New BK Cone!

[rob020880]

http://************.com/2011/01/20/bubble-king-double-cones/

Any details yet?

 

[Jeremy B.]

Forthcoming, very soon!

 

[rkaires]

Forthcoming, very soon!

Hey Jeremy,

Any word on the new double cone?

Thanks,

 

[Jeremy B.]

I have received pricing on them......

180 - $1100
200 - $1300
250 - $1550

It's not definite when, or even if, they will become available in North American market yet outside of special ordering. There are more details that still need to be worked out at this time.

Thanks,
Jeremy

 

[rkaires]

From RB:
There are three models (180, 200, and 250) in the Bubble King Double cone lineup with each of these skimmers being powered by a direct Mini Red Dragon pump (which is similar to the mini red dragon pump 1500) utilizing a 100mm solid 3D pump head. The Double Cone Bubble King 180 is for aquariums up to 500 liters with adjustable 400-700 liters of air power and retails for 735€ ($990). Expect these new Bubble Kings to be offered in Europe within the next few weeks and shipments have already been planned for the US.

Bubble King Double Cone Model 180 735€ ($990) for aquariums up to 500 liters (adjustable 400-700 liters of air power)
Bubble King Double Cone Model 200 815€ ($1098) for aquariums up to 1000 liters (adjustable 500-1200 liters of air power)
Bubble King Double Cone Model 250 995€ ($1340) for aquariums up to 1500 liters (adjustable 800-1800 liters of air power)

All screws made of pure titanium, grade 2 instead of plastic
Release clamping wedge pipe
Eindüsungspfanne dismantled and removed
Pot with pivoting Absorbatablauf
Foam tube removed due to silicone seal
Bottom of the pot is not made of boards, but from a solid PVC ring, CNC turning
Pot with CNC turned round thread, no dripping, no salt crusts, 100% tight!
Massive and heavy construction of the entire skimmer reduces vibration
Floor plate with 5 piece parabolic rubber buffer from 30 Shore soft natural rubber prevents hum
Silicone decoupling pump skimmer
Extremely quiet Mini Red Dragon Pump, 1000 units already in the mini-series BK
pump head with sea water-resistant titanium screws
Pump also parabolic with rubber feet, acoustically decoupled from the floor
Pump shaft made of special material, like titanium, absolutely unbreakable and sea water resistant
Air-and water-efficient, adjustable
CNC machined wheels made of solid POM-needle sticks, turned and milled
Including ozone connection at the nozzle
Including ozone hose and nipple directly on the wedge tube.
Ozone can be connected directly, without additional air pump
Original quality of Röhm Plexiglas tubes, plastic plates of German premium supplier
Air intake hose …. with 3 mm wall thickness not bent and is sea water resistant
High-precision fabrication, made by Royal-Exclusiv.
Three models available now: 180 – 200 – 250 mm

 

[rkaires]

The neck diameters look smaller judging by the pictures. I guess we have to wait until more info is released.

 

[Jeremy B.]

Just another note about the new cone, this is actually not a "double cone", but just a single wine glass body cone skimmer. The only double cone that Royal Exclusiv makes is the Super Marin which came out in '07.

 

[RobertK]

can someone re-post the link from the original posting?

thx

 

[solitude127]

What's the difference between these and the Alpha's?

 

[hirez]

Yeah, one can wonder, cause the difference is perhaps only in the price.

 

[Jeremy B.]

The new Bubble King cone has a wine glass shaped body, smaller neck, and a pump to match that smaller neck = less air draw and water flow.

 

[RobertK]

How would that be an improvement over the previous model if there is less air draw and water flow?

 

[pencil3]

I don't believe there is a "previous model", this is more like a new product line.

How would that be an improvement over the previous model if there is less air draw and water flow?

 

[rkaires]

How would that be an improvement over the previous model if there is less air draw and water flow?

It would improve performance on systems with lower levels of organics. It will enable it to still build a foam head.

 

[RobertK]

Thank you, rkaires. What would the new design's effect be on a system with higher levels of organics?

 

[rkaires]

It would just produce more foam.

 

[RobertK]

More foam = more organics removal than a comparable skimmer (alpha 170) w/ a wider neck?

 

[mojo~]

More foam = more organics removal than a comparable skimmer (alpha 170) w/ a wider neck?

correct.

 

[rkaires]

I agree. Case in point, I have a ATB 1050A and a KZ M. The ATB has a 4.7" neck with 45scfh of air and the KZ has a 3.5" neck with 40 scfh of air. The KZ produces as much if not more skimmate than the ATB on the same system.

I think the new BK cones will preform better than the Alpha's.

 

[Jeremy B.]

More foam does equal more organics, however a bigger neck or smaller neck on a skimmer doesn't make a bit of difference. It's all relative to the amount of air draw the skimmer has in conjunction with the size of the neck it's pushing up into.

Without knowing the air draw on these new cones we can't say for sure if they will indeed create more foam than the Alpha's or not.