Bubble King Skimmer Users. Post your pictures and skimmer setup here!

[SchnitzelReef]

That makes sense and is in line with what I would expect under the circumstances.


Yea, mine looks tasty all right.. :lolspin: I drain it every week or so into a 1.5 gallon jug. I dump the jug down the toilet when it gets full. That is the one chore I don't like because as you might expect, it's pretty rancid smelling.

In the past year and half, I have NEVER manually drained my collection cup.
I have a dosing pump hooked up to my collection cup drain line. It goes out the side of my house, and into a drain on my side yard. I push a button on my apex, and out goes the fish poo. I still pull the collection cup and clean it once every couple months.

This has made my life so much easier. Never worry about my skimmer stinking up my house. Next to my ATO, this is my second must have fish tank gadget.

 

[slief]

In the past year and half, I have NEVER manually drained my collection cup.
I have a dosing pump hooked up to my collection cup drain line. It goes out the side of my house, and into a drain on my side yard. I push a button on my apex, and out goes the fish poo. I still pull the collection cup and clean it once every couple months.

This has made my life so much easier. Never worry about my skimmer stinking up my house. Next to my ATO, this is my second must have fish tank gadget.

That's a good use of a dosing pump.. While I do drain the collection cup via a valve, I only remove the collection cup every several months or at the very least, when I clean my skimmer pump. My SCH keeps the neck nice and clean and with the push of a button on my Apex a valve opens on a near by water supply spigot and water is sprayed into the collection cup via the SCH wash down to rinse the collection cup. Truth is that I rarely ever use the washdown. The smell is only bad when I dump the container. Other than that, I can't really smell it.

 

[Adamc1303]

This is one week on an SM250!

 

[slief]

This is one week on an SM250!

Good grief!! That is a LOT of skimmate! You must have had a lot of DOC's in your water. How long have you been running that skimmer?

 

[neiltus]

my modest setup on a reefer 350....just broke down skimmer and cleaned.

 

[Adamc1303]

Good grief!! That is a LOT of skimmate! You must have had a lot of DOC's in your water. How long have you been running that skimmer?

4 years but not that specific one. I had the one with the older pump and then last year or the year before they were on sale along with 80 watt red dragon pumps on premium aquatics so I got the newer one and sold the old skimmer. The skimmer is pulling crazy ski mate these last 2 weeks because I started using aqua forest products. It's probably the zeolites that are doing that.

 

[Ouscazz]

Started up my new (first) Bubble King 24 hrs ago.

 

[phk36]

Best skimmer I have ever had SM 250 https://vimeo.com/196345187

 

[phk36]

 

[slief]

Nice! Is that running with the RD3 or the standard Red Dragon? If RD3, what setting/wattage?

 

[smokinreefer]

Hey,

Looking to get a bubble king for a 300g I'll be setting up.
It will be sps dominant, with a heavy fish load.

There's a BK200 available locally, but I think it's a mini, will this be good for my tank needs.
It has the red dragon pump.

Thanks for your input!

 

[slief]

Hey,

Looking to get a bubble king for a 300g I'll be setting up.
It will be sps dominant, with a heavy fish load.

There's a BK200 available locally, but I think it's a mini, will this be good for my tank needs.
It has the red dragon pump.

Thanks for your input!

Is the display 300 gallons or is that the total system volume. You say heavy fish load but a heavy fish load is around 1/2" per gallon or about 150" worth of fish in a 300 gallon display. If you are truly planning on having a "heavy" fish load, the the Mini Bubble King 200 is going to be marginal in terms of size. I'd suggest a Double Cone 250, Deluxe 200 or Supermarin 200 if that is the case but you could get away with the 200 though not ideal. If you load will be a lot lower than that or if your display size is closer to 250 gallons then the Mini 200 would be fine. They are great skimmers though. Especially when coupled with the RD3.

 

[smokinreefer]

Thanks for your input.

It's a 300 dispkay plus sump.
Planning on a handful of tangs 4-6
hopefully one or 2 angels (emperor)
A few dwarf angels.
A bunch of anthias.
And some misc smaller fish, clowns, cardinals, etc

 

[slief]

Thanks for your input.

It's a 300 dispkay plus sump.
Planning on a handful of tangs 4-6
hopefully one or 2 angels (emperor)
A few dwarf angels.
A bunch of anthias.
And some misc smaller fish, clowns, cardinals, etc

Sounds like your load will be relatively moderate and not heavy given the display size. In that case, I think the Mini 200 would be a good skimmer for your setup. I prefer skimmers with the pump external to the body when given the choice but if the price is good, that is an amazing skimmer that will kick some serious butt and is by far the best small footprint skimmer money can buy.

 

[Tayl]

Hi guys
Im looking at Purchasing Either a BK Supermarin200 or a BK DC 200 for a 225g SPS dominated tank with a med bio load (15 fish) so far. Tank is still in design stage Just looking for Opinions from the people that have them. Heard they are conservtive with the ratings of these Skimmers

Cheers

Rob

 

[slief]

Hi guys
Im looking at Purchasing Either a BK Supermarin200 or a BK DC 200 for a 225g SPS dominated tank with a med bio load (15 fish) so far. Tank is still in design stage Just looking for Opinions from the people that have them. Heard they are conservtive with the ratings of these Skimmers

Cheers

Rob

The ratings are definitely conservative and I woudn't suggest oversizing the skimmer if you want the best consistency. If you chose the SM200, you would want a truly heavy load for best performance. Heaving meaning upwards of 1/2" of fish per gallon of display volume. A Double Cone 200 would be very well suited though with a meadium load. If you are planning on a much heavier load than you currently have and are going to be adding larger fish, then SM200 would work well too.

 

[Tayl]

The ratings are definitely conservative and I woudn't suggest oversizing the skimmer if you want the best consistency. If you chose the SM200, you would want a truly heavy load for best performance. Heaving meaning upwards of 1/2" of fish per gallon of display volume. A Double Cone 200 would be very well suited though with a meadium load. If you are planning on a much heavier load than you currently have and are going to be adding larger fish, then SM200 would work well too.

Hi Slief
Thanks for the reply mate after reading abit more I noticed that you only calculate DT volume only so if that is true then the DT is 180g sorry should have read up abit more on that . Would the Double Cone 200 still be ok with med fish stocking?

Cheers

Rob

 

[slief]

Hi Slief
Thanks for the reply mate after reading abit more I noticed that you only calculate DT volume only so if that is true then the DT is 180g sorry should have read up abit more on that . Would the Double Cone 200 still be ok with med fish stocking?

Cheers

Rob

Yes. The Double Cone 200 would still be just fine. We go based on display volume because that is where the load is concentrated and created. Our sumps and refugiums decrease the load instead of contributing towards it. Since Bubble King skimmers are already conservatively rated, that is the best method for sizing a BK to an aquarium.

 

[Tayl]

Yes. The Double Cone 200 would still be just fine. We go based on display volume because that is where the load is concentrated and created. Our sumps and refugiums decrease the load instead of contributing towards it. Since Bubble King skimmers are already conservatively rated, that is the best method for sizing a BK to an aquarium.

Thanks mate for help

Cheers rob

 

[biecacka]

The double cone is a great skimmer!!! I run it on my 240 gallon tank with 30 fish in it and I'm adding 20 more fish probably. I'll then up my feedings to 4-6 times a day plus a whole sheet of nori. I too looked at the SM 200 and was told it was too big for my future plans. You won't regret the dc200!

Corey