Avast Marine Works
 

Reef Elite is now the distributor for products from Avast Marine Works!

Some of the products available.....


Carbon Filtered Skimmer Lid

Unemptied skimmer cup stinking up your living room?

Ozone fumes giving you headaches?

This handy skimmer lid features a chamber which holds about a cup of activated carbon. Perfect for knocking down any nuisance odors that might try to escape through the vents of your skimmer's lid.

8" diameter lid fits skimmers with 8" and 200mm collection cups. 6" model coming soon, custom sizes upon request.

Suggested retail $79.99

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Swabbie

This motorized neck cleaner keeps your protein skimmer running at peak efficiency, while keeping you from having to clean out that foul-smelling mess by hand and stinking up your house. Your significant other will really love this device. Simply plug it into a timer (not included) or aquarium controller and set it to run for a few minutes 4 to 6 times per day. When run this way, no gunk will build up and fall back into your water. Your skimmer's neck will stay crystal clear all the time!

The Swabbie currently comes in several sizes as a replacement lid for your skimmer's collection cup. All lids are made from heavy duty 3/8" material. The single pivot point on the wiper allows Swabbie to clean conical necks as well. Not sure if your skimmer will accommodate Swabbie? Simply contact us and we will help you make the proper measurements. Custom lid and wiper sizes are possible, too. Please click here to go to the custom Swabbie order page.

Now available starting at the introductory price of just 149.99!

Technical Data:
6", 7" and 8" models are adjustable for 2.75"-4.25" (70-108mm) diameter necks
10" and 12" models are adjustable for 4"-7" (100-175mm) diameter necks
Timer or aquarium controller not included
Power consumption: AC 110v 3w
Cord length: 8'
Height: 2" above normal skimmer lid
Warranty: 1 year

See the Swabbie in action here!

Suggested retail for intro price is $159.95

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MR5 Media Reactor

Description
MR5 Fluidized reaction chamber holds 5 cups of your favorite media. Comes standard with 2 sizes of filter pads for different media types, tubing, valve and barb connections. We ship the barb connections unglued so you have the option of installing this reactor with standard 1/2" schedule 40 plumbing if you choose.

The MR5 ships standard with a pair of Mesh Disks, which makes this reactor an excellent choice for fluidizing Biopellets. The mesh disks don't clog and are the correct size to keep the pellets contained. This means very low maintenance biopellet filtration!

Want to maximize space usage under your stand? Now we offer these reactors in custom heights, so you can take advantage of vertical space. Each extra inch of reactor height increases media capacity by 1/2 cup. Note that a custom height reactor takes us about a week to build & let cure before it can ship.

Technical Data:
Lid Removal: Keyhole
Input/Output: 1/2" Schedule 40

12" 14" 18" 22" Sizes
Other sizes available!

Suggested retail is $79.99 for standard 12" Model

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MR5 Media DIY Reactor Kit (saves 30% off the price of the reactor!)

Description
This media reactor kit is a great first project for first time builders and an easy-to-assemble upgrade for anyone with acrylic crafting experience.

The kit includes all the parts need to build the reactor pictured. CNC machined parts fit together with ease and a detailed assembly manual is provided. This project can be put together in about an hour's time. The end result is a heavy duty media reactor that will last a lifetime and best of all, it works fantastically. Please take a minute to look through the PDF instruction manual below, there a lot more information on the reactor itself and you will get a good idea of what is involved with building an AVAST kit.

Want to maximize space usage under your stand? Now we offer these reactor kits in custom heights, so you can take advantage of vertical space. Each extra inch of reactor height increases media capacity by 1/2 cup. Note that a custom height reactor kit may add a few days' lead time before shipping.

Technical Data:

Footprint: 5" x 5"
Height: 14"
Media Capacity: 5 Cups
Lid Removal: Keyhole
Input/Output: 1/2" Schedule 40

Suggested retail $59.99

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Assembly video #1

Assembly video #2

Contact your LFS for availability of Avast Marine works items.

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Holey crap, its like you guys read my mind! :eek:

Does this replace the current skimmer lid? Price?

Avast Marine Works
 

Hmm... I am in the market for a new biobead reactor, I was gonna buy one from this Ian guy at oceanic corals but I like the looks of this one, gotta price?

This lid does replace your stock lid and is available in almost any size. The suggested retail price is $79.99

I have edited the post to reflect the suggested retail pricing of the products listed.

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Darn, about 2 months to late. Made myself one already.

Aqua Medic has done this for years. http://www.aqua-medic.com/ozon_skimmer_topper.shtml

That's good, but they don't fit the big skimmers.

you guys have a store somewhere? deal on the lid and reactor?

Correct, the Aquamedic versions are made to specifically fit versions of their own OEM skimmers, the Avast models are made to fit any skimmer of any size.