ATI’s Newest Skimmers, The PowerCone
ATI Aquaristik, the maker of several great aquarium products, including the very stylish and very popular ATI Powermodule T5HO light fixtures, is set to release a new protein skimmer onto the market. The ATI PowerCone protein skimmer will feature a lot of the newer technologies that all of the protein skimmers are starting to use, [...]
DIY Skimmer from AVAST Marine Works
AVAST Marine Works is now offering a very budget-friendly Do-It-Yourself cone skimmer kit for those who want to build a protein skimmer, but don’t have the equipment to fabricate it from scratch. All of the pieces are CNC machined and fit together very easily. Assembly will take a couple of hours and the kit allows [...]
Grey Seas Aquatics Changes Name, Beefs Up Lineup
AVAST Marine Works, formerly Grey Seas Aquatics, is adding to their lineup with their new Swabbie motorized protein skimmer neck cleaner. This device will keep your protein skimmer performing at its best, by removing buildup in the skimmer’s neck. This deposited gunk on the skimmer’s wall can really hinder bubble development, causing your skimmer to [...]
AquaMaxx Protein Skimmers Finally Coming to U.S.
Remember those shark inspired conical protein skimmers from JNS Aquaria we talked about back in December? Well they have finally found their way into the states via AquaMaxx, who have also given them a slight redesign (cosmetic only). Additionally, MarineDepot will be the first retailer to carry these protein skimmers. At first, MarineDepot will only [...]
Skimz Kone Protein Skimmer In Action
Here’s a video of the Skimz Kone Skimmer in action. This cone-shaped skimmer has all of the features of top-of-the-line skimmers, including a bubble diffusing plate, a brand name needlewheel pump, an efficient design, and high quality construction. Additionally, the Skimz Kone protein skimmer functions as both an internal and external protein skimmer and comes [...]
Skimz Kone Protein Skimmer
Skimz Aquatics is Singapore based aquarium equipment company that builds protein skimmers, calcium reactors, and various other types of aquarium filtration devices. They produce the increasingly popular Skimz Monzter protein skimmer, and even have their own cone shaped skimmer, which is the focus of this article. The Skimz Kone skimmer functions as both an internal [...]
Redesign in the Works for the Tunze DOC Master Skimmers
Tunze has been extremely busy lately, releasing lots of updated and brand new equipment to beef up their already robust lineup of aquarium products. One of their latest updates includes a redesign of their Tunze DOC Master Skimmer lineup. The first, and probably most notable update to this lineup is Tunze has made two new [...]
Interzoo In Germany Starts Today
Interzoo, the largest pet expo in the world, officially starts today! This year’s event, which is the 31st annual Interzoo, will be held in Nurnburg, Germany for the next three days. The event will be a gathering place for experts from all across the pet industry, including experts in aquariums, terrariums, horses, cats and dogs, [...]
New Skimz Monster E-Series Protein Skimmers
There has been a lot of hype surrounding a new line of protein skimmers from Skimz, an aquarium products manufacturer out of Singapore. Their new Skimz Monster E-Series line of skimmers looks very promising. It will come in both internal and external models and will feature bubble diffusing plates, a conical transition from the body [...]
Air Flow Around Your Aquarium
Everyone preaches about how important water flow is in our aquariums. While I completely agree that water flow is extremely vital in a reef tank, there’s another type of flow that gets overlooked…and that is air flow. In this article, I will focus on two methods of air flow in order to promote higher pH. [...]
