It's on Billy

[CMcNeil]

bump for the monday razzing......
what did you take sunday off Paul?what did you accomplish you slacker?Billy is going to pull ahead of you lol.

 

[Kubi]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13217455#post13217455 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by poknsnok
where did you get the faucet valves?

Joe, I ordered them from Savko Plastic. Ace Hardware has them as well.

 

[Kubi]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13224051#post13224051 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CMcNeil
bump for the monday razzing......
what did you take sunday off Paul?what did you accomplish you slacker?Billy is going to pull ahead of you lol.

I was slacking yesterday!! I had to do yard work but I did drain the tank, built and painted the platform for my top off and make up water system.

 

[plc001]

Wow!

 

[Kubi]

the BK SM 250 has arrived

I bought this from a hobbyist that upgraded to the BK 300 deluxe external

cleaning the skimmer

completely dissembled but the pump

on the rock tank

 

[W Ellis]

Very nice. I cant wait to see how that beast works.

 

[Emster]

I am so jealous!!:thumbsup:

 

[BlueCoast]

^^ Sums it up well....

---goes to clean up drool----

 

[Jay03GT]

is that a piece of fabric or something over the eggcrate? To keep the sand from gettting in there I assume. Those are impressive skimmers, but man they are alot of money when new.

 

[W Ellis]

That is window screen over the plenum.

 

[scoobyrs25]

I didn't even know you could take it that far apart! It would have been much cleaner when I shipped it had I known the bottom came off. That skimmer rocks! It's worth every penny.

 

[Jay03GT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13243146#post13243146 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TTRex94
That is window screen over the plenum.

Thanks, the whole plenum thing makes more sense to me now. How deep of a sand bed are you going to run?

 

[CMcNeil]

oooooooooooooooooooooooh ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,nice skimmer Paul.did you check the fit in the sump yet?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13241955#post13241955 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by The Hawk'ster
the BK SM 250 has arrived

I bought this from a hobbyist that upgraded to the BK 300 deluxe external

cleaning the skimmer

completely dissembled but the pump

on the rock tank

 

[boydx6]

If not, I have room in my sump! LOL

 

[CMcNeil]

lol im sure alot of people have room for it.

 

[Kubi]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13244115#post13244115 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jay03GT
Thanks, the whole plenum thing makes more sense to me now. How deep of a sand bed are you going to run?

for the bottom layer I am using 2" of CaribSea Florida Crushed Coral and the top 2" layer will be CaribSea Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand.

scoobyrs25: Thank you for getting it to me all in one piece. The skimmer is awesome I can hardly wait to see how it preforms on a real bio load. If this skimmer is all Bubble King and the Bubble King Club claim it to be I will have no regrets at all shelling out that kind of cash. I figure I already went through well over a couple thousand bucks in the years with skimmers and pumps.
As TTrex94 says " take a step backwards and do it right"

CMcNeil it fits just fine

sorry boydx6

 

[kingnai]

where's the update... I know more has been done

 

[Kubi]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13271987#post13271987 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kingnai
where's the update... I know more has been done

Kingnia thank you for the interest and I will try to post some udates tonight or tomorrow before MANCA

 

[scoobyrs25]

totally. My friend that got me into reefs told me to just skip all of the cheap skimmers and get a BK. Thousands later, he was right. I could of had two BKs by now. You will not be dissapointed.

 

[Kubi]

Ok finally some up dates. Finshed the plumbing in the attic and tied into the clean out in the garage. All have to do is terminate into the RO/DI and make up water.

I also made a temporary canapy to test out the actuator. It worked pretty good but it has a 1.5" lean in the front.