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How are you liking it? Pros and cons? I'm down to 3 options for skimmers and that's on of them.

-Bubble magus curve D9 DC $465
-Reef Octopus 150 DC Elite -$499*
-Nyos quantum 160 -$499*

I love it! It's silent and pulls gunk like a champ. It also broke in really quickly.
 
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@Broadfield did u see my question. Would love if you could help out

Sorry, I forgot to reply.

It simply just peels off! If you have access to the back of the tank, then you will want to use a straight edge and razor blade to keep the overflow section of film intact.
 
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Hey Toby how did you go about cutting the holes through your chiller compartment wall (where you have the pipe that goes into your basement)? I am going to attempt to hard plum my chiller soon and want to run my pipes through that same wall and need advice on how to do it so I don't screw up my stand. Also, did you seal your holes so moisture wouldn't get to them?
 
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Hey Toby how did you go about cutting the holes through your chiller compartment wall (where you have the pipe that goes into your basement)? I am going to attempt to hard plum my chiller soon and want to run my pipes through that same wall and need advice on how to do it so I don't screw up my stand. Also, did you seal your holes so moisture wouldn't get to them?

I used a hole saw. I then used two bulkheads... one 3/4" for my water change setup and a 1-1/2" for all of my cables to come through. And since they are bulkheads, they have the nice rubber grommets to seal each side of the wall.
 
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