RLSS Skimmers are loaded with features yet priced for the masses (updated video)

RLSS Skimmers are one of the few to be powered by adjustable DC pumps, in this case the Waveline DC-5000, yet they are loaded with great features at a price that doesn’t make them status symbols. Coming in a few sizes…

AVAST Marine CS1 cone skimmer kits now available in smokey black, gets recirc option

The AVAST Marine Works CS1 cone skimmer kit was already one nifty, affordable option for a skimmer and now its available in the stealthy “black pearl” cone design as well. We saw this option at Reef Stock in March but…

CAD Lights new cone skimmers are efficient, quiet and made in the USA

The CAD Lights new Cone Skimmers share a design with many OEM skimmers but these fractionators are made in America and more machined parts than molded ones. The new cone skimmers have an OEM pump for which CAD Lights designs…

CS2 ‘Black Pearl’ recirculating cone protein skimmer is part of Avast Marine’s high-end Captain’s Reserve line

The CS2 ‘Black Pearl’ protein skimmer is a new high performance foam fractionator from Avast Marine Works that shows off the direction of their new high end ‘Captain’s Reserve’ line. Not only does the CS2 Black Pearl have all the…

Diablo cone skimmer coming in October from Reef Octopus

The Diablo Cone Skimmer from Reef Octopus is a new protein remover with that familiar tapering cone shape that has come to dominate many new skimmer designs. We first spied an completely different version of the Diablo cone skimmer back…

First look at Warner Marine’s blue-trimmed MF series cone protein skimmers

Warner Marine’s Skimz-built cone protein skimmers are almost ready for release and in these final production shots you can see how Warner has made these skimmers their own. The Warner Marine MFseries cone protein skimmers are based off the Skimz…

Skimz Leopard’s inverted cone within a cone may be the least turbulent yet

The Skimz Leopard skimmer has finally been unveiled here at Aquarama in Singapore and the inverted cone is nothing to scoff at. Rising above the bubble plate, the inverted cone ingeniously guides all incoming water an bubbles against the sides…

Avast Marine Stealth cone skimmer kit is one nifty skimmer

The Avast Marine CS1 Cone Skimmer Kit is already a great value for a cone skimmer but we were able to get a look at the “Stealth” cone the company shipped out to Reef Stock. Made from a smoky acrylic…

PegLeg Cone Skimmer is a DIY protein skimmer kit from Avast Marine

The PegLef skimmer is the 2011 edition of the Avast Marine DIY cone skimmer kit. The new DIY avast marine skimmer has a drastically reduced footprint, with the pump underneath the skimmer instead of on the side. Although the footprint on…

Bubble Magus Hero looking to be a refined semi-cone protein skimmer

The Bubble Magus Hero skimmer is the latest incarnation of protein skimmers from the busy Chinese company. The ink is barely dry on the new Bubble Magus cone skimmers we recently wrote about and here comes another model from the company.…