Bubble King or Reef Octopus, sizing ... ???

[MitchM]

I have a BubbleKing Royal Exclusive 250 external.
I've had it for about 6 years. Expensive, never had a problem with it, enjoy working on something that's high quality.
I purchased mine from Wai's.
It looks like there is quite a price difference between a Reef Octopus and a Bubbleking, so you'll have to decide that for yourself.

[SoloSK71]

Is the 250 the right size for that volume?

Charles

[MitchM]

It depends.
Do you "overstock" or "understock" your aquarium?
Your aquarium will be healthier if you "understock" in general.

[Bblinks]

I ran the supermarin 250 on a 300 gallon system heavily stocked with a 60 gallon frag system and 100 gallon sump. It was the work horse and the heart of the operation. Bbk or bbk, there is my choice.

[SoloSK71]

Thanks, that helps.

Charles

[Scythanith]

I'm a BBK fanboy for sure. I use a DC-250 with speedy3 DC pump on a 270g lightly stocked and I'm honestly not feeding the skimmer enough. I need more fish and over feed to try to get some nutrients in the water.

[smokinreefer]

Fwiw,

I've done some recent research on BBK, the supermarin 200 would be perfect for your system. It would be my choice.

Having said that I have not researched the octopus skimmers.

Just to put some relevance to my opinion, I was researching skimmers for my next system, slightly larger than yours. And I plan on having lots of fish.
If you find a supermarin 200, you won't be disappointed.