Powercone skimmer from ATI shown off on Video

[youtube width=”640″ height=”344″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbIzfWOr_ww[/youtube] While ATI Power Cone skimmers have landed in the United States, ATI has gone ahead and released a video showing the skimmer in action. The Power Cone 200 is shown here in what seems like some sort…

Skimz KONE SK181 the newest E-Series internal protein skimmer from Singapore

The Skimz KONE SK181 is the first protein skimmer in the company’s E-Series line of internal products. Earlier this month we brought you the external line of E-Series skimmers from this Singapore-based company and for those of you looking for…

Trigger Systems Bursa skimmer caught on film

[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxXPu-56P-g[/youtube] We all know you skimmer-heads love seeing skimmate videos so we decided to share this short video of new Trigger Systems Bursa protein skimmer in action. Just what we love to see — plenty of bubbles making the…

SWC 160 cone skimmer still rockin after 6 months of solid performance

When a protein skimmer like the SWC 160 cone comes along with over 20″ of conical reaction height, a decent pump and a price that seems way to good to be true, we gotta admit we tried out the SWC…

Hands on and review of the AquaMax hang on back skimmer

The AquaMaxx hang on Back Series protein skimmer is a finely crafted acrylic box that is perfect for your nano aquarium. That is my opinion after I’ve had this running on my quaint 20 gallon aquarium. With so many nano…

AquaDriver releases two new Skim Clean sizes

Aqua Driver has just released two new sizes in their automatic line of Skim Clean. The smallest size is 50-90 mm which means that it was designed for very small protein skimmers and might be a good fit for a…

Taking the Swabbie for a spin on an Alpha Kone 300

When Avast Marine asked us to review their new and affordable Swabbie automatic neck cleaner for protein skimmers, we thought we’d give them a little bit a challenge. Instead of sending us a po-dunk little skimmer neck cleaner we tasked…

Gridwheel added to new ATI PowerCone

ATI is sporting a new gridwheel design to its new ATI Power Cone protein skimmer we touched on recently. Dubbed the Gitterrad, this gridwheel is one of the handful of new designs to the Sicce PSK 2500 pump helping to…

Dobie Pads are the ultimate aquarium cleaning and maintenance tool

We’ve been using Dobie Pads to scrub much more than just the aquarium glass for years yet it’s a wonder how some folks still haven’t heard of these wonder pads. Your average grocery store chain carries 3-packs of Dobie Pads…

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…