octopus skimmers

[rz1a]

i forgot to mention, if you ever do end up doing the venturi mod by adding the 1/4"x1/4" adaptor to the thread, make sure you dont glue it with some glue thatll give you a hard time taking it out if you ever need to service the impeller. i used crazy glue but i think Luke talked about drilling the hole just enough where you can stick the hose in there where its snug-- the hose will have the slit like the adaptor in the picture i showed

[oceancube]

just got my skimmer running a couple days ago and im not really impresed with it at all, my euro reef skimmer kinda blew it out of the water compared to this skimmer i got(nw octo 150) it's been 4 days now and have barely any foam up top with a 120 gallon tank stocked with triggers and i do alot of feeding.... cant figure out what im doing wrong???

[rz1a]

you have to let it break in, like most skimmers. it can take anywhere from 1 to 2 weeks to start seeing foam. itll fully break-in in about 2 months. i wasnt impressed either after the 2 weeks. thats why i did all the mods and its working way better

in the meantime, set it low inside the skimmer's neck HTH