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JBJ cubey is an all-in-one pico system

JBJ has always been a big name in the all-in-one nano aquarium part of the industry, but now they are finally giving the pico world some love with their JBJ Cubey. We’ve thouroughly covered the Cubey, so it is great to finally…

Micro-reefs announces pico LED fixture

Micro-reefs,  previously known for their acrylic pico reefs is now venturing into LED fixtures. These LEDs are specifically designed to fit on Micro-reefs pico systems, but obviously fit with similar aquariums as well. The total wattage of the LED fixture comes in at 63…

Sunlight Supply Fast Fit Systems seen in the wild

The sunlight supply fast fit is a modular easy to assemble system specifically designed for frags or as a holding system. Coming in several different sizes to fit your needs and at relatively affordable pricing, we’re not surprised to see…

XenoXon skimmer and LED lights add some serious color to your cabinet

XenoXon is a Hungarian skimmer and LED light manufacturer with some serious love for bright colors. We’ve already seen a fair share of colorfulness in the industry with Elos lights and stands coming in exotic colors, Atomic Reef reactors available…

Tubastraea faulkneri and Tubastraea coccinea – which one is which and why you should care

Tubastraea faulkneri and Tubastraea coccinea are like brothers from another mother. The two species of sun coral are similar to a point where the names are casually interchanged by hobbyist trying to identify their sun coral, but distinct to a…

Fluval Sea Nano LED and its nifty swing arm get hands on treatment

The Fluval Sea Nano LED is an entry level fixture priced at $139 meant primarily for Pico style aquariums. Its small size and small price do not mean that this fixture lacks any cool features however. The Fluval Sea Nano…

J’Field Yeo’s cube from Singapore is a cute collection of corals

This cube reef from Singapore comes awfully close to a flow destroying, detritus collecting rock wall but overall the system looks great and is more than worth checking out. At roughly 24 inches cubed (65cm^3) this square aquarium is far…

Hands on with the incredibly thin Maxspect Razor

The Maxspect Razor (or R420R as it is often referred to) is incredibly thin, quiet, easy control with a great color pop which has us seriously impressed. Although the main LED body is not mindbogglingly thin at 0.9” (which is still really…

Illustrated key to azooxanthellate Scleractinia is high def identification gold

An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the recent Azooxanthellate Scleractinia, is one of the coolest in depth LPS azoox identification keys we’ve come across. Even if you have zero interest in azoox corals, you absolutely have to check…

Algae Mower Vac to the rescue, more than just hair algae removal

The Algae Mower Vac was released at this years MACNA, and this nifty hair algae removing tool is already gaining traction in the hobby. Although primarily designed for hair algae removal, the use of the Algae Mower Vac is not…