The Aquabee UP8000 is another addition in the DC pump arena. It is a little brother to their UP11000 pump, which we covered here. These are NOT just another run of rebranded DC pumps. These are new pumps that represent excellent engineering…
Don’t Let the Water Flow Slow in Your Marine Aquarium
We’ve mentioned several times here at Saltwater Smarts how the output of reef aquarium lighting gradually and imperceptibly shifts away from the desired level over time. But did you know a very similar phenomenon can occur with the rate of…
Vertex V6 pump review – silence and efficiency, at a price
The Vertex V6 pump is the first water mover from Vertex Aquaristik made in-house with the same custom volute as employed in the popular Omega 150 protein skimmer. Whereas the Omega 150 uses a Sicce pump with a custom volute,…
Royal Exclusiv White Line pumps for when you need serious water power
The Royal Eclusiv White Line fo water pumps is a new reorganization of the top end Red Dragon 4 and Dreamliner pumps which are targeted at extreme flow where only an external motor will do. The White Line water pumps…
Sicce Syncra HF hands on video shows the features of this massive pump
It was hard to tell the size of the Sicce Syncra HF water pumps from yesterday’s post, but the new official hands-on video from Sicce USA leaves no doubt that these pumps are monsters. Although the external shape of the…
Aqua Stream from Aquatic Nature is a new top loading powerhead, how quaint
The Aqua Stream Pump from Aquatic Nature is a new high-performance top loading powerhead for flowing up your reef tank late-nineties style. We could go on about it’s high quality parts, 2500 and 3500 liter per hour flow rate but…
Skimz new E series skimmer pump coming out of Singapore
Singapore-based Skimz recently announced a new line of protein skimmer pump dubbed the E series. The needlewheel design was developed jointly with what the website refers to as an “Italian pump manufacturer” and uses seamless coated rare Earth magnets in…
EXtreme Reef cone skimmers showcase Israeli technology advances
A new line of cone protein skimmers by start-up EXtreme Reef are making a splash in Israel and should be making their way to Europe in the near future. The company’s founders are R&D engineers in the burgeoning Israeli hi-tech…
Snapper 18 from Reeflo is a powerful and efficient water pump
ReeFlo is at it again, recently adding the Snapper 18 to its line of quality American-made assembled water pumps. For hobbyists looking to combine the pressure capacity of a magnetic drive pump with the quiet, efficient flow of a ReeFlo…
