New Mini Bubble King Skimmers

[DeltecRules]

Looks like the new mini bubble king skimmers are comming out in July/August. Pulled this info from the other reef forum.

Air Intake
Royal-Exclusiv building three modells :
Mini-BK 160mm for tanks up to 400 litres = 400 Liter air-intake
Mini-BK 180mm for tanks up to 600 litres = 600 Liter air-intake
Mini-BK 200mm for tanks up to 800 liters = 800 Liter air-intake

Size in US gallons
Mini-BK 160mm for tanks up to 105 gallons
Mini-BK 180mm for tanks up to 160 gallons
Mini-BK 200mm for tanks up to 210 gallons

Prices according to captivereefs who will be carrying them
Bubble King Mini 160 $1,099.00
Bubble King Mini 180 $1,249.00
Bubble King Mini 200 $1,399.00

I don't know how to transfer pics from the other website but they sure look nice. Kind of pricey for a skimmer that can't be used external and the amount of air they pull. Not sure how these will ever compare to ATI's in bang for the buck and performance. The mini's sure do look they are made well though.

[DeltecRules]

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[HBtank]

$1100 for 400 LPH? They must be made with diamond encrusted acrylic....

[old salty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10016103#post10016103 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by HBtank
$1100 for 400 LPH? They must be made with diamond encrusted acrylic....

You've got that backwards, they are acrylic encrusted diamonds!!


Nice to see BK's putting something else together. Have they figured out a way to make the RD pumps last longer on 60Hz? I hear (not experienced) that some may have a small issue with this.

[Reef Sponger]

DeltecRules, is there a BubbleKingRules in the making? :lol: J/K I've seen some photos, really look nice. Cost of replacement parts must be a killer.

[DeltecRules]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10019889#post10019889 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reef Sponger
DeltecRules, is there a BubbleKingRules in the making? :lol: J/K I've seen some photos, really look nice. Cost of replacement parts must be a killer.

LOL naw I like my skimmer, I was just admiring the design of these skimemrs. I do have bubble king envy but I don't have the cash for it at the moment.

The thing I can't understand is how they are charging $1100.00 for only 400 LPH of air, especially when it can only be used in sump. I know Klaus builds quality custom skimmers but how are these even going to be competitive with the ATI bubble master's. The BM160 pulls 800-900 LPH of air for only $469.00. Damn big difference. The Bubble king mini does look like it has the edge in built but thats about it.

[Reef Sponger]

I'm patiently waiting for my BM160, just hope I don't have to do a bundle of iterations to get it to skim properly.