New Skimz TurboMagnum ST600S is one commercial-grade skimming beast

Skimz of Singapore is at it again with the new Skimz TurboMagnum ST600S commercial protein skimmer powered by a pair of US-built ReeFlo HammerHead Pumps. Unlike the hobbyist skimmers we’ve seen from Skimz, this recirculating beast was designed for professional…

Precision Marine SR40 biopellet reactor and Mach 2 skimmer spotted on video

[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLkUGC6fbZ4[/youtube] We already brought the news that Precision Marine will be releasing a new line of Reeflo powered Mach skimmers and biopellet reactors but it is nice to see some videos of these products in action. Above you…

Davy Jones’ Skimmate Locker from Avast Marine sinks two ships with one cannonball

Davy Jones’ Skimmate Locker is a dual purpose skimmer drain and automatic shut off device from Avast Marine. Big protein skimmers make a lot of waste and many of us don’t want to keep pulling off the cup to empty…

H&S Aquaristik will now supply Bubble Magus Products

German based H&S Aquaristik has announced it will be distributing Bubble Magus products. This no doubt is caused by the recession that has impacted the aquarium hobby with more and more hobbyists looking for cheaper, more efficient ways of powering…

ATB Elegance 200 Pro skimmer under going testing

ATB has a new skimmer called the Elegance 200 Pro Skimmer which is currently undergoing testing in their facility. The new skimmer (550mm or 21.6″ tall and a with a footprint of 280 x 230mm (11″ x 9″) is cone…

SWC 230 and improved SWC 300A releasing just in time for Winter

Reef Filtration has just broken the news that it is releasing the new SWC230 cone and the new and improved SWC300A, which is now a cone. The 230 cone runs an internal askoll with a pinwheel, and pulls 60scfh at 51W.…

ATB Biopellets, Carbon and GFO coming soon from Sea Side Aquatics

ATB Biopellets, Carbon and GFO will soon be available from the German Austrian company well known for it’s high quality skimmers. Today the biopellets should become available from Sea Side Aquatics and the activated carbon and GFO should arrive later…

What the air driven Mame Nano Skimmer has taught me about protein skimming

Like many of you, when I first laid eyes on the Mame Nano Skimmer my thought was that it was a beautiful piece of kit, but hardly worth the cost relative to it’s performance. nevertheless, I went ahead and gave…

House of Fins 53rd Anniversary SPLASH event this weekend

House of Fins in Greenwich CT is one of the oldest aquarium stores in the country and this weekend will mark the establishment’s 53rd year in the business of ornamental aquarium fish. House of Fins, or HOF, has been ramping…

Hydor Slim Skim Prototype falls into the right hands

The Hydor Slim Skim internal protein skimmer is a highly anticipated reef aquarium filter product which we can’t wait to see become available. The Slim Skim was first showed off in the U.S. at the MAX show back in April…