Bubble Magus BM180-CS Skimmer Reveiw

[burrows14]

So its been just over a week of running this skimmer. Im still trying to find the skimmer sweet spot tho. It is still skimming a bit on the wet side. Im gonna try running it in 8 1/2" of water this weekend and see how that works. I am still very impressed with the power of this pump! nothing gets by it plus it is silent!! Compared to the nac7 this skimmer has improved my water clarity ten fold

[burrows14]

So the skimmer is now been running in 8 1/2" of water since sunday afternoon. So far so good! its skimming a bit on the wet side but I turned it down a little bit and emptied the skimmer cup and will update in 24hrs.

Cheers
Ray

24hrs at 8 1/2"

[burrows14]

the skimmer is performing great but im still not getting that thick stinky foam that i like so much lol I was trying to think why in comparison with the nac7 i am not getting it. The nac7 had a mesh wheel impeller compared to the 180s needle impeller. I am thinking of doing the mod but do not want to attempt it without any spare parts for the aquabee lol just in case cause I am know to breeak things with my stone hands lol. I am only doing this mod out of personal preferance.

Cheers
Ray

[mark]

be nice for a un-modded review.

[burrows14]

I wont be doing the mod for a while. probably do it in just over a month or so

[Aqua-Digital]

Just a side note, a mesh wheel is available it is an option from Bubble magus

Just ask your retailer for one.

[burrows14]

on the weekend I made a eggcrate stand for the skimmer and its now sitting in 8" of water and is running like a dream! The outflow knob is dialed in a 3.5(out of 6) Im staring to get that thick foam ive been looking for I took a little longer for this skimmer to break in compared to others Ive had but it was worth the wait. Will be posting pics tommorow and hopefully a video.

Cheers
Ray

[burrows14]

This skimmer is getting better by the week Ive finally found the sweet spot on this thing and am very pleased with it. I have a few pics with 4 days of skimmate in it. For having a very light bioload at the momemt all I can say is not bad at all. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Cheers
Ray

[Aqua-Digital]

Interesting to know, where did you set the skimming water level?

Inside the neck or just below the neck?

If inside the neck how far up?

I am running the BM-150Pro (uses the same pump) and with ultra low nutrients its still pulling Poo daily

[burrows14]

I set the water line about an inch below the red ring on the skimmer body. I find it give the bubbles more space to build up. The skimmer is in 8" of water at the moment.