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Go Giga or Go Home. ATB’s Largest Deluxe Skimmer is an Animal

Check out these fresh pictures of the largest ATB Deluxe Skimmer.

ATB’s gargantuan Giga Deluxe Cone skimmer stands 5′9″ tall (1.75m) and slopes upwards from a  a 24″ conical body. It is powered by 3 Airstar 3000 pumps (Askoll 4200 motorblock), with a foot print of 40″ x40″. The standard Giga is powered by 2  x [...]

New ATB Elegance FULL Cone Skimmers & Askoll 900 Based Airstar Pump

You’re looking at ATB’s newest skimmer, the ATB Large Elegance Cone Skimmer. The upcoming Elegance line separates itself from previous ATB models by featuring a full conical transition from the base, all the way through the neck. The first ATB skimmer to feature this was their Mikro Skimmer, but now a full range of sizes [...]

First Photos of ATB’s Nano Option: The “Mikro” Full Cone Skimmer

Here’s a look at ATB’s newest cone skimmer that has been designed with the nano reef crowd in mind. This skimmer stands just 18.5″ tall (47 cm) and has a footprint, including the pump, of just 7.8″ x 11.8″ (20 x 30cm). At this time we are unsure of the name this model will bear, but [...]

New ATB 1050 v 1.5 Cone Skimmer

ATB will be releasing their new 1050 v1.5 cone skimmer as we head into the New Year. This model shares the same dimensions as the initial ATB 1050 cone skimmer, but features a new molded cone, seamless body and polished white PVC throughout. As most ATB fans can attest to, this release is not shocking–these [...]

ATB Flowstar 1800 Features Silent Operation and High Flow Rates

As the glassbox revamp is in process I decided to increase the power of the return pump and eliminate a couple small powerheads. To solve this I went with the ATB Flowstar 1800. This pump is based on the Laguna 1500 Max Flo motor block, but features en enlarged volute for improved flow rates and [...]

ATB Deluxe Skimmers Are Coming, Internals Seen For First Time

The new ATB Deluxe line  is trickling in to the United States featuring TCT –triple cone technology and DBP– a double bubble plate. A few lucky customers have picked up these new designs in external configurations. Shown below is the Deluxe 8.5 External  powered by an ATB Mini Airstar. The sicce motorblock is not intended to run externally, [...]