Cree XP-E2 Color announced with upgrades over original
The Cree XP-E has been the reefing industry workhorse for the longest time (relatively speaking) when it comes to colors outside of white and royal blue, although it has done pretty well in those roles too. Seeing as the white XP-E got a silicon carbide update late last year (which we covered here), Cree felt Read More
AquaMaxx adds JNS ConeS Protein Skimmer to product line
For those of you having trouble finding the JNS ConeS protein skimmers there is good news as AquaMaxx is now carrying the JNS ConeS in-sump protein skimmers under its label here in the US. We were intrigued with the new technology JNS used by incorporating a series of mini cones on the protein skimmer bubble plate Read More
AutoAqua AWC-300 loaded with automatic water changing features
The AutoAqua AWC-300 is an automatic water change controller from the Taiwan-based company AutoAqua. The company makes products to automate tasks on your aquariums and was limited to just the Taiwan market but is now starting to branch out and distribute its products to the rest of the world. Although there isn’t much documentation online, Read More
Jebao Marine Aqua DC Pump; another day, another rebadged Waveline
We don’t know what it is about that Waveline line of water pumps that makes it sooooo attractive to being rebranded by everyone in the aquarium industry and their extended family. We know why the OG Waveline rocks as an aquarium water pump and a protein skimmer pump but it’s still unexplainable why even Jebao, a Read More
Custom Nano Box LED fixtures are a much needed splash of style
There are a few light manufacturers that offer custom colors on their light fixtures, but none are doing such a varied and good job as Nano Box Reef. Nano Box has been busy truly making custom colors a staple of their fixtures, with such well balanced and good color selection that the results will make Read More
A trip down memory lane of Ecotech Marine VorTech pump controllers
As Ecotech Marine celebrates ten years of business in the reef aquarium scene, I am reminded of how I came to know the once scrappy three young founders Tim, Pat, Justin and first employee Mark. The company cut its teeth on reef tank product engineering with a magnetically stirred kalk stirrer with a built in Read More
Flickr redesign includes a terabyte of storage for all your reefing images
For the photography enthusiasts in the hobby, there was some significant news with Yahoo! announcing upgrades to its photo storage and sharing site Flickr that included 1 terabyte of storage. Flickr may not have been the first but they were one of the best photo sharing websites setting a standard for others coming on the scene later. But Read More
Frameless 20H aquarium carries on the march of the rimless fish tanks
Frameless fish tanks are increasing in popularity as evidenced by the venerable Twenty Gallon ‘High’ 20H getting the rimless/frameless treatment. In PetSmart to boot! Back in our day, when we wanted to get an aquarium it was standard-issue to have a black frame or worse, one with faux wood trim printed on. In no time Read More
Nanoreef ES takes a modular approach to sumps
Nanoreef ES of Spain is bringing a modular approach to the sump starting next month. The novel idea allows you to add more features and functions to your filtration and maintenance by just adding different modules that gives you a unified look beneath your aquarium. The translucent white plastic components will kick off with weir Read More
Fix all your fish tank and reef aquarium problems with 95% water changes*
Having worked the retail marine LFS beat for many moons, we’ve seen countless people come in to the shop, day in day out, trying to get their water parameters right or worse, trying to figure out what the problem is. The chemistry of fish tanks and marine aquariums is very complicated, and sometimes the more Read More