Reef Optupus Skimmers

[dumdum]

bro, anyone tried the abovementioned needlewheel skimmers ??

saw the price quite reasonable but dunno how well it works

any bros tried ??

opps its Reef Octopus Skimmers ....

[cdan]

Hi there,

Where did you see these advertised?And does anybody have one?

Thanks Chris

[cowgum]

There are a few places selling these skimmers, you can see under the sponsers Aquamarin had it on promotion which just ended. I have only seen it runnning at Aquamarin in their main display tank. The foam it produces really looks good ...especially for its price!

[ozy]

Saw the skimmer running at Aquamarin. The bubble size and density look good and for the price, there should not be any complaints.

[drato11]

I'm using the NW-110 (the smallest one) for my 2ft cube.

Here's the result after running it for 3days with only LR in the tank. Still cycling the tank, no LS yet.

So far so good. Only prob with this is the amount of micro bubbles produced from the outlet piping. Waiting for the skimmer to run in and see if this improves.

[drato11]

close up of the foam.

[blueheaven]

Wow that's some nice foam

[dkk08]

u DIYed the waste collector? Can take a pic of the tube connecting to the waste collector as I'm thinking of doing that...

[drato11]

u DIYed the waste collector? Can take a pic of the tube connecting to the waste collector as I'm thinking of doing that...

Hi, Just make a hole thru the collection cup, insert a L-shape joint, then seal it with either silicon or pvc glue. Run a tubing thru the L joint into any bottle. I used the empty bottle of seachem matrix, nice size and neat.

Here's the pic of the diy setup.

[drato11]

here's the pic of my diy waste collector. Just make 2 holes, put the tubing thru one of the hole. Hope this helps.

[drato11]

Here's the skimmate on the 4th day of running. To me this is quite a value for money skimmer, low wattage as well!!! Only running on a 18W pump!

[dkk08]

Hey drato thanks for the pics! Great I'm gonna try it once I set up sump... got the biggest one NW 250 if I'm not wrong... hopefully it can work wonders... seen the actual thing in Action at AM!

[deds]

will swapping to better pump ie. sedra or aquabee pump improve performance

anyone keen on trying out

[davwong]

Anyone try running ozone thru' it, is it ozone safe? If it is thinking of getting one to try.

[chrisyew]

I'm using the NW-110 (the smallest one) for my 2ft cube.

Here's the result after running it for 3days with only LR in the tank. Still cycling the tank, no LS yet.

So far so good. Only prob with this is the amount of micro bubbles produced from the outlet piping. Waiting for the skimmer to run in and see if this improves.

Hi,

May I know what is the brand of the pump provided? Is it noisy??

How bad is the micro bubbles are the outlet? Does it got feed back to the main tank??

[davwong]

Anyone try running ozone thru' it, is it ozone safe? If it is thinking of getting one to try.

Found my answer already from Martin himself :

Dear David,

Thanks for your mail and selection!

Ozone is really harmful to Acrylic.It will make Acrylic to be yellow in color.It depends on mostly the quality of Acrylic used.And it will be harmful to the glue too.

We suggest:our products could be connected to the Ozone.You need to check the product carefully after two years working period.

Please write to us if you will need any information.

Regards,

Martin

[Tanga]

Here's the skimmate on the 4th day of running. To me this is quite a value for money skimmer, low wattage as well!!! Only running on a 18W pump!

Hi bro drato11 anymore update on the skimmer how do you like it so far. Have you try dry skimming would like to see the result. Have anybody tried using other needlewheel pump (aquabee or ocean ruuner) with the skimmer.

[lyz77]

Using this skimmer currently put I need to mod the outlet as the telescopic pipe is not long enough in my case!

Is the inlet connector compatible with OR and Aquabee pump?

[Tanga]

Can't wait to see the result after you mod the skimmer as for the fitting easy to get

[lyz77]

Can't wait to see the result after you mod the skimmer as for the fitting easy to get

Not really. Tried a few HW shop and they do not hv the size! Luckily, an expert reefer provide me the contact of the shop tat carrys the adapters/ fittings. Will get it this Thursday afternoon and tried it out this long weekend!!!

[davwong]

There is a review in RC about the skimmer.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=749634

[Tanga]

bro for the link there's some good review on the skimmer maybe would give it a try.

[davwong]

Bro Ivz77 which hardware shop are you getting the fitting from.

[lyz77]

Bro Ivz77 which hardware shop are you getting the fitting from.

Glynwed Pipe Systems

9 Tai Seng Drive, #01-02, Geo-Tele Centre

Singapore 535227

Tel: 62869555

[davwong]

Thanks bro Ivy77