All Posts by "Joost de Vries"
The Aqua-Trend Evolution automatic top off systems are perhaps the most intriguing products of the new Polish manufacturer, mainly because it breaks away from the usual float switch or pressure sensor. Instead the Aqua-Trend Evolution systems are able to read the water level using light sensors straight to the glass (up to 10mm or ~ Read More
We recently highlighted a relatively unknown Polish company Aqua-trend and the Poseidon is Aqua-Trend’s version of the aquarium controller. The Poseidon offers an interesting package which should be more than capable at controlling basic functions in your tank. The Aqua=Trend Poseidon is a basic controller, and as far as we know lacks expansion modules such Read More
Aquatrend is an aquarium electronics related manufacturer located in Poland. They are already a well established company with a large line of products, but the brand is currently not very well known outside Poland. Aqua-Trend recently crossed our radar, and all the majority of their products are certainly worth the attention. The company’s main focus Read More
The Easter Egg chalice from ORA is a gorgeous raspberry pink Oxypora with yellow mouths. As a beautiful Oxypora lacera specimen, a species which is a hardy and fast growing, the Easter Egg Chalice is an optimal aquarium coral. The yellow eyes with pink body are furthermore sure to brighten up your display. Although the Read More
Chances are you are spending your Easter Sunday morning contemplating why it is still snowing outside, and how you are going to find all those eggs in a half a foot of snow. What’s a better way to escape the cold than to emerge yourself into the world of microscopic coral fluorescence? This fascinating, mesmerizing, Read More
The Quadspec V2 LED PAR 20 bulbs are exciting new spotlights from MarineReefLED, with a great visual appeal and pretty unique spectrums . We got our hands on the PAR20 Quadspec spotlight and the PAR20 Fiji Blue spotlight and in person these are definitely very nifty spotlights. Consuming only 15 watts these lights are meant for Read More
Tropic Marin released their own version of the biopellet (the NP Bacto Pellet) around a year ago as part of their Bio-Actif line. Now Tropic Marin has improved on the original biopellet design, and is releasing the Bio-Actif Professional line which promises improved performance over the original design. Consisting of the Bio-Actif Professional line are Read More
Cold Water Reefs are something we really, can’t get, enough of, and Jacob Dixon’s Puget Sound biotope reminds us exactly why. The beauty of this reef might be subtle, with mostly brownish/beige tints dominating the majority of the aquarium, but the uniqueness of the inhabitants make up for any shortcomings in colorfulness. The display consist Read More
The StarkLED Flare strip lights are some really cool fixtures we first highlighted because of their great modular appeal, but it turns out however these fixtures have another major thing going for them: some serious building quality. Constructed out of aluminum, anodized and then power coated in Stealth Grey, these strip lights are pleasing to Read More
PAR 38 spotlights are hugely popular among the nano reef aquarium crowd, and they were probably some of the first LED fixtures people widely used. Now Orphek has decided to upsize the traditional PAR 38 spotlight with the creation of their Orphex PR72, a PAR56 spotlight. So basically think of the PR72 as a super Read More