160 mini
160 mini
just found this thread
I have had a BK mini 160 running in my 137 gallon system since mid Sept and love it - I have had a Euro, tunze nano, HS 1260, Elos. While they were all ok - I had troubles with them all.
This 160, wow
I NEVER have to fiddle with adjustments fine tuning it everyday like I felt compelled to do with the others,
it uses less electric,
makes less heat,
makes less noise,
is internal so overflows are not going to ruin the carpet, etc, although it has never overflowed - even with funky feedings which caused my other skimmers to overflow
it comes back into operation soon after feedings if it goes down at all
I have never cleaned the motor, nor the air intake
you could not ask for easier cup cleaning
What else is there - oh yea, it makes more skimate than any other I have owned
I am not lying, and I don't work as a salesman for any reef product
I don't care how long it took to break in which started after a day and a half and was done perhaps 2 weeks later. You can not compare how long skimmers take to break in because of the variety of materials used, how they clean it at the factory, etc.
Part of the magic for me is that I believe it is perfectly sized for my tank - I do have it tamed down a little with its internal level adjustment (the only adjustment it has)
That's my testimonial and I am stickin with it
it handles both tanks