It’s been a little while since we’ve heard any news from Reef Life Support Systems so the new RLSS R5i protein skimmer is right on queue. Controllable DC pumps have all but taken over needle wheel duties for many high protein skimmer…
Review of CORRENTE from PRS Japan
I had an opportunity to try CORRENT digital flow meter from PRS Japan installed 1/2″ CORRENTE on my 30 gallon tank. First of all, I bought two 1/2″ female hose barb fitting adapter from Home Depot to connect with the…
Waveline Side-mounted open volute skimmer is a sign of things to come
RLSS Waveline was the first company to get our attention with a powerful, controllable DC powered protein skimmer, then they did it again by being the first to deliver a novel open volute design, both of which were heavily copied…
Clearing the air on the Waveline recall issue
Yesterday we wrote a story about what appears to be a disgruntled former owner of a Waveline DC-5000 pump who started an advocacy group looking to force a recall of the pump do to an erroneous UL approval listing and…
Advocacy group started to recall Waveline pumps for falsifying UL listing
An advocacy group has started an online petition directly targeted at Waveline Variable Speed DC Pumps for allegedly falsifying Underwriter Laboratories certification on its products. According to the website and a letter from the UL investigative team, the Waveline DC-5000…
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…
RLSS DB12i skimmer uses a Waveline DC10 and reinforced needle wheel
The RLSS DB12i is the second protein skimmer model from Reef Life Support Systems which uses the ingenious open-volute needle wheel design. Following up on the RLSS DB10i, the DB12i uses the larger controllable Waveline DC10,000 that draws up to…
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…
RLSS overflow boxes are stocked with Durso standpipes (Updated)
RLSS Overflow boxes are a new device from Reef Life Support Systems which are a classy way to get water from your aquarium to your sump, if drilling is not your thing. Just the other day we had a lively discussion with…
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…
