Moving a running fully set up reef aquarium can be a very stressful event for both the keeper and the reef animals but you’d be surprised how easy it can be with lots of prior planning, and a degree of…
Trimma panemorfum, a Gorgeous New Goby Species from Palau
Trimma panemorfum is the new official name of the beautiful and strikingly patterned goby photographed in Palau way back in 2016. The colorful new Trimma goby was first seen by Dr. Richard Pyle as far back as 1997 but the first…
pTank pico tanks are tiny flat-packed aquariums you build yourself
Everyone’s having a lot of fun with pico tanks at the moment and there are some surprisingly sophisticated “reef-ready,” models complete with tiny sump and LED lighting. But pTank’s Pico tank range stands out for one very special reason –…
Ecinu CO2 Control Device is So Much More than a Regulator
Ecinu is an interesting company out of Korea which just dropped our jaw with some very exciting and original aquarium hardware. Along with a submersible VR camera and an automatic fish feeder their digital CO2 control device is unlike anything…
Thermocontrol+ e is EHEIM’s New Wifi Heater
The EHEIM Thermocontrol+ e appears to be a new Wifi Heater with new innovative features but which hasn’t yet been announced by the German company. Following the article about their new Climacontrol+ wifi controlled chillers we spied an interesting graphic…
Building the Smallest Reef Tank Possible – a ‘Planck Reef’
Small reef tanks can be a lot of fun, allowing reefers to experiment with different ideas and techniques with a much smaller investment of time and effort. For years reef builders have been wondering how small we can go and…
Climacontrol+ is Eheim’s smart new heater-cooler combination
Eheim has entered the aquarium cooler market with its new device the Climacontrol+. A refrigerant cooler, it’s designed not only to kick in when the water temperature gets too hot but due to the built-in 300-watt heater, it will also…
Tropic Marin Addresses Issue of Turkish Blended Pro Reef Salt
It’s been less than a week since Tropic Marin made its first acknowledgement of issues regarding the ‘Turkish Blend’ of their Pro Reef aquarium seawater salt mix but we’ve already received a follow up statement with a limited but pertinent…
Waterbox’s Infinia features a water-resistant cabinet and net covers as standard
The productive folks over at Waterbox Aquariums have added yet another reef-ready model to its substantial range of tanks. Named Infinia, stand-out features include an aluminum-framed cabinet, aluminum composite cabinet panels, “Marine Shield” electrical compartment, and net cover lids, on…
Maintaining Equipment is an Integral Part of the Aquarium Hobby
A hobby is defined as “an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure” and there’s no lack of things to do when you’re looking after an aquarium. We tend to think of aquarium maintenance as cleaning the glass,…
