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[gregzz4]

Little late on the uptake here as I just caught the pic of your skimmer
Holee that thing is a monster
I'll stick with my 75g for now ( seeing as it's not even running yet )
Although I do see me needing something that size when I retire

[Seriak]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Little late on the uptake here as I just caught the pic of your skimmer
Holee that thing is a monster
I'll stick with my 75g for now ( seeing as it's not even running yet )
Although I do see me needing something that size when I retire

You wont be able to afford it when you retire.

[sphelps]

Monster skimmer and nano powerheads... seems like a weird combo but to each their own.

FYI in my experience having used both the SM300 and SM250 the 250 works significantly better. I swear that 300 was originally intended to be used with a single pump but when tested it was discovered it wasn't enough so they added some dinky little extra pump just to get it working. At least that's my theory, I never really got it working on a good steady pace, the small pump seemed too inconsistent and required constant attention. The 250 is not much smaller and virtually never requires adjustment or attention.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Monster skimmer and nano powerheads... seems like a weird combo but to each their own.

FYI in my experience having used both the SM300 and SM250 the 250 works significantly better. I swear that 300 was originally intended to be used with a single pump but when tested it was discovered it wasn't enough so they added some dinky little extra pump just to get it working. At least that's my theory, I never really got it working on a good steady pace, the small pump seemed too inconsistent and required constant attention. The 250 is not much smaller and virtually never requires adjustment or attention.

well after buying the skimmer and my lighting, the nanostreams are all I can afford

I spent a couple hours going through the "BK owners club" thread on RC and the KZ forum before making the decision.....any complaints about the 300 (there werent many) were diagnosed as user error (skimmer chamber was too deep)....Im not too worried about the wee tiny handful of people that had trouble tuning this model....it impresses me more, the overwhelming majority of good reviews

[Zoaelite]

Just came from creepin V2 and I'm pretty excited to see how you lay the new aquascape out. I know it's a little early but you have any ideas on how you want to put everything in?

[DiverDude]

Very cool, Doug ! The only disconcerting bit that caught my eye was the bit about moving to <cough> Edmonton <cough>.

Who'd you **** off to deserve THAT ??

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by DiverDude

Very cool, Doug ! The only disconcerting bit that caught my eye was the bit about moving to <cough> Edmonton <cough>.

Who'd you **** off to deserve THAT ??

I didnt tick anyone one off man (except maybe my family and the guys I work for, by leaving Calgary).....I done went and fell in love with a reefer gal up there

Originally Posted by Zoaelite

Just came from creepin V2 and I'm pretty excited to see how you lay the new aquascape out. I know it's a little early but you have any ideas on how you want to put everything in?

well you've seen my tank in person right?.... Im really fond of the overhangs with the PVC substructures I have going on.....I get so many compliments on them, so Im thinking that the big tank will look fairly similar to V2...with 30" front to back Im thinking of attempting a really dramatic, massive overhang in this tank.....the overhangs in V2 were done with 1/2 PVC....the overhang Im envisioning in my head will likely need a substructure of at least 1"- 1 1/2" PVC.....I wanna try and blow peoples minds with this aquascape in this tank....



well yous guys went and made me all self conscious about my inadequacies in the powerhead department so I picked up one of these

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Seriak

You wont be able to afford it when you retire.

Ya I'm quite shocked at the price of the larger BKs
And I'm not retiring if I can't afford to play