Reef Octopus Hob Skimmers

[derrick orosz]

as you may know im tearing down my main DT as we are moving... ive set up a IM 40 aio tank for some of the corals i want to keep and a couple fish. thinking about buying a reef octopus hob skimmer to put on the side... looking at ordring from BRS... anyone used and have reviews of RS classic 100, 1000 or 2000 hob skimmers?

thansk gang

 

[Josh]

I have a BH 1000 and i tossed it up on the 110g ive had my fish in since i moved into my new place. It skims probably 1/2-1 cup of skim a day and ive been super impressed with it. It is really physically large tho..... Be warned.

 

[Shooter000]

I use the bh-1000 on my 44G, works amazing even with a Huge bioload, pretty easy to clean I even run my carbon/phos pad in the outtake side

 

[derrick orosz]

sorry guys but.... BH??

 

[Josh]

I think its just the model number, we are probably talking about the same thing

 

[Kyle1970]

Used a reef Octopus hob for a while. Was happy with it.
Only issue I ran into was when the ceramic shaft broke. Real tough to be replacement parts. Maybe good to keep one spare on hand.

 

[Steve Peters]

I have two Reef Octopus 1000 HOB skimmers. They work really well and have pinwheel impellers. My only complaint is its a pain to clean inside the body. They are well made from acrylic... not plastic. Also had issues with impeller shaft breaking due to not properly priming the pump first time using. Parts were easy to order from Canadian supplier.