Octopus Pro Series "The Ultimate Octopus Skimmer"

[hahnmeister]

Hey, another Laguna based skimmer pump... imagine that!!

Looks good. I wouldnt go so far to say they are the same pump as the Red Dragons though. That isnt true. In the 'DIY Red Dragon' thread, I am very careful how I qualify that by saying its the same MOTOR. What Klaus does is an impeller swap though... which changes the electrical and reliability characteristics of the pumps. Also, the smallest RD's are based on the Laguna 1500 motorblock. This one looks to be based on the 600-900-1300 motorblock series (most likely 900 because it has the full shroud of a Aquaclear 110).

That wattage seems a bit high... I bet the pumps are still moving alot of water because of it. I have heard that Dave is going to have other (larger) Lagunas redone as well. I hope their volutes are enlarged more than this one or their performance wont be quite what it could be. The 900 for instance, can pull waay more than 900lph as a needlewheel even.

[Roland Jacques]

I'm glad to see this came out so fast. Those are some good numbers with a reliable pump. looks like great skimmer. is that a twist lock cup?

[schigara]

I have a Nw200 non recirc. What's the chance of just buying the pump w/venturi to do an upgrade?

[JRaquatics]

Originally posted by hahnmeister
Hey, another Laguna based skimmer pump... imagine that!!

Looks good. I wouldnt go so far to say they are the same pump as the Red Dragons though. That isnt true. In the 'DIY Red Dragon' thread, I am very careful how I qualify that by saying its the same MOTOR. What Klaus does is an impeller swap though... which changes the electrical and reliability characteristics of the pumps. Also, the smallest RD's are based on the Laguna 1500 motorblock. This one looks to be based on the 600-900-1300 motorblock series (most likely 900 because it has the full shroud of a Aquaclear 110).

That wattage seems a bit high... I bet the pumps are still moving alot of water because of it. I have heard that Dave is going to have other (larger) Lagunas redone as well. I hope their volutes are enlarged more than this one or their performance wont be quite what it could be. The 900 for instance, can pull waay more than 900lph as a needlewheel even.

Your right Jon I should have stated it's the same motor as the ones used on the Red Dragons. But I don't think I have to worry because Klaus isn't watching my posts.

I too feel these should be able to pull more air and at a lower wattage. I will see more clearly what is going on when I get one in my hands. Jon can you PM me that RD thread?

[JRaquatics]

Originally posted by Roland Jacques
I'm glad to see this came out so fast. Those are some good numbers with a reliable pump. looks like great skimmer. is that a twist lock cup?

Its seems the are using the twistlock style, but the pics posted are of a pre-production model.

[JRaquatics]

Originally posted by schigara
I have a Nw200 non recirc. What's the chance of just buying the pump w/venturi to do an upgrade?

Not sure, if they will be selling these pumps seperately. Even so I won't know if they will work until I get one. You can always call CoralVue if you are really currious.

[peter1215]

I heard the external model is still in production so it wont be out for a few months. Its also supposed to have a thicker acrylic than the in sump model. do you know if the external skimmer will use the same pump?