The Innovative Marine NUVO series is getting new members with the launch of the Innovative Marine NUVO Fusion series featuring two all-in-one aquariums — one aimed at long aquascapes, the other at deep aquascapes. Coming off the success of both…
New Red Sea Seawater Refractometer to others, “You Have it All Wrong!”
A new Red Sea Seawater Refractometer is setting the bar a bit higher for other refractometers. Many of us started out in the hobby with a hydrometer of some sort and when we graduated to the refractometer, it was like night and…
Help the ‘Awesome Squad’ get a cooler reef aquarium!
We are wishing we had a teacher like Mr. Rutherford when we were growing up. The third-grade teach at Garden Hills Elementary in Campaign, Ill., has brought the reefing experience to his group of kids dubbed the ‘Awesome Squad’ by…
Reef Blizzard takes Brightwell Aquatics into planktonic feeding
The new Reef Blizard planktonic food blends by Brightwell Aquatics are some of the new products we are seeing from the company as of late. Coming in three varieties — Reef Blizzard-O, Reef Blizzard-L and Reef Blizzard-S — the product line gives…
Why this may be the future of aquarium (and home) automation
Aquarium control and automation has been a hot topic for years. Before affordable aquarium controllers hit the market, we were linking together lamp timers and hacking X10 devices to do our bidding. Not that automation and control is getting more…
ELOS Maintenance Holder is a pretty smart idea
We love perusing the web looking to uncover cool things with our readers. Every so often we come across a product that is so simple and useful, you wonder why you haven’t seen it before. This was the case when…
FistaFiltration teases us with ‘Nano Drop’ aquarium
You might remember FistaFiltration, the UK-based acrylicsmith we covered in 2012. We were recently teased with an interesting take on the nano aquarium from the company dubbed the FistaFiltration Nano Drop aquarium. The nano-sized drop tank holds around 70 liters…
Giesemann adds a few updated features to LEDs
The Giesemann LED line has had a few upgrades recently to give current and future owners a bit more control over their German LED fixtures. The company recently shared information on a new ‘Sunshift’ feature For Futura and Futura-S platforms…
The 2013 LED Showdown Final is Here!
The 2013 LED Showdown is at its final two contenders and this year we have America’s powerhouse LED manufacturers going head to head – AquaIllumination Hydra/Hydra 52 vs. Ecotech Radion/Radion PRO. Both are worthy lights that really are incredible, showing…
New Giesemann Futura-S LED gets performance boost
The new Giesemann Futura-S is getting a performance upgrade thanks to incorporating CREE X-series LEDs into the fixture. The updated light was designed with a modular approach each using 20 5W CREE X-series on each board without the need for secondary…