Which Reef Octopus to get for 80 gallon

bknope · May 9, 2018

I am moving my fish over from my 20G to my 80G this weekend after over a month of setting it up.

I have a Bashsea sump with a large skimmer compartment.

I like the Reef Octopus skimmers but there are too many to choose from.

There is an EsSence, classic, Regal, etc.

Which one is really the best/newest/most modern/future proof?

It’s hard to find information about all these product lines.

Thanks for any help!

Crabs McJones · May 9, 2018

bknope said:
I am moving my fish over from my 20G to my 80G this weekend after over a month of setting it up.

I have a Bashsea sump with a large skimmer compartment.

I like the Reef Octopus skimmers but there are too many to choose from.

There is an EsSence, classic, Regal, etc.

Which one is really the best/newest/most modern/future proof?

It’s hard to find information about all these product lines.

Thanks for any help!

I currently use the Reef Octopus 110INT on my 40 Breeder with a 20 sump and love it. Pulls a good skim, never given me an issue, and the break in period was relatively quick. For your tank size though i'd consider the Reef Octopus 150INT https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/reef-octopus-classic-150int-6-internal-protein-skimmer.html

brianbigoats · May 9, 2018

I have the EsSence in my Reefer 170 and it is great super quiet and more than enough skimmer

bknope · May 9, 2018

What’s the difference between the Essence and the 110/150INT?

Jo P White · May 9, 2018

I purchased the essence 130 last month, it’s doing a great job skimming in my 90g. Only thing I found out is that there is no neck skimmer for the essence, it was an upgrade was interested in getting soon. The cup gets smelly from the residue in a couple days even with the wate collector add-on.

I was talked into the corallife skimmer from my LFS back in June when I started my tank and I hated it the whole time. The essence though isn’t too big and it’s very effective.

SeanD · May 9, 2018

I have the regal 200 on 90 gallons, probably overkill but I love the DC pump and the float switch etc. It never fills up between cleanings.

SeanD · May 9, 2018

I have regals on all my tanks actually. They seem to be better than the other couple I've had

Larry L · May 9, 2018

I have a Reef Octopus Classic 110 Space Saver on my tank (about 80 gallons total including sump) and have been super happy with it. And I like that it only uses 9 watts. I got the space saver version because I did not have a ton of room in my sump, but even if I had more room I think I'd still go with the space saver just to leave room for other stuff in the sump. You'd probably want the 150 if you wanted to go that route.