High end Skimmer High end Powerheads

ryshark · 03/16/2009, 10:00 PM

Please tell me what is more important to upgrade first. I have a 180-gallon tank and 40-gallon sump, mixed reef with mostly sps.
Should I upgrade my skimmer first or my poweheads first? Both of these came from my 75-gallon which I just upgraded from.
I currently have:
Skimmer- Octopus NW150
Powerheads- Modded Maxi Jet x2

For bio load I plan on adding many more fish, right now I only have two 4" tangs and two 2" clowns.

ryshark · 03/16/2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally posted by ryshark
Please tell me what is more important to upgrade first. I have a 180-gallon tank and 40-gallon sump, mixed reef with mostly sps.
Should I upgrade my skimmer first or my poweheads first? Both of these came from my old tank and put into the 180-gallon.
I currently have:
Skimmer- Octopus NW150
Powerheads- Modded Maxi Jet x2

For bio load I plan on adding many more fish, right now I only have two 4" tangs and two 2" clowns.

Doahh · 03/16/2009, 10:03 PM

Ehh it's a tossup...

GSMguy · 03/16/2009, 10:13 PM

Skimmer all the way maxi mods ain't purdy but they work great, can't say the same for the otp pump on your skimmer.

JNye · 03/16/2009, 10:14 PM

if you only have 2 modded maxi-jets I would get 1 controllable Tunze or Vortech first. Then concentrate on the skimmer. Then another controllable PH. Maybe buy some livestock before the second controllable PH

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ryshark · 03/16/2009, 11:05 PM

As far as the two MaxiJet Mods do you guys think I should be running the 1600-gph or 2100-gph impellar? It will definitely be tunzes or vortech when I upgrade. I didn't think about doing it slowly one powerhead at a time, thats a good idea.
As far as the skimmer goes, I am thinking the Octopus Extreme 250 and that one has the better pumps than the otp I believe.
I guess I should have mentioned, my NW150 is mesh modded, but I know I should still upgrade it.

03/16/2009, 10:00 PM	#1
ryshark Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 2,169	High end Skimmer High end Powerheads Please tell me what is more important to upgrade first. I have a 180-gallon tank and 40-gallon sump, mixed reef with mostly sps. Should I upgrade my skimmer first or my poweheads first? Both of these came from my 75-gallon which I just upgraded from. I currently have: Skimmer- Octopus NW150 Powerheads- Modded Maxi Jet x2 For bio load I plan on adding many more fish, right now I only have two 4" tangs and two 2" clowns.

03/16/2009, 10:03 PM	#3
Doahh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Loomis CA Posts: 2,398	Ehh it's a tossup... __________________ -Josh Current Tank Info: 90 Gal Custom SW Reef

03/16/2009, 10:13 PM	#4
GSMguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 17,420	Skimmer all the way maxi mods ain't purdy but they work great, can't say the same for the otp pump on your skimmer. __________________ Nick. Conehead. Shallow Reef club. Current Tank Info: 48"x27"x14" Envision Acrylic rimless, 6x39w ATi Sunpower, Custom ATB Deluxe Skimmer, 4x tunze nano stream,ATB flowstar 1500, ACJR, Tunze osmolator.

03/16/2009, 10:14 PM	#5
JNye Moved On Up Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lansing, IL Posts: 2,230	if you only have 2 modded maxi-jets I would get 1 controllable Tunze or Vortech first. Then concentrate on the skimmer. Then another controllable PH. Maybe buy some livestock before the second controllable PH. __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: it don't matter just don't bite it

03/16/2009, 11:05 PM	#6
ryshark Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 2,169	As far as the two MaxiJet Mods do you guys think I should be running the 1600-gph or 2100-gph impellar? It will definitely be tunzes or vortech when I upgrade. I didn't think about doing it slowly one powerhead at a time, thats a good idea. As far as the skimmer goes, I am thinking the Octopus Extreme 250 and that one has the better pumps than the otp I believe. I guess I should have mentioned, my NW150 is mesh modded, but I know I should still upgrade it.