It is one of those ideas that has probably crossed your mind one time or another when plumbing your tank but was told not possible (or at least not a good idea). Why can’t you just get a pump that…
DC pumps: Everything you wanted to know (but were afraid to ask)
There are many different DC water pumps on the market — Waveline, Speedline, Diablo, Jebao, Boyu, and of course Royal Exclusiv are just the few of the ones on the market today. With so many companies producing pumps, some companies…
Reef Angel soon playing nice with Speedline, Jeabo, and Diablo DC pumps
We recently covered Reef Angel’s integration with the Jebao WP-40 powerheads and now the Reef Angel will also play nice with the Speedline, Jeabo and Diablo DC pumps. Interestingly nothing had to be changed from the Jebao waveline pumps, as the…
Cobalt NeoFlow gets groped and handled at ReefStock
The Cobalt NeoFlow pump is Cobalt Aquatics’ first dive into the powerhead world, and they’ve decided to start strong. The NeoFlow pumps have their roots in the AquaEl Reef Circulator, and are controllable through a DC power supply. There is…
Waveline DC 6000 & 12000: The pioneering DC pump gets a major upgrade
The Waveline DC 6000 & 12,000 are the next generation of controllable DC water pumps from Reef Life Support Systems which come with a long list of refinements. For the pump which was one of the breakthrough products of 2012…
Reef Octopus DC-X video shows the dense frothy cloud of the CoralVue POV
The march of the DC controllable skimmer pumps is in full swing, with the Reef Octopus DC-X being one of the first to market with the new open volute design. You may recall that towards the end of last year…
Reef Octopus Professional Open Volute is another space saving skimmer with DC pump
The Professional Open Volute (POV) from Reef Octopus is the latest protein skimmer to feature a DC pump. With a space saving design, and internal DC pump it strongly reminds us of the new semi-pipeless Skimz Monzter VSC series we…
The new Pipeless Skimz Monzter VSC Series skimmer are the smallest skimmers using DC pumps we’ve seen yet
DC pumps are the future of skimmers, and nearly every single new (consumer grade) protein skimmer that has been released in the past couple of months is re-affirming just that. These new Skimz Monzter VSC Series DC skimmers are special however…
Skimz boosts the Monzter SM253 skimmer with you guessed it, a controllable DC pump
The new Skimz Monzter SM253 is a new protein skimmer from the Singapore-based company that has added a variable speed controlled (VSC) DC pump bringing another manufacturer to the DC-powered skimmer market. The new skimmer is boasting a draw of 2,400 lph (about…
Reef Octopus also jumping on the DC bandwagon with their new Diablo DC Skimmers
Reef Octopus is now also jumping on the DC pump bandwagon with their improved Diablo Skimmers. The DC pump of choice for Reef Octopus? You guessed it, the all so familiar Waveline DC pumps. Interesting timing as seems just mere minutes since we…
