Planctonite has updated their popular sweeper product to a new version, 2.0. This new version is an upgrade to the sweeper and adds additional functionality. “In this new version of Sweeper the cleaning head is magnetically driven, facilitating the cleaning/rinsing…
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50 Years of TUNZE 1960-2010
We are extremely pleased to welcome a great inaugural post by our newest contributor, Mirko Belosevic, who will become the Reef Builders Eastern European correspondent. Mirko is a professional aquarist and writer, he is the former editor and publisher of…
Reef Trends in 2009: Whats hot, whats not
Cone Skimmers In late 2008 we saw the emergence of different types of cone skimmers, however in 2009 we saw them become even more popular. Although there has been much debate over the first company that has brought the cone…
Fauna Marin blue line skimmer seen, available in January
Fauna Marin has new skimmers in the works, possibly named after their Blue Line of skimmers. These blue line skimmers are said to be 100% serviceable, all parts are removable for cleaning which Fauna Marin is touting as one of…
Quick-Precise Adjustment valve from JNS Aquaria is a quantum leap in skimmer water level control
The Quick-Precise Adjustment valve featured on the new JNS Shark Cone skimmer is a novel development in the fine tuning of water level inside a protein skimmer. Although we just posted about the JNS Shark Cone protein skimmer, the very…
ATB 1050 cone skimmer gets 1.5 update
ATB has took it upon themselves to give their 1050 cone skimmer a refresh to 1.5 status. Like other 1.5 updates to skimmer designs you’ll see a more polish design and look that better reflects ATB’s high end quality. The…
CoralVue soon releasing sporty new Hang-on protein skimmer with smaller Bubble Blaster pumps
CoralVue is teasing with images of their newest additions with two Octopus HOB protein skimmers that should be available on the market soon. The two models appear to be the LX-1000 and LX-2000 rated at 100 and 150 gallons respectively…
From revolution to evolution: a look at two hobby trends and their impact
After 30-something years in the hobby, you see a lot of trends come and go. Fads and “new” ideas show up and subsequently vanish back into the mists of time. Some of these “fads” do stick around a while, yet…
Bubble Magus adds Eheim, Aquabee pumps to new cone skimmer line
Bubble Magus is getting serious about their line of cone skimmers. If you’ve been living in a cave lately, Bubble Magus is known for making copy cat designs, they are after all located in China. However, they have come to…
Silica Dosing: reef blasphemy or another form of nutrient export?
It has been long held that silica in reef tanks is bad, very, very bad. We avoid beach and play sand like it’s poison because it is believed that silica will cause an undesirable diatom bloom: brown glass, brown gook on rock and substrates, and unhappy reefkeepers. But what if we could control this system and use it to our advantage…say, to increase nutrient export? Let’s take a look at some old data, some new data, and a controversial hypothesis: that dosing silica may increase nutrient export efficiency.
