The H&H Kraken DC pump is a newcomer to the aquarium entry but being late to the party doesn’t mean it’s not in the game. There’s practically a dizzying array of aquarium water pumps being offered up with DC motors, and…
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First Impressions of the Aquamaxx ConeS Series Skimmers
Remember when an affordable skimmer meant an ugly piece of extruded acrylic paired with a pump that acted as both a heater and unsoothing noise machine? We remember. It used to be that the only way to retire the droning…
Eshopps modernizes their sump line with noise-reducing spillways
There’s a flurry of activity in the marine aquarium sump space as of late, and Eshopps has noticed that in 2015, users are demanding better features from new sumps, especially in regards to quieter operation. The new line of Eshopps…
Review of CORRENTE from PRS Japan
I had an opportunity to try CORRENT digital flow meter from PRS Japan installed 1/2″ CORRENTE on my 30 gallon tank. First of all, I bought two 1/2″ female hose barb fitting adapter from Home Depot to connect with the…
Pacific Sun announces CruX IS-200 and CruX IS-400 internal protein skimmers
Pacific Sun released information on its latest gadgets, the CruX IS-200 and CruX IS-400 DC internal protein skimmer. The new skimmers are made from clear and red acrylic with white and red accessories to give it a cohesive look. The CruX…
Sicce Xstream-E variable speed DC wave pumps make the scene
The Sicce Xstream-E variable speed DC wave pumps we spied at InterZoo last year are finally starting to make their way to the US market. The Italian wavemakers are available in four sizes and are based off a variable speed…
Kamoer F05X Wireless Dosing and Water Change System packs in plenty of handy features
The Kamoer F05X Wireless Dosing and Water Change System is an intriguing unit taking the benefits of a peristaltic pumping station, an automatics top off (ATO) and an automatic water change unit and combining it into one. Fitted with three…
New BioTek Media Reactors are purdy to look at
There are a pair of new media reactors from BioTek Marine we have seen in prototype that are well built and should perform well, but also look pretty under your aquarium. The two series, Tek Series and Bio Series, are…
How do you create flow in a 20,000 gallon reef tank?
Much in the same way you light up a 20,000 gallon reef tank, creating flow in such a massive water feature relies on the whole gamut of water motion technologies. Just about every kind of water movement device is employed…
BioTek Marine launching two new sump models at Reefapalooza Orlando, BioSump and TekSump
Aquarium Specialty’s BioTek Marine is launching two new sump models at Reefapalooza Orlando this weekend, the BioSump and TekSump. Each of these new external aquarium filtering chambers offer a bevy of features that aquarists have come to demand in a…