The Skimz Monzter ZM120 is an external zeo reactor designed for tanks up to 1000 liters that want to take advantage of an ultra low nutrient system (ULNS) in an external format. The Skimz ZM120 is made from CNC machined…
Pets in the Classroom taking grant applications for 2017-18 school year
Pets in the Classroom is a great opportunity to bring animals into the school environment. As schools are starting to get back in session, its a great reminder how beneficial having an animal or fish in the classroom can be.…
TUNZE Care Bacter helps keep your tank clean, healthy
TUNZE Care Bacter is a bacterial supplement to help keep your aquarium clean and in biological balance. Care Bacter is made up of several strains of non-pathogenic bacteria on a fine gravel substrate powder that work together to help keep…
Marine Depot brings ATI ICP-OES water testing to North America
Getting lab quality water testing via ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometry) is gaining more momentum and ATI is one of the companies to invest in the testing equipment and now Marine Depot is offering ATI tests to their…
ATI Essentials System now available in US
ATI Essentials have been getting favorable attention for a few years over in Europe, but many on this side of the Atlantic have been left waiting. Now that might change as Marine Depot announced it will start carrying ATI Reef…
Knockoffs beware…Maxspect awarded US Patent for Gyre Flow Technology
Maxspect has been awarded its US Patent for Gyre Flow Technology that gives them a stronger leg up on fighting companies like Jebao and Jecod that are blatantly ripping off the technology, who now will face patent infringement if they…
Reefing hobby makes it to Washington Post with warning of coral toxins
The Washington Post recently featured the reef aquarium hobby in an article titled, “Homegrown coral reefs are beautiful — and potentially dangerous” in the Speaking of Science section. Although there are some favorable aspects to the story, Ben Guarino discusses the potential…
Scientists reanimate frozen fish embryos with gold, antifreeze and lasers
It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie (or a strange MacGyver episode), but scientists have developed a way to reanimate frozen fish embryos using a combination of lasers, gold particles, and antifreeze. By why you might ask? This…
All new Cobalt Mini MJ pumps announced
Cobalt Aquatics announced they are looking back at a classic, but with a modern twist with the addition of two Cobal Mini MJ pumps designed for nano systems. If you recall, Cobalt brought back the original Italian-made pumps made famous…
Visit the Great Barrier Reef live on Twitter Periscope Tonight
I’d love to get to the Great Barrier Reef, but probably won’t anytime soon. If you’re like me, or just want to go back, check out the live Twitter Periscope broadcast that will take you on a guided tour of…