upgrade from css125 to octopus extreme 160

josbur63 · 07/20/2009, 05:14 PM

I am considering upgrading my Coralife SuperSkimmer 125 to an Octopus Extreme 160,and would appreciate opinions yea or nay.The tank is a 75 gallon reef with just about every coral imaginable,including 6 sps pieces.I have 6 fish,and 2 gobies,not a large bioload.I feed one frozen cube a day,along with cyclopeeze.My question is if I will see a difference in performance between the 2.The skimmer I currently have does not seem to pull much junk,but am curious if that is because of the small bioload,or lack of skimmer performance.I want the healthiest tank possible,but do not want to throw away good money if the 2 perform the same.Thanks.

Amoore311 · 07/21/2009, 07:10 AM

I have the MSX 160, which for all intents and purposes is the same as the Octo Extreme 160.

The MSX is in a completely other league tbh. Those coralife skimmers are complete garbage. I had one as well, and was NEVER happy with it. Go with the MSX or Octo Extreme.

I do the frozen cube once every other day, and have a sheet of nori in the tank every other day for the tangs. I feed 1/2 as much as you do on
my 90 Gallon, and am pulling this out every 3-4 days.

07/20/2009, 05:14 PM	#1
josbur63 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 135	upgrade from css125 to octopus extreme 160 I am considering upgrading my Coralife SuperSkimmer 125 to an Octopus Extreme 160,and would appreciate opinions yea or nay.The tank is a 75 gallon reef with just about every coral imaginable,including 6 sps pieces.I have 6 fish,and 2 gobies,not a large bioload.I feed one frozen cube a day,along with cyclopeeze.My question is if I will see a difference in performance between the 2.The skimmer I currently have does not seem to pull much junk,but am curious if that is because of the small bioload,or lack of skimmer performance.I want the healthiest tank possible,but do not want to throw away good money if the 2 perform the same.Thanks.

07/21/2009, 07:10 AM	#2
Amoore311 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ulster County, NY Posts: 2,521	I have the MSX 160, which for all intents and purposes is the same as the Octo Extreme 160. The MSX is in a completely other league tbh. Those coralife skimmers are complete garbage. I had one as well, and was NEVER happy with it. Go with the MSX or Octo Extreme. I do the frozen cube once every other day, and have a sheet of nori in the tank every other day for the tangs. I feed 1/2 as much as you do on my 90 Gallon, and am pulling this out every 3-4 days. __________________ 30 Gallon FOWLR 2004-2006 90 Gallon LPS Reef 2006-2008 180 Gallon SPS Reef 2008-20012 100 Gallon Custom Rimless Mixed Reef 2012-2014 29 Gallon Biocube Reef! Current Current Tank Info: 29 Gallon Biocube, StevesLED Upgrade, Neptune Apex