Reddog170
Active Member
Well I helped out with a tank switch yesterday and ended up buying her old tank and skimmer. The skimmer is a Reef Octopus Hurricane 500. Now I have never messed with a recirculating skimmer before. Is the maxi jet 900 really all it needs to feed it? Do I have to do anything else with the second pump? It has a mesh mod and other than my Super Skimmer I have no experience with modified skimmers. What is a mesh mod? You hear about it but never hear what exactly it is.
I have been getting more and more in depth with reef chemistry and have figured out pretty quick that my skimmer was not keeping up. I think this skimmer will do the job, if I can get it all figured out. Now I have done nothing to it except giving it a good bath and removing the extra plumbing. She said it did not work right, but she had it plumbed to run outside and above her sump. I have in in a tub of old water from a water change and it "appears" to be working right.
Any tips on these skimmers and what I may want to do or avoid will be very appreciated. Thank You. Shaun
I have been getting more and more in depth with reef chemistry and have figured out pretty quick that my skimmer was not keeping up. I think this skimmer will do the job, if I can get it all figured out. Now I have done nothing to it except giving it a good bath and removing the extra plumbing. She said it did not work right, but she had it plumbed to run outside and above her sump. I have in in a tub of old water from a water change and it "appears" to be working right.
Any tips on these skimmers and what I may want to do or avoid will be very appreciated. Thank You. Shaun
