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Nanocustoms prototype is not messing around

Nanocustoms decided to test the boundaries of a new heatsink along with some badass new Bridgelux N1203 LEDs and came up with one monster of an LED lighting fixture. The four Bridgelux N1203 LEDs are neutral whites running around 4,500K…

Avast Marine Stealth cone skimmer kit is one nifty skimmer

The Avast Marine CS1 Cone Skimmer Kit is already a great value for a cone skimmer but we were able to get a look at the “Stealth” cone the company shipped out to Reef Stock. Made from a smoky acrylic…

Red Sea Complete Reef Care products begin shipping

Red Sea’s new Complete Reef Care line of products are out and beginning to ship now. Red Sea created this complete system of supplements, nutrient management and other products for coral growth and coloration. From test kits to additives, the…

Hydor Smartwave prototype spied in the wild

The Hydor Smartwave is one nice device and we happened to catch a prototype of this wavemaker on display at the Hydor booth at Reef Stock. Although the prototype we saw doesn’t have the white lettering the final production model…

Brightwell Aquatics has been busy lately, sneaks out three new products

Brightwell Aquatics has a few new products here at Reef Stock we were excited to see with two new resins and some granular ferric oxide (GFO). Brightwell has two absorbing resins with the Nitrate-R nitrate absorbing resin for both fresh and…

Hydor Slim Skim skimmers in full production, available all over

The line of Hydor Slim Skim protein skimmers is in full production now with distribution through all the company’s channels. We’ve been looking at the smaller version, Slim Skim Nano, for a while and are continuously impressed with the simplicity of the design and function. The…

Tunze teasing us with the Nanostream 6095

Tunze is here with such a new product they are just here at Reef Stock with a sign to promote the upcoming Tunze Nanostream 6095. The new Tunze 6095 has about the same footprint as the Tunze 6055 but the…

EcoTech Marine rolls out Retail Partnership Program

All you EcoTech Marine fans should be happy the company is working on a dedicated program with incentives for retailers to display and carry more EcoTech Marine goodness. The Retail Partnership Program is a great way to not only show…

Sun Brite gets 3rd generation T10 LED tubes

Adding more power to its staple line of T10 LED replacement tubes, Sun Brite LED is bringing out its third generation of the tube. The third generation uses Cree XP-G LEDs with either 45 or 65 deg. secondary optics. Not…

Portal Nano viewer a great pick for smaller tanks

The IVS Portal viewer literally stole the show for us at Reef-A-Palooza and the company is here at Reef Stock showing its Portal Nano viewer. The small design has a 2.5 in. lens with the same depth of field as…