bubble master 250

markandkristen · 09/17/2009, 10:35 AM

what are your thoughts on this skimmer any 250 users out thier

taxman95 · 09/17/2009, 07:21 PM

I'm very happy with mine on my 240.

The only issue I have is that after some power failures one of the pumps sometimes doesn't restart and I need to take it apart and sometimes trim the mesh

cobbobby · 09/17/2009, 09:29 PM

No clue why people buy these. They were great at the get go, but you can get the same skimmer for round 400bux. And you can get askoll based skimmers for 300 less.

skimmy · 09/18/2009, 07:22 AM

+1

but they are a great company, and they were the first skimmer company to market a mesh modded sicce pump, so big props to them for that. ...just too expensive now in the modern skimmer game.

mfinn · 09/18/2009, 08:37 AM

I love my BM250, but if the MSX and SWC skimmers had been out at the time, I would have bought one of them.
I am a little tired of dealing with the sicce pumps and am looking at one of the askoll powered skimmers.
If a used one could be found, you might be able to get a good deal on it.

chads120 · 10/18/2009, 06:13 PM

They have pin-wheels for scicce pumps that make them much more relyable.

old salty · 10/19/2009, 07:16 AM

I had one for a year. It was a good skimmer, but the lack of reliability of the Sicce pumps made me sell the skimmer. I tried new mesh, pinwheels, new shafts, etc... on both pumps and they just would not restart without hassle.

I now use a Deltec AP851. The reliability is rock solid, most likely due to the Eheim pump. Buyer beware: Don't let the price of Deltec make you believe you are getting quality; you are getting a product made from the cheapest acrylic available.

09/17/2009, 10:35 AM	#1
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	bubble master 250 what are your thoughts on this skimmer any 250 users out thier

09/18/2009, 08:37 AM	#5
mfinn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olympia. WA. Posts: 8,648	I love my BM250, but if the MSX and SWC skimmers had been out at the time, I would have bought one of them. I am a little tired of dealing with the sicce pumps and am looking at one of the askoll powered skimmers. If a used one could be found, you might be able to get a good deal on it. __________________ 240 gallon soft coral tank 50 gallon lps tank

10/19/2009, 07:16 AM	#7
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	I had one for a year. It was a good skimmer, but the lack of reliability of the Sicce pumps made me sell the skimmer. I tried new mesh, pinwheels, new shafts, etc... on both pumps and they just would not restart without hassle. I now use a Deltec AP851. The reliability is rock solid, most likely due to the Eheim pump. Buyer beware: Don't let the price of Deltec make you believe you are getting quality; you are getting a product made from the cheapest acrylic available. __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

09/17/2009, 07:21 PM	#2
taxman95 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 128	I'm very happy with mine on my 240. The only issue I have is that after some power failures one of the pumps sometimes doesn't restart and I need to take it apart and sometimes trim the mesh

09/17/2009, 09:29 PM	#3
cobbobby Moved On Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: At a Tea Party Posts: 393	No clue why people buy these. They were great at the get go, but you can get the same skimmer for round 400bux. And you can get askoll based skimmers for 300 less.

09/18/2009, 07:22 AM	#4
skimmy T3am Zissou Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Galactic Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 1,123	+1 but they are a great company, and they were the first skimmer company to market a mesh modded sicce pump, so big props to them for that. ...just too expensive now in the modern skimmer game.

10/18/2009, 06:13 PM	#6
chads120 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Elk Grove,Ca Posts: 433	They have pin-wheels for scicce pumps that make them much more relyable.