...Got my new skimmer!

[E.intheC]

Today when I came home from work, I was glad to see a red box sitting in the living room.

I'm impressed, and will have pictures up later.:birthday:

 

[DrHarryLopez]

What cha got?

 

[masterswimmer]

Tagging along :spin:

R

 

[E.intheC]

I got a Super Reef Octopus 1000int.

 

[E.intheC]

Tagging along :spin:

R

:lol2: Just about to add.. I got this from Russ and Jim over at Saltwatercritters. It arrived sooner than I expected :splitspin

 

[DrHarryLopez]

yeah buddy! I just bought an SRO 1000int for my reef. Looks like a beast.

Ah I found your other post! Congrats!

 

[E.intheC]

Here's the first pic.. (nice red box :lol2

 

[JimmyR1rider]

:lol2: Just about to add.. I got this from Russ and Jim over at Saltwatercritters. It arrived sooner than I expected :splitspin

That seems to be a disturbing trend with these 2 characters!!!:tub::splitspin

 

[E.intheC]

...pretty well packed..

nice bubble blaster pump (that's a regular sheet of paper, for size reference):

on its own, assembled:

side by side with my Euro Reef RS-80:

 

[E.intheC]

That seems to be a disturbing trend with these 2 characters!!!:tub::splitspin

:lol2: That's definitely true.

Sorry for the blurry pictures.. my camera's battery is having trouble so I had to take the pics with my cell phone..

 

[Hefe-Weizen]

I like it. I'd like to see that thing in action. That is the skimmer I plan for my next tank.

 

[LaurieC]

I just got the same skimmer but the 2,000. Can't wait to use it--should be up in another week. congrats on your's very nice!!!

 

[wayne]

woohoo Christmas in November :birthday::birthday::birthday::birthday::birthday::birthday::birthday:......................................

 

[aznt1217]

Damnit I'm so Jealous!!! I have an MSX 160... I really want to upgrade lol.

 

[InfernoST]

Congrats, I have the SRO XP2000 cone and am lovin it. Here is a shot of it in action.

 

[E.intheC]

Damnit I'm so Jealous!!! I have an MSX 160... I really want to upgrade lol.

Do it Ted! You'll love it.


Inferno, nice pics! Mine is still breaking in. Just starting to produce skimmate.

 

[NYreefNoob]

nice skimmer but dont think it will be much of a upgrade compared to the er, air draw is close to the same, and the body and neck are actually smaller, love to see pic's, does the gate valve set above or below the water line ?

 

[E.intheC]

nice skimmer but dont think it will be much of a upgrade compared to the er, air draw is close to the same, and the body and neck are actually smaller, love to see pic's, does the gate valve set above or below the water line ?

Thanks Rick. Yeah, I like the skimmer. I wanted to try out a semi-cone and have heard nothing but good things about these new skimmers. People on RC (mostly) who have used both skimmers said the Octo is actually much better than the ER.. (We'll see about that, but...) Plus, the Euro Reef was getting "old" :lol2: ..and was starting to become less reliable with 'age'.

Really though, I'm setting up another system, and needed to purchase a second skimmer. I feel that with the smaller neck it won't require as high a bioload to skim consistently, but will still handle a larger bioload if I choose to upgrade in the future.

The gate valve is nice and adjusts easily. It sits above the water level.

 

[InfernoST]

nice skimmer but dont think it will be much of a upgrade compared to the er, air draw is close to the same, and the body and neck are actually smaller, love to see pic's, does the gate valve set above or below the water line ?

On mine the top of the gate valve output is just a hair below the water, I need to raise it a touch to have the top of the opening just above the water. She is sitting in about 6 1/2 inches of water and is working great.

Eric, keep us updated.

 

[NYreefNoob]

how does the build quality feel ? i know ya had the vertex and ya know how i feel about them, so when i look at the in-expensive skimmers ( under 300 ) i look at material ect. does the body feel solid or like ya could crack it squeezing it ?