Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board - SWC VS Bubble Magus!!

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When are we going to see some results on how the SWC units actually skim compared to the BMs? That's my main concern!

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I haven't seen any documentation from SWC on their product but I'd like to think that it would be a LOT better than the piece of toilet paper in 'chinglish' that I got with my BM

Haha, I laughed so hard from reading my BM doser instructions something about shoving the tubing into the sun hole and then rotating. Still very happy with the overall product though.

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Originally Posted by Palytoxinhallucinations (Post 535143)

My SWC 160 cone arrived last week and this ^ along with many positive reviews and the fact that at least some of the $ will stay in canada, was the reason I chose the SWC over the others I was considering (bubble mag-china HQ, price changing deuchery, vertexIN-large footprint were the other reasons). Every little part is readily available for the swcs, and Jayson was great about answering the questions I had for him (would have just bought it from Ian who's great to deal with, if I knew a couple weeks ago he was picking them up...no free biobeads for me...)
Anyway in the end it was an easy choice and for what it's worth I got the new model with the white bubble plate and the box still says made in china, here's a pic

Exactly. Same reasons for me. Been friends with Jayson for 10yrs. Purchased lots from him and never had a problem. Local business support for me, although 200km away. As Canadian as it can get.
Great to see someone else selling the products, besides American vendors.

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Originally Posted by intarsiabox (Post 535247)

When are we going to see some results on how the SWC units actually skim compared to the BMs? That's my main concern!

With Ian,s permission. We posted a link for some reviews, if thats of any help to you. Not comparison with any other products though, except for what I and the others have used or seen in action.

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Originally Posted by OceanicCorals-Ian- (Post 534863)

We are starting this thread to showcase the new SWC skimmers as we are now the western retailer for the product line. We are going to post results on a head to head comparison with Bubble Magus to review the results....... I will be adding the whole line of SWC skimmer to the website over the next two to three days....

Stay tuned!

Doug, I read the threads plus many more but this thread was started to show actual results from Ian on the SWC vs BM and I'm really interested in seeing the results. I need a skimmer so I can finish setting up my new sump and the the new tank going. I was going to get a BM NAC7 but now it seems like SWC is the new band wagon so I want to see if it's worth the extra money or not. From what I've read so far the build quality is better but I'm not sure on performance.

How do you compare the performance of 2 skimmers? ;) By the amount of skim-mate they produce? No! By the color of skim-mate? No! By the smell of skim-mate? No! By some physical factors? No!
I would love to have some Feldman & Maers type study of the skimmers. Show me some numbers!

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Originally Posted by George (Post 535334)

Ask and ye shall receive :lol: Try these for some methods:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010...chterm=skimmer

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/2/aafeature

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2009/1/aafeature2

I have a SWC 250 cone skimmer and while I don't know much about Bubble Magus skimmers I know a few people with Bubble King skimmers and my SWC skimmer pulls out just as much skimmate if not more then their bubble kings do, so IMO I'd say that SWC skimmers are excellent skimmers :biggrin:

Pic.'s speak volumes and this is four days worth of skimmate in my SWC 250 cone collection cup:

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...p/P7160475.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...p/P7160476.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...p/P7160477.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...p/P7160478.jpg

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Originally Posted by fishoholic (Post 535390)

Holy crap!! :shocked!:

Judging by other posts on Canreef, we now have the attention of the competitors running this comparison! Proof is in the NOG and the overall construction of the equipment. We chose BM to compare to as the SWC are comparably priced; however, they are not comparable quality.

We are not going to offer demos on the SWC skimmers but instead offer this thread as an avenue for owners to post their opinions good or bad about both manufacturers.....

We sell BM and we sell lots of it, we also sell Reef Octopus and now SWC, out these three brands of Skimmers the SWC and "Super" Reef Octopus are hands down better quality with better pumps and overall design.

We are going to start a trade in promotion for those looking to exchange their BM for an SWC, more details to come!

So I guess the change of heart to post comparison results between the two brands means performance wise the brands are about equal just a difference in cone quality?