Octopus vs. Coralife

I've decided to go with the octopus BH 300. Anyway, does anybody know some mods for it?

 

Very good choice. I know we have some Coralife fans here, but I feel the Octo's are on a totally different level.
There is a mesh mod floating around somewhere, but not really any mods for the octopus's. Not really needed with those skimmer's

 

I agree with pack. I'm not sure I would try to mod it either. The only reason I don't like to mod hob skimmers is chance of overflow. (floods scare me)

 

So then the octo is alot better? Due to availability, i'll probably have to get the coralife, anyway, is this worth it? Note the fact that it is used and it needs some parts.

Coralife Super Skimmer Needle Wheel - up to 65 Gal - eBay (item 290306747312 end time Apr-02-09 13:36:03 PDT)

 

That skimmer would not even come close to being adequate for your set-up. Just my 2 cents

 

Here's some links to places that have the BH-300 in stock:

Reef Octopus BH 300F Dual Hang-on-Back Protein Skimmer with Filter System* - AquaCave

Octopus In-sump and Hang-on Protein Skimmers - Salty Critter - Your Saltwater Specialists

Octopus Protein Skimmers, Economical foam fractionators | - Reef Specialty

https://diyreef.authsecure.com/shop/index.php?cPath=91_128&osCsid=67fa63d807a9893ea7bce567238ae355

 

I know what you are trying for here, but dude, just save up and get a quality skimmer. When you see the skimmer ratings, that is for VERY lightly stocked tanks. The coralife you posted a link to would be better suited on a 10 gallon nano tank. You keep triggers, which are messy, messy eater's. A skimmer is not something you will be able to skimp on here.

 

hey , only reef specialty and aqua cave had it. Im going with reef specialty because its 30 buck cheaper their

 

They are a good place. I got my octo from reef specialty

 

You will have to change the o-ring going to the collection cup,take the old and go to hardware store and get one thats a little fatter.Mine leaked when I started mine up and a few others have had this problem also.Cheap fix and working fine now.Hob for now till I get my sump going and seems to be doing great for the money.