Bak -Pak 2
or
Reef Octopus BH100
The bak pak has some kinda Bio-Bale thing that the octopus doesn't have.. looks kinda cheap tho... The reef octopus LOOKS to be built a little better. But the bio-bale thing... that does look pretty cool. Both skimmers have pretty good reviews. I know some members here have linked me to some recommended skimmers and to be honest, I can't remember what thread they were posted in (sorry guys!) so I'm gonna start this all over again. But I want to order one of these ASAP to try and get my 160ppm nitrates under control. What are your all thoughts on the two? They are both around 130$ which is about right where my budget is. I really can't go much more expensive than that.
Tank Specs:
30 gallon long
FOWLR (for now)
No fish or CuC yet
Diatoms taking over lol
Maxijet 400 circulation pump
Marineland Penguin 350 HOB filter
standard flourescent tube light
No sump
Recent water changes have been done with RODI water from walmart
or
Reef Octopus BH100
The bak pak has some kinda Bio-Bale thing that the octopus doesn't have.. looks kinda cheap tho... The reef octopus LOOKS to be built a little better. But the bio-bale thing... that does look pretty cool. Both skimmers have pretty good reviews. I know some members here have linked me to some recommended skimmers and to be honest, I can't remember what thread they were posted in (sorry guys!) so I'm gonna start this all over again. But I want to order one of these ASAP to try and get my 160ppm nitrates under control. What are your all thoughts on the two? They are both around 130$ which is about right where my budget is. I really can't go much more expensive than that.
Tank Specs:
30 gallon long
FOWLR (for now)
No fish or CuC yet
Diatoms taking over lol
Maxijet 400 circulation pump
Marineland Penguin 350 HOB filter
standard flourescent tube light
No sump
Recent water changes have been done with RODI water from walmart