The Waveline WavePuck is completely new type of DC propeller pump from Reef Life Support Systems. Like so many other propeller pumps, the WavePuck moves water with a propeller, but the motor assembly is unlike anything we’ve seen before, and…
Get control of your DC Pump with the Aqua Link Controller
The Aqua Link Controller is a new, much better driver that is specifically designed to replace the bare bones drivers that have shipped with so many legions of DC pumps in the last few years. Jebao, Deepwater, and Waveline DC…
RLSS introduces radically new db5i, db6i and db8i protein skimmers
Reef Life Support Systems kept their MACNA presence pretty low key this year, but their new line of DBi skimmers are anything but. With a radical new pipeless design and a slew of innovative features, the DBi protein skimmers are…
Waveline is the newest DC pump to be ‘Apex-Ready’
The latest batch of Waveline DC pumps from RLSS are finally shipping with new Apex ready drivers, and it’s not a moment too soon. All of a sudden, the entire aquarium industry is jumping on controllable DC pumps in a…
RLSS R5i is the smallest controllable DC pump protein skimmer yet
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…
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…
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…
Reef Angel soon playing nice with Speedline, Jeabo, and Diablo DC pumps
We recently covered Reef Angel’s integration with the Jebao WP-40 powerheads and now the Reef Angel will also play nice with the Speedline, Jeabo and Diablo DC pumps. Interestingly nothing had to be changed from the Jebao waveline pumps, as the…
Diablo 5500s DC pump ready to take over controllable needle wheel duties
You’ve seen CoralVue’s new line of Diablo DC-pump powered protein skimmers and the Diablo 5500s is that pump. Priced at $269, the Diablo 5500s is a controllable DC water pump which, besides its red trim, is virtually indistinguishable from the…