Ok It's BUBBLE KING REVIEW

[Skimmerking]

I'm looking at the Bubble king MINI's series 180 or the 200

what are you views on them...... lets here them
I have a 150 gal SPS tank, with a 30 gal sump, I run Phos ban, No signs of Algae.
5" kole
5" Sailfin
4 " rabbit fish
2 PJ cardinals
2 Clowns
1 yellow head goby
1 prawn goby goby
green mandrin
lamrrick angel
leopard wrasse
royal gramma
3 blue linkia's
red, orange, leopard, brittlestar's
blood shrimp
tiger tail cuke
assort snails
2 crabs
5 emeralds
5 conchs

i do 5 gal per week water change
Im running a ATI Bubble master 250 love the skimmer ,but want to try another type of skimmer you know me
all about change...

[lastlight]

I have no links to support this but I hear the Supermarin line skims a whole lot better. I'd recommend the SM200.

I know either Sean or Dennis at Golds commented how the mini they have is actually pretty inconsistent whereas the much cheaper skimmer next to it outskims it.

[Psyire]

I just picked up a BK Mini 180 but I won't have comment on it for a at least a month, as my new tank is being built.

I did however do a lot of research and 99% of people are happy with their mini's. The ones who aren't all seem to have it sitting in water that flucuates in level. You need to have it sitting in water that the level does not change at all. (a change in level changes the back pressure on the skimmer)

If you can fit the 200 in your sump I would buy it. (the only reason I went with the 180 is because the 200 wouldn't fit)

[Pan]

Most of what I've read seems to suggest that while the build quality of the BK's is second to none, the performance is not. It's seems there is a little "bling bling" aspect to the BK line.

[Madreefer]

I have a BK Mini 180 and was very unimpressed. It took me a long time to dial it in as they come with no instructions what so ever. It seems to work the best when you keep the BK in water level of 8" I found the only way I could keep the skimmer running consistently was to add a automatic water top up. Now I am so happy with it. I would reccomend it. Only complaint is that there is no instructions or support. I spent hours on the net trying to find some.

[Nate]

Great skimmer, too bad it did not fit in my system...I can honestly say it is prob the best I have used...that being said, I am breaking in a hydor performer right now and it actually looks like it is going to be competing...

Nate

feel free to pm me if you have further questions

[trilinearmipmap]

I have a Mini BK 180 on my 120 gallon mixed reef. I got the BK something like 1-1/2 months ago give or take.

Before that I had run a mesh-modded EuroReef CS-6-2+.

Overall I am happy with my BK. It skims about as much as the mesh-modded Euroreef but the difference is consistency. The BK skims the same, day in, day out. When I empty and clean the collection cup, by the next day I have one day's worth of skimmate, the same amount of skimmate as before emptying the cup.

My mesh-modded (and gate-modded) EuroReef was finnicky, it wouldn't draw air unless you blew into the air tube, and the skimmate production was inconsistent.

My nitrates went down from the 0.5 to 1.0 range (Salifert test) to 0.2 ppm since I have been using this skimmer. Phosphates are steady at barely detectable on the Merck phosphate test.

Overall I recommend this skimmer if you have lots of money to blow, if not I would seriously look into the Bubble Magus. And I would get the 200 over the 180 if it will fit in your sump.

[Skimmerking]

ok it may end up being a huge beckett now... thanks to Chin.

[Pan]

Bubble kings are like burger kings ...all bun no meat...

[Skimmerking]

ok I don't think that im tracking you on that one