vortech-pump-controllers-1 A trip down memory lane of Ecotech Marine VorTech pump controllers As Ecotech Marine celebrates ten years of business in the reef aquarium scene, I am reminded of how I came to know the once scrappy three young founders Tim, Pat, Justin and first employee Mark. The company cut its teeth on reef tank product engineering with a magnetically stirred kalk stirrer with a built in
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CPR Aeroforce AP air driven hang on protein skimmer

Air driven protein skimmers are making a come back, or at least we want them to because there’s hardly an easier or simpler way to mix air and water for the sake of cleaning marine aquarium water. The AeroForce AP air driven hang on protein skimmer is a great example of great design and craftsmanship Read More

AeroForce AP from CPR Aquatic goes old school with wooden airstones

The CPR Aquatic AeroForce AP is going old school replacing the aspirating pump from the previous AeroForce model with airstones to generate a respectable abundance of fine air bubbles.  CPR has always done the hang on back (HOB) skimmers really well and the AeroForce is a nicely built HOB skimmer so taking it efficient and Read More

CPR Aeroforce reverse flow model up close

The CPR Aeroforce protein skimmer recirculating skimmer has a new model with the inlet and outlet reversed making it a fine choice for nano and all-in-one owners who can’t use the first Aeroforce model. With small compartments and immobile dividers on some systems including the JBJ 28 gallon LED Nano Cube we’ve been operating, the Read More

CPR Aquafuge2 PS getting Aeroforce treatment

CPR Aquatic’s Aquafuge 2 PS is going to get a new look soon incorporating the Aeroforce protein skimmer design instead of the traditional Bak-Pak skimmer. The company is still working out the production and pricing details but it should be ready to start shipping in the next couple of months. The Aeroforce is a nice Read More

AeroForce from CPR gets outed on video

Last month we showed you the new CPR bak pak type protein skimmer named the AeroForce. It was being displayed at IMAC west in a prototype version. After nearly a decade of minor and incremental upgrades to the workhorse BakPak with small design changes and a myriad of different feed pumps over the years, the Read More

Aeroforce is a true next generation Bak Pak skimmer from CPR

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The Aeroforce hang-on protein skimmer from CPR Aquatics is a new recirculating protein skimmer which is the successor to the BakPak . After nearly a decade of minor and incremental upgrades to the workhorse BakPak with small design changes and a myriad of different feed pumps over the years, the Aeroforce is the first true Read More