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Sea Swirl has listened to you if you have ever wished your Hydor or Tunze pumps would rotate around instead of being stuck on the side of your aquarium. Beyond the ones for the sump pump crowd, there were be a Sea Swirl that will rotate powerheads. The traditional Sea Swirls also get some attention as they will now come with several different fittings for common pipe sizes to reduce your trips to the hardware store. The best just got better. Available in 1 month.

Sea Swirls for Powerheads


Traditional Sea Swirls will now come with several pipe adapters

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We finally have a release date on the long-awaited ATI PowerCone I-Series skimmer with controllable pump. ATI will start shipping units in late October / early November. Between the controllable pump, the digital air flow meter and the water adjustment valve ... you should be able to really dial this protein skimmer in! Details below.



September 7, 2011 - ATI North America announces the release of the 120V Version of PowerCone I-Series Protein Skimmer with a one-of-a-kind controllable pump. ATI Engineers in Germany have finished the design of the NEW Controllable Pump which will be a Standard Component for ALL 120V Versions of the ATI PowerCone I-Series.

Features:

• I-Series Pump with Controller
• Digital Air Flow Meter with LED Display
• Grid-Wheel Impeller
• Collection Cup
• Built-in Water-level Adjustment Valve
• Warranty: 1-Year Manufacturer’s Limited Warranty

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David Schneider is my hero of the day. Not only has he made a DIY underwater ROV that may be able to dive to 60 meters, but he did it with pretty affordable off the shelf parts and has completely shared how to build one yourself. In fact, attached is the source code and schematics in case you want to make your own. How cool is that?

Photo Credit: David Schneider

The front housing was also stuffed rather full with a Panasonic GP-CX161 video camera (only $24 from CCTVohio.com, unfortunately now discontinued), a radio-control servo (a $3 no-name model) to tilt the camera up and down, a 0- to 100-psi pressure sensor to gauge depth (which I scored for just $28 on eBay), an HMC6352 digital compass ($35 from Sparkfun Electronics) to determine heading, and an Arduino Pro Mini microcontroller ($19, also from Sparkfun) to serve as the ROV's brain. Were I to do this again, I'd probably use 4- or 5-inch PVC end caps to make fitting everything in easier.

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An aquarium you can hang from the ceiling? Indeed. I stumbled on this unique aquarium again today and had to share. I admire the engineering marvel of it all and the filter hides in the ceiling or in a room up to 500 feet away. The hoses are hidden in the support pipes. Hanging a 140 gallon aquarium from the ceiling makes me nervous but that is a very dramatic look. Tall ladder for cleaning not included.


The Wall Hanging Fish Tank

This very unique wall hanging fish tank is a fantastic accessory for any setting. The cords and filtration system are neatly concealed within the hanging tubes and the fluorescent light (included)*beautifully sits atop the acrylic frame. The filtration system can be set for fresh or salt water fish.
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Small hoses within the stainless steel hanging tubes carry water back and forth from the filter, which can be separately set anywhere (500 foot reach).
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We set up installation if desired.
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- No sales tax** ******* (only Florida...

TANKED is a an aquarium-building reality show that begins next month, August 19th on Animal Planet. Yes. You read that right - a reality show about building aquariums. The aquarium builders are Wayde King and Brett Raymer of ATM - Acrylic Tank Manufacturing in Las Vegas. ATM builds it all from 50 to 50,000 gallon aquariums and has a 13,000 foot facility to build these tanks. I am not a reality show fan, but I cut my teeth in this business building tanks in Manhattan a long time ago. This should take me back. Plus seeing big tanks come together is just cool. It may even spike the DIY punch around here. Time to set the DVR.

Wayde King and Brett Raymer of ATM - Acrylic Tank Manufacturing


Press Release:
New York, New York, July 5, 2011) - These aren't your father's fish tanks or bright goldfish from your youth... And these are definitely not your typical fish tank builders. *Welcome to the wet and wonderful world of TANKED, where owners Wayde King and Brett...