ATB dual washdown keeps the whole skimmer cup clean

Remember that ATB automatic collection cup cleaning system we saw a few months back? While poking around YouTube we found this clip of ATB’s collection cup cleaning system in action. With a strong and speedy motor, a few spins of…

Build your own Avast Marine Swabbie and save $50

The Swabbie self cleaning head for protein skimmers is the latest Avast Marine product to get the do it yourself treatment. As if the cost of entry for the $159 Swabbie wasn’t low enough, now you can save $50 when…

Vertex Vectra protein skimmer cleaner goes for a spin on a Warner Marine MF201

The Vertex Vectra protein skimmer neck cleaner is a product we were keen to try out, especially in conjunction with a protein skimmer from a different manufacturer, in this case Warner Marine. Whereas some Vertex products carry a top shelf…

Vertex Aquaristik soon releasing affordable add-on skimmer neck cleaner

Not content to let Avast Marine’s Swabbie have all the skimmate cleaning fun, Vertex Aquaristik will soon be releasing a protein skimmer neck cleaner of their own called the Vectra. The Vertex Vectra skimmer neck cleaner is powered by a durable…

ATB skimmer pot cleaning system caught on video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMN01p6Ne0Q[/youtube] We first spotted the Pot Cleaning System on the ATB Super Size skimmer back in 2010, and we got to see the Pot Cleaning System up close on the ATB Elegance 250 Pro during Aquarama. Now we got our…

ATB Elegance Pro skimmer gets outfitted with spinning spraybar neck and cup cleaner

The ATB Elegance 250 Pro is a high performance protein skimmer from ATB which packs a ton of features into a nice tight package. The Elegance 250 Pro comes stock with an air silencer, internal AirStar needle wheel pump, doube…