Bubble King Skimmer Club - Page 8

tbone28 · 03/26/2008, 06:09 PM

Yeah, I don't think the extension has even been developed yet. Let alone, how they will get them to the customers. Can't wait to see pics of yours

sjames · 03/26/2008, 06:16 PM

I want a lid with a name on it!

here is as dry as I can get it tbone, production really slowed down after two days skimming like this, the neck got too dirty.

tbone28 · 03/26/2008, 06:19 PM

that neck looks pretty nasty! that's a lot of nog for 2 days. thanks for testing it out for me

LOL, you want an engraved lid, and I want the smooth lid. Too we don't live close to each other!

Los · 03/26/2008, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tbone28
LOS, the build quality of the BK's will match the awesome build you've got going on

Wow, thanks Tbone!

BTW, anyone want to organize the group buy. I leave for a week to Kuwait in a couple of days, so I can't coordinate the buy. That said, I'm definitely "in" and am ready to place my order immediately if someone sets it up.

Carlos

paulthomas · 03/26/2008, 10:09 PM

I'm afraid to ask... how does "one" go about a group buy?

tbone28 · 03/26/2008, 10:59 PM

Group buys are easy, guys!

Just get a list of who's in, and where they will be shipped to. Those of you who live close to each other can have the skimmers shipped to the same address to save on some shipping.

Then take that list and call the various BK dealers to see what kind of pricing/shipping they will offer

Good Luck!

Skimmer Update

Cleaned the cup when I got home from work. Here it is 5 hours later:

Yinger · 03/27/2008, 12:34 AM

hit up tom I bet he'll cut everyone a good deal.

http://socaltropicalfish.com/

tbone28 · 03/27/2008, 12:42 AM

Yinger, how's the breaking in going?

Yinger · 03/27/2008, 01:00 AM

its going pretty well tbone, not getting the skimmate your getting, but I opened up the water intake to about 4 turns and it seemed to fill the skimmer up with more bubbles. but i do have a layer of skimmate about 1/2-3/4 inch after 1 day so I can't complain. Can't wait till its fully broken in.

what's different about this skimmer is that after I feed, within a min, the foam head gets thicker and overflows more rather than loose the foam head like my other skimmers.

tbone28 · 03/27/2008, 01:04 AM

interesting. if I feed mysis or Rod's food, my foam head collapses. It stays intact and of same consistency when I feed frozen brine, spirulina, pellets, dry cyclopeeze.

Yinger · 03/27/2008, 01:08 AM

really? It gets foamier for me when i feed mysis and rod's. Never tried brine and spirulina tho.

tbone28 · 03/27/2008, 01:11 AM

you're lucky! do you rinse your mysis before feeding? I also soak my food in Selcon. I wonder if that adds to the oil.

Yinger · 03/27/2008, 01:12 AM

oh okay, the selcon will definitely do that haha. That thing is full of oil.

tbone28 · 03/27/2008, 01:24 AM

shoooot! It takes a good 2-3 hours for that foam head to form up again after I feed! So I only feed that oily stuff once a day.

jtarmitage · 03/27/2008, 02:12 AM

tbone, how the heck do you service that skimmer in there? Looks like you have no room to even remove the collection cup.

tbone28 · 03/27/2008, 09:15 AM

Like this

Before skimmer was ordered:

After delivery:

jtarmitage · 03/27/2008, 09:22 AM

Tight clearance. Was that a custom cup? Or did you just get really lucky?

tbone28 · 03/27/2008, 09:27 AM

REEEEAAAAL lucky. i wanted the Deluxe 250 and ATB medium as my top choices, but both would've required custom cups. I also tried selling my sump and ordering a new sump, but no takers on the sump. Got lucky with the clearance on the SM cup.

triunfo · 03/27/2008, 05:51 PM

Should anyone organize a group buy (I unfortunately can't) I am definitly in. I'll be joining the BK membership ranks soon...but a group buy to save some green definitly sounds good. Either way whatever I save is going right back into the tank...more money to burn on other equipment!

Yinger · 03/27/2008, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tbone28
REEEEAAAAL lucky. i wanted the Deluxe 250 and ATB medium as my top choices, but both would've required custom cups. I also tried selling my sump and ordering a new sump, but no takers on the sump. Got lucky with the clearance on the SM cup.

shoulda just taken a jigsaw to the sump haha. that is a tight squeeze, but it looks like its paying off

Yinger · 03/27/2008, 10:23 PM

skimmer has been running since sunday and here's a pic of 2 days worth of skimmate...

tbone28 · 03/27/2008, 10:26 PM

looking pretty good. that's more skimmate than I got in my 1st 2 days.

paulthomas · 03/28/2008, 11:47 AM

Sheesh, I'll organize the group buy.

I need a show of hands in this thread and for you each to PM me:

1. Your city/town, state and zip code

2. What model you want. Please narrow it down to two.

Keep in mind that many BK dealers will give free shipping. It may be the case that free shipping will be cheaper than a group buy discount plus shipping. But we'll see.

I assume we're all paying via credit card? It'll probably be easier if we indivdually call in our shipping and credit card info. to the dealer once we hash out the basics.

Paul

Jim_S · 03/28/2008, 12:09 PM

Too Fly, yhpm

tbone28 · 03/28/2008, 12:14 PM

jim_sexy, you joinin the club??? woot woot!

03/26/2008, 10:59 PM	#181
tbone28 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,503	Group buys are easy, guys! Just get a list of who's in, and where they will be shipped to. Those of you who live close to each other can have the skimmers shipped to the same address to save on some shipping. Then take that list and call the various BK dealers to see what kind of pricing/shipping they will offer Good Luck! Skimmer Update Cleaned the cup when I got home from work. Here it is 5 hours later: Last edited by tbone28; 03/26/2008 at 11:12 PM.

03/27/2008, 02:12 AM	#190
jtarmitage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Happy Valley, OR Posts: 3,926	tbone, how the heck do you service that skimmer in there? Looks like you have no room to even remove the collection cup. __________________ Jeremy No dear, not a flood. Just an unintentional water change.... If you view your problem closely enough, you will recognize yourself as part of the problem Current Tank Info: 92g in the works

03/27/2008, 09:22 AM	#192
jtarmitage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Happy Valley, OR Posts: 3,926	Tight clearance. Was that a custom cup? Or did you just get really lucky? __________________ Jeremy No dear, not a flood. Just an unintentional water change.... If you view your problem closely enough, you will recognize yourself as part of the problem Current Tank Info: 92g in the works

03/27/2008, 10:23 PM	#196
Yinger Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Yorba Linda Posts: 3,657	skimmer has been running since sunday and here's a pic of 2 days worth of skimmate... Last edited by Yinger; 03/27/2008 at 10:38 PM.

03/28/2008, 12:09 PM	#199
Jim_S Timo Boll Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,333	Too Fly, yhpm __________________ We will survive in this world of competition, shooting guns and our ammunition... Bradley Nowell Current Tank Info: We're recreating the ocean in our livings rooms. With that said, I've had some ups and downs.

03/26/2008, 06:09 PM	#176
tbone28 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,503	Yeah, I don't think the extension has even been developed yet. Let alone, how they will get them to the customers. Can't wait to see pics of yours

03/26/2008, 06:16 PM	#177
sjames Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: PA Posts: 675	I want a lid with a name on it! here is as dry as I can get it tbone, production really slowed down after two days skimming like this, the neck got too dirty.

03/26/2008, 06:19 PM	#178
tbone28 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,503	that neck looks pretty nasty! that's a lot of nog for 2 days. thanks for testing it out for me LOL, you want an engraved lid, and I want the smooth lid. Too we don't live close to each other!

03/26/2008, 10:09 PM	#180
paulthomas Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 875	I'm afraid to ask... how does "one" go about a group buy?

03/27/2008, 12:34 AM	#182
Yinger Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Yorba Linda Posts: 3,657	hit up tom I bet he'll cut everyone a good deal. http://socaltropicalfish.com/

03/27/2008, 12:42 AM	#183
tbone28 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,503	Yinger, how's the breaking in going?

03/27/2008, 01:00 AM	#184
Yinger Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Yorba Linda Posts: 3,657	its going pretty well tbone, not getting the skimmate your getting, but I opened up the water intake to about 4 turns and it seemed to fill the skimmer up with more bubbles. but i do have a layer of skimmate about 1/2-3/4 inch after 1 day so I can't complain. Can't wait till its fully broken in. what's different about this skimmer is that after I feed, within a min, the foam head gets thicker and overflows more rather than loose the foam head like my other skimmers.

03/27/2008, 01:04 AM	#185
tbone28 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,503	interesting. if I feed mysis or Rod's food, my foam head collapses. It stays intact and of same consistency when I feed frozen brine, spirulina, pellets, dry cyclopeeze.

03/27/2008, 01:08 AM	#186
Yinger Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Yorba Linda Posts: 3,657	really? It gets foamier for me when i feed mysis and rod's. Never tried brine and spirulina tho.

03/27/2008, 01:11 AM	#187
tbone28 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,503	you're lucky! do you rinse your mysis before feeding? I also soak my food in Selcon. I wonder if that adds to the oil.

03/27/2008, 01:12 AM	#188
Yinger Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Yorba Linda Posts: 3,657	oh okay, the selcon will definitely do that haha. That thing is full of oil.

03/27/2008, 01:24 AM	#189
tbone28 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,503	shoooot! It takes a good 2-3 hours for that foam head to form up again after I feed! So I only feed that oily stuff once a day.

03/27/2008, 09:15 AM	#191
tbone28 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,503	Like this Before skimmer was ordered: After delivery:

03/27/2008, 09:27 AM	#193
tbone28 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,503	REEEEAAAAL lucky. i wanted the Deluxe 250 and ATB medium as my top choices, but both would've required custom cups. I also tried selling my sump and ordering a new sump, but no takers on the sump. Got lucky with the clearance on the SM cup.

03/27/2008, 05:51 PM	#194
triunfo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West New York Posts: 15	Should anyone organize a group buy (I unfortunately can't) I am definitly in. I'll be joining the BK membership ranks soon...but a group buy to save some green definitly sounds good. Either way whatever I save is going right back into the tank...more money to burn on other equipment!

03/27/2008, 10:26 PM	#197
tbone28 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,503	looking pretty good. that's more skimmate than I got in my 1st 2 days.

03/28/2008, 11:47 AM	#198
paulthomas Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 875	Sheesh, I'll organize the group buy. I need a show of hands in this thread and for you each to PM me: 1. Your city/town, state and zip code 2. What model you want. Please narrow it down to two. Keep in mind that many BK dealers will give free shipping. It may be the case that free shipping will be cheaper than a group buy discount plus shipping. But we'll see. I assume we're all paying via credit card? It'll probably be easier if we indivdually call in our shipping and credit card info. to the dealer once we hash out the basics. Paul

03/28/2008, 12:14 PM	#200
tbone28 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,503	jim_sexy, you joinin the club??? woot woot!