octo skimmer question

cyclops23 · 12/20/2007, 10:44 PM

i'm gonna have a heavy bioload in my 125g, not much i can do about it. so i was wondering if i would be better off with the Xtreme 160 (i really like the looks of this skimmer), or if i should spring for the octo recirc needlewheel 200.

cyclops23 · 12/21/2007, 10:14 AM

anyone?

ElDiabloPollo · 12/21/2007, 10:45 AM

Wait about 24 hours until the Xtreme's are in at Marine solutions to see the final specifications.

I would think the Xtreme-160 will be a far better skimmer than the NW-200

cyclops23 · 12/21/2007, 10:50 AM

i think so, too. i think i'll just order it while i can get the $25 off. thanks!

JCTewks · 12/21/2007, 05:44 PM

good choice...I'd spend the extra $50 and get the 200 though

badazztealcobra · 12/21/2007, 05:55 PM

I ordered a 250 myself, cant wait to get the skimmer into my grubby paws to check it out....

Anyone know if Marinesolutions got them in ??? Id like to know the dimensions so I can start planning out my sump...

JCTewks · 12/21/2007, 06:19 PM

Nope, their not in yet...I just got off the phone with Joe at MS...they are going through customs as we speak

CyboRob · 12/21/2007, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by JCTewks
Nope, their not in yet...I just got off the phone with Joe at MS...they are going through customs as we speak

That does not sound good.

JCTewks · 12/21/2007, 06:29 PM

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Originally posted by CyboRob
That does not sound good.

Why is that??? They do have to make it through customs BEFORE they get to the customer. It means that we are all closer to having them!!

MrSquid · 12/21/2007, 09:34 PM

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Originally posted by badazztealcobra
I ordered a 250 myself, cant wait to get the skimmer into my grubby paws to check it out....

Anyone know if Marinesolutions got them in ??? Id like to know the dimensions so I can start planning out my sump...

I'm in the EXACT same spot as you...a 250 on order and hoping for firm details on it today so I could start building my sump/fuge this weekend.

A 10" diameter and ~10" operating depth isn't enough detail to make me feel comfortable enough to start the build.

badazztealcobra · 12/21/2007, 10:09 PM

Damn customs....

They're coming from Canada right ??? Or should I say 'EH ??

werdlone · 12/21/2007, 10:16 PM

I'm setting up a 150 gal and in between on the xtreme 200 and 250??? Should I just go with the 250??? don't know the specs. I think this is a way better deal than the bubblemaster 200 I was going to get, and looks to be just as good! I wonder though about the mesh mod on the xtremes and the thread wheel on the bubblemaster??? Will it make a difference in the performance?

mg426 · 12/21/2007, 10:16 PM

The extreme pulls 22 Lpm the NW 200 13 Lpm. I think I would look at the extreme.

luke33 · 12/21/2007, 10:18 PM

Yep 'EH, should be here soon 'Eh

luke33 · 12/21/2007, 10:22 PM

Mg, i think you wanted to say the extreme 160 pulls 22lpm, 200 pulls 22lpm, the 250 pulls 44lpm and the octo nw 200 pulls 13scfh.... stock. And we are only talking about the swc octo's.

werdlone · 12/21/2007, 10:29 PM

yeah, I was only talking about the xtreme line of skimmers...I think I'm going with the 250. Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it! Besides, I plan on sps dominated tank and want a lot of fish.

Anyone now how long it takes these things to get through customs?? Days...weeks...I have no idea?

luke33 · 12/21/2007, 10:35 PM

Well, they have been in Canada for a week now so it should be any day they are released and at marine solutions.

I only posted that because i didn't want people to think the octo nw 200 pulled 13lpm stock, mg426 meant scfh, not lpm

MrSquid · 12/21/2007, 10:43 PM

I've dealt with Canadian customs - it's a mixed bag. Depending on where they're going through and how far of a trip they have to MS and how they're getting there, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't see them until this time next week - especially with the holidays in there.

Although I certainly do hope I'm VERY wrong!

badazztealcobra · 12/22/2007, 08:12 AM

I wont have my setup ready for it for a few weeks myself, but I just want the footprint so I can get to work on the sump 'Eh...

12/20/2007, 10:44 PM	#1
cyclops23 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milton, WI Posts: 613	octo skimmer question i'm gonna have a heavy bioload in my 125g, not much i can do about it. so i was wondering if i would be better off with the Xtreme 160 (i really like the looks of this skimmer), or if i should spring for the octo recirc needlewheel 200.

12/21/2007, 10:16 PM	#13
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	The extreme pulls 22 Lpm the NW 200 13 Lpm. I think I would look at the extreme. __________________ 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

12/21/2007, 10:14 AM	#2
cyclops23 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milton, WI Posts: 613	anyone?

12/21/2007, 10:45 AM	#3
ElDiabloPollo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amherst, NY Posts: 643	Wait about 24 hours until the Xtreme's are in at Marine solutions to see the final specifications. I would think the Xtreme-160 will be a far better skimmer than the NW-200

12/21/2007, 10:50 AM	#4
cyclops23 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milton, WI Posts: 613	i think so, too. i think i'll just order it while i can get the $25 off. thanks!

12/21/2007, 05:44 PM	#5
JCTewks Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wilmington, Ohio Posts: 3,040	good choice...I'd spend the extra $50 and get the 200 though

12/21/2007, 05:55 PM	#6
badazztealcobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Streamwood, IL Posts: 7,394	I ordered a 250 myself, cant wait to get the skimmer into my grubby paws to check it out.... Anyone know if Marinesolutions got them in ??? Id like to know the dimensions so I can start planning out my sump...

12/21/2007, 06:19 PM	#7
JCTewks Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wilmington, Ohio Posts: 3,040	Nope, their not in yet...I just got off the phone with Joe at MS...they are going through customs as we speak

12/21/2007, 10:09 PM	#11
badazztealcobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Streamwood, IL Posts: 7,394	Damn customs.... They're coming from Canada right ??? Or should I say 'EH ??

12/21/2007, 10:16 PM	#12
werdlone Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 273	I'm setting up a 150 gal and in between on the xtreme 200 and 250??? Should I just go with the 250??? don't know the specs. I think this is a way better deal than the bubblemaster 200 I was going to get, and looks to be just as good! I wonder though about the mesh mod on the xtremes and the thread wheel on the bubblemaster??? Will it make a difference in the performance?

12/21/2007, 10:18 PM	#14
luke33 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,375	Yep 'EH, should be here soon 'Eh

12/21/2007, 10:22 PM	#15
luke33 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,375	Mg, i think you wanted to say the extreme 160 pulls 22lpm, 200 pulls 22lpm, the 250 pulls 44lpm and the octo nw 200 pulls 13scfh.... stock. And we are only talking about the swc octo's.

12/21/2007, 10:29 PM	#16
werdlone Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 273	yeah, I was only talking about the xtreme line of skimmers...I think I'm going with the 250. Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it! Besides, I plan on sps dominated tank and want a lot of fish. Anyone now how long it takes these things to get through customs?? Days...weeks...I have no idea?

12/21/2007, 10:35 PM	#17
luke33 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,375	Well, they have been in Canada for a week now so it should be any day they are released and at marine solutions. I only posted that because i didn't want people to think the octo nw 200 pulled 13lpm stock, mg426 meant scfh, not lpm

12/21/2007, 10:43 PM	#18
MrSquid Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 1,437	I've dealt with Canadian customs - it's a mixed bag. Depending on where they're going through and how far of a trip they have to MS and how they're getting there, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't see them until this time next week - especially with the holidays in there. Although I certainly do hope I'm VERY wrong!

12/22/2007, 08:12 AM	#19
badazztealcobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Streamwood, IL Posts: 7,394	I wont have my setup ready for it for a few weeks myself, but I just want the footprint so I can get to work on the sump 'Eh...