Vertex RX-U reactors are the latest release from Vertex Aquaristik, and like many of their previous products these reactors are all about quality. The basic design of media reactors has been rehashed infinitely, but the RX-U reactors still manage to…
Steve Mac’s superb partially plasma lit Californian Reef aquarium
California style reef tanks are awesome, and Steve Mac’s peninsular layout display is a great example. There isn’t much to be said about the aquascape or use of negative space to create an open and balanced look of the aquarium, but…
Illumagic Opto ComboRay LED fixtures offer DIY level constumization
The Illumagic Opto ComboRay is a new fixture that looks to offer full LED diode customization, without the associated hassle. The ComboRay is certainly not the first fixture trying to achieve this, but it does offer a middle ground between other available options. The…
Ogles Mesoscope 2 & DSLR adapter is a great tool for aquarium macro photography
The first time I came in contact with the original Mesoscope was just mere months ago. At that point the Mesoscope 2 was not yet announced and I was instead just getting familiar with the first generation Ogles Mesoscope. Boy did…
Kessil Announces new pricing for A150W, now only $225
The Kessil A150W LED fixtures have always been a great fixtures for a great price, but now that Kessil has dropped the price of their A150W lights these LED fixtures are an absolute steal. The Kessil A150W was previously selling…
Coral-Shop Channel One is a modular dosing system that transforms into any configuration you prefer
Coral-Shop Channel One is a modular dosing system featuring many cool features such as a stiring unit, chiller unit, a master control panel and several different dosing container options. Coral-Shop Channel One is designed to be modular, and every aspect of the system…
Reef Octopus also jumping on the DC bandwagon with their new Diablo DC Skimmers
Reef Octopus is now also jumping on the DC pump bandwagon with their improved Diablo Skimmers. The DC pump of choice for Reef Octopus? You guessed it, the all so familiar Waveline DC pumps. Interesting timing as seems just mere minutes since we…
Eshopps nano skimmer is a big skimmer in a small body
The Eshopps Nano skimmer is Eshopps’ latest skimmer aimed at the nano crowd. Measuring at 11.5 x 2.25 x 4.5 this skimmer is tiny, but it certainly packs a punch and some neat features. Eshopps ads and a certain display…
ATB upgrades premium skimmer line to DC pumps – the future is here
ATB skimmers will, starting this week, begin being shipped with controllable Airstar DC pumps. This is a big deal for ATB skimmer performance, but to the progress of the industry as whole this news is even more significant. DC pumps long…
Vertex Illumina Dashboard Software is everything you could’ve thought of and more
The Vertex Illumina (not to be confused with the Vertex Illluminata) is currently one of the higher end LED fixtures on the market. As a result the Illumina LED comes with all the bells and whistles we have now come…