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12/09/2019, 12:56 PM | #1 |
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Right Size BK Skimmer
I was considering pulling the plug on a BK skimmer but at a small dilemma,I've been following these skimmers and threads and everybodys set up are different and I sometimes too much info is confusing but I have a 90g just finished cycling and going to stock medium for now cause Im moving in 2 years and would like to upgrade to a 180 to be fully stocked with corals and fish
is there a skimmer that can accommodate this being that I want a low load until I move so I dont have a problem moving a fully stock tank, or should I wait till I get the 180 to keep it from buying a small one and then get a different one later being I only want to purchase once, Thanks in advance
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12/09/2019, 11:20 PM | #2 |
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A mini 160 would work good for the 90 but not for the 180 unless you keep a low load in the 180. Anything rated for a 180 would be too large for a 90 unless you had a stupidly heavy fish load which wouldn’t make sense in a 90 gallon display. The good thing is that when it comes time to upgrade, you will find that Bubble King skimmers have really good resale value so you could use that to off set the costs of the skimmer upgrade.
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12/10/2019, 12:59 AM | #3 | |
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12/10/2019, 08:49 AM | #4 | |
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12/10/2019, 01:32 PM | #5 |
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Is it the new one with the 6V Controller? also quick question how would it compare with the 150 Cone? Thanks
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12/10/2019, 01:36 PM | #6 | |
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12/30/2019, 04:24 PM | #7 | |
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12/30/2019, 08:29 PM | #8 | |
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12/31/2019, 08:41 AM | #9 |
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Ok so lighten up on the load on the 90 or get the mini 160 got it
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12/31/2019, 09:13 AM | #10 |
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12/31/2019, 09:56 AM | #11 |
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Ok and with the mini 160 I have the ability to also lower the load and maybe go as big as 120g
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12/31/2019, 04:51 PM | #12 | |
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