XenoXon Coral Dongo skimmer is well built with a hardened-foam mesh-wheel impeller

XenoXon is a new company from Hungary making unique skimmers and LED lights which we first encountered at InterZoo 2012. The protein skimmer landscape in the marine aquarium industry may be dominated by manufacturers from China, Germany and America, but…

SolarStinger LED SunStrips by EconLux use an army of diodes for best color and spread

The SolarStinger LED Sunstrip by Econlux is a medium intensity LED striplight that, like the Sicce LED and Fluval LED striplight, produces its photon through strength in numbers. In lieu of using fewer high output one or three watt LEDs, the…

PowerSkimmer200 from Elos is a needle wheel skimmer with a small footprint

The Elos PowerSkimmer200 aka the PS200 is the first protein skimmer from the Italian company which can be considered in the Nano size range. Designed to fit in the Elos Sump200, the PowerSkimmer200 is a needle wheel driven design with…

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ASM cone skimmer doesn’t really stand out in materials and cost

The ASM Cone Skimmer series is a new line of fractionators from All Seas Marine that jumps on the tail end of the cone skimmer bandwagon. Not that we’re saying that cone skimmers are a fad, we enjoy several on…

Elos PS2000 needle wheel protein skimmer gets previewed

The Elos PS2000 needle wheel protein skimmer is the latest addition to the Elos line of skimmers replacing the NS2000 in the product catalogue. According to the hands-on preview at DaniReef.com, the Elos PS200 features a smaller Sicce PSK 1000…

CS2 ‘Black Pearl’ recirculating cone protein skimmer is part of Avast Marine’s high-end Captain’s Reserve line

The CS2 ‘Black Pearl’ protein skimmer is a new high performance foam fractionator from Avast Marine Works that shows off the direction of their new high end ‘Captain’s Reserve’ line. Not only does the CS2 Black Pearl have all the…

Bashsea debuts entire equipment line at MACNA

Bashsea, up until recently a custom acrylic company, made their first debut here at MACNA showing off their new skimmer lines and reactors. All the products in the Bashsea line are made here in the US and are build with…

Sea Sweep from Sea Swirl is a new propeller pump rotating device

The Sea Sweep is a new product from Sea Swirl that rotates your propeller pump from side to side, much like the sweeping motion of the Sea Swirls. The Sea Sweep has been designed to hold and withstand the kickback…

Up close and personal with a Warner Marine MF201 protein skimmer

The Warner Marne MF Series protein skimmers represent at least three years of research in design and manufacturing (that we know of). What started out as the Warner Marine K1 and K2 cone body protein skimmer made by JNS are…