Len":vfsq5sl2 said:
FWIW, the performance differences in these top-tier skimmers really isn't going to make or break a tank. They are nice toys/trophies to have though
This is the most amount of common sense I have seen in a thread involving the BK skimmers ever
Just so you can be a bit more confused, let me pitch in a few more things your way. I am sure you know that smell, color, and even volume of skimmate have no known objective measure as their is nobody that has been able to compare them or even say what the heck is any of them. So, knowing that, why should any one of us be impressed with dark smelly skimmate? Even worse, you do know that skimmate that sits in front of strong lighting like aquarium lighting or sunlight does turn very very dark pretty easily from algae blooms occuring in such a nutrient rich media right? So, in those pictures you posted above with the dog and such how do you or me know that what was on the collection cup was the result of what the skimmer took out vs what grew in front of the lights?
Most of the high end skimmers will do a good job. If I had to personally choose between a BK, deltec, and a H&S (which are not new in the market by any stretch of the imagination), I think would have a much easier time telling you which I would not pick: BK. I've seen them at work as I have seen a Deltec and I was very unimpressed to be polite. Also, as little as there is of them around in the states, most come broken in shipping, which either negates their "overbuilt" or jsut says how poor they are packaged. Also, try getting a replacement part for any of it and you'll be sitting for a few months as there are several people waiting for broken collection cups, pump mounts, etc. I am not making this up as it is easy to start adding them up by the number of RC threads on these things. Add tot hat the fact that Klaus replies to some threads telling people that he is re-doing every part every other week. If they are so darn good, why do they feel they need to be re-doing anything so often? In my book, just too many questions with shaddy answers is any.
Len also brought up a good point earlier: get whichever you really want regardless because you will always be plagued with the questions of what if................
I guess you replied while I was writing.........
