Skimz is a Singaporean aquarium product company that has been uniquely focused on innovative devices and niche applications, especially the use of zeolite in reef tanks. The Skimz Zeolite Auto Reactor is the latest model in this space which brings…
How to Set Up a Simple and Effective Quarantine Aquarium
Quarantine, quarantine, quarantine – this word get a lot of lip service in the saltwater aquarium hobby but too few of us really practice this important procedure, let alone undertake it properly. Even many of the fish stores we’ve visited…
Four Accessories to Streamline Aquarium Water Testing
We’ve been testing the chemistry of our aquarium water, one or two tanks at a time, for as long as we’ve been building reef tanks. However now with the new Reef Builders Studio we have many more ‘chemical systems’ of…
Kamoer X1 Review: A Nearly Flawless Programmable Dosing Pump
The Kamoer X1 is a wirelessly controlled single channel dosing pump and the natural evolution of what these standalone dosers should be. With nary a button, screen or any kind of physical way to interface with the a Kamoer X1…
Resilient Reef Game VR Game Makes YOU the Reef Builder
There have been games that allow players to build their own aquarium pretty much since the beginning of video games, but a new title called Resilient Reef is one of the first we know of that lets players build their…
The Blakctip Snailfish is a Fascinating Deepwater Oddity
Besides live video from deep diving ROVs, specialty aquariums are the only way that the general public can ever hope to see and appreciate the bizarre marine life of the deep sea. The graceful blacktip snailfish is one such peculiar…
Reef Fanatic Still Makes one of the Best pH Controllers
Reef Fanatic is a name that is synonymous with quality electronics for reef tanks, and a track record that stretches way back to the first explosion of reef aquarium popularity. The Reef Fanatics Micro pH Controller is among one of…
This Super Green Kenya Tree’ from Reefkoi is the Bomb!
Soft corals are one of the most overlooked group of corals in the aquarium hobby, which is a darn shame since there’s so much variety to appreciate. The most recent softy to really perk up our polyps is a super…
Bubble Tip Anemones Make for a Great Science Fair Project
Budding aquarist Jaylen Stout recently submitted a creative and original science fair project for his school’s science fair project which should blow most of the others out of the water. With the recent craze and interest in bubble tip anemones,…
Prognathodes obliquus Subject of Deep Ecology Study [Video]
The oblique butterflfyfish, Prognathodes obliquus is a striking species of marine fish with a very unique pattern and also a true micro-endemic. Like the Clipperton Angelfish we covered last week, the oblique butterflyfish is known only from one group of…