New Reef Octopus Hang-On Skimmer Coming in December
Just yesterday we reported on a new space saving bio-pellet reactor from Reef Octopus, and it seems they weren’t done with the new product rollouts. Also released on the CoralVue site is a new hang-on protein skimmer called the BH-90. Though official dimensions were left out of the product description, we can still tell that [...]
CAD Lights Unveils Second Gen Cone Skimmers
With Reef-A-Palooza (RAP) only a couple of days in our rear view, we thought we’d go over a few of the new products unveiled at the show. First up is the newly updated cone skimmers from CAD Lights. In only their 2nd generation, the CAD Lights conic skimmers feature a seamless body that disassembles easily [...]
MACNA is Where the Big Boys Play
Even though it’s already been over a month since we walked the halls of MACNA 2011 in Des Moines, we’ve still got plenty of aquarium equipment to talk about. One thing we thought would be fun to share are the massive protein skimmers that were on display at the event. We found four huge protein [...]
Bashsea Shows Off Unusual Blu Demon Protein Skimmer
Most protein skimmers seen on the aquarium equipment market are mainly just copies of each other, with companies changing only a handful of little things to make the skimmer their own. Instead of going down the same old beaten path, the guys at Bashsea have ventured off to pave their own with their new Blu [...]
New CS2 Black Pearl Recirculating Cone Skimmer from AVAST Marine
AVAST Marine Works unveiled a new piece of hardware recently with their AVAST Marine CS2 Black Pearl recirculating cone-shaped protein skimmer. After listening to the feedback from customers of the CS1 line of protein skimmers, the crew at AVAST have made several new updates to the line, most notable of which is the fact that [...]
Reef Octopus Cupid Skimmer Gets Final Update
A few days ago we showed off footage of a new skimmer from Reef Octopus that was still in the testing stage. Dubbed the Reef Octopus “Cupid”, the tiny in-tank protein skimmer shows off several new features in its final rendition that were completely lacking in the previous model. What’s new is the base plate [...]
Coralife Unveils New Cone Skimmer at MACNA
The gang at Coralife unveiled a few new products at MACNA this year, one of which is a brand new cone skimmer. After sitting on their Super Skimmer design for many years and seeing very few updates to the product line overall, the Cone Skimmer sees several new features once only seen in the products [...]
Reef Octopus Releasing a Cupid Nano Skimmer
We just came across this video of a new Reef Octopus nano skimmer simply called “Cupid” and wanted to share this somewhat different design. The skimmer is obviously an in-tank model and is still in the testing phase, but it is slated to be finished very soon according to the video’s description. A few of [...]
ATI PowerCone 250i Shows Off in Video
The ATI PowerCone is one of the most unique protein skimmers on the market. Instead of the traditional needlewheel, fractionating water pump, and venturi, the PowerCone skims in a whole new way. It uses a meshwheel impeller on a controllable water pump. The venturi draws in air from the middle of the fitting instead of [...]
Tunze 9002 Nano Skimmer Getting Replaced by Two New Models
MACNA was packed with various vendors from all over the country, each one displaying new products and chatting with interested hobbyists. Tunze was in full force at the event as well displaying their new 6095 pumps, a slightly tweaked Osmolator, and several other products seen in their lineup. But we got a little news about [...]








