A very old Newbie here!

[FEJ]

WELCOME!!! Sorry to hear about your roller issue. Sounds like you might have to modify the actual BM replacement rolls. Best of luck.

Thanks. The ARF G2 L, has a width of 200mm so I would need to reduce the width down by 10mm which can be done. However, with the width being different, I need to find out the inner and outer diameters of the G2 roll to check against the Elite dimensions to confirm they are the same and haven't been altered too.

Actually, I've seen on the Canadian Amazon page today that ARF Elite replacement rolls are up for sale. But they don't ship to the Philippines. Still, I imagine Amazon sites in other countries will start selling them soon. I'll find a solution one way or the other.

 

[P-Dub]

Thanks. The ARF G2 L, has a width of 200mm so I would need to reduce the width down by 10mm which can be done. However, with the width being different, I need to find out the inner and outer diameters of the G2 roll to check against the Elite dimensions to confirm they are the same and haven't been altered too.

Actually, I've seen on the Canadian Amazon page today that ARF Elite replacement rolls are up for sale. But they don't ship to the Philippines. Still, I imagine Amazon sites in other countries will start selling them soon. I'll find a solution one way or the other.

Push comes to shove, you might consider buying in bulk and have them shipped to a Canadian reefer. You can reach out here on R2R. Or if there is a freight forwarding company in Canada, you can have them shipped to and then forwarded on to you. Hoping things work out for the best for you.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[ReefNutsThailand]

Welcome
I just bought BM ARF Elite L from Aliexpress (unfortunately it’s too big for my system , I plan to use for future project) , it has many shops sell this fleece. Hope you can find from there.

 

[Gman83]

Welcome!

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Welcome to R2R !!!

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

Welcome!

 

[B&CinB.C.]

Hi . Welcome to Reef 2 Reef . Can you get replacement rolls from where you bought the fleece roller ? I searched aquarium fleece roller replacement rolls and Ali Express was one of the first to come up . I've never ordered anything directly from a Chinese company but it might be worth taking a chance

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Take things slowly. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[painter1982]

Hello. Welcome! Great community here.

 

[FEJ]

Thank you

Welcome
I just bought BM ARF Elite L from Aliexpress (unfortunately it’s too big for my system , I plan to use for future project) , it has many shops sell this fleece. Hope you can find from there.

Thank you, I will check on that site. I've seen some on Shopee selling this but when you check further, the rolls are for the ARF-L G2 and have a width of 200mm rather than 190mm that the Elite uses.

It was a bit of a shock to find the Elite is not an original product from Bubble Magus

 

[FEJ]

Hi . Welcome to Reef 2 Reef . Can you get replacement rolls from where you bought the fleece roller ? I searched aquarium fleece roller replacement rolls and Ali Express was one of the first to come up . I've never ordered anything directly from a Chinese company but it might be worth taking a chance

Thank you. I checked with the seller and they got back to me last night to say, yes, they had them at the warehouse. They provided a photo of the roll in it's packaging and I could see plainly it was the 200mm width roll for the ARF G2. I don't think the sellers of this Elite version realise that the width has changed to 190mm. I'm going to check on Ali Express when I get home to see what is being offered on there. Thanks for your help.

 

[427HISS]

A little about myself. I'm an English guy living his dream. I retired early 10 years ago and relocated from the cold, wet, West Midlands to a small tropical island in the southern Philippines.

I've kept freshwater systems for over forty years but I'm now about to embark on a journey into the (for now) mysterious world of saltwater aquatics. I want to build a reef system but I'll be taking it in baby steps. I shall be converting my 96" x 27" x 30" tall tank that has a 48" x 18" x 18" tall sump under it. To that end, I am assembling the necessary equipment required; automatic fleece roll filter (got it), protein skimmer (got it), upgraded submersible pump (got it), lighting system (not got it), some means of reducing the temperature in the tank (to be sorted) and various other paraphernalia that I shall be asking lots of questions about soon.

Here's my first question...has anyone experienced purchasing unauthorised copies of Bubble Magus equipment?

I have recently bought a Bubble Magus AFR Elite L and was concerned to find the fleece roll has a width of 190mm rather than the 200mm width of the AFR G2 roll. I contacted Sea Side Aquatics (an authorised Bubble Magus dealer) to enquire whether they stocked the replacement roll only to be told that there is no such product as the AFR Elite in the Bubble Magus range. I was pointed to a page on their website that detailed the issue.

https://www.seasideaquatics.com/blogs/?p=2584
I checked the Bubble Magus Curve A9 protein skimmer I have bought only to find that too is not an authorised product. It's my guess that the Chinese manufacturer of the authorised goods is also producing unauthorised products to sell on the side. The protein skimmer I have is identical to the authorised product in every detail. The AFR Elite, which, according to the advertising blurb was first launched in July 2025, has pictures on the box and, in small print, states these are photos of the prototype. I reckon Bubble Magus was in the final stages of designing a new model, had laid the tooling down with the manufacturer but then shut the project down. Or maybe not shut it down but is still to launch it. Of course, I may be totally wrong in my assumptions and would be interested to learn other members' thoughts on this.

Cheers for now.

Interesting question my friend. Many products we buy today have copied the technology and sometimes even the packaging to look almost exactly the same as the original. Sometimes the company's patten/s run out, or maybe they did not have one in the first place, so the product is up for grabs. Just a tad difference can be accepted as a new product, even a color.

 

[kingranch2003]

 

[painter1982]

Hello. Welcome to a great community!