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September 26th, 2008, 02:47 AM
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Octopus Extreme 200 has arrived!
Man, this thing is a beast! I'm not used to big tank skimmers, but this thing looks like a monster! First things first, build quality looks excellent, very solid, all cuts are clean, adhesions are spotless. O-rings are silicone, which looks clean, but is alot softer than rubber. Did I say it was big? Putting it together was alot easier than the HOB I had. The ONLY thing I can complain about was they are supposed to come with mesh, mine didn't. That and they said footprint is 11.5X13 so I made my pump according to that. It only fits if I get rid of the elbow on the outlet and end it at the tee. Is the elbow going to make a difference? Should I remove the baffles and extend into the fuge area to make it fit?
I won't have a detailed review for quite awhile, but initial impressions are I got more than my money's worth!!!! And of course, the pics!       This should give you an idea of the size, Piper our lab is 80lbs, and Diesel our Boxer is about 65!!! Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180g reef with 60g sump/fuge Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: one year! Other Intrests: Snowmobiling, fishing and other outdoor activities 
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September 26th, 2008, 02:59 AM
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Re: Octopus Extreme 200 has arrived!
the boxer looks better then the skimmer
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"If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?"- George Carlin Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon with built in dual overflows Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: >1 year Other Intrests: football, paintball, workin out, saltwater fish
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September 26th, 2008, 09:55 PM
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Re: Octopus Extreme 200 has arrived!
correction, I'm officially an idiot. All I had to do was spin the Tee on the discharge, so the elbow swung towards the skimmer instead of straight out from it. Fits within their footprint no problem....
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180g reef with 60g sump/fuge Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: one year! Other Intrests: Snowmobiling, fishing and other outdoor activities
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September 26th, 2008, 10:14 PM
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Re: Octopus Extreme 200 has arrived!
wow man that is a beat just curious for how many gallons and what was the price for that monster?
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 75G SW Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Ike took it Other Intrests: Gaming(PC)
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September 26th, 2008, 10:16 PM
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Re: Octopus Extreme 200 has arrived!
I have the same skimmer
 Where did you get yours from? I got mine from Reef Specialty and they put a mesh wheel in the box with my skimmer.
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"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." - Albert Einstein Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gal - slow build going on Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Long enough to know this stuff gets expensive :D Other Intrests: Riding Motorcycle
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September 26th, 2008, 10:30 PM
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Re: Octopus Extreme 200 has arrived!
I'm Canadian, I got mine from an online retailer here in Ontario called Reef Perfection. It is rated for 225 gallons with medium bioload, 185 with heavy bioload. I'm hoping it will do my 180 well, everyone who owns one says it will. Price was only 339.99 canadian.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180g reef with 60g sump/fuge Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: one year! Other Intrests: Snowmobiling, fishing and other outdoor activities
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September 26th, 2008, 10:39 PM
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Re: Octopus Extreme 200 has arrived!
I've seen a lot of good reviews on it too. I'm still a bit from putting water in my tank but I'm going to run mine with the regular pinwheel and maybe after 3 or 4 months try the mesh to see if I notice a difference.
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"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." - Albert Einstein Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gal - slow build going on Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: Long enough to know this stuff gets expensive :D Other Intrests: Riding Motorcycle
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September 27th, 2008, 02:45 AM
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Re: Octopus Extreme 200 has arrived!
It should have came with 2 impellers, at least Marine Solutions ships them with 2. 1 pinwheel and 1 meshed.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125 reef, mostly SPS Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 20 years
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September 27th, 2008, 02:50 AM
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Re: Octopus Extreme 200 has arrived!
yeah, I'm waiting to hear back from reefperfection on this
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 180g reef with 60g sump/fuge Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: one year! Other Intrests: Snowmobiling, fishing and other outdoor activities
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September 27th, 2008, 02:54 AM
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Re: Octopus Extreme 200 has arrived!
sounds like the company your ordered through forgot to through that piece in the box
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"If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?"- George Carlin Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon with built in dual overflows Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: >1 year Other Intrests: football, paintball, workin out, saltwater fish
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