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Deltec’s new goods, not just another pump?

While drooling at the spy shots we brought you of the upcoming new deltec skimmer, you might like to know additional tidbits out swirling around the reef rumor mill. Besides the obvious…

My Reef Creations Pro 2 skimmer caught on camera

The pro 2 skimmer which was introduced at MACNA back in September of last year uses a new needlewheel to draw in additional amounts of air which mixes well with water. As these hands-on photos show us, it creates a…

Jose Dieck’s mobile optimized Reef Chemistry Calculator

Are you tired of guessing what your reef aquarium chemistry is going to be once you add that pickling lime or baking soda to your tank? Well with the new and improved Reef Chemistry Calculator you can calculate your chemistry…

100 watt LED package is almost too bright

The LED you see above is not a 100w LED per se but it is a packaging of 100 x 1w LEDs that combine to form a light source of unspeakable brightness. The elctrical tinkerers over at Tesla Down Under…

UV Lighting’s new T5 bulbs get another look

The impending release of UV lighting’s new aquasun series has quite a few of reef hobbyists excited and rightfully so, the aquasun bulbs promise a 10,000 Kelvin temperature coming out of the domestic company.Â The bulbs above are lit by…

Midwest Frag Fest: The Frags

What’s the point of having a frag fest without frags? The Midwest Frag Fest had a great selection of Frags available and being a frag fest its little wonder.Â Although we did see mostly SPS coral frags for sale, being…

Reef Builders Podcast #2 — Midwest Frag Fest

This installment of the podcast (episode #2) has myself and Jake talking about the Midwest Frag Fest, new equipment and the new Alpha 250 cone skimmer. Hosts: Ryan Gripp, Jake Adams Producer: Ryan Gripp Podcast RSS iTunes

Encrusting corals: We want these Frag Disks

We spied this new frag piece at the Midwest Frag fest in Rockford, Illinois. The piece which is actually two pieces is a clever way to entice encrusting corals to well do their thing, which is to crust up substrates.…

Is this the next Deltec protein Skimmer?

We haven’t heard a peep come out of Deltec for a very long timeÂ and we have reason to believe this might be Deltec’s next new skimmer design. Take a gander at the above photo, notice inside the reaction chamber…

Aquarium Stimulus Program: Closest guess to the auction price wins a $100 credit

Wow, will you take a look at that Scolie. The Tye Dye Scolymia which we shared with you yesterday has been listed on Aquatic Auction and to bring attention to this singular coral specimen they have graciously offered to help…