“my Bubble magus curve 5 protein skimmer has stopped working for some reason...”
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“my Bubble magus curve 5 protein skimmer has stopped working for some reason...”
“I'm running the bubble magus curve 5 elite, it's not as nice as the octo line but I have it figured out pretty well lol”
“I’m super happy with my Bubble Magus Curve 5. It’s about $200 if you want another option.”
“I got a Bubble Magus Curve 5 for my ~200L tank, very low stocking too and probably massive overkill but it does a great job and I can't hear it through the cabinet.”
“When I got my protein skimmer new, it still had to be broken in. It took about a month for things to settle.”
“BM stopped bubbling or pulling any skim after less than 6 months, despite regular cleaning and adjustment. Total waste of money imo, should've spent a little more and got the Reef octopus to begin with”
“I recently bought this exact same skimmer and it was making an extremely loud sucking sound regardless of where I put it in terms of water level. I could not get it to pull any skimmate either. The pump ended up being faulty, which is apparently somewhat common with these.”
“I have a bubble magus curve 5. It works great for my tank. Like an absolute champ. My tank is 2 40 gallons, lightly stocked. Still manages to pull all kinds of crap from the water.”
“It seems to over flow instantly no matter how I adjust the flow.”
“Bubble Magus Curve 5. I absolutely love mine. I had it on my 65G, and now my upgraded 82G tank. It is pulling that brown nasty in the new tank as well.”
“I'd go with the curve 5. Great skimmers with a great price!”
“I've got a bubble magus curve 5 elite on my 525xl. I think lots of folks overskim. A curve 5 should be just fine here. You may need to elevate it a bit in the sump to get it dialed in like I did.”
“I have similar construction skimmer for smaller tanks, economy Bubble Magus Curve 5, it is really good comparing to old style cylindrical models.”
“Bubble magus curve 5 and a Nyos Quantum 120. The nyos was 400 and the BM curve was 200. BM curve out performed the Nyos.”
“I also used to have a Tunze 9004 which was barely adequate for export, so decided to upgrade to the larger skimmer.”
“I have a 40 gallon breeder with 20 gallon sump and I’m running a bubble-magus curve 5 elite protein skimmer. Works great with my bio load and pulls thick dark skimmate (run it more dry than wet). Fits great into my 20 gallon long sump/refugium.”
“I have a Bubble Magus "Curve 5 Elite" now, which works quite well, so I know they can make a skimmer.”
“I'm using the Bubble Magus Curve 5. Took some time breaking in but it's working great now.”
“low end Bubble Magus Curve 5 is quiet and nice, but you can fins even better”
“I have a bubble magus curve 5 as well and it's a great, inexpensive skimmer.”
“I have a Curve 5 on a 75 and it's worked great for me. I have 2 wrasses, a cave goby and 3 clown fish and it pulls out some nasty shit. I highly recommend it.”
“I'd give this a solid 4 out of 5 star rating. And, if you adjust for the price, it'd probably get a 5.”
“I have a curve 5 and it works great, albeit compared to the coralife 65 I used to run before.”
“Compared to other skimmers in the lab, the Bubble Magus Curve 5 is silent.”