The Helix 5000 protein skimmer from Orphek was first announced and revealed at MACNA but there’s been a whole lotta tinkering on the design in the intervening months. While the shape of the body and the pump are highly reminiscent…
Aquarium Shows
Fluval M40 desktop all in one aquarium
Hagen is making a big push for the M series all in one aquarium with an alternative view of what an all-in-one reef aquarium should look like, and how it is equipped. Fluval has come a long way since the…
Aqualighter’s ensemble of nano aquarium accessories: aFan, aPump and Pico LED
DC powered and nano aquarium gear is really taking off in the aquarium world right now and the move wasn’t lost on Ukrainian company Aqualighter. With a suite of nano accessories including the aFan, Pico LED and the completely different…
Building An Obsession sumps live up to the name
Building An Obsession is a new Acrylics Works company based out of Texas that is building some sumps and accessories that really live up to the name. While passing through Orlando, we always visit the coral insanity better known as…
Hands-On with Eheim’s StreamOn+ propeller pump
The Eheim StreamOn+ pump had its first American showing at the Global Pet Expo last week and we made sure to spend some time wrapping our heads, and fingers, around what this new propeller pump is all about. Pricing and…
Egg Rocker from Cobalt Aquatics addresses a really niche application
The Egg Rocker from Cobatl Aquatics is a new ingenious device that african cichlid breeders have been making and using for years. Usually relegated to a DIY project, egg tumblers have been around for a long time as a concept,…
Seachem Success Bag takes your fish & corals home
Seachem’s Success Bag is a new product which aims to give fish & invertebrates a better ride home from the local fish store. Not to be confused with The Bag, Seachem’s Success Bag is a 2.5mm thick fish bag with…
Get a taste of MACNA from Thomas Brown’s coverage of ReefStock 2014
ReefStock 2014 has come and gone from Denver Colorado but the local community still has the big reef show to look and work towards; MACNA. If you didn’t get a ski break at this year’s ReefStock, we sincerely hope all…
ChemiPure Blue aims to polish up Marine & Reef Aquariums
ChemiPure Blue is a new filtration from Boyd Enterprises, makers of the world-famous ChemiPure and newer ChemiPure Elite. Whereas the original formula excels at cleaning a range of aquairum water, and the Elite formula has added GFO for phosphate removal,…
Nano MagFloat excels at cleaning and turning corners
MagFloat has a new small magnet, the Nano MagFLoat, which is expressively built to be strong, and to corner on a dime. In addition to being a strong neodymium magnet that floats, the Nano MagFloat can clean corners regardless of…