I went topless with my biocube and got a octo classic skimmer ( had to dremel the hinges off too ). Intake media trey allows the intake for the skimmer in chamber 2 ( along with my ATO ). Then output goes to chamber 3, see my build thread's latest post for pics.
I started with it way too high, and for the first 24 hours got really dry skim. Now its hardly pulling any, which for my low bio load makes sense. This octo 1000 is rated to over 100 gallons after all
I was told nano skimmers are no good, and to stick with HOB or sump. Im not adding a sump to this cube, so i went octo. I saw some complaints online about noise, I managed to reduce the noise level by 50% by adding rubber to the lid.
I started with it way too high, and for the first 24 hours got really dry skim. Now its hardly pulling any, which for my low bio load makes sense. This octo 1000 is rated to over 100 gallons after all
I was told nano skimmers are no good, and to stick with HOB or sump. Im not adding a sump to this cube, so i went octo. I saw some complaints online about noise, I managed to reduce the noise level by 50% by adding rubber to the lid.