We’ve had a good long week to play and experiment with a sample HydroWizard HW42 from the first production run and we’ve got a pretty good feel for how the mechanics of this high performance propeller pump behaves. To recap,…
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Mame Nano Overflow review
This is a guest contribution from Briana Brasch, owner/operator of Applied Reefing in Denver Colorado. I have always been a fan of rimless aquariums for my nano reef systems but such tanks present a bit of a challenge: how do…
Kore 5th – Pacific Sun LED diversifies with an Intelligent Doser System
The Kore 5th is an interesting name for an interesting new dosing pump system from Pacific Sun LED. The Polish aquarium light maker Pacific Sun LED is better known for making exquisitely crafted lighting designs, using higher grade materials which…
Bluefish LED Lighting Controller is inching closer to reality
The Bluefish Lighting Controller is a new device that’s been in the works for some time now, and aims to become a fully fledged miniature aquarium controller. While focusing on the dimming and timing of LED lights is the BlueFish’s…
PolypLab reveals the amino and fatty acids profile for Polyp Booster
Polyp Booster is among so many products available to the marine aquarist that claims to feed corals, and/or elicit a feeding response, but do we really know what is inside this stuff besides some obvious shrimp or fish meal? With…
Deepwater Aquatics Hang-On-Back Skimmer inherits JNS’s nozzled diffuser plate
The Deepwater Aquatic HOB protein skimmer is the most novel new hang-on skimmer we’ve seen in a while, and certainly the most notable of the year. Made by JNS of Taiwan, the Deepwater Aquatics HOB skimmer has inherited the novel…
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…
Eshopps IV Dosers in 2-channel master & 3-channel slave dosing pumps
The Eshopps IV doser series of dosing pump is the veteran acrylic filter manufacturer’s first foray into the more mechanical side of the aquarium hobby. Eshopps will be making the IV doser in a 2-channel master unit and a 3-channel…
Orphek’s Azurelite is an indispensable reef aquarium tool
When we first received a sample of the Azurelite LED flashlight from Orphek, we knew that it would be a good little light toy, a useful accessory, but we never thought it would get so much regular usage. We use the…
AI Hydra 52, AI Director, Deltec, and Polyp Lab’s new prototype products launches at ReefDepot’s open house
The much awaited Hydra fifty two and Director from Aqua Illumination has finally launched in Asia, debuting in the Singapore reef scene via Reef Depot. RD’s open house and AI launch event last weekend delivered the much awaited LED fixtures,…