Another ASM or Octopus question

Tanksalot91 · 11/29/2007, 08:15 AM

Ok help me decide on which skimmer I should choose. I have a 90gal mixed reef, with a light bio-load at the moment but more fish will be added latter down the road. I currently use a aquaC remora which actually works fairly well. (But I have not used any other skimmers so I can not compare it to anything) I was looking into a Euro reef but money is an issue so I would rather spend a little less on the skimmer in order to finance other components of the tank like a auto top off, dosing pump, and ectâ€¦My local fish store suggested either the ASM G2 or an octopus. I have heard many good things about asm and I have seen all the asm bashing so I donâ€™t know what to think of them. I did see a couple of them in action at the fish store and for the price they looked pretty impressive. I also like the octopus and was thinking that either a NW-150 or DNW-150 might work well. The only thing that worries me about the octopus skimmers is the height clearance issue. The NW-150 looks like it will fit under the tank but the DNW-150 might not, its height is 26.5â€. But I could run this outside of the stand I guess. So I am looking for any and all opinions on either model. Thanks in advance.

luke33 · 11/29/2007, 08:26 AM

Look at the new extreme octo's coming out in a couple weeks. The 160 should be good or the 200 would work well for you. www.marinesolutionsinc.com You could go with the regular octo 150recirc. They only thing about the regular octo's is your not going to get as good of performance unless you mod them. The octo 150 nw stock pulls around 5 scfh. If you mod it you can get around 20 or so. The 200 nw pulls around 13scfh stock, once modded it'll do 40scfh. The extreme's out of the box will pull around 45-50scfh. There are many skimmers that will work for you. The das line, bermuda, ER, H&S, BM.......it goes on and on. But i wouldn't suggest an ASM or AquaC

mg426 · 11/29/2007, 09:15 AM

That how I see things too.

Tanksalot91 · 11/29/2007, 10:05 AM

Good info thats what I was looking for, maybe I will wait for an extreme. I like the BM and ER but a little more than I can spend at the moment. I will also look into the H&S I forgot about them. Thanks for the help

ccradr · 11/29/2007, 10:28 AM

ASM's are not that good of a skimmer...I had a G#...and it was not good.

t-bone2 · 11/29/2007, 08:37 PM

I think it is mostly in the pump each one uses the chambers are almost the same

Tanksalot91 · 11/30/2007, 08:37 AM

t-bone2,
Thats why I was looking at the asm they use the same pump as the euro-reef, I know there might be other factors but for the price the asm at first glance looked like a good deal. I guess I was looking for a top end skimmer at a low end price and that will almost never happen.

11/29/2007, 08:15 AM	#1
Tanksalot91 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 55	Another ASM or Octopus question Ok help me decide on which skimmer I should choose. I have a 90gal mixed reef, with a light bio-load at the moment but more fish will be added latter down the road. I currently use a aquaC remora which actually works fairly well. (But I have not used any other skimmers so I can not compare it to anything) I was looking into a Euro reef but money is an issue so I would rather spend a little less on the skimmer in order to finance other components of the tank like a auto top off, dosing pump, and ectâ€¦My local fish store suggested either the ASM G2 or an octopus. I have heard many good things about asm and I have seen all the asm bashing so I donâ€™t know what to think of them. I did see a couple of them in action at the fish store and for the price they looked pretty impressive. I also like the octopus and was thinking that either a NW-150 or DNW-150 might work well. The only thing that worries me about the octopus skimmers is the height clearance issue. The NW-150 looks like it will fit under the tank but the DNW-150 might not, its height is 26.5â€. But I could run this outside of the stand I guess. So I am looking for any and all opinions on either model. Thanks in advance.

11/29/2007, 09:15 AM	#3
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	That how I see things too. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

11/29/2007, 08:37 PM	#6
t-bone2 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: wrong end of the stick Posts: 577	I think it is mostly in the pump each one uses the chambers are almost the same __________________ It's all smoke and mirrors Current Tank Info: 210gal becoming reef 90 reef going away

11/29/2007, 08:26 AM	#2
luke33 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,375	Look at the new extreme octo's coming out in a couple weeks. The 160 should be good or the 200 would work well for you. www.marinesolutionsinc.com You could go with the regular octo 150recirc. They only thing about the regular octo's is your not going to get as good of performance unless you mod them. The octo 150 nw stock pulls around 5 scfh. If you mod it you can get around 20 or so. The 200 nw pulls around 13scfh stock, once modded it'll do 40scfh. The extreme's out of the box will pull around 45-50scfh. There are many skimmers that will work for you. The das line, bermuda, ER, H&S, BM.......it goes on and on. But i wouldn't suggest an ASM or AquaC

11/29/2007, 10:05 AM	#4
Tanksalot91 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 55	Good info thats what I was looking for, maybe I will wait for an extreme. I like the BM and ER but a little more than I can spend at the moment. I will also look into the H&S I forgot about them. Thanks for the help

11/29/2007, 10:28 AM	#5
ccradr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 605	ASM's are not that good of a skimmer...I had a G#...and it was not good.

11/30/2007, 08:37 AM	#7
Tanksalot91 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 55	t-bone2, Thats why I was looking at the asm they use the same pump as the euro-reef, I know there might be other factors but for the price the asm at first glance looked like a good deal. I guess I was looking for a top end skimmer at a low end price and that will almost never happen.