Reef-A-Palooza

Vertex Supra C+ Filter is a hyper-engineered reef sump

The Vertex Supra C+ filter is a feat of reef sump design the likes of which we’ve never seen before. We’ve seen individual reefers take their sumps to the next level but nothing can prepare you for how complex and sophisticated…

Smart Buddie Booster Pump for reverse osmosis filters from Aquatic Life

The Smart Buddie Booster Pump from Aquatic Life is a very intriguing new device which imparts ‘superpowers’ onto all manner of reverse osmosis filters. Entry level R.O. filters can be pretty basic pieces of equipment but with the Smart Buddie…

Top 10 things you can do while visiting Reefapalooza

Reef-a-Palooza is meant to be a celebration of the hobby. This event is organized by the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society (SCMAS) which is a group of passionate hobbyists who want to share their love for reef animals. The goal of…

Come see us at Reefapalooza in Orange County CA this weekend

The annual reef aquarium extravaganza known as Reefapalooza is happening again in Costa Mesa California this weekend. This is the first year that Reefapalooza has been preceded by two sister shows with RAP in Orlando and RAP in New York, but…

E5 Retro Series LED tubes swap out with T5HO lamps

E5 Retro Series LED tubes are a new light from Euroquatics which are directly swappable with high output T5 fluorescent tubes. If you’ve ever wanted to use LEDs but are already heavily invested in a T5HO fixture, the Euroquatics E5…

ReefBrite LED striplights look great on an Acrylic mounting arm

As LED manufacturers are slowing down the iteration of their LED light fixtures’ form factor, other companies are stepping in to add a little spice to the new status quo. We’ve seen third party acrylic mounting solutions from Aquarium Specialty,…

Why you should go to the bigger reef shows

    While driving home from the great Reefapalooza event that Lou and Victor of World Wide Coral put together in New York last weekend, I began thinking about how much events like that one had evolved on my way back to…

AccuraSea 1 is a new salt mix concept from Two Little Fishes

After more than two decades in business, Two Little Fishies is finally getting into the business of selling a salt mix. There has been a proliferation of sea salt mixes from seemingly every manufacturer under the sun, and many if not…

Eshopps Cube sump is more turbo than nano

The Eshopps Cube Nano Refugium was announced at the beginning of this year but this weekend at Reefapalooza New York was our first opportunity to see one in action. The product shots looked really great, as they usually tend to…

Neptune WaV pump starting to show a concentration of innovation

The WaV pump from Neptune Systems was first unveiled at MACNA in Denver and the new device has undergone a whole lot of refinement in the intervening months. The first units to be displayed were made of a very delicate…