vortech-pump-controllers-1 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
DSC_5775 Sicce’s booth at Zoomark 2013 featured lots of goodies for the future
Kessil A360N & A360W LED lights announced with excellent new features

API Nexx filter merges the best of power and canister filters

The API Nexx filter is an extremely novel new take on aquarium filtration which borrows the best features of external power filters and canister filters and adds a few original tricks as well. At first glance the API Nexx filter appears to be just a canister filter with two small cartridges riding tandem but there’s Read More

InTank media basket breathes new life into AquaClear 70 power filter

The AquaClear media basket from InTank is a really neat way to turn those dusty AC70 power filters into something much more useful. The specially designed, CNC-machined acrylic chambers of the AquaClear media basket cause water to flow completely through the mechanical filter and then through three more chambers which can be used in a Read More

C-Series Fluval power filter from Hagen now with lots of stages

The Fluval C series power filter has so many filtration stages that it’ll make you think twice about your sump or wet-dry. Ok, we wouldn’t go that far with the C series power filter but even though Hagen has usually put it’s weight behind canister filter products, Hagen still thinks it has some room to Read More