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AquaBeam Ultima 1500 NP strikes up a modern ratio of blues and whites

The AquaBeam Ultima 1500 NP is the newest LED tile from Tropical Marine Centre which upgrades its light emitting diodes both in performance but more substantially in color balance. Until the AquaBeam Fiji Blue LED strip was introduced, we felt that the TMC LED line was seriously lacking the true royal blue LED colors that Read More

TMC Reefskim takes Tropical Marine Centre Iberia into full size protein skimming (updated: for Iberia only)

The TMC Reefskim is a needle wheel powered protein skimmer from Tropical Marine Centre which finally takes the European aquarium powerhouse into the market of full sized protein skimmers. For years now TMC has had the V2Skim as a kind of toy entry-level protein skimmer made with molded plastic, wonky economic design and an off-brand affordable pump. The new forthcoming Read More

TMC V2 Bio React 500 the latest biopellet reactor to hit the market

The new TMC V2Bio React 500 Pellet Reactor is the latest biopellet reactor to hit the market. The new V2Bio React 500 features a “patented” eductor the company highlights providing more contact between the pellets and water, leading to more efficient fluidization to prevent channeling and clumping of the pellets. The new v2Bio React is designed to be Read More

TMC AquaHabitat Spy Lens comes in two sizes to magnify your aquarium life

The TMC AquaHabitat Spy Lens is a simple glass-mounted magnifying glass for getting a good close up look of your aquarium. The brand spankin new Spy Lens is convex on both sides providing a good monoscopic view inside the tank, and a screw-activated suction cup-mount holds the lens on to the glass so hard that Read More

Signature Optiwhite glass tanks by Tropical Marine Centre

Signature Optiwhite glass tanks by Tropical Marine Centre are a new line of trimless and braceless aquariums from TMC featuring the high clarity glass all aquarists secretly know they really want. Coming in four sizes, the Signature Optowhite glass tanks look exquisite in their InterZoo booth, with two sizes left trimless with an optional acrylic Read More

AquaBeam 600 Ultra Fiji finally brings Cree Royal Blue LEDs to TMC Aquaray

The AquaBeam 600 Ultra Fiji is the first striplight from Tropical Marine Centre (TMC) which brings the highly prized Cree Royal Blue LED to the AquaRay line of aquarium LED strip lights. Whereas the first all-blue TMC AquaRay used a Cree LED with a color close to Cyan with an emission peak close to 510nm, the Read More

TMC MiniLED getting alternative mounting option

The TMC MiniLED appears to be getting another mounting option in the next few weeks. The original mount to the TMC MicroHabitat nano systems was using the MountaRay tank bracket but this new version is using a clear acrylic cross hatch design to mount the light over the tank. The new mount uses four acrylic Read More

TMC MicroHabitat 30 hits the nano aquarium market

Following up on the success of the smaller versions, TMC is getting the new AquaHabitats MicroHabitat 30 out to market just in time for the holidays. We picked up the news from Acuaristica showing the new 30 liter (around 7.93 gallons) tank that features a skimmer, hydrometer, thermometer and the new AquaRay Micro LED 500 with Read More

TMC MiniLED 400 launches this month

The TMC MiniLED 400 is a new LED aquarium light that is a great fit for smaller nano aquariums but could also be teamed together for coverage on larger saltwater or freshwater systems. The initial version is using just white OSRAM OSLON SSL high power LEDs giving you a 6,500K look that may be too Read More

Marine Microhabitat from Tropical Marine Centre is a well specced nano reef tank

The Marine Microhabitat from Tropical Marine Centre is an example of what companies can do to take a widely available OEM product and speccing it to a better use. The TMC Microhabitat appears to have similarities to the Dymax 3 gallon and the Betta mini cube tank, both of which have an LED light and Read More

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