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Skimz new oval skimmer on video [VIDEO]

As pointed out by one of our readers in the previous Skimz Oval protein skimmer post, there is a video of the new skimmer in action. Much of the initial reaction is mixed with some seeing the benefits and other…

Ocean Nutrition AquaYums, a good variety pack for your carnivores

AquaYums frozen variey pack from Ocean Nutrition is a good choice for those of you who appreciate having a variety of meaty frozen foods on hand but don’t want to have a bunch of packages sitting in the freezer. Each…

Friday Smorgasbord: Living fossils, baby elephants, bad shark movies and more

Welcome to the Memorial Day weekend edition of the Friday Smorgasbord. With summer right around the corner, here is your friendly reminder to check your chiller and cooling fans to help keep your tank nice and cool. No on to the Smorgasbord!…

AutoAqua portfolio has some interesting automation tools for your system

Yesterday we shared the AutoAqua AWC-300 automatic water change module and today we’re taking a deeper dive into some other useful tools in the company’s portfolio to help automate parts of your system. AutoAqua’s product line includes automatic top off…

AquaMaxx adds JNS ConeS Protein Skimmer to product line

For those of you having trouble finding the JNS ConeS protein skimmers there is good news as AquaMaxx is now carrying the JNS ConeS in-sump protein skimmers under its label here in the US. We were intrigued with the new technology…

AutoAqua AWC-300 loaded with automatic water changing features

The AutoAqua AWC-300 is an automatic water change controller from the Taiwan-based company AutoAqua. The company makes products to automate tasks on your aquariums and was limited to just the Taiwan market but is now starting to branch out and…

Flickr redesign includes a terabyte of storage for all your reefing images

For the photography enthusiasts in the hobby, there was some significant news with Yahoo! announcing upgrades to its photo storage and sharing site Flickr that included 1 terabyte of storage. Flickr may not have been the first but they were one of the…

Nanoreef ES takes a modular approach to sumps

Nanoreef ES of Spain is bringing a modular approach to the sump starting next month. The novel idea allows you to add more features and functions to your filtration and maintenance by just adding different modules that gives you a…

Friday Smorgasbord: Tracy Morgonian gets Incognito Sofa Love, gray whales, atolls and more

Hey! It’s Friday and that means another fresh edition of the Friday Smorgasbord fresh out of the oven. This week we have a few good nuggets including an audio post, whales and coral atolls. Let’s get the party started right…

ZeoBlue zeolite reactor from Spain’s Blue Quercus [VIDEO]

The ZeoBlue Zeolite reactor by Spanish aquarium retailer Blue Quercus that is similar to the Fauna Marin ZeoMatic 2 reactor at a fraction of the cost. As one of the few zeolite reactors utilizing a two pump system, the ZeoBlue…