The Professional Open Volute (POV) from Reef Octopus is the latest protein skimmer to feature a DC pump. With a space saving design, and internal DC pump it strongly reminds us of the new semi-pipeless Skimz Monzter VSC series we…
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Black Friday deals galore for your hobbyist needs
It’s that time of year again as we settle in for a Thanksgiving feast followed up with the holiday shopping insanity. Many of us would LOVE to forgo the new sweater, robe, slippers or other boring gifts and in turn…
Royal Exclusiv now selling pumps and sumps direct on its slick new website
In a new development which is sure to excite the reef aquarium gearheads, Royal Exclusiv has just given its dusty old geocities-era website a complete makeover with more than a superficial outcome. On the new RoyalExclusiv.net website you’ll find a modern web…
Vertex V-Colla Viola epoxy wants to secure your frags
The new Vertex Aquaristik V-Colla Viola reef-safe epoxy is a new two-part epoxy designed to be reef safe and help keep cloudiness out of the system. Developed in Germany in conjunction with GlueTec, the epoxy not only will not cloud…
Hands on review of the Sea Side Aquatics ES5 Protein Skimmer
Sea side Aquatics has been bringing in the popular Bubble Magus line of skimmers for a while now. The one thing about the Bubble Magus series that could use improvement was the skimmer pump. Some folks were having issues with…
Xenoxon mamiCA 500 is a mean looking calcium reactor
Xenoxon is a Hungarian company we previously covered for their array of colorful lights and power packed protein skimmers. The Xenoxon mamiCA reactor breaks the line however and is far removed from the bright and colorful aquarium products that call…
Vertex Omega 150 internal ‘wine glass’ cone skimmer comes to U.S.
The Vertex Omega 150 internal cone skimmer is the newest vertex skimmer to enter US the market. We covered the big brother of the Omega 150 more than two years ago at Interzoo, which is an external model and featured a…
Skimz boosts the Monzter SM253 skimmer with you guessed it, a controllable DC pump
The new Skimz Monzter SM253 is a new protein skimmer from the Singapore-based company that has added a variable speed controlled (VSC) DC pump bringing another manufacturer to the DC-powered skimmer market. The new skimmer is boasting a draw of 2,400 lph (about…
ATB upgrades premium skimmer line to DC pumps – the future is here
ATB skimmers will, starting this week, begin being shipped with controllable Airstar DC pumps. This is a big deal for ATB skimmer performance, but to the progress of the industry as whole this news is even more significant. DC pumps long…
Is the ATI PowerCone the most sophisticated consumer protein skimmer ever made?
It seems like we’ve been covering ATI’s forthcoming super skimmer the ATI PowerCone for nearly two years. However, the suite of features and the sweet price point of the PowerCone may have been worth the wait. Over two years ago…
