Original Equipment Manufacturer WaveReef has launched a new protein skimmer called the K1-50N. With a footprint of just 10.5×8.6cm/4.13”x3.39,”WaveReefhas managed to make a wine bottle-shaped body with a diameter of just 80mm/3.15”, making it suitable for the rear chamber of some All-In-One tanks, or a space-saving skimmer in small sumps. The K1-50N is powered by a tiny 6W DC pump which its makers say draws 200lph/53 gals of air while pumping 300lph/79 gals of water. The model is rated for saltwater aquariums from 300 liters/79 gallons, though with its small physical size we envisage it being fitted to systems of half or even one-quarter of that volume.
The K1-50N is being marketed as aHang-On-Back(HOB,) model, although it does need to sit inside water so we’d class it more of a Hang-On-Front or Side, and inside a tank, filter chamber, or sump, not on the back, high and dry. It can stand on its own two feet and comes with a clamp to ensure it’s fitted at the right water level when used in deeper chambers.
空气消音器内置在撇渣器脖子周围的环中,但是由于K1-50N没有柱塞,甚至是栅极阀,因此该戒指变成双重用途,相反,整个撇渣器体的旋转小巧通过那个固定的项圈,将空气和水向上或下降到撇渣器车身上。
Nano skimmers have been feature-poor in the past but the K1-50N has a lot of成年功能borrowed from much larger, usually much more expensive models. It looks worthy of further investigation if shopping for a nano skimmer for a small saltwater system with a suitably sized skimmer chamber.