I'm not sure if this is a problem or not. I have a Reef Octopus BH1000 on my 75g tank for about a month now. It seems to be working fine but only get "tea water " from it. From what I've been reading, it should be darker and thicker than that. I can't help but think something is not setup right. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Agree it could just be the age of your tank but you also may have the collection container sitting too low so it is produces more of a wet skim. Try raising the collection container up 1/2" or so and see how that does. It should produce the darker, thicker "dry" skim you are looking for. I use the BH1000 on a 90g and I empty it about every 3 days, not because it's full but because of the gunk in it. Here's a pic of it currently to give you an idea...going to clean it now 
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totally agree, I have the same one on my pony tank and had the same issues.. raise the collection cup...also, what do you have in the tank...
I have in the tank 3 Ocellaris Clown, 6 Chromis, Purple Dotty Back, Yellow Tang, Fox Face, Leopard Wrasse, 6 nassarius snails, LTA, BTA, and a Sand Sifting Starfish, and what I believe to be a small Kenya Tree Coral ( that hitchhiked it's way in on a piece of live rock). I don't think it's a huge load on the tank. I have raised the collection cup about 1/2 in. I will see if that helps.