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Old 04-13-2009, 10:55 PM
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I have a MSX Extreme 200 that I am extremely happy with. I think the Octopus Extreme is also the same. They are actually made by Salt Water Connections which is either in Edmonton or Calgary. They have a website you can look at. I highly recommend them.
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Old 04-13-2009, 11:01 PM
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They are actually made by Salt Water Connections which is either in Edmonton or Calgary.
I think SWC is out of Winnipeg.
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Old 04-13-2009, 11:07 PM
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Googled them, you are correct, Winnipeg. Yeah Canadian company! Great Skimmer! I love mine, pulls out tonnes of stuff. Tried some other well-known brands but this one really performs. Mesh-modded, maybe that is why, but the design and build are excellent.
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Old 04-13-2009, 11:32 PM
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i have a euroreef 135 thats im happy with
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Googled them, you are correct, Winnipeg. Yeah Canadian company! Great Skimmer! I love mine, pulls out tonnes of stuff. Tried some other well-known brands but this one really performs. Mesh-modded, maybe that is why, but the design and build are excellent.
the sicci pumps are crap i bought 2 from there and they were crap seized up and you had to boost it to get it going. the shafts break and wear out the inner housing. dont waste your money IME.
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how does the ASM G-3 Compare to the octo/msx extreme 200?
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Old 04-14-2009, 08:53 PM
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how does the ASM G-3 Compare to the octo/msx extreme 200?
Not sure how they compare but I ran an ASM G-4 on my 230g for a year and I was very happy with it.
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Old 04-14-2009, 06:24 PM
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the sicci pumps are crap i bought 2 from there and they were crap seized up and you had to boost it to get it going. the shafts break and wear out the inner housing. dont waste your money IME.
Ive read this too... it had something to do with plastic edges not being completly sanded down and has since been corrected.


Does anyone know if the extreme 200 is sold anywhere in calgary? or do i have to order online?
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Is the Aqua C EV180 is good?
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