3D printing has moved beyond a novelty and is providing some serious benefits for manufacturers and companies like GHL are tapping into the technology to accelerate production and reduce costs. How? Simple. The 3D printer allows the company to build…
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Aqueon QuietFlow UV marries sterilization with the power filter
The Aqueon Quiet Flow UV is the most plug and play ultraviolet sterilizer available, with what could be described as a full size UV lamp. It may look like a power filter and UV sterilizer in one but the Aqueon…
Ecoxotic’s E-Series LED striplight is superbangin’ over some real live fish and corals
Earlier this month Ecoxotic teased us with a promising new LED, the E Series striplights with integrated reflectors, multicolor, multichannel control and remote controllability. While Ecoxotic had a strip on their ReefStock table, we didn’t get a taste of the…
Corals touching in aquariums is not the end of the world
It’s easy to get caught up in aquarium dogma and the reefing world is no different with prescribed military food tray style separation of all corals. But in practice the interactions between corals that are similar, and between those that…
Building An Obsession dosing box alerts user to low additive levels
If you thought that fly sumps were the only ace up Building An Obsession’s sleeve, then you’d be wrong. Building An Obsession has an exquisitely crafted dosing box in its acrylic works catalog that display the same level of craftsmanship…
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…
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…