Brinsea incubator options? Help!

[aldren90]

Ok guys, I've settled on a brinsea, and I don't know which to get. I've got a $350 budget. I'm looking for the best deal, and I am going to buy on sale and add a coupon code so I can get even more off. ( hopefully ) I am looking for your preferences and personal stories with these bators. I'm leaning towards the octo Eco w/ egg turn for $200, just to save a little. But if you guys thing the octo adv is worth it I'm willing to do that one too! So just give me some help!

 

[Impress]

I just sold my Octagon ECO last week. The ONLY reason I sold it is because I upgraded to an OVA 380. I had no trouble with hatches, but if you want each hatch to be super easy, and unsupervised, go ahead and splurge on the Advance. I had to kind of babysit the humidity when hatching in my ECO, and had a few cases of splay leg before I started putting in the shelf liner foam stuff when I locked down. I had to run felt from the water wells to keep the humidity high, and sometimes had to spritz through a crack with a spray bottle to get a quick humidity boost.

Other than some humidity quirks, the hatch rates in my Octagon were fantastic, it really is a wonderful product.

Brinsea though, very good choice. They have won me as a lifelong customer, I adore their products!

 

[aldren90]

I can get the Eco for $200 with cradle or the adv for $315 so I'm unsure still.

 

[Knittycat]

Get the best incubator you can afford. You will never regret it.

 

[gryeyes]

Get the best incubator you can afford.  You will never regret it.

This ^.
Also, the Advance EX has the humidity pump. I have six Brinsea incubators ( and three EcoGlow brooders) including the Mini Advance, Mini Advance EX, and three Octagon 20 Advance EX units. Not currently hatching, but I'll have 'em when I start up again, (It WILL happen!)

 

[aldren90]

I think I've decided to go with the octo adv. now does that one have any quirks like will I need to do the whole sponge/fleece thing?