To all Skimmer and Bubble King owners

[Borderjumper]

Originally Posted by fkshiu

It's the same as asking "Do I need a Mercedes?". Nobody NEEDS a Mercedes for their existence and the Japanese brands have the Germans beat when it comes to bang for your buck in terms of features, but Mercs still sell really well. By the same token, why do certain women pay through the nose for a Louis Vuitton handbag when a burlap sack fulfills the same function just as well?

Like Mercedes and LV, BK is a luxury brand that many people get, in part at least, to show off a bit (and i mean this in the most positive sort of way ). There are many skimmers that probably do just as good a job pulling crap out of the water as BK, but they don't do it with the same Teutonic aesthetic and engineering snob appeal as BK: titanium screws, half cm thick CNC laser cut cell cast acrylic, flux capacitor etc.

You get BK because you want to, not because you need to.

P.S. I'm perfectly happy with my current skimmer but I'd get a BK if it wouldn't cost me my marriage

you forgot the most important thing.. its sexy!

J/k aside, I have a mini180 and love it. Its totally silent and has worked flawlessly. Is it worth it? After spending as much as I did for one.. no way would I answer no

[Jason McK]

I have a 300 external and Love it. The ease of cleaning, the quality of construction and the materials used make it number 1 in my opinion. I have a 400G system so when you look at skimmer prices that handle 400G the BK really isn't that much higher in price. Look at H&S, deltec, Euroreef they are all around the same price as BK.

[marie]

I opted to spend a bunch of money on a skimmer because I was tired of cheap ones that I spent more time fiddling with then they did skimming.
It consistently produces the same amount of skimmate day in and day out and not once in the year I've had it, have I been tempted to throw it off the sundeck....

[fishytime]

I think perhaps the biggest difference is quality....those titanium screws will never rust....that 1/4" thick acrylic will never crack....etc. Properly maintained, a skimmer of this quality should far outlast lesser quality skimmers.

[trilinearmipmap]

I upgraded from a EuroReef CS-6-2+ with gate mod and meshmod to a Bubble King Mini 180 last fall.

I am happy with the upgrade.

The main advantages are:

1. Almost silent, compared to my noisy EuroReef.

2. You don't need to tinker with it, just dial it in then forget about it, reliable skimmate production day in and day out. Compared to my Euroreef which I was always adjusting to try and get the skimmate production right.

3. Rock solid build quality.

The disadvantage is:

1. Price. If you can't afford it, get a Bubble Magus.

[TonyR]

The new Deltec skimmers will be out soon,looks like they will be worth a look.

http://www.theaquariumsolution.com/n...re-information

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by TonyR

The new Deltec skimmers will be out soon,looks like they will be worth a look.

http://www.theaquariumsolution.com/n...re-information

Just a hunch, Won't white be darn near impossible to keep clean in the sump?

[leslie hempel]

reef octopus make a very good skimmer based on the BK principle.. not sure if its available buy you guys though..

[fdiddy]

The BKs also have a red dragon pump - mmmmmm