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The January 08 edition of Reef Builders Magazine is online. In it Adam Blundell discusses the substrate cover in Fiji reefs. A very interesting article about what you will find at the reefs in Fiji.

The heart of the Reef Keeper Elite is the PC4’s, or power strips. Only these aren’t your grandma’s power strips. Featuring new “IntellaStrip” technology in their PC4’s. Some of the benefits are: can report the total current load that’s being pulled through the unit. It should be able to shut things down before a blown [...]

Chock this one up another rampant rumor, but we actually think this is very possible. Seems that Euro-Reef is making a hang on the back skimmer. Most likely to compete with Deltec’s MCE line which starts at about $300. We expect at least one model, although 2 or 3 is highly likely.  Pump choice is [...]

So we have confirmed the name of the new Reef keeper unit as the Reef Keeper Elite. This system will be a separate high end solution to your aquarium monitoring woes. This picture was leaked of the reef keeper elite, possibly having: 2 ph probe inputs, wireless options, orp probe inputs, and mobile messaging of [...]

Aquatronica, the master european aquarium controller company says that they have SMS alerts available to buy starting December 3rd which interestingly they will only work for Europe. “This module lets you receive information and alarms (if set on the Aquarium Controller) regarding the status of the values the controller monitors on your mobile phone.” Apprently [...]

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Finally after months of rumors, Digital Aquatics confirmed that they will produce a high end controller named the Reef Keeper 3. Still in the early phases, but we expect it to be ready by 2Q of 08. We will keep you updated.

Several thousand feet below the oceans surface researchers have discovered a new deep water coral and sponge beds. The new corals and sponges were collected for DNA analysis 3,000 to 6,000 feet in the ocean.  They were found in the  “Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument by the Pisces V submersible operated by the Hawaii Undersea Research [...]

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Current is known for making good products. With smash hits like the Nova Extreme, satellite lighting, and soon to be Solana aquarium, we are used to getting quality products from this beast. However, what needs to be yanked off the market is the Fission Nano Skimmer. The design of this skimmer is poor, and thus [...]