Reef Octopus 1000 HOB

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Hello all, I'm currently looking for a HOB protein skimmer for my 40 gallon breeder tank. Initially, I was looking for a Reef Octopus 90 HOB. I found a Reef Octopus 1000 HOB locally on FB for a good price, my question is would this be too strong for my tank even if I was to set it to the lowest possible setting? I see online that it's rated for tanks up to 130 gallons.
 
I actually use that skimmer on my 32 gallon. I use a Deltec 600i on my 40 breeder also rated for 100+ gallons. IMO no such thing as too much power

If you have a chance to buy it at a good price then go for it, its an amazing skimmer, easily better than the Aquaready's and Bubble Magus skimmers I've tried before
 
I actually use that skimmer on my 32 gallon. I use a Deltec 600i on my 40 breeder also rated for 100+ gallons. IMO no such thing as too much power

If you have a chance to buy it at a good price then go for it, its an amazing skimmer, easily better than the Aquaready's and Bubble Magus skimmers I've tried before
Thanks! Found it for about half the retail price and was only used for a couple months so gonna pull the trigger on it.
 

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