So I have had a reef octopus 150int SSS with the varios DC pump for a little over a year. But no too long ago my 120 blew a seam, so like any good wanna be reefer, I upgraded to a 180. Ran this undersized skimmer but wasn't getting the nutrient control I wanted so bigger tank...bigger skimmer.
At first it seemed like a no brainer to me to get another DC skimmer because if the extra tunability. Then as I was shopping and thinking about how I used the skimmer the extra money for the DC pump just didn't seem worth it. Unless I am wrong, 100% possible, but I always wanted to get as much air as possible to be a good foam so I ran mine wide open and adjusted the water height. I tried different levels of air but this is how I always got the best results. Which is how an ac unit works anyway. So considering how I was using the tool an ac unit made sense to me.
So I went with an eshopps S-300 which is a little oversized for my tank by the gallons rating but it is 18 hours in and skimming like a champ. No noticable increase in noise level so I couldn't be happier and I saved a few hundred dollars by just stopping and thinking about how I was using the tool and what is the best fit for me and not what is the newest and best this round. We all get caught in wanting the latest and greatest.
Curious if anyone else has had something similar with a different piece of equipment?
At first it seemed like a no brainer to me to get another DC skimmer because if the extra tunability. Then as I was shopping and thinking about how I used the skimmer the extra money for the DC pump just didn't seem worth it. Unless I am wrong, 100% possible, but I always wanted to get as much air as possible to be a good foam so I ran mine wide open and adjusted the water height. I tried different levels of air but this is how I always got the best results. Which is how an ac unit works anyway. So considering how I was using the tool an ac unit made sense to me.
So I went with an eshopps S-300 which is a little oversized for my tank by the gallons rating but it is 18 hours in and skimming like a champ. No noticable increase in noise level so I couldn't be happier and I saved a few hundred dollars by just stopping and thinking about how I was using the tool and what is the best fit for me and not what is the newest and best this round. We all get caught in wanting the latest and greatest.
Curious if anyone else has had something similar with a different piece of equipment?