Somatic is a new line of aquarium products that launched at MACNA 2016 in San Diego. What’s cool about the new Somatic line is that it is made by Vertex Aquaristic, and therefore inherits many of the build quality and…
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Vertex I-Supra C+ featured in video trailer
The Vertex I-Supra C+ is a radical new sump design from Vertex Aquaristik which takes the ‘kitchen sink’ approach to total reef aquarium filtration. While reef aquarium sumps have received intensive modernizing redesigns in recent years, the Supra C+ is the most…
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…
2014 Alpha Cone 250 review, still one of the best workhorse skimmers in the U.S.
At the height of the beginning of the cone protein skimmer craze, the Vertex Aquaristik Alpha Cone skimmer was one of the most high profile releases in the genre. ATB definitely was the first company to introduce American reefers to…
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…
Vertex Omega 180i and 200i places powerful pumps inside proven skimmer design
The Omega-I line of internal skimmers was just unveiled at InterZoo in Germany and we’ve got the low-down on what these new protein skimmer models are all about. The first two models of the Omega-I that were announced are the…
Vertex V6 pump review – silence and efficiency, at a price
The Vertex V6 pump is the first water mover from Vertex Aquaristik made in-house with the same custom volute as employed in the popular Omega 150 protein skimmer. Whereas the Omega 150 uses a Sicce pump with a custom volute,…
Reef Builders Editor’s Choice: 10 best products of 2013
It’s that time of year again, that time when we get to share with you the finest new products that greatly improved our reefkeeping experience over the last orbit of the earth around the Sun. Compared to last year’s Editor’s…
Vertex Libra Review: by far the most user friendly aquarium dosing pump
It’s fair to say that the first time we saw the Libra dosing pump system from Vertex Aquaristik, we were smitten. A beautiful design encloses the best stepping motors you can drive peristaltic pump heads with, and a smart controller…