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…

Hands-on with the Swabbie, an affordable self cleaning head from Avast Marine

[vimeo width=”670″ height=”377″]http://vimeo.com/12921789[/vimeo] The Swabbie is new add-on for protein skimmer which automatically wipes down the scum that builds up on the collection neck. The aftermarket accessory from Avast Marine is unusual for a market where most protein skimmer neck…

Exclusive: Manual protein skimmer head cleaner from Deltec is so simple it’s brilliant

The manual protein skimmer head cleaner from Deltec is an idea so simple that you’d think it would have been conceived and built well before we had these $1000 self cleaning heads that cost more than the skimmer. What can…

Deltec announces self-cleaning head unit for SC and TC skimmers

Deltec has just announced new cleaning heads for the company’s new line of SC and TC protein skimmers we recently wrote about, keeping your skimmer clean and operating as efficiently as possible. The new cleaning heads are low profile to…

AquaDriver will clean your protein skimmer all day

For European protein skimmers the holy grail of skimming is a self-cleaning-head or SCH as it is mentioned among users. The self cleaning head promises to deliver better efficiency as it no doubt cleans the head of the skimmer allowing…

Bubble King self cleaning head prices released

Royal Exclsuiv got around to releasing pricing on their new self cleaning head. Interesting to note that this new self cleaning head will be available on a array of models all the way down to the Bubble king Mini 160…