Reef Octopus Extreme SX 250 Protein Skimmer

[phastroh]

My new Reef Octopus Extreme SX 250 Protein Skimmer is out for delivery right now. WOOT TOOT!!!!

Anyone else have one?

Just looking to talk to someone who has one.

I got my 75Gal tank all cleaned up to make my sump so I had to wait till I got it in my hand to start the build. You know to make sure I have decent room for this hog.

Hell yeah I am pumped up for this thing. I can finally begin my march toward getting my 220Gal up and running. YYAYAYAYYA!!!!

 

[little_fish]

Congrats!! I think your new build is going to be a good one

 

[phastroh]

Thanks for the confidence. I will start taking pix of my work but I was almost tempted to wait till I got the cycling started to post so it doesn't get 1000 pages between stuff.

I am going to be using the One and Only for it. Dr. Tim sent me the Ammonia Chloride because I am doing a fishless cycle. I told him I was going to do this on here so people can see if it works or not.

 

[Sir Alex]

I have the 200 model, and it seems good. The nitrates don't go up, and it produces dark gunk. The only problem I see is that it doesn't produce much gunk, but what it does, is very dark.

 

[phastroh]

Well hopefully with the 2 pumps it will do the trick.

Do you have the newer pumps or is yours older?

 

[Sir Alex]

Yup, it's the new one.

 

[phastroh]

I was looking at the bubble blaster type but decided to go with this one. 2 pumps has to be better I thought.

This is supposed to be a nice set-up with the 2 pumps though so I am going to say I think it will serve my 220 pretty well.

Either way both kick ass and are much nicer than the Coralife 125 I have now. I was going to have to use that until I bought a new one but not anymore.

I can sell it with my other tank as a whole set-up now, or maybe keep it as a back up if this breaks and until I get it fixed/replaced. It's better than nothing I suppose.