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09-25-2008, 06:47 PM
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My take on the BM160
I ordered the BM160 to run externally with a feed pump to supply.
Firstly - it was very well packed - double boxed with peanut packaging - and the skimmer itself is very solid, very well built. I put it together - instructions are rather scant, but figured it out. Because of the way my sump is constructed, I opted to plumb it over the top of the sump instead of drilling. Made a mistake on the plumbing in that the return pipe going into the sump was too long and it ended up under the water line. I figured this would be a good way to keep it quiet and reduce microbubbles - however, this caused backpressure in the skimmer and I could not keep the water level stable within the skimmer. After I figured this out and cut the pipe - it really began to rock and roll. This skimmer is just awesome. I have it running on a 90 gallon reeftank and I have to empty/clean the cup about every 4 days with dark/black chunky skimmate. I would highly recommend it. It took about a week to fully break in. First few days skimmate was fairly light coloured - but now it is very dark. I could not put it under the stand as I had hoped, so unfortunately it sits beside the stand - and is very very quiet. It uses an AquaBee 2000(?) pump and have no issues with it not restarting. For the price, I don't think you can go wrong with this skimmer. Build quality is superior to the german skimmer I had, half the price and far far more effective. 
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09-26-2008, 12:13 AM
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How do you get at the pump in this skimmer? It looks like you have to reach to the bottom of the skimmer and pull the pump up through the neck of the skimmer?
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400 gal reef. Established April, 2007. 3 Sequence Dart, RM12-4 skimmer, 2 x OM4Ways, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown (pair), Blonde Naso Tang, Vlamingi Tang, Foxface Rabbit, Unicorn Tang, 2 Pakistani Butterflies and a few coral gobies My Tank: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28436
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10-06-2008, 03:58 AM
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Where can i order this skimmer? I need another skimmer for my 90g seahorse tank im planning..so the plan is to use my ER 135 for the Seahorse tank and the BM for my 90g reef. The one thing im concerned about is exactly what untamed questioned... how the heck do you get the pump out.. i mean i like that is it beneath the skimmer and everything ..saves some space but it must be a pain trying to get it out???
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10-06-2008, 04:22 AM
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For North America...I think these are the best guys to go with.
http://www.nuocean.com/ Let us know how it goes.
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Mark...  290g Peninsula Display, 425g total volume. Setup Jan 2013.
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10-06-2008, 09:02 PM
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On the base is made of of 2 parts. There are 4 plastic screws that hold the 2 parts together. The base (with pump attached) detaches after the screws are removed.
My skimmer has been running very well for a few months now and I have not experienced any problems. I am very satisfied with the production of skim and secondly how quiet it runs.
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10-06-2008, 10:23 PM
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any recent "action" shots of the skimmer?
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tanks: 120g w/starphire front, pm bullet 2 skimmer, yellow tang, emperor angel, niger trigger, spotted hawkfish, blue tang, flame angel and 120lbs lr
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