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I ended my aquarium’s stupid plastic center brace with a ‘Brace Protector’

The plastic center brace of many a small to medium sized aquarium has been the bane of my and many a reefers’ existence since plastic frames were introduced to build modern mass-produced…

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Corals touching in aquariums is not the end of the world

It’s easy to get caught up in aquarium dogma and the reefing world is no different with prescribed military food tray style separation of all corals. But in practice the interactions between corals that are similar, and between those that…

Hikari AccuProbe’s unique calibration method revealed

When we first discovered that Hikari’s AccuProbe Hydrometers were each individually calibrated, we had to find out how they were doing it with such an apparently simple plastic measuring tool. Low and behold, we got our first look at Hikari’s…

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Building An Obsession dosing box alerts user to low additive levels

If you thought that fly sumps were the only ace up Building An Obsession’s sleeve, then you’d be wrong. Building An Obsession has an exquisitely crafted dosing box in its acrylic works catalog that display the same level of craftsmanship…

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Helix 5000 by Orphek adds a twist on the needle wheel with a spinning “spring wheel”

The Helix 5000 protein skimmer from Orphek was first announced and revealed at MACNA but there’s been a whole lotta tinkering on the design in the intervening months. While the shape of the body and the pump are highly reminiscent…

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Fluval M40 desktop all in one aquarium

Hagen is making a big push for the M series all in one aquarium with an alternative view of what an all-in-one reef aquarium should look like, and how it is equipped. Fluval has come a long way since the…

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First video of the Peacekeeper Maroon Clownfish

The Peacekeeper maroon clownfish took the world by storm when it was revealed a few weeks ago, and as you might expect we now have the follow-up video to back up this fish’s awesomeness and authenticity. First bred and reared…

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Aqualighter’s ensemble of nano aquarium accessories: aFan, aPump and Pico LED

DC powered and nano aquarium gear is really taking off in the aquarium world right now and the move wasn’t lost on Ukrainian company Aqualighter. With a suite of nano accessories including the aFan, Pico LED and the completely different…

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Building An Obsession sumps live up to the name

Building An Obsession is a new Acrylics Works company based out of Texas that is building some sumps and accessories that really live up to the name. While passing through Orlando, we always visit the coral insanity better known as…

Back Pain and the Big Marine Aquarium

Somewhere around age 40, I passed a point of no return with respect to bodily aches and pains. In my younger, carefree days, when the various jobs I worked demanded a lot of heavy lifting, I could pretty much tell…