At one point or another, we’ve looked at a T-shirt design for a product and thought, “Hey I coulda done it better!” Well now is your chance as Instant Ocean is crowdsourcing its next T-shirt design and if they select…
Gear
Spectrapure needs to rethink suction cups to hold ATO level sensors
Spectrapure is a long-established equipment company in the marine aquarium world with its LiterMeter and reverse osmosis water purifying filters being a mainstay of the aquarium hobby for over a decade. The company’s latest offering to the marine aquarium hobby is the…
AFM Marine BP reactor has a unique spin on fluidized media
AFM Marine from Scotland has a unique spin on fluidized media with its new AFM Marine BP fluidized media reactor designed for biopellets. The circular chamber is fed with a Sicce Synchra pump to churn the biopellets that helps prevent…
Genio Box will be the newest All In One Sump on the block
Genio recently made a big splash with a completely new needle wheel protein skimmer design, currently being offered by ReefGreenTech, and they’re not wasting any time in staying in the limelight with a fully loaded reef sump called the Genio…
Reviewing the tiny and efficient Tunze DOC Skimmer 9001
Nano aquariums have been growing in popularity and new equipment and technology are finally making it easier to have a slice of the ocean on your desk. During Interzoo, Tunze released multiple nano gadgets that turned heads and the Tunze…
Do protein skimmer neck cleaners really work?
Back when protein skimmer neck cleaners were little more than overpriced novelties, we had serious doubt about their actual efficacy in a real world situation. Just over three years ago a much smaller breed of simple and affordable protein skimmer…
DIY dosing line holder using a Maxijet clip
Last week while installing the Eshopps two channel liquid doser, we found ourselves in need of a dosing line holder. Despite having a plethora of magnetic dosing line holders, they wouldn’t quite fit into the space alloted for the dosing…
Reef Octopus DC-X2 is the second generation of the open volute skimmer
Reef Octopus is such a prolific protein skimmer builder and designer, it’s sometimes hard to keep up with how many models they release. The latest protein skimmer to get a revamp is the Proffessional Open Volute series who’s second release…
Neptune Systems DoS is so much more than a dosing pump
It’s easy to look at the new Neptune Systems D0S “Fluid Metering System” and lump it in with all of the other dosing devices on the market, but you’d be mistaken. Nearly every facet of the DoS has been completely…
MaxSpect Gyre pump gets its first real close up
When it is finally released to the public in a couple of months, the MaxSpect Gyre pump will undoubtedly be one of the hottest new reef aquarium devices to hit the scene in a really long time. The completely new…