We started counting our pennies even before reading the spec sheet for Giesemann’s new G-tron aquarium controller. The premium electronic device will be available in two flavors with a basic model monitoring and controlling pH, temperature and general parameters and…
McCulloch’s Clownfish (Amphiprion mccullochi) pair
You’ve no doubt built the reef you’ve wanted, but you’re wondering what other fish out there you could add. We originally reported the Amphiprion mccullochi or McCulloch’s Clownfish being close to being imported here to the United States some months…
ATB’s new Flow Star pumps push a lot of water
ATB has released their new Flow Star pumps. The pumps are designed off of a Airstar pump, however ATB designed custom volutes among other things, so when its all said and done the only thing that carries over is the…
H20 Life Coral Food Mix, binder free?
Feeding flake foods is such a thing of the past for modern reef aquarists. However, one of the biggest complaints among them are having to thaw frozen cubes. You know, having to thaw them in RO water before adding them…
How do we know it snows in Europe?
Winter in Germany.
Aqua DNA will clean your tank with clay, no really
Clay you say? Oh this has got our attention for sure. Aqua DNA is an additive for your refe aquarium. How does it work? When you add Aqua DNA to your system the clay inside will bond with pollutants, eventually…
LiTeCo aquarium lighting wants to shine on your reef
LiTeCo is a small aquarium lighting manufacturer over in Europe. The company has been making products for several years now, with some of their first products being released at Interzoo 2006. One of their older models, which is a HQI…
Where have all the Skimm Skimmers gone?
Whatever happened to our Skim line of protein skimmers here in the United States? We caught word of these skimmers back in March of last year and to date we haven’t seen them in stores anywhere. However, we have started…
Yummy Reef Fish too tasty to leave in the ocean
As these pictures of blotchy anthias at a seafood marke can attest, no matter how beautiful a fish looks they are still very yummy to eat. And why shouldn’t they be? Humans have been eating reef fish for much longer…
Tunze 9410 Skimmer washing up on North American shores
We got word of the Tunze 9410 skimmer way back in May 2008. At that time it was being shown off at Interzoo as one of the newest products from the German manufacturer. With the launch of the Tunze Silence…
