Bubble King or Reef Octopus, sizing ... ???

[SoloSK71]

Is the 250 the right size for that volume?

Charles

[MitchM]

It depends.
Do you "overstock" or "understock" your aquarium?
Your aquarium will be healthier if you "understock" in general.

[Bblinks]

I ran the supermarin 250 on a 300 gallon system heavily stocked with a 60 gallon frag system and 100 gallon sump. It was the work horse and the heart of the operation. Bbk or bbk, there is my choice.

[SoloSK71]

Thanks, that helps.

Charles

[Scythanith]

I'm a BBK fanboy for sure. I use a DC-250 with speedy3 DC pump on a 270g lightly stocked and I'm honestly not feeding the skimmer enough. I need more fish and over feed to try to get some nutrients in the water.

[smokinreefer]

Fwiw,

I've done some recent research on BBK, the supermarin 200 would be perfect for your system. It would be my choice.

Having said that I have not researched the octopus skimmers.

Just to put some relevance to my opinion, I was researching skimmers for my next system, slightly larger than yours. And I plan on having lots of fish.
If you find a supermarin 200, you won't be disappointed.

[Myka]

One of my clients has a Supermarin 300 on a medium-stocked but very overfed 375-gallon display with another 40-50 gallons in the sump. It's fed by an RD3 Speedy pump and a Mini 1500 pump. The skimmer has been running for 3 or 4 years without a hitch. It's set and forget, requires very little maintenance. My only complaint is that every once in awhile (maybe 3 times per year) it will overflow for no apparent reason. It seems like this is when the cup has been emptied, but not cleaned for a prolonged period (like 2 weeks lol).

The only thing that would hold me back from buying a Bubble King is that replacement pumps have been harder to get in Canada in the last couple years, and none of the major retailers in Canada are stocking Bubble King anymore.

I can't compare to a Reef Octopus, as I've never worked with one. Reef Octopus has a Canadian distributor though, which is handy, just make sure the model you pick is one that they stock pumps for if that's one of the reasons you pick RO.