The Portal by IVS gets your tank magnified

By Brian Blank on Oct 23, 2010

The Portal by IVS (Innovative Viewing Systems) is a nifty magnification tool is one of those neat gadgets you just want to try out. The company is showcasing the product at Reef-A-Palooza and we had to grab one of these to bring back to the hotel and get a closer look at. Think of this as part magnifying glass and part algae cleaner.

Coming in a variety of sizes, the Portal consists of a pair of porthole-shaped acrylic rings with a magnification lens on the outside part and an empty hole on the wet side. Like your traditional magnet algae cleaner, the Portal includes felt on the outside and Velcro on the inside so it actually performs two funtions — getting a magnified look into your tank and cleaning your glass. Plus with the magnets, you can leave it on your glass and shift it around as you see fit.

The Portal features a 10x magnification an optically engineered lens tuned to the depth of your aquarium to maximize your viewing experience. The new Portal will be available in a small 2.5 in. version, a medium 4 in. version and the largest measuring in at 6 in. The different sizes will be matched accordingly with different magnets that will work on tanks even 3/4 in. thick with different wet side materials for both acrylic and glass tanks.

We weren’t able find out exactly when these will be available yet but when we get back to the show, we’ll make sure to find out and pass it along. Expect these to retail for around $65.

Ryan

Wow how fun! the only problem is, like so many neat iteams I see on here I can never find a way to buy them (I am looking at you mini aqarium nano scope)
Ryan

Wow how fun! the only problem is, like so many neat iteams I see on here I can never find a way to buy them (I am looking at you mini aqarium nano scope)
danRhomberg

I saw this at RAP today and I ~~~HAVE~~~ to have one. I believe these guys have hit a home run as long as the price stays low. I can see this replacing Magnifloat.

Funny thing…. the webpage will not work and a google search of the company name just brought me to this artical…???
danRhomberg

I saw this at RAP today and I ~~~HAVE~~~ to have one. I believe these guys have hit a home run as long as the price stays low. I can see this replacing Magnifloat.

Funny thing…. the webpage will not work and a google search of the company name just brought me to this artical…???
james

I have to have one of these…so sweet. When talking to them they said they have had the patent for five years! Time to start pumping them out so I can have one.
james

I have to have one of these…so sweet. When talking to them they said they have had the patent for five years! Time to start pumping them out so I can have one.
J Nelson

Hotel room photo shoot? They are cool.
J Nelson

Hotel room photo shoot? They are cool.
http://reefbuilders.com Brian Blank

They are working on the site they had a little snag on it and were at the show busy as heck talking to all the people flooding in to find out what this puppy was all about

They’ll have the site with more information up shortly.
http://reefbuilders.com Brian Blank

They are working on the site they had a little snag on it and were at the show busy as heck talking to all the people flooding in to find out what this puppy was all about

They’ll have the site with more information up shortly.
Mike

Definitely in the I need to have one group. Brian was nice enough to talk to my wife and I while the RB booth was nearly barren when I walked by, he pointed us towards this as being something really cool, and to be honest I would have probably just glanced right by but wow! it was cool. I just wonder what the range of this is, will it work if you have a deeper tank, and need to see 24″ back? 36″ back? 40″ back?
Mike

Definitely in the I need to have one group. Brian was nice enough to talk to my wife and I while the RB booth was nearly barren when I walked by, he pointed us towards this as being something really cool, and to be honest I would have probably just glanced right by but wow! it was cool. I just wonder what the range of this is, will it work if you have a deeper tank, and need to see 24″ back? 36″ back? 40″ back?
http://www.bustachange.com Jerad Kaliher

This was a real hit at RAP. I pre-ordered on the spot.
http://www.bustachange.com Jerad Kaliher

This was a real hit at RAP. I pre-ordered on the spot.
http://reefgeni.us Jestep

Have been looking for a good loup for awhile now. This would be so much better. The 4″ would be about perfect for a nano tank.
http://reefgeni.us Jestep

Have been looking for a good loup for awhile now. This would be so much better. The 4″ would be about perfect for a nano tank.
Dwayne worley

This thing is totally awesome! The people who invented the portal were nice enough to come to my house with this nifty little gadget so we could take pictures of my reef! As soon as he put it on my tank all I could say was WOW!! I have to have one! If you are a reef keeper who loves to see pictures in magazines of close up shots of corals, this portal is a must have! The detail it brings out is stunning to say the least!
Dwayne worley

This thing is totally awesome! The people who invented the portal were nice enough to come to my house with this nifty little gadget so we could take pictures of my reef! As soon as he put it on my tank all I could say was WOW!! I have to have one! If you are a reef keeper who loves to see pictures in magazines of close up shots of corals, this portal is a must have! The detail it brings out is stunning to say the least!

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