Pax Bellum ARID is a sweet looking piece of reef machinery

One look at the Pax Bellum ARID in person and you just say “Wow! I want that! But what does it do again?” As a device, it just looks bad-ass and that whatever job it does, it will do well.…

Unique Corals unveils new Pax Bellum N12 nano chaeto reactor

The Pax Bellum Chaetomorpha reactor is one of the more interesting new products to hit the aquarium scene last year. To date most of the Chaeto-filters from Pax Bellum have been made for rather large tanks, but at ReefStock we spied…

Pax Bellum ARID Filter review: the most ‘intense’ way to grow Chaetomorpha

They say that everything that is old will be new again, and this statement couldn’t ring any more true for the Pax Bellum ARID Chaetomorpha filters. In the early days of successful reef keeping, algae scrubbers and phyto-remediation was the state…

The innovative LED heat pipe at the heart of Pax Bellum Chaeto filters

The A.R.I.D. Chaetomorpha filters from Pax Bellum are some of the most interesting algae scrubbers that we’ve seen in years. Having been in development for somewhere near half a decade, the unique design features a tube of high output LEDs that…

A.R.I.D. chaetomorpha macroalgae scrubbers from Pax-Bellum

The marine aquarium hobby is always on the lookout for ever simpler and more effective ways to reduce nutrients in our tanks. The A.R.I.D. devices from Pax-Bellum are a new way to apply intensive macroalgae scrubbing to nutrient reduction, making…

Save up to 30% at Premium Aquatics Black Friday Sale

Black Friday is the biggest day in any reefer’s calendar but Premium Aquatics has knocked it out of the park with over 30 huge reductions on major equipment and supplement brands as well as 20% off everything else, in their…

Best Black Friday Deals: 10-40% off large brands!

Black Friday is finally here! For 2021 we partnered with Premium Aquatics – a great independent retailer that supplies most of the United States. Here are the best deals: 10% Off Kessil 360X, 500X & AP9X 12% Off the MSRP…

Reefi LED Uno is a Fountain of Light Intensity for Only $350

Reefi is a unique reef aquarium lighting startup that may be a smaller company compared to the hobby’s biggest players but you really wouldn’t know it from the way they build and price their lights. The Reefi LED Uno is…

The Best Macroalgae Reactors – Reef Builders Gear Guide

Macroalgae reactors are built with the sole purpose of growing chaetomorpha algae. While it’s possible to grow small amounts of chaetomorpha in a refugium, a dedicated macroalgae reactor goes beyond the humble refugium to create a supercharged macroalgae growing machine.…

New Algae Turf Scrubbers coming soon from Aquaristik Innovation

Algae Turf Scrubbers or ATS as they are commonly known are an interesting and practical way to filter certain unwanted nutrients from reef aquarium water. Creating a a dedicated place for turf algae to grow both outcompetes algaes in an…