My skimmer question :)

[dwilly]

I think the BK is the right choice. I have the Octo NW 200 on my 75 and I have the gate valve mod and the mesh mod (both a lot of work). I did a lot of research and I was going to buy the BK but I couldn't convince my wife. (I'm still hoping to get it for Christmas.)

 

[mojo~]

they are red and white !!!!

 

[HenryTran]

how is the msx 200? thinking about getting one.

 

[mojo~]

it was a good skimmer by all means. If you want to push it to its limits it can be bit finiky. I did think it was more stable than the 160. You would be happy with it. Good skimmer for hte price. Really hard to beat for a skimmer under 300. It is 8 inch diameter skimmer so its a pretty good size unit.

 

[Saulsa]

i have a friend that had a BK180 with nothing but issues with the pump cavitating.. in fact that happened with another 180 that he had. (he owns a store).. now he's switched to ATB and loves it. i personally just bought an external Small ATB with eheim and its a Champ, the nog is identical to GSM on my 90..

i'll be using it to upgrade to a 150 in the next few weeks.. and probably use it if i go to a 225 down the road.

the prices on BK have come down a lot due to higher manufacturing and importing to the US since they've became so popular.. dont get me wrong, they're GReat Skimmers, just after seeing a 200 deluxe, 180 , and 160 get beaten by an ATB small-i was sold..

 

[mojo~]

i am starting to lean towards a cone. I still havent bought one yet. Still looking.

 

[jnb]

first time I have heard of that issue in ANY BK thread on RC, with the mini - must have been too low of water level. my bk mini 160 runs great and could not offer a better suggestion after owning aqua, euro, h&s, elos - all issues with those were gone with the mini


- I have a 180gen2 about to go in because I expanded my tank

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13525104#post13525104 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Saulsa
i have a friend that had a BK180 with nothing but issues with the pump cavitating.. in fact that happened with another 180 that he had. (he owns a store).. now he's switched to ATB and loves it. i personally just bought an external Small ATB with eheim and its a Champ, the nog is identical to GSM on my 90..

i'll be using it to upgrade to a 150 in the next few weeks.. and probably use it if i go to a 225 down the road.

the prices on BK have come down a lot due to higher manufacturing and importing to the US since they've became so popular.. dont get me wrong, they're GReat Skimmers, just after seeing a 200 deluxe, 180 , and 160 get beaten by an ATB small-i was sold..