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MACNA 2013 website goes life revealing more details about show

MACNA 2013 will be hosted in Miami by the sea, as we revealed yesterday. Today the MACNA 2013 website went live revealing exciting additional information on the 25th birthday of the aquarium show, including the line up of the first…

Nitra-Guard Bio-cubes from Orca Labs promises denitrification free of Redfield’s ratios

  Orca Labs Nitra-Guard Bio-Cubes are an interesting take on solid carbon dosing. A lot of our readers are likely familiar with biopellets and their assorted variations, but these appear to be completely different. Nitra-Guard Bio-Cubes  were originally invented in…

Aqua Craft two part plus magnesium reformulated for better quality

Aqua Craft has been around for a long time, providing dosing concentrates to aquariums around the world. The majority of their advertising used to be in print, but they seem to have started sponsoring some forums. Along with their increased…

You’d never believe this cone skimmer is DIY

Whether it is the  $1 Mame Nano skimmer, or the traffic cone skimmer we’re big fans of cheap, DIY protein skimmers. Rather than the ghetto fabulous skimmers we covered previously however, the skimmer built in this tutorial is totally legit.…

Lawrence Chan’s SPS reef from Hong Kong

Lawrence Chan’s SPS reef is just a plain nice looking SPS dominated aquarium. Great coloration, enough room for the corals to grow and a big hammer dominating the scape make this aquarium a pleasure to look at. Located in Hong…

New 144 watt Reef Breeders LED fixture come with a different look

  For this 144 watt Reef Breeders LED fixture, “interesting” is probably the best description we can come up with. The Reef Breeders LED fixtures aren’t necessarily ugly, but they are not the prettiest things in the world either. These…

Apex Android app finally available from Neptune Systems

The Apex Android application is Neptune System’s first sanctioned mobile device application that operates outside of Apple’s iOS software. Neptune Systems developed an iOS app for their Apex controller back in March, but had at that point no plans of…

Atlantik is Orphek newest LED fixture – larger and with lots of LED colors

The Atlantik LED light from Orphek is the first new form factor from the LED company which has been revisiting the same fixture footprint for several years now. The Orphek Atlantik has a similar design of what you’ve come to…

Skimz TurboMagnum skimmer targets all but the largest of aquaria with improved venturi design

The Skimz ST300 and Skimz St600 TurboMagnum skimmers are Skimz latest skimmers focused at all but the largest aquaria. Massive skimmers are always cool, especially is they offer some nifty features.  The Skimz ST300 is the smaller of the two build…

AquaInno I and AquaInno II LED fixtures offer DIY modular expandability

AquaInno, previously known as SMDAquaristik, has come up with their own high end solution to DIY modular aquarium fixtures called the AquaInno I and AquaInno II. There are plenty of DIY LED fixtures on the market, but these are different.…