Mr. Oceans 30 breeder reef build. [NEW PICTURES]

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  1. xjaydub20x

    xjaydub20x Feather Duster

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    Looks good!
     
    xjaydub20x, Mar 24, 2011
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  2. BoostLED

    BoostLED 3reef Sponsor

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    Hurry up and add water! :) Looking great! Can't wait to see it up and running! ;)
     
    BoostLED, Mar 25, 2011
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  3. MrOcean

    MrOcean Bristle Worm

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    I'm having a bit of difficulty deciding which skimmer to purchase. Fellow 3reefers please help me decide! You can all see my system, water volume, and lets just say for decision making purposes I'll have a large bio load.

    My budget is somewhere in the area of $200 give or take. I'm looking at SWC, Precision Marine and Reef Octopus brands. Can anyone give some solid suggestions of what would be the BEST in my budget (which I think is a fair budget for a build of this size) option?
     
    MrOcean, Mar 28, 2011
    MrOcean, Mar 28, 2011
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  4. MrOcean

    MrOcean Bristle Worm

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    Almost positive it is 1". The return is definitely 3/4". We had to dial down the flow in the return because the Mag 5 was way too much for the overflow!
     
    MrOcean, Mar 28, 2011
    MrOcean, Mar 28, 2011
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  5. MrOcean

    MrOcean Bristle Worm

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    Bump - need skimmer recommendations!
     
    MrOcean, Mar 30, 2011
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  6. M-Ocean Man

    M-Ocean Man Flame Angel

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    Reef Octopus NWB-110
    I have it on my 30 gallon Cube and LOVE it.

    Quiet yet pulls a ton of gunk!

    Easy to put together and under budget - I believe aquacave has a good price and is a sponsor with a coupon code!!!
     
    M-Ocean Man, Mar 30, 2011
    M-Ocean Man, Mar 30, 2011
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  7. Tcox807

    Tcox807 Spaghetti Worm

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    I run a precision marine and I love it. It skims real good and does at a constant no flucuation

    Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk
     
    Tcox807, Mar 30, 2011
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  8. littletnklvr

    littletnklvr Astrea Snail

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    Look's really great!
     
    littletnklvr, Mar 30, 2011
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  9. MrOcean

    MrOcean Bristle Worm

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    Ok so it's down to these two:

    Octopus:
    Reef Octopus 4

    SWC:
    SWC150 BMK

    I'm leaning towards the SWC, but will it be overkill on my tank? Is there such thing as overkill on a skimmer?
     
    MrOcean, Mar 31, 2011
    MrOcean, Mar 31, 2011
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  10. Tcox807

    Tcox807 Spaghetti Worm

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    Mine is rated for a 125 and my tank is a 56

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    Tcox807, Apr 1, 2011
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