT ON THE BURNNER!!!!!!!! wolfie is comming over for dinner
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02-21-2008, 06:52 PM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
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ONE OF THE 2 OVERFLOW LINES THAT I HAVE IS a lil more powerfull in water flow.. should i t that one?..i still worried about large degree going in to my skimmer..shoudnt i just skim the water after the berlin bags?..like i said be4, i sometimes find half of silversides in my berlin bags..what would happen if i silverside got caught in my skimmer? 
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02-21-2008, 07:47 PM
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Carpe Noctem
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Western Colorado
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You still need to run a T with an elevated run above the skimmer so that excess can go to the sump rather than causing surging inside the skimmer body. There seem to be a lot of people just plumbing it off the overflows lately not realizing that the slight surging from things like wave makers can really make for an inefficient skimmer...
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02-21-2008, 09:18 PM
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JUST SAY NO! TO TAP WATER
Join Date: Apr 2007
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im just gonna go with a 3rd pump to push the water into the skimmer..if i went the other way i think id be cleaning the skimmer out more often due to debree clogging it up
DOES ANYONE HAVE THIS SKIMMER BY THE WAY,LOL THATS WHAT THE TITLE OF THIS THREAD IS  ..thanks everyoneone for giving me advise
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