Bubble Magus A5 for 625XXL?

Slayer33 · 07/02/2019, 11:49 AM

Hi all,

I'm starting to plan out what I need right away and what can wait for my new tank.. I'm going from a 58g display/30g sump to a Red Sea Reefer 625 XXL... I'm still a few months away in getting it started but I'm looking at my current equipment. I have a Bubble Magus Curve A5, some sites say good to 125 gallon and some 140 gallon.. my new tank will be 133g display and the sump I believe is around 27 gallons.. so 160 gallons total.. but I think the sump usually only holds 1/2-2/3 water capacity.

Will my Bubble Magus Curve A5 be enough? or should I look to upgrade?

Thanks.

mcgyvr · 07/02/2019, 02:24 PM

Skimmer ratings are kind of like throwing a dart at the wall and many overskim and many underskim and each of those can have successful tanks.. There are those that think their tank does better without skimming too.. A skimmer is optional and very hard to quantify its usefulness/return on investment..

So I would answer that yes the A5 "could" certainly be enough based on so many variables and an almost impossible to quantify usefulness of a skimmer..
If I already had one I would certainly keep it and use it until I had proven facts that it wasn't suitable..

moondoggy4 · 07/07/2019, 10:53 AM

Like mcgyr stated use it until you need more, I would keep a Bubble Magnus Curve 7 on my short list, and if a screaming deal came along I would jump on it.

07/02/2019, 11:49 AM	#1
Slayer33 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 41	Bubble Magus A5 for 625XXL? Hi all, I'm starting to plan out what I need right away and what can wait for my new tank.. I'm going from a 58g display/30g sump to a Red Sea Reefer 625 XXL... I'm still a few months away in getting it started but I'm looking at my current equipment. I have a Bubble Magus Curve A5, some sites say good to 125 gallon and some 140 gallon.. my new tank will be 133g display and the sump I believe is around 27 gallons.. so 160 gallons total.. but I think the sump usually only holds 1/2-2/3 water capacity. Will my Bubble Magus Curve A5 be enough? or should I look to upgrade? Thanks.

07/02/2019, 02:24 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Skimmer ratings are kind of like throwing a dart at the wall and many overskim and many underskim and each of those can have successful tanks.. There are those that think their tank does better without skimming too.. A skimmer is optional and very hard to quantify its usefulness/return on investment.. So I would answer that yes the A5 "could" certainly be enough based on so many variables and an almost impossible to quantify usefulness of a skimmer.. If I already had one I would certainly keep it and use it until I had proven facts that it wasn't suitable.. __________________ Who me?

07/07/2019, 10:53 AM	#3
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Like mcgyr stated use it until you need more, I would keep a Bubble Magnus Curve 7 on my short list, and if a screaming deal came along I would jump on it.