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11-15-2012, 03:33 PM
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bubble king or led?
hello i have a freind who want sell me a 3 yr old bubble king 250 for 800.00 and wondering about skimmer .how deep in sump sould it be and are there any prblems with them i sould know .right now have 180 gallon fish only tank with a vertex 280 skimmer i like .i also looked at getting kesil 350w led instead of my halides.my prblem with led is i am colour blind and cant realy see any difference so find tuning them would realy suck .i use 2 250 halides over my tank
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11-15-2012, 03:48 PM
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If its the Bubble King Super Marine 250 then it's a good solid skimmer and worth every penny. $800 isn't bad either as retail is almost twice that. If it's been working without issue for 3 years it's likely to continue doing so as any defects would have surfaced by now. Pretty need it needs 8-10 inches of water level, the foot print can be setup in two options which should available on J&L website.
LEDs have the potential to save a little money and heat in the long run but ultimately your livestock will benefit more from the skimmer.
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11-15-2012, 04:30 PM
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I would also pick the skimmer. I use that same skimmer and it is a beast, the light you have will allow you to grow anything for now so go with the skimmer
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225gal dt with 100g sump. Mitras, vortechs, bubble king, AI Sol and Profilux. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...threadid=84782 Will trade subs for frags  My other summer hobby: http://www.edkra.ca
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11-15-2012, 05:14 PM
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Skimmer for me is a vital part of a healthy reef. I am currently running the same skimmer on a 400 gallon total system and it does wonders. My vote is SKIMMER. You will not find a better deal.
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Though a tree grow ever so high, the falling leaves return to the root. 300DD - 140DD  TOTM Fall 2013
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11-16-2012, 02:38 AM
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I don't see the Both option, can't beat a bubble king had one for last 4 years and it's awsome
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360 gallon sps reef, 180 gal sump, bubble king supermarine 300, 4xmp40Wes, 2 x 6215 tunze waveboxes, 4 ghl mitras 360 Reef Tank
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11-16-2012, 03:34 AM
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Go with the skimmer. IMO clean water is more important than energy efficient lighting.
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150DD mix reef with 90 gal sump and 40gal frag tank purple tang, sohal tang, yellow eye kole tang, fairy wrasse. cleaner wrasse, leopard wrasse, and misc fish. GHL Mitras 6200HV X 2, MP40 X 2, MP60 X 1, tunze 6095 X 2, Vertex RX6 calcium reactor, Bubble King SM250, Aquamaxx bio pellets reactor, Profilux 3
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11-16-2012, 03:35 AM
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150DD mix reef with 90 gal sump and 40gal frag tank purple tang, sohal tang, yellow eye kole tang, fairy wrasse. cleaner wrasse, leopard wrasse, and misc fish. GHL Mitras 6200HV X 2, MP40 X 2, MP60 X 1, tunze 6095 X 2, Vertex RX6 calcium reactor, Bubble King SM250, Aquamaxx bio pellets reactor, Profilux 3
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11-16-2012, 03:38 AM
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Bblinks has a bbk lol you need one apexifd.... I don't see me using Any other skimmer, and once you go bbk you never go back!
. **I see the edited post now lol you do need one lol
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225gal dt with 100g sump. Mitras, vortechs, bubble king, AI Sol and Profilux. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...threadid=84782 Will trade subs for frags My other summer hobby: http://www.edkra.ca
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11-16-2012, 04:13 AM
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I personally think, he needs BBK super deluxe 400
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150DD mix reef with 90 gal sump and 40gal frag tank purple tang, sohal tang, yellow eye kole tang, fairy wrasse. cleaner wrasse, leopard wrasse, and misc fish. GHL Mitras 6200HV X 2, MP40 X 2, MP60 X 1, tunze 6095 X 2, Vertex RX6 calcium reactor, Bubble King SM250, Aquamaxx bio pellets reactor, Profilux 3
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