The manual protein skimmer head cleaner from Deltec is an idea so simple that you’d think it would have been conceived and built well before we had these $1000 self cleaning heads that cost more than the skimmer. What can we say about it? The squeegie blades are attached to a piece of plastic, which itself is fastened to the lid. The lid has an easy rotating grip and a simple twist of the lid will give the protein skimmer neck the wipe down it needs. Deltec is not even showing this item on the event floor, only behind closed doors because there are so many Chinese manufacturers looking for products to rip off at this show. It’s such a simple concept that we presume some of our readers will have one DIY’d within the hour. Sometimes the best and most innovative product designs are also the simplest. Our hats off to Deltec for this one, it will easily be one of the most relevant new features we see at InterZoo this weekend.
Exclusive: Manual protein skimmer head cleaner from Deltec is so simple it’s brilliant
Jake Adams
Jake Adams has been an avid marine aquarist since the mid 90s and has worked in the retail side of the marine aquarium trade for more than ten years. He has a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and has been the managing editor of ReefBuilders.com since 2008. Jake is interested in every facet of the marine aquarium hobby from the concepts to the technology, rare fish to exotic corals, and his interests are well documented through a very prolific career of speaking to reef clubs and marine aquarium events, and writing articles for aquarium publications across the globe. His primary interest is in corals which Jake pursues in the aquarium hobby as well as diving the coral reefs of the world.
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