Like many of you, when we first heard that the new QuietDrive controller for Ecotech Marine Vortech pumps resulted in 90% less noise, we simply couldn’t believe it. We could fathom how better motors, high tech bearings, and other engineering refinements could…
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Bubble King Deluxe skimmer gets upgraded for its 10 year anniversary
Royal Exclusiv has been the bleeding edge of technology, design, and craftsmanship of high end protein skimmers for a long time now, with the Bubble Kind Deluxe line being the flagship protein skimmer for the line. For ten years the Bubble…
JBL Proscan is the brilliant union of chemistry and technology
The JBL ProScan system is a new approach to testing and logging aquarium water chemistry that unites something really old, with something really new. With the use of the JBL ProScan App, you can use the phone’s built in camera…
Submerged induction light powers a cold-water macroalgae tank
As far as lighting technologies go, induction lamps are quasi-absent in the aquarium hobby and the biggest marketing push of this lighting technology has been geared towards growing terrestrial plants. One of the things that makes induction lighting efficient and…
Current-USA Satellite Plus PRO refines an already impressive light
The new Current-USA Satellite Plus PRO may be a freshwater LED light, but the improvement in this fixture over previous designs gives us hope we will see something similar in the Orbit Marine line in the upcoming months. The Satellite Plus…
BioSPON hybrid sponge filter has more than one trick up its sleeve
The humble sponge filter is the unheralded hero of aquarium keeping which first made it possible to both filter and aerate aquariums in the early days of aquarium keeping. We can think of almost nothing that has changed about sponge…
Filter Sock Silencer from Royal Exclusiv
The Filter Sock Silencer is an ingenious new device that you may have never heard of, because before this week the thing didn’t really exist. It’s only in the last five years or so that filter socks have really hit…
Corrente Digital Flow Meter from Perfect Reef Systems (PRS)
The Corrente Digital Flow meter is a new cutting edge reef aquarium from Perfect Reef Systems. Flow meters, analog or digital are all but absent in the world of aquariums save for some crude flow ‘indicators’ sometimes built into certain…
Halo Bluetooth pH meter from Hanna Instruments works with iPad app
The Halo pH meter is an exciting new chemistry measurement tool from Hanna Instruments that connects to an iPad using bluetooth. The Halo pH meter transmits directly to an iPad application called Hanna Lab essentially turning your Candy Crush gaming…
Red Sea Reefer video overview reveals some details about the new system
Red Sea’s Reefer range of rimless reef-ready aquariums are designed for advanced hobbyists who have their own preferences of aquarium equipment, and are also in the market for a higher end tank, stand and sump to start with. More than any…