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The BM100 has arrived. I am pleasantly surprised by the quality & construction of this unit. The unit looks and feels like a very solid piece of equipment. The size is comparable to my BK180 Mini. I believe it is a bit taller though. Assembly took me about 10 minutes, and was very straight forward.
Below are some pictures while unpacking and assembly.
I'll post updated performance pics once I get it up and running, and once it is seasoned.
Sorry about the poor quality of some of these pics...
The unit fully assembled - with a pop can for size comparison...
Comparing it to the size to my BK180 box...
Showing the wall thicknesses...
Everything unpacked...
How it's shipped in the box...
Example of packaging...
Before opening & next to my BK180 packaging...
It's up and running :beerchug:. The pump is a bit noisy - it's considerably less noisy after an hour...but I can still hear it. I wonder if it needs to break in? I remember reading that a few people had experienced the same noise and resolved it somehow. I'll have to read up on it to see. Aside from the pump noise - it seems like it will be very quiet. Similar to the BK I imagine.
The foam is absolutely beautiful, amazing, awesome.... After spending all that $$$ on the BK - I'm almost embarrassed to say maybe even better than that of the BK :coolmad:. I would have no quarrels with running this on my 120 heavily stocked SPS tank.
$150 well spent. Yes, I'd recommend this skimmer.