Hibye's 125 predator tank

[hibye]

I couldn't find my old thread on this tank so I just made a new one. So here is the news , my dad took me to this fish store today in Bridgeville and it was very crappy but we bought two 20 gallon tanks. One is a 20 long and the other is a 20 gallon high.( my sister decided to give her 20 to a freind so we had to buy a new one :grumble: but my dad was paying :^: 70$ total. The tall will be for the sump and the long will be for the fuge.. There will be some pics soon........perhaps?!
:Cheers:

 

[hibye]

wha do you guys think about this skimmer if i pay 50$ my dad will buy it.
http://www.marinesolutionsinc.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_35&products_id=47

 

[dustin_P74]

i say buy it

 

[hibye]

I saw some videos of it on yotube and it didnt look that good.

 

[Bifferwine]

The Octopus Needlewheels are some of the best skimmers in their price range out there.

 

[hibye]

could somebody show me a picture of one of theirs ? I just came back from WV .I left at 9:00 and cama at like 6:00 soemthing i wakeboarded and cut the grass,and walked the dogs,

 

[hibye]

Ok heres an update.

I have a question though for the holes in the bottom of the tank, there is a 1 1/4 and a 1 1/2 or something like that my dad knows but we dont know which one is the outake and intake. Also where do u get bulkheads we looked in lowes and home depot and the fish store where i bought the tanks but none of them had it :( ?

 

[d.french]

here is pic of mine was one of first octopus extreme models they came out with at start of year and now they make different ones already but it is a extreme octopus 150.

 

[hibye]

I want to see it in action though.

 

[d.french]

look on youtube for video, great skimmer for price.

 

[dustin_P74]

you might be able to order them from glasscages.com

 

[hibye]

Im gona go with the odyssea skimmer...!..?!. But firstmay somebody answer the sump q's?

 

[hibye]

you might be able to order them from glasscages.com

That place would be good for a 90 gallon long that iwill be getting eventually:grumble:.but i am trying out my good lfs tonight for bukheads after i get a haircut :big hair:

 

[joeman]

Im gona go with the odyssea skimmer...!..?!. But firstmay somebody answer the sump q's?

I'm not sure what your sump questions are?

 

[daugherty]

Ok heres an update.

I have a question though for the holes in the bottom of the tank, there is a 1 1/4 and a 1 1/2 or something like that my dad knows but we dont know which one is the outake and intake. Also where do u get bulkheads we looked in lowes and home depot and the fish store where i bought the tanks but none of them had it :( ?

the 1 1/4 is going to be the return line i bet it is for a 3/4 bulkhead and the 1 1/2 is for the drain that will be for a one ince bulk head just ask the lfs they will tell you the size you need for those holes. of look at the plumming section at dr foster and smith.

 

[hibye]

Ok I got some sand/gravel (25lb.) and four bulkheads and if the 1 1/2 has a one inch hole is that 600 gph? so that multipied by two would equal 1200gph.? So I need to get two 600 pumps becuase i have two 20 gallons?Ill post pic in abit bit....perhaps ?!?.