Which bubble king skimmer to get?

[stellarfly]

Thanks for all the advice. I will have to agree with Reefwars on this one, the Vertex Omega's I hear they are hard to tune. At least that has been the consensus over at Concept Aquatics. They are running omega 150 on their system and wish they had a little more skimming power.

[Scuba Diver Gal]

I have a vertex omega 150, It wasn't to hard to tune but when i got it going it produces some crazy skim mate

[kazzman]

I've had my bubble king mini 250 for a few years and I find it at best to be a pain in the ass I have to adjust way to much

[scubadawg]

I use a Deltec 2060SC in my 190 gal and 75 gallon sump

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[Coleus]

I had my BK deluxe 250 and love it, just set and forget.

[sphelps]

I'd stick with your original plan of buying a bubble king. Yes other skimmers work like so many have kindly pointed out but in terms of long term reliability and overall build quality BK will likely always be the popular choice. My SM250 has been in service for close to ten years now and not only has it never had an issue it's still regarded as one of the best skimmers available and still sells today, virtually unchanged, for the same or more than what I paid 10 years ago. Is there another brand that can say the same?

As far as the size choice between 150 or 180 it's pretty simple. 150 if you have no intention of adding more volume and 180 if you do... With BK skimmers you're better off sizing it properly than going overkill, if you go too big it won't be as effective.

[lastlight]

where do you even buy a bk these days? is it only direct from RE?