Skimz has launched a trio of biopellet reactors to fit aquariums up to 2,000 liters (around 530 US gallons). The three reactors – the Skimz BR83, Skimz BR103 and Skimz BR153 Biopellet Reactors – feature DC pumps with a variable…
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Bubble King Deluxe skimmer gets upgraded for its 10 year anniversary
Royal Exclusiv has been the bleeding edge of technology, design, and craftsmanship of high end protein skimmers for a long time now, with the Bubble Kind Deluxe line being the flagship protein skimmer for the line. For ten years the Bubble…
QuietDrive Vortech pump to be formally announced next week
If you couldn’t already tell, there’s been some hints that Ecotech Marine is working on a new product called QuietDrive. An official announcement is expected to be released next week about the new QuietDrive detailing what this pump is, and…
Aqua Engine DC Pumps looking promising and affordable
We recently came across the Aqua Engine DC pumps and wanted to share more details of these DC pumps from China. The company had its products on display at MACNA 2014 and we are now starting to see these pumps…
2014 Alpha Cone 250 review, still one of the best workhorse skimmers in the U.S.
At the height of the beginning of the cone protein skimmer craze, the Vertex Aquaristik Alpha Cone skimmer was one of the most high profile releases in the genre. ATB definitely was the first company to introduce American reefers to…
First look at the incredible fish of Grattan Seamount
It’s strange how sometimes you stumble upon a treasure that’s been buried for ages just sitting there waiting for a pasty cream coloured man and his metal detector to come and pick it up from the beach. That’s pretty much the…
Hands-on with the PRS Corrente digital flow sensor
The Corrente Flow Sensor from PRS Japan is an exciting new aquarium accessory which is the first of its kind for the aquarium world. Consisting of two separate parts, an inline sensor which comes in a range of sizes up…
QuietDrive is new pump technology from Ecotech Marine
It is highly likely that Ecotech Marine will launch new generation Vortech pumps in the coming months using new pump technology that has yet to be revealed. According to information we have dug up and other signs pointing to a…
AquaMedic Evo 500 protein skimmer is granted controllable powers
AquaMedic’s Evo 500 is a new protein skimmers that is powered with a controllable DC pump. Compared to the AquaMedic Turboflotor Blu 500, the Evo 500 does away with the primary-school blue plastic pieces in favor of much easier on…
Deepwater Aquatics BLDC pumps brings high end refinments to controllable DC pumps
There’s a huge number of relabelled controllable DC pumps available to the aquarium market today, but Deepwater Aquatics is hoping their BLDC pump has enough new and higher end features to rise to the top. Much like the Wavelines and…