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Reef One introduces low voltage “nano” heater

Reef One is introducing a low voltage heater to its biOrb accessory line next month. The Intelligent Heater is rated for tanks up to 60 liters (approximately 15 gallons) with built in…

Sirius Mini Reef 38 modular LED light from Sfiligoi uses numbers over strength

The Sirius Minireef 38 LED light is a new nano reef aquarium light from Sfiligoi that uses GU10 base LED spotlights. Unlike most reef aquarium LED lights which use small numbers of very high output LEDs, the Sirius LED spots…

Slowing down for success, the patient reefer’s way to “pre-stock” a tank

Having set up more than a few reef systems in my time, I never seem to be surprised at my true hobbyist impatience! Let’s face it—once we get the plumbing done, the lighting tweaked, leaks sealed, and aquascaping set, we’re…

SHO CFL: Compact fluorescent lamps cling to relevance with Super High Output (SHO) bulbs

How would you like a 105 watt daylight lamp that is self ballasted and $25? Although fluorescent lamps in the aquarium world are dominated by T5 tubes, in other markets the SHO CFL is king of fluorescent lighting. By comparison,…

SMR1, the specialized biopellet reactor from NextReef goes up for pre-order

The SMR1 is a new media reactor from NextReef which was specially designed to turn over the solid carbon dosing biopellets. We first caught wind of this specialized SMR1 from NextReef back in January and now that it is getting…

EcoReef One, a model for a low energy nano reef tank

Ecoreef One is a novel concept nano reef aquarium which features a high proportion of energy saving equipment and methodology. We’ve been using Ecoreef One as a testbed for many new ideas and products over the last year and now…

DuplaRin Coral Food released overseas

Dupla Marin, one of Germany’s preeminent aquatic companies, recently released DuplaRin Coral Food for your corals and other filter feeders. This tasty snack is a micro-fine powder is packed full of cnidarian goodness. Made up of eight essential amino acids to help…

RF120 LED pendant from Reef Fanatic packs 120 watts of 1:1 reef light

The RF120 LED pendant is yet another powerful, efficient and affordable aquarium lighting product to let you know that the aquarium LED lighting revolution is here, knocking on the front pane of your reef tank as you read this. With…

ATB’s new Elegance 200 short and fat double cone skimmer

ATB’s new Elegance 200 is a short double cone skimmer that has design features that we haven’t seen before. The Elegance 200 is a full cone protein skimmer that should be used internally only. The skimmer has a height of…

Hanna Phosphate Checker Review: notable compromises still worth the resolution and portability

The Hanna phosphate checker is a green, egg-shaped hand-held colorimeter for portable testing of phosphate concentration with digital precision. If you’re like us, you’ve probably been wondering how Hanna could make such a small and affordable little colorimeter that could…