“After I clean the whole system, I won’t make bubble anymore”

75% of 8 verified owners recommend the Reef Octopus Classic 110, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. YouTube is shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
Synthesized from what Reef Octopus Classic 110 owners say — not a spec sheet.
Retailers' own star averages, for comparison — separate from our vetted owner-verdict score above.
“After I clean the whole system, I won’t make bubble anymore”
“I find you have to keep your water level absolutely stable, any drop or increase of a few centimetres will throw the entire thing off.”
“I’ve been running my reef octopus 110 classic on and off for 9 years now still on the original old style pump. That skimmer never quits!”
“Its just another Mini Bubble King clone, but lacks its quality and stability. RO should test their skimmers before release.”
“No skimmer cup drain. No thank you. Reef Octopus makes great skimmers, Best bang for the buck still Bubble Magus”
“it’s ease of use matches my reef octopus”
“It has happened to me with my octo 110s skimmer several times.”
“Iv hade mine for 5 years. And its a beast. Still running Great easy to adjust”
“If you want a skimmer that CONSTANTLY OVERFLOWS - THIS IS THE SKIMMER FOR YOU!”
“Mine will not pump water. Sounds like a train chugging.”
“Great skimmer but removing the collection cup is not so easy!!”
“Great skimmers👍”
“No luck.”
“They are a workhorse for their size. Even on a larger tank they will CONSTANTLY be pulling junk out.”
“this skimmer is the best skimmer for super easy to clean five star”
“pulling really good a consistent skimate. Good skimmer”
“I have the reef octopus 110s works great no regrets”
“I’ve always run the octopus skimmers in my tanks and have been extremely happy with the cross section of quality, cost and performance.”
“I got one on my 50 cube works great easy to get exactly where you want it.”
“This is my skimmer works awesome”
“Im very impressed with this skimmer and would recommend it to anyone looking for a inexpensive external protein skimmer”
“It's a great skimmer! Small footprint for a smaller sump and great performance.”
“Mine has never let me down and also has one of the smallest footprints”
“I own a 150sss in my 70 gallon with tight sump. Works great”