Bubble King owners

abraha · Jan 17, 2009

I am thinking of getting a Bubble King mini 200 for my tank. I wanted to hear from you guys that run a Bubble King in your system. Is it worth the money? Any noise, microbubbles, maintenence issues, etc?

socaltropicalfish · Jan 17, 2009

no noise, no microbubbles, no maintenance, you set and forget it. I have 2 running at my store, stop by and check them out.

OCReefMadness · Jan 17, 2009

I'm the first reefer to have the Bubble King in Orange county.....I've had a BK300 external that ship from Germany, now I have Supermarine 250 BK. I love it and they are so quite, easy maintenance. If you can affort it go ahead order it from Tom it's worth the money. LOL

socaltropicalfish · Jan 17, 2009

Tony, Trung, Steve are like the first 3 vietnamese dudes that have BK straight from germany.

detailsrock · Jan 17, 2009

why is the skimmate so watery

abraha · Jan 17, 2009

Thanks guys. Reefplanet - thanks for the pics! So no micro bubbles out of the skimmer? If I decide to get one I will give Tom a call for sure!

Reefer08 · Jan 17, 2009

abraha said:
Thanks guys. Reefplanet - thanks for the pics! So no micro bubbles out of the skimmer? If I decide to get one I will give Tom a call for sure!

We put baffles in our sumps to prevent microbubbles from entering the tank.

socaltropicalfish · Jan 17, 2009

no micro bubbles what so ever, come and check out the ones running at the shop.

Inkedforlife · Jan 17, 2009

Very true....No bubbles.. Was just up there today.

Aquafrags · Jan 17, 2009

the BK mini has no microbubbles at all, I ran mine with no baffles and the return pump was less than 8 inches from the skimmer.

jon warner · Jan 17, 2009

make sure you get v2 it's a very nice skimmer.

Aquafrags · Jan 17, 2009

many options, warner marine is also a good option and you can save some dough

abraha · Jan 17, 2009

Sounds like a good investment. I might need to start saving up...

abraha · Jan 17, 2009

Aquafrags, I run a Warner Marine AS-200 and I have had it... Impossible to dial in and the microbubbles are horrible. My sump looks like a jacuzzi.

ktrandc · Jan 17, 2009

I got my 180 from Tom. It does run very runny but I don't mind.

socaltropicalfish · Jan 17, 2009

LOL you need to buy it from me, I will tell you from A-Z before you buy it, which skimmer is good and which one to stay away. Which manufactures takes care their customers and which one will lie to you from top to bottom.

abraha · Jan 17, 2009

ktrandc said:
I got my 180 from Tom. It does run very runny but I don't mind.

You mean the bubble king mini 180? What do you mean by "runny"?

OCReefMadness · Jan 17, 2009

socaltropicalfish said:
no micro bubbles what so ever, come and check out the ones running at the shop.

Tom will let you borrow it for couple day for test run...LOL

socaltropicalfish · Jan 17, 2009

I will take care of him.

racinjason · Jan 18, 2009

I just got the new style 300 deluxe internal, it has the long cone neck like the SM. I am very impressed with the build quality and how quiet it is. Here's the problem. I have the telescopic adjustment as high as it will go and I have the wedge pipe all the way in the closed position and water still comes out of the exit, I can't get the water level up high enough in the skimmer. it is sitting in 9" of water, does anybody have any suggestions and with the wedge pipe turned all the way closed shouldn't it stop the water from exiting coompletely? Thanks