bubble king skimmer
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tanglovers
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I know this was not directed towards us but we love our BK. Took some adjusting but love it now. By far the best piece of equipment purchased for our tank to date. I have never heard anything bad about them to date or anyone who has regretted purchasing one.
dadonoflaw
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what sperates the bk from other skimmers other than the pump
Amphiprion
Premium Member
The needlewheel and overall construction and materials quality.
Vili_Shark
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Which kind offish is Bubble king? is it a kind of puffer?
dadonoflaw
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dont know much about protein skimmers. what does the needle wheel do?
Psionicdragon
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Its a new species of fish!
tanglovers
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This thread should probably be moved to the equipment forum where it would be better answered.
I am not an expert on protein skimmers. A needlewheel is the design of the impeller in the pump that is used to mix the air and water, a better needle wheel design allows for smaller microbubbles, which yields a better foam production for the skimmer.
The pump is something that makes the BK different, Red Dragon pumps are used and if you look at the prices of the RD pumps they are close to $1000 depending on the model by themselves. They are extremely nice pumps, no noise is audible and our RD pump for our BK300I only pulls a small 58 watts. Where our Eheim 1262 return pumps which do not move nearly as much water are considered very energy efficient pull 80 watts a piece.
When we ordered our BK we had never seen on in person. When you do see on in person you will be amazed, the quality and workmanship is second to none I have seen. Once you get it hooked up and dialed in you will also be amazed.
Hope this helps a little,
I am not an expert on protein skimmers. A needlewheel is the design of the impeller in the pump that is used to mix the air and water, a better needle wheel design allows for smaller microbubbles, which yields a better foam production for the skimmer.
The pump is something that makes the BK different, Red Dragon pumps are used and if you look at the prices of the RD pumps they are close to $1000 depending on the model by themselves. They are extremely nice pumps, no noise is audible and our RD pump for our BK300I only pulls a small 58 watts. Where our Eheim 1262 return pumps which do not move nearly as much water are considered very energy efficient pull 80 watts a piece.
When we ordered our BK we had never seen on in person. When you do see on in person you will be amazed, the quality and workmanship is second to none I have seen. Once you get it hooked up and dialed in you will also be amazed.
Hope this helps a little,
dadonoflaw
New member
it does help. i appreciate your input. and i have decided to get a bk for my setup. thanks for clearing it up in a simple way
dado-
you might want to read here first.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/fm/feature/index.php
this is a primer on skimmers and how/why they work. It also goes into details about the different types of skimmers and how they work.
The bubble king is a 2K dollar skimmer made in germany w/ a magic red dragon pump and hand assembled titanium needlewheel.
you might want to read here first.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/fm/feature/index.php
this is a primer on skimmers and how/why they work. It also goes into details about the different types of skimmers and how they work.
The bubble king is a 2K dollar skimmer made in germany w/ a magic red dragon pump and hand assembled titanium needlewheel.
