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yeahitsgotahemi
06-25-2009, 04:55 PM
Heres my debate. Bubble King 160 or New Vertex Alpha Kone 200? There both about the same money, but the bubble king is rated slightly less tank volume. I like that they both run the Dragon pumps. Any thoughts? I might pull the trigger today on one of these units and im needing some backup from fellow reefers. Any feedback would be great!

http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/vt-psa200/Vertex+Alpha+Kone+200+In-Sump+Protein+Skimmer+-+Up+to+300+Gallons.html

http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/ps-rebkm160/Royal+Exclusiv+Mini+Bubble+King+160+Protein+Skimme r.html

ferret
06-25-2009, 05:07 PM
After using the bubble mini 200 for more than one year, I'll try the cone

fkshiu
06-25-2009, 05:07 PM
Get the cone. Both are built by the same company - Royal Exclusiv, but the cone has arguably the better design.

yeahitsgotahemi
06-25-2009, 05:09 PM
The cone eh? Thats what i was thinking.

Skimmin
06-26-2009, 03:23 AM
I have the Alpha Cone 250 and thus far happy with the purchase. I don't think you can go wrong with the Quality of a BK and the Red Dragon. It's also pretty impressive how smoothly those bubbles move up the cone. No regrets with my experience

P.S Hence the avatar

subman
06-26-2009, 03:42 AM
you might want to pm madreefer as he has the cone and just sold his BK mini. So he has experience with both.:mrgreen:

yeahitsgotahemi
06-26-2009, 03:46 AM
Lookin like its pretty hands down on the unit to buy.