Comments on: New Octopus HOB Skimmers Coming with Bubble Blaster Pumps

By: new hob reef octo - 3reef Forums

new hob reef octo - 3reef Forums — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:39:58 +0000

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By: Wil rushmer

Wil rushmer — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:46:00 +0000

I’m an industrial electrician, I mainly deal with motors and power factor correction, which is done by adding reactive load (cap banks). A pump or motor is no more likely to melt with a low pf then a high pf. As a hobbyist and a professional electrician I’d love to see some data backing up the melting pump due to pf claim. Manufacturers using pf a selling point in this hobby is purely a marketing gimic and nothing more.

By: eric michael

eric michael — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:40:25 +0000

@Will–Correct you are only charged by your utility company what you are pulling from the wall. However, you’re also charged when a pump melts…

By: Wil rushmer

Wil rushmer — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:24:59 +0000

Power factor is useless unless used in an industrial application. High or low power factor still results in the same watts being used, we get charged on how many watts we use.

By: Nat

Nat — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:56:25 +0000

They look powerful and noisy.

By: Curvball

Curvball — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:03:56 +0000

These skimmers look promising – especially if they’re small enough to be used for nano reef applications.