Two Little Fishies had a few exciting things to unveil at the Global Pet Expo. The most notable was their foray into premade saltwater in 5-gallon containers with AccuraSea NSW. The Accurasea branded saltwater is a nice addition, especially for…
Seachem Adds Flake Food to their NutriDiet Line
Seachem is releasing a flake food under their NutriDiet line. It will be available in Tropical(freshwater), Marine, Goldfish, and Cichlid formulas. Seachem claims their food lacks low-value fillers, and comprises instead of ingredients high in protein and vitamins/minerals. The NutriDiet flakes…
Eshopps diversifying their sump filters with the FS Series Wet-Dry
Eshopps has added the FS series wet-dry to their arsenal of sump offerings. They have refugium sumps (R Series), berlin sumps (RS Series), and the usual wet-dry (WD Series). The original Eshopps wet dry models presented some obstacles as many…
AquaticLife’s new 46″ Expert Series LED fixture in the flesh
AquaticLife had the new 46″ ES LED fixture on display at the Global Pet Expo. In person, the fixture makes for a very sleek and elegantly simple light. A single power cord feeds the nearly four foot long light. Alongside…
Cobalt Duofilter UV brings germicidal LEDs to aquariums
Cobalt Aquatics unveiled two new internal filters, the Duo-Filter UV 500 and 1000. As the name suggests, the Duofilter UV include a USB powered UV steriliser with germicidal grade LEDs. Four LEDs blast the pumps impeller chamber with 500mW of…
Cobalt releases the Oxy-Pro double chambered air pump
Cobalt Aquatics had quite a few new products at the Global Pet Expo, including the Oxy-Pro Air Pump. The pump is innovative with its electronic adjustment, allowing precise control of airflow to run a variety of air driven devices. An LED…
Eshopps debuts the S300 Cone Skimmer
The Eshopps S300 is a larger new protein skimmer with a beefy spec sheet. Eshopps is growing their Cone skimmer family with a larger model, and including some new features. The new S300 protein skimmer is powered with a Sicce…
Tips to building a quieter reef tank
Having an aquarium in your home should be a relaxing and tranquil gesture. But once you delve into reefing, things get quite loud. Reef aquariums are usually heavy on equipment and plumbing, and both can transform a peaceful space into…
The PLS-100 Review: CAD Lights’ new pipeless skimmer
The new pipe-less skimmer by CAD lights is definitely a shakeup in skimmer design, and a heck of a space saver. Any design that reduces skimmer footprint is progress of skimmer evolution, as it will lead to incorporating larger skimmers…
Hands on review of the Sea Side Aquatics ES5 Protein Skimmer
Sea side Aquatics has been bringing in the popular Bubble Magus line of skimmers for a while now. The one thing about the Bubble Magus series that could use improvement was the skimmer pump. Some folks were having issues with…