If you thought that the lighting for Joe Yaiullo’s 20,000 gallon reef tank is eclectic, just wait until you get a load of the various filtration devices that are employed on this behemoth reef aquarium display. From filtration devices, to…
Skimmer
Deltec SC 1660 is the first DC powered skimmer from the creators of the pinwheel
The Deltec SC 1660 is Deltec’s first protein skimmer powered with a DC pump. Deltec may have been the first to use the pinwheel protein skimming design, they are totally fine being practically last to incorporate a controllable DC pump…
JNS’s new larger ConeS Q and CO5 Protein Skimmer
JNS has released two new large protein skimmers this year, the ConeS Q and the CO-5, both of which leverage the turbulence-reducing bubble plate and their distinctive mini-cones. Both of the new JNS skimmers are some of the larger models JNS…
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…
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…
Reef Builders Editor’s Choice: Top 5 best Nano products of 2014
When considering the best new products of 2014, we try to highlight the most innovative, and performance-enhancing new devices that have the potential to radically change how we do things in our marine aquariums. However, last year more than ever…
Ahhhh-crylic!!! Royal Exclusiv style
Royal Exclusiv makes some fine products and we are always impressed when we get to see images of quality acrylicsmithing in action. These images are from the company’s production of the Bubble King DeLuxe 650 external modified protein skimmer rated…
Reef Octopus Regal and Elite 150 Skimmers available from CoralVue
CoralVue just announced four new variations of the Reef Octopus Regal 150 and Reef Octopus Elite 150 protein skimmers that are available for purchase here in the US. The four new Reef Octopus skimmers feature variable speed pumps and are designed…
A trip down memory lane of needle wheel impellers
Of all the specialized equipment we use on our reef tanks, we dare say none are as aquarium-specific as the needle wheel impellers that drive most of our protein skimmers. The design of the needle wheel impeller has been through…
Reef Aquarium Carbon Dosing Clarified
Carbon dosing is a relatively new phenomenon in the reef aquarium hobby. The first I heard about it was around two years ago, and I hadn’t given it a whole lot of thought until recently. The goal of carbon dosing…