Maxspect may not be reinventing foam fractionation but they have redefined the protein skimmer with its foray into the very competitive protein skimmer market. The Maxspect Aeraqua Duo AD600 Protein Skimmer is the world’s first dual-intake, dual-needle wheel protein skimmer. The skimmer is [...]
A year ago, at the MACNA show in Las Vegas, I was approached by two nice gentlemen from an unknown to me then company, Poseidon Flow Technologies. They showed me their latest and, at that time I assumed, only product, a salinity/specific gravity pen meant for the aquarium hobby use. Fast forward to [...]
The proven and repeatedly copied concept of a cone-shaped protein skimmer is rarely challenged these days. Although I’ve seen some interesting design choices that skimmer manufacturers managed to incorporate into their products, the general idea behind that type of skimmer stood its ground- until [...]
Do you own a monster aquarium you could snorkel in to clean the front panel? Great, then I have a new piece of equipment from MRC America you may want to check out. The new HydroTek pump line, presented at MACNA 2019 show in Orlando, currently two models strong, is MRC’s latest in flow [...]
We recently reviewed the UltraReef UKS 180 skimmer, and had many positive things to say about it. While doing our tests, we were also able to measure the loss of efficiency caused by poor maintenance. Let’s be clear, most people don’t practice regular maintenance on their skimmers. They [...]
I am a big fan of preparing for the worst when it comes to keeping a reef tank and I constantly think about ways to prevent potential disasters before they happen. On several occasions in the past, my skimmer overflowed without warning and nearly dumped skimmate into my sump. I was lucky because I [...]
The latest version of the UltraReef Akula UKS-180 is actually in use in our associate’s 450 liter (120 gallon) aquarium right now. A good occasion for us to present it to [...]
For the last 4 weeks I have been running my 187 gallon reef tank without a skimmer as sort of an experiment. A few months ago I lost a number of corals due to what I believe were very low levels of phosphate in the tank. I run an ARID algae reactor and it does a great job pulling out nutrients. [...]