ATB Elegance 220 is one impressive skimmer

ATB has always produced some of our favorite protein skimmers and the new ATB Elegance 220 looks to be another in a line of solid performers. With a footprint around 410 x 260 mm (16.15 x 10.25 in.) and suitable for…

When big just ain’t big enough — custom 20,000 gallon DIY aquarium install

Lookout Joe Yaiullo, there’s another 20,000 gallon reef tank in North America and this one looks like it’s got a lot of potential to be a really awesome reef “tank”. We get a little envious of size in this hobby…

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…

Warner Marine expands and improves additive line

Warner Marine, a company most known for their Skimmers recently completely re-did their additive line. Around 12 new products will be added including basic Trace Elements and Amino Acids. Beside the more standard additives some other products such as a bacteria…

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…

ATB skimmer pot cleaning system caught on video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMN01p6Ne0Q[/youtube] We first spotted the Pot Cleaning System on the ATB Super Size skimmer back in 2010, and we got to see the Pot Cleaning System up close on the ATB Elegance 250 Pro during Aquarama. Now we got our…

Octopus Ozone generator cranks up to 250mg of O3

Ozone is a pretty useful tool in oxidizing dissolved organics in the aquarium and the new Octopus Ozone is one promising unit that cranks out up to 250mg an hour. The Octopus O3 generator uses room air and comes with a built in…

Amazon enters the aquatics industry via Wag.com

Amazon, one of the largest internet retailers has recently announced their new site, wag.com. The site is catering to pet owners and claims  that “over 10,000 products for Dogs, Cats, Birds, Fish, Reptiles and Small Animals” will be available at…

DC Mini Red Dragon 5000 gets a needle wheel makeover for protein skimmer duty

With the redesign of the Red Dragon III line of high performance pumps from Royal Exclusiv it was inevitable that there would be a protein skimmer model in the mix. The DC Red Dragon Mini 5000 and its variable speed…

DC Mini Red Dragon 5000 is the new variable speed workhorse pump from Royal Exclusiv

The DC Mini Red Dragon 5000 is another newly unveiled water pump from Royal Exclusiv. Borrowing from the engineering and design of the RD3 4500, the DC Red Dragon 5000 is also based on a brushless DC motor with very…