Companies

Fritz Quick Change Liquid Salt Concentrate

Fritz has been making pre-dissolved salt for years under their “Pro” line and selling tons of the stuff. It’s popular with larger customers (fish stores, wholesalers, etc.) but we haven’t seen it in consumer friendly packaging. Quick Change is now…

Vertex Illumina Two sports more LED colors & channels than any other light

The Vertex Illumina Two is the first real major revision to the LED Light from Vertex Aquaristik since it was introduced more than four years ago. In some ways the Vertex Illumina has been the dark horse of LED reef…

Giesemann Galaxxy 500 high powered light is truly a constellation of LEDs

The Giesemann Galaxxy 500 LED is a new high powered LED light from the respected German manufacturer which is packing a lot of high technology before and after the point of light generation. The Giesemann Galaxxy is truly an apt…

Radion XR15w Pro hands-on and comparison with larger XR30w

The Radion XR15w Pro LED may be a smaller LED light from Ecotech Marine, but it’s still packing the whole suite of features which has made the Radion such a successful LED reef aquarium light. Priced at $449 for a…

EcoTech Marine Radion XR15w is a new, smaller LED light for smaller tanks

The EcoTech Marine Radion XR15wPRO is a new light just announced added to the Radion line. Designed for smaller or shallow tanks, the small new Radion XR15w has all the features and performance of the bigger Radion XR30w in a…

Heat Map compares new AI Hydra 26 to the original Hydra

The new AquaIllumination Hydra 26 is a bit smaller than its big brother but it doesn’t mean it is lacking in any punch. We saw this heat map of the new AI Hydra 26 side-by-side against the original AI Hydra…

How to turn a Sicce Shark ADV internal filter into a fluidized reactor in less than 2 minutes

I have been hacking equipment and doing DIY projects from my earliest days in the hobby and this video from Sicce immediately grabbed my attention. For those of you with a Sicce Shark ADV internal filter and looking to add a fluidized reactor…

Tunze’s smallest skimmer, the DOC 9001, set for release “any day now”

We get excited about the products we see at shows like Interzoo but more often than not, it is a while before we start seeing many of these products in the marketplace. With that said the new Tunze Comline DOC…

Tunze Turbelle nanostream 6020 and 6040 pricing and availability update

The sleek and compact Tunze Turbelle nanostream 6020 and 6040 we saw at Interzoo are getting close to being available here in the U.S. with a targeted release date in late July. Besides taking considerations to re-position the pump to…

Apex Fusion hits the road and might be coming to you

Neptune Systems is taking the Apex Fusion on the road this summer and just might be heading towards you during a five-week reefing road trip. The summer is a notoriously slow time of year in the hobby but it is…