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01-14-2007, 10:03 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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Octopus NW 200 needlewheel skimmer?
I have heard good things about this skimmer... does anyone here have one? Do you like it, is it easy to use?
I found it here for a good price... http://www.marinesolutionsinc.com/ca...products_id=48
any opinions?
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Jenni AKA "Reefmama"
180 gallon AGA RR mixed reef inwall, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank sump, 10 gallon hex fuge, Quiet one 5000 return pump, PCI PS-3000 skimmer with Octopus needlewheel pump, 72" Constellation from Aquactinics, 2 Triton Aquatics GS2 maxijet mods, 2 250 watt heaters, 200 lbs live rock, 200 lbs pulverized limestone
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01-14-2007, 10:05 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
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Search Jenn... I think someone who is doing a 200+ Gallon tank is using it, after it was recommended by someone else. Im sure they'll jump in though....
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01-14-2007, 10:09 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: michigan
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been looking at the 150 model myself, with the gate valve mod it looks like it would be a great skimmer
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01-14-2007, 10:16 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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Have alook at www.reeffrontiers.com do a search for the octopus skimmer.... they have nothing but good things to say about them...
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Jenni AKA "Reefmama"
180 gallon AGA RR mixed reef inwall, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank sump, 10 gallon hex fuge, Quiet one 5000 return pump, PCI PS-3000 skimmer with Octopus needlewheel pump, 72" Constellation from Aquactinics, 2 Triton Aquatics GS2 maxijet mods, 2 250 watt heaters, 200 lbs live rock, 200 lbs pulverized limestone
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01-14-2007, 10:16 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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I think I am going to go for it... at that price how can I go wrong?
and the thread with the guy setting up a 180 and using this skimmer is here
http://thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89964
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Jenni AKA "Reefmama"
180 gallon AGA RR mixed reef inwall, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank sump, 10 gallon hex fuge, Quiet one 5000 return pump, PCI PS-3000 skimmer with Octopus needlewheel pump, 72" Constellation from Aquactinics, 2 Triton Aquatics GS2 maxijet mods, 2 250 watt heaters, 200 lbs live rock, 200 lbs pulverized limestone
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01-15-2007, 10:40 AM
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Cabana Boy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Miami, Fl
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Ive got the NW200 with is the biggest non recirculating skimmer. Its great! I liked the way it worked out of the box but then I found a mod thread on RC for it and modified it some and now this think works even better. There seems to be a lot of people willing to modify these which is good. I think they are coming up with some good stuff. I could probably modify it some more but its producing enough foam that I almost have to have the gate valve completely open.
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01-15-2007, 10:55 AM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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An LFS near me has a bunch of these running,... I'm impressed, but if it were me I would get the G3 insted.
Whiskey
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01-15-2007, 12:07 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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Why is that, Whiskey??
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Jenni AKA "Reefmama"
180 gallon AGA RR mixed reef inwall, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank sump, 10 gallon hex fuge, Quiet one 5000 return pump, PCI PS-3000 skimmer with Octopus needlewheel pump, 72" Constellation from Aquactinics, 2 Triton Aquatics GS2 maxijet mods, 2 250 watt heaters, 200 lbs live rock, 200 lbs pulverized limestone
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01-15-2007, 01:25 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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I have the ASM G3 and everything I have seen read on the octupus now I'd get those over the ASM. The G3 is great but......
The octopus are better built, and cheaper and seem to work just as good!
I have never seen one or used one, but basically have the exact same principal.
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01-15-2007, 01:31 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jennmac415
Why is that, Whiskey??
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I'm not impressed with the ammount of bubbles that pump produces, I'm also not impressed with teh Venturi they use, or the reccomended feed through rate, or the ball valve for water hight.
It's a fine skimmer, a couple of mods and it would be allot better though. I think the G3 is better out of the box, and if you do the gate valve mod on it Look out!
Whiskey
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Mr. Jive/Dr. Heckyll
Life is never more fun, then when your the Underdog
Competing against the Giants.
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01-15-2007, 01:37 PM
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Cabana Boy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Miami, Fl
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whiskey, u happen to have a pic of the venturi the asm uses? I know mine came with 2 venturis and have been pretty happy with it but would like to see what the difference in the two
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01-15-2007, 01:53 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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No, I don't. I don't own one either, just played with it at a friends house so I can't get one.
The venturi I saw on the Octipus is a peice of rigid airline into the pipe, that's poor IMO, that's bound to make larger bubbles, forcing the pump to work harder to break them up. A good venturi would go straight through, as close to the pump inlet as possible, and have many small holes for the air to come out of, forcing the bubbles to be smaller even before they hit the needlewheel, and not giving time for them to re-join.
This is the way I made the venturi on my DIY job.
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Mr. Jive/Dr. Heckyll
Life is never more fun, then when your the Underdog
Competing against the Giants.
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01-15-2007, 01:54 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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Oh, if I remember right you have the non-recerc model, that one may have a different venturi, I'm not sure.
Whiseky
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Mr. Jive/Dr. Heckyll
Life is never more fun, then when your the Underdog
Competing against the Giants.
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01-15-2007, 02:09 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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I am not looking at recirc. needlewheel model... but the needlewheel 200 everyone is talking about...this one
http://www.marinesolutionsinc.com/ca...products_id=48
is this the one that eveyone says is so good?
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Jenni AKA "Reefmama"
180 gallon AGA RR mixed reef inwall, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank sump, 10 gallon hex fuge, Quiet one 5000 return pump, PCI PS-3000 skimmer with Octopus needlewheel pump, 72" Constellation from Aquactinics, 2 Triton Aquatics GS2 maxijet mods, 2 250 watt heaters, 200 lbs live rock, 200 lbs pulverized limestone
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01-15-2007, 02:10 PM
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Cabana Boy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Miami, Fl
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yeah I have the non recirc unit. It came with 2 venturis. one was a longer molded plastic piece and another was a shorter piece that was drilled and had a short piece of rigid tubing placed in it. Ive been using the longer molded piece. Do u have any pics of the one u made? I wouldnt mind experimenting with different venturis. I dont think my skimmer produces large bubbles though. It looks almost like shaving cream, unlike my old sealife systems skimmer I had before
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