SWC Skimmers get a new home in Colorado

Colorado is already home to many fine aquarium companies such as Reeflo, AquaMedic and RK2 and now we are proud to welcome SWC Skimmers into our high quality local reefing scene. This skimmer line was once the exclusive distributorship of…

Grey Seas Aquatics Compact 6 protein skimmer, first impressions

We brought you the newest addition to the Grey Seas Aquatics line with the affordable Compact 6 protein skimmer the other week and we want to thank Dan at GSA for sending along an evaluation unit so we can put…

Compact 6 Protein Skimmer from Grey Seas Aquatics balances performance and value

The Compact 6 protein skimmer from Grey Seas Aquatics is a surprising balancing act of quality and value, performance and ease of servcing. The Compact 6 protein skimmer does all this while still delivering an American made product with an…

ATB 840 Cone Skimmer gets nice n’ fancy

ATB has started to get fancy with design and comestic changes to their new Econo 840 cone skimmer. This new design seen pictures includes a seamless molded cone body, polished CNC work, skimmate drain valve, and removable base. With the…

Hands-on with the Warner Marine K2 Cone Skimmer, formerly the K1

Since Warner Marine’s first cone protein skimmer was announced last fall, a lot of changes have happened to the American made skoner besides the name. For starters, the Warner Marine cone protein skimmer was first launched as the K1 but…

Warner Marine testing Unidirectional needlewheel

Not content with the backwards start issues that plague the Sicce PSK-2500 design, Warner Marine has started to test a new pinwheel design that they hope will eliminate the issue. The initial design is based on the factory Sicce impeller…

ATB Standard Line gets priced, available for pre-order

Say Whaat? ATB really seems to be hauling serious butt recently. Not even a few days after releasing a new skimmer line, the skimmer has already been  priced and up for pre-order. The retail price is $799 and you can…

Warner Marine K1, another prototype cone shapped skimmer

Warner Marine popped out another cone shapped skimmer, not to be confused with their other prototype, this skimmer called the K1 is Warner Marine’s attempt at a cone skimmer. It uses the VBT bubble ring technology that Warner Marine likes…

Paletta on Protein Skimming

Through the years I have seen marine aquarium filtration go from under gravel filters through canister filters and then trickle filters, all producing various levels of success. But the only filtration method that truly changed filtration was when the hobby…

The ReefStock Raffle is a Mountain of Aquarium Gear

With ReefStock Denver 2022 less than two weeks away we’re starting to make sense of the deluge of raffle prizes we’ve received from nearly every aquarium company in the American market. The ReefStock event staff takes great pride in assembling the…