New skimmer is here, Octo lx1000s

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  1. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    My reef octopus lx1000s just arrived.

    I don't know why people said these things are huge, it's actually a lot smaller than my old octo bh800s :D
     
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  3. Xiztence

    Xiztence Gigas Clam

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    No pics? lol ;D
     
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    crappyballer Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    yea fo reals
     
  5. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    pics or it didnt happen
     
  6. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    sounds like a side by side comparison article complete with pics is what we need from you today :jester:
     
  7. Puffer Chick

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    so i have the skimmer on the back of the tank it fits perfectly on my 46 bow, gives me plentyof room between the side of the tank and the brace, where the bh800s took up the entire space and was a very tight. There is a little more inside the tank then id like, but thats ok, the fish totally freaked out at this big red thing coming in the tank, dont care for the red. There really is nothing to install unlike the bh800s, took forever to get that one up where this one all you had to do was placein the blue foam, so the instruactions were very simple. I havent plugeed it in yet to test with water.

    It does not affect my light, i have it sitting 5" above the water and the space between the back wall and my tank is 6"

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    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    i was going to say same. a side by side pic would be ideal here ;D
     
  10. Puffer Chick

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    that's a good idea. since i dont have the skimmer plugged in yet ill go and and take it off the tank and get the bh800 and do that, i cant sit the ocoto on the other side of the tank because then i wouldnt be able to get it off :)
     
  11. Puffer Chick

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    so i got the bh800 on the back of the tank for size comparison pics are uploading right now, and sorry about the window next to it, hopefully you can see.

    The only issue that i am having witht he lx is i cant get it to sit straight, it tilts back, so hopefully that wont be a problem
     
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