I've just set up a 75 gallon with a 30 gallon sump with a BM100 sitting in 10 inches of water. Total water is probably around 80 gallons or so. I have no fish in the aquarium and about 10 lbs of live rock. I've already emptied the skimmer three times. Granted it was not black but medium dark green with some solids. I'd say that's pretty good for little to no bioload. I have 2 hermits and I've fed a quarter frozen cube of food three times.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13918005#post13918005 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mavgi
The pump not like the sicce but those skimmer perform very well .
here is flow meter on BM160 :
here is image of the cup :
here is a small video :
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Man that looks nice. I have been thinking of getting the 160 for a 90 g.
Have a look at my BM100 in action. Break in time was about 3 or 4 days.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1528558
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1528558
It's only been a month, and if you read this thread you will find that you are the rare minority. Almost everyone has restart problems or complete failures, and about 50% seem to have them w/in the first week. Consider yourself lucky. What I am saying is that I think that the skimmer is such a great deal, that I would buy one and replace the pump immediately if I knew it was possible to do so.
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What pump will fit this skimmer?
I've read the thread and I am aware of the restart issues/failures. I've had Bubble Kings, ASMs and Euro reefs that I have had to blow in the tube for to restart though... Hopefully mine stays its course. If not, I know I can rely on nuocean as the service I've received so far is top-notch.
That is great. I'm interested in this product, and I think I'm going to purchase one, I'm just being cautious. The next step is to attempt to find one. I don't want to order a 220V from Hong Kong, and I would still like to updgrade the pump if possible. I'm glad that some are having good luck. I'm looking at the small model, and those seem to be the ones having the most pump failures. The big guys have stayed pretty quiet which is great.
It could also be due to the squeaky wheel theory...most people who have purchased it have been very happy and don't make a sound, but the ones who have had issues have posted here to have them resolved.
The BM100 is apparently going through a design change, and that could help with many of the issues, or non-issues, depending on whose pump it is.
The BM100 is apparently going through a design change, and that could help with many of the issues, or non-issues, depending on whose pump it is.
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