The Kessil H160 Tuna Flora is the latest light in the Kessil product line joining the smaller H80 Tuna Flora and larger H380 Spectral Halo II as their third grow light. The new H160 Tuna Flora pumps out 40W from…
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Nyos Torq Media Reactor is all about that Base!
The Nyos Torq media reactor is a spanking new design that should get everyone much more excited about using chemical medias again. With its modular design that comes in three sizes and a special pumping base to power it all,…
Top Companies We Expect Great New Products From at InterZoo
If you’ve been reading this website for any length of time, then you know that InterZoo is the ‘Olympics’ of new pet and aquarium products. This mega-conference is so large that it takes place every two years, across several halls…
Rare Fish Spotlight: The Poor Man’s Candy Basslet, Liopropoma swalesi
The Swalesi basslet, Liopropoma swalesi, is a very attractive fish which is hardy and a perfect, calm-mannered citizen of reef aquariums. Although it’s a beautiful fish, the swalesi basslet has been mostly overshadowed by more exotic species of basslets, most notably, the…
Video Tour of China’s Biggest Aquarium Show Part 2
The China International Pet Show towards the end of last year is a show so huge and sprawling that it literally took two videos just to bring you part of it. While the first video was mostly freshwater fish, the…
Video Tour of China’s Biggest Aquarium Show, CIPS part 1
If there’s one thing about the reef aquarium hobby that doesn’t even compare to the freshwater world, it’s the huge number of competitions in various parts of the hobby. Sure we’ve got some localized coral grow-out challenges but it’s not…
The Perks of Using A Digital Water Flow Meter
When I first started using the Corrente Flowmeter by Perfect Reef Systems, I couldn’t have known how much I would really fall in love with this device. Having the Corrente installed on my main reef display’s primary return pump for…
Coral Eye Candy Overload From ReefAPalooza Orlando
There’s no question about it — Reefapalooza is part of a small group of reef shows that have become an annual – cultural phenomenon. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, reefing is a social hobby — there’s…
EcoReef Two: This is what a Reef Tank Looks Like With NO Filter
The concept of having ‘no filter’ in a reef aquarium generally applies to tanks that are run naturally, with a significant amount of sand and a lots of live rock. The sand and rock constitute a significant natural biological filter but…
Unique Corals Amazeballs Goni is the ‘Homewrecker’ of Flowerpot Corals
It seems like flowerpot corals, Goniopora or gonies for short, have been on the verge of a tipping point in popularity for quite some time now. We’ve always had pretty good access to nicely colored Gonies in green, red and blues,…