Protein skimmers are one of the most effective forms of nutrient reduction in a saltwater aquarium, and one of the most unique pieces of equipment for a reef tank. They work by combining lots of fine air bubbles with aquarium…
Rossmont Skimer is both Controllable and Programmable
It’s been more than a year and a half since Rossmont let the world know about the world’s first AC controllable protein skimmer, initially called the Skemer, and now renamed the Rossmont Skimer. Whatever you call it the team at…
Vectra Powered RK2 5-AC is a Beast of a Protein Skimmer
RK2 is a company that is synonymous with commercial sized aquarium life support equipment, especially big honkin’ protein skimmers. You’re more likely to see a 12 foot RK2 skimmer running behind the scenes of your local public aquarium but in…
Hydor E-SK Skimmer, Pricing and Availability Revealed
The Hydor E-SK line of protein skimmers are the company’s first new fractionators in quite some time but a slew of interesting features will help the E-SK stand out in a crowd. A lot has changed since the release of…
Maxspect Aeraqua Skimmer has Hidden Air Silencer!
Modern protein skimmers draw in more air than they ever have so the need for good, effective air silencers has never been greater. Unfortunately, making a good air silencer often means making it larger, but Maxspect has developed a new…
Hydor E-SK DC Controllable Protein Skimmer
The Hydor E-SK DC Controllable Skimmer is the official name for the interesting looking fractionator we spied at Reefapalooza a few weeks ago. The launch of Hydor’s first radically new protein skimmer design in quite some time is still a…
Hydor’s got an Original Controllable Pipeless Protein Skimmer
The new pipeless protein skimmer design from Hydor is an innovative take on one of the hobby’s most important pieces of equipment. It’s been a long while since Hydor presented us with a new protein skimmer, nine years to be…
Great White 10 Protein Skimmer from Dalua Australia Review
The new Great White skimmers from Dalua Australia are sleeper powerhouse of protein removal and organic export. It’s easy to look at their unassuming size and judge their unremarkable appearance as just another protein skimmer company, but these fractionators definitely…
Deltec 7i Skimmer Uses High Performance Abyzz A200 Pump
The Deltec 7i is a new hot rod protein skimmer using the closest thing we have to a supercar water pump, the Abyzz. This particular needle wheel skimmer body sports all black accents to match the Abyzz A200, even the…
Eshopps X-750 is their first with a Controllable Sicce PSK
The Eshopps X-750 is a protein skimmer we’ve been looking to see for well over two years. The body itself is what we’ve come to expect from Eshopps with a small footprint, pipeless outflow design, pragmatic features all around but…
