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AquaDriver wash down system is custom and very nice

We received higher quality shots of the automated skim clean system with wash down. This system like we stated earlier is very similar to large commercial skimmers that have a wash down…

Reef Builders is loungin’ at IMAC West

We’ve been here at IMAC west in Long Beach since before the booths were set up but now that the Reef Builders lounge and other booths are showing, we have to say that the Queen Mary as a venue for…

ATB injection molded plastic cone skimmer to be the smallest?

That small cone skimmer we spied last week appears to be a new skimmer from Aquarium Technik Burian that will be one of the smallest skimmers from ATB. The new skimmer from ATB uses injection molded plastic to form the…

24% of reef aquarists don’t use RO water

With the recent publishing of our market research report we have found some interesting tidbits. One that caught our eye is the fact that 24% of reef aquarists do not use reverse osmosis water. Let me say that again. 24%…

Wash down Skim Clean from Aqua Driver spied?

Most of us would fit in the category of having to clean out our protein skimmers on a daily/weekly schedule. It’s something we have gotten used to. True, we might have a outlet for the skim to drain into another…

biOrb Algae Cleaner is cool and unique

Here is a very interesting type of algae scraper for your aquarium which is said to give you “better cleaning results” with a unique blade design that “removes algae in sheets rather than in a cloud allowing easier removal and…

Mysterious 400 watt mogul base Ocean Light pendant from Aqua Medic

While perusing the store rooms of LiveAquaria in Wisconsin this past weekend, we spied this unusual 400 watt mogul fixture from Aqua Medic which we had never seen before. This fixture is unusual in being a 400 watt light and…

DIY: LED lighting fixture for a nano aquarium

With most of us still wanting a LED light project of some sort, one of the only routes to go is the do-it-yourself option. Yamato decided to take it upon himself to construct a LED light fixture from scratch and…

Bioluminescing coral filmed in the deep sea

Did you know that some corals bioluminesce? Neither did we. This video was made by a deepsea submersible off the coast of Florida and believe it or not, this video was made in complete darkness. The light which is visible…

Elos Mini Aquarium vanishes from website, upgrade in the works?

A quick glance at the Elos Europe website and you might notice something missing. The Elos system Mini which is a very popular seller for nano aquariums has vanished from the website. Generally when this happens either Elos is discontinuing…