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Old 01-24-2008, 12:54 AM
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well royal exclusive is pretty good about their skimmer ratings so i would probably go with the two hundred. I guess im old fashioned but I use a 250 on my 225 gallon when it is rated for tanks up to 450 gallons and my tank has never looked better. The bigger the skimmer the better.
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If you size if bigger than rated, the BK will NOT SKIM.

Follow suggested recommendations on BK skimmers.

In your case, a BK Mini 180 should be just about right.

Lemme know if you want one shipped
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If you size if bigger than rated, the BK will NOT SKIM.

Follow suggested recommendations on BK skimmers.

In your case, a BK Mini 180 should be just about right.

Lemme know if you want one shipped
Hi Albert,

I'm curious as to why a BK wont skim if you use one on a smaller than rated tank.

I've always used skimmers that were rated at least 50-100% more than what I need & had good results (Tunze, Aquamedic, Via Aqua & Deltec)

I'm planning on a BK Mini 200 for my new 120-150 gallon reef so I'm interested...

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I'm curious too...

Sorry for hijacking your thread Harv.
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I'm really curious as well. I can't figure out how a skimmer knows it is in a tank that is too small. I would of thought it would skim all the nasties out of the water and then stop skimming until more nutrients are produced
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It's because wide necked skimmers require minimum bioloads to sustain a stable foam head.
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It's because wide necked skimmers require minimum bioloads to sustain a stable foam head.
Simple!

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No need to appologize, these are great questions and comments.

Albert, can you pm me a price for a BK180? Thanks.

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Albert, can you pm me a price for a BK180? Thanks.
$1030.00
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Old 01-24-2008, 05:53 PM
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$1030.00
Is that the shipped price or the in-store price?
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