Bubble King Tank Size Ratings
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moondoggy4
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They"re are some skimmers that are a perfect match for given tanks. My personal belief that a Mini 160 is perfect match on a 90 gallon, A ATB 840 for a 120 gallon tank. I know Slief will be able to better answer this question since he is one of the reps for BK and has a club forum here as well.
biecacka
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Amanda, define heavy bioload?. I have a 240 gallon tank with 30 fish on it an drun the bubble king double cone 200 and it keeps up super easy. A heavy bioload for these skimmers would be 1/2 fish per gallon or so......I feed multiple times a day and feed a lot and my nitrates stay around 5-7 in the tank.
If anything these skimmers are slightly undersized in their performance ability.
Corey
If anything these skimmers are slightly undersized in their performance ability.
Corey
slief
RC Sponsor
The Bubble Kings are conservately rated and can typically handle more than their load rating. At the low end of their rating, a really heavily load is required. Keep in mind that a heavy load is about 1/2" of fish per display gallon. The Mini 160 would be perfect for a 93 gallon cube and would be very consistent on a tank that size with a moderate to heavy load.
Should you ever have Bubble King or Royal Exclusiv related questions, there is a dedicated Royal Exclusiv/Bubble King forum here at Reef Central that's monitored 7 days week night and day. :beer:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=745
Should you ever have Bubble King or Royal Exclusiv related questions, there is a dedicated Royal Exclusiv/Bubble King forum here at Reef Central that's monitored 7 days week night and day. :beer:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=745
forddna
New member
Would the 180 Extra Slim be too big? It appears to be rated 105 - 198 gallons. The only reason I am asking is in case of an upgrade. It would likely be to a 180g. Is the $130 price difference worth the 65ish gallon rating more? I would be buying it new. How hard are these things to sell used if I were to upgrade and just sell the skimmer and buy another new one? Hope that makes sense. I'm extremely tired.
slief
RC Sponsor
As I said, these skimmers are conservatively rated. You could go with the 180 but it would likely be somewhat inconsistent unless you run fairly wet and have a REALLY heavy load. If you went with the 160 now, you could always sell it down the line when you upgrade. Bubble King skimmers hold their value really well!
biecacka
Active member
Yes they do!!!
One thing I think people should focus on is when Scott says they are conservatively rated, it is the truth. Like I said I have 30 fish in my 240 gallons with 5 of them over 6 inches. I feed a lot, and my skimmer keeps up very easy. In fact I hunk it could handle 15-20 more fish and the feeding with that. They are great skimmers for sure!
Corey
One thing I think people should focus on is when Scott says they are conservatively rated, it is the truth. Like I said I have 30 fish in my 240 gallons with 5 of them over 6 inches. I feed a lot, and my skimmer keeps up very easy. In fact I hunk it could handle 15-20 more fish and the feeding with that. They are great skimmers for sure!
Corey
m0nkie
Well-known member
Do you mean you can add 15-20 more fish, feed extra, and the skimmer alone will keep your nitrate/phosphate the same level?
thanks
biecacka
Active member
Yes. I do believe that. Because of my work schedule thete are days I feed lighter and those days my skimmer runs idle almost. I do think I could add more fish, up my feeding accordingly and all control n03/p04 levels in my tank. I almost went with the supermarin 200 or dc250 because I thought I had a very heavy stocked tank. I'm glad I didn't go bigger.
BTW m0nkie; your tank is SWEET
Corey
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