Hydor Slim Skim internal skimmer gets all kinds of taken apart

The Slim Skim is an interesting new internal protein skimmer that is constructed with an extremely accessible design. Unlike most protein skimmers on the market which are made from tubes or cones, the Hydor Slim Skim is made from a…

ZooMed Mag Clip is one of the best aquarium accessories ever

The Zoomed MagClip is one of the most useful yet underrated pieces of equipment we’ve ever used. Designed to hold tubing in place, the completely waterproof magclip is useful for clipping just about anything; power cords, tubing, nori, frags, corals…

Pico Evo Mag from Hydor will be useful for nano reefers

The Pico Evo Mag from Hydor are an iterative revision of the powerheads formerly known as pico evolution mini pumps. Like the revision of the Hydor Korallia Evolution pumps, the Pico Evo Mag takes a familiar design and makes incremental…

Tunze Turbelle Masterstream pumps hit InterZoo 2010

Tunze has just released the Tunze Master Stream circulation water propeller pumps. These pumps are massive pumps intended for zoos, research institutes, rehabilitation clinics, fish-breeding operations and aquarists running large installations. There will be 3 different models (6508, 6512, 6515)…

Skimz new E series skimmer pump coming out of Singapore

Singapore-based Skimz recently announced a new line of protein skimmer pump dubbed the E series. The needlewheel design was developed jointly with what the website refers to as an “Italian pump manufacturer” and uses seamless coated rare Earth magnets in…

Nano Vortech DIY for quarter gallon pico reef

The Nano Vortech is a DIY project by NanoReef.com member thesmallerthebetter. Just when you thought the Vortech MP10 was the smallest Vortech in the world, along comes this interesting DIY project which shrinks the magnetically driven water pump to the…

Reef Circulator powerhead by Aquael from Poland

Poland has a newish pump on the market called Reef Circulator that is made by Aquael which is a polish company. The model we keep finding is the 2600 version that is said to pump 2600 liters/hour and use only…

Abyss DVR from Planctonite provides unique video angles from inside your aquarium

The Abyss DVR from Planctonite is a novel new product for underwater video recording where normal cameras cannot go. The Abyss DVR is supplied with a magnetic mount for easy attachment to the aquarium glass and an actuating arm for…

V2ozone from TMC gets outed in the UK

The V2Ozone is a compact O3 generator from Tropical Marine Centre which aims to bring this once widely popular water treatment method back into the mainstream. Adding O3 to aquarium water with ozone generators raises oxidizing levels (ORP), thus helping…

Koralia Evolution 1400: hands on with hydor’s hand grenade of flow

The Koralia Evolution 1400 gives the reef aquarist more choices than ever when it comes to propeller water pumps: with so many aquarium water flow products on the market the first generation products are starting to show their age but…