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Looking to Buy WTB HOB Skimmer

Discussion in 'Buy/Sell/Trade' started by xMermaidxx, Mar 20, 2016.

  1. Mar 20, 2016 #1
    xMermaidxx Altoona

    xMermaidxx

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    Looking to buy hob skimmer. Just bought some expensive lights and as luck would have it now my skimmer pump is going out. I'm looking for a fairly cheap skimmer as I don't plan on keeping a hob skimmer for long, as it won't look good with my new lights and I was planning on getting a sump with an in sump skimmer, but I need a quick fix right now. So if anyone has a hob skimmer that they don't currently need that would be great. The tank is 46 gallons, if that helps. Thanks for looking. :)
     
  2. Mar 20, 2016 #2
    AdamLawrence Marion, IA

    AdamLawrence Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    I have a reef octopus 1000 here are a couple pictures. I have a kid that will be going back to ames for school later today if you are intrested. Just let me know and I'll send it with him.would like $85 for it.

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  3. Mar 20, 2016 #3
    xMermaidxx Altoona

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    Sent you a pm.
     
  4. Mar 20, 2016 #4
    xMermaidxx Altoona

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    Deal fell through, if anyone has anything please let me know.
     
  5. Mar 24, 2016 #5
    StoneFunk Polk City, IA

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    I have a CPR CYHO II that I could part with. I replaced the original bio media with bio balls at some point, but everything else is in tact and works as intended. Location is Polk City but I work in WDM also.
     
  6. Mar 24, 2016 #6
    xMermaidxx Altoona

    xMermaidxx

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    It's okay, I surprisingly got mine working again. :cry::cry: Honestly, I kind of hate the thing, (It's an old SeaClone 100) but I'm going to wait until I get my sump on and get an in sump skimmer since it's working again (really want a reef octopus). Thank you. I appreciate it though.
     
  7. Mar 24, 2016 #7
    StoneFunk Polk City, IA

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    Sounds great. If things change, just let me know. I have a reef octopus 110INT for my 75 gal and it works awesome.
     
  8. Mar 24, 2016 #8
    xMermaidxx Altoona

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    You don't want to sell the reef octopus do you? ;) lol jk. But yeah, I'll hit you up if it goes down again. And thank you again. :)
     
  9. Mar 25, 2016 #9
    StoneFunk Polk City, IA

    StoneFunk

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    Haha, nope! Just picked it up a few weeks ago.
     
  10. Mar 25, 2016 #10
    xMermaidxx Altoona

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    Haha. You'll have to let me know what you think of it, if you don't mind. I only hear good things about them for the most part.
     
  11. Mar 25, 2016 #11
    StoneFunk Polk City, IA

    StoneFunk

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    So far so good. I am still tuning it a bit, but patience has been key. I have learned that turning that red knob more than a little bit at a time has consequences beyond what happens immediately after. Too many times I opened the flow up a bit more and monitored for an hour to wake up to an overflowing cup full of clear water and the cup lid ready to fall into the sump.

    I will say that it is much quieter than the HOBs that I have seen and sure looks a lot nicer in the sump rather than hanging off of the back of the tank. I always thought my CPR bak-pak did an alright job, but everything about the octopus has proven to be better. I have an eshopps R-100 refugium and the octopus 110 fits great in the return section.
     

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