Hydor’s Smart Level ATO controller is ready for full deployment

We got our first look at the Smart Level at InterZoo about a year and a half ago. Within that time Hydor has greatly refined the design of the Smart Level ATO controller and it is now ready for prime time. The…

Japan’s LSS Laboratory launches Vortech EcoSmart Controller cover

LSS Laboratory in Japan has announced the release of the plastic Ecosmart cover for Ecotech Marine controller of Vortech pumps.  This product is an LSS Laboratory original, so you cannot get the same products from other companies. You might remember,…

Maxspect Lagoon Series Smart Aquarium brings Joined-Up Thinking to Reef Aquarium Design 

Equipment brand Maxspect has made its first foray into large reef-ready aquariums with the news of the Lagoon Series Smart Aquarium.  Available in four sizes, and with volumes from 50 – 134 gallons, the Lagoon Series ticks all the essential…

Red Sea G2+ sees Reefer ReefATO+ upgraded and Four New Peninsulas

Red Sea continues its upgrade path with the immediate release of the Reefer G2+. The G2+ Series aquarium range enjoys all the useful upgrades of the Reefer G2 as well including the ReefATO+ Auto Top-Off as standard, replacing the old…

Red Sea’s ReefATO+ is top-off, thermometer and leak detector in one

The ingenuity keeps coming from Red Sea with news of their latest ReefBeat Ecosystem product, the ReefATO+. First and foremost this is a new smart auto-top-off device that could be used on its own or to replace the stock float…

Kamoer ATO One combines optical and float sensors for safety

Micropump manufacturer Kamoer has added a new auto top-off device to its aquarium product portfolio. Named ATO One, this simple device uses a level sensor and a tiny powerhead to deliver fresh water from a reservoir when the main pump…

Straton Pro is ATI’s newest flat panel LED light fixture

ATI has just launched a new panel light called the Straton Pro. Following on from the previous Straton, the new Pro model is a super-thin, passively cooled panel light with app control, but with a few modifications versus the original…

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…

Tunze Osmolator 2 Has Been Completely Redesigned

The Tunze Osmolator 2 is the company’s long awaited follow up to one of the most popular auto top-off solutions in the wider aquarium hobby. Power users of the Tunze Osmolator would be hard pressed to find much to improve…

Converting Built-In ATO to an Auto Waste Collector

There’s a relatively new class of reef aquarium and saltwater fish tank sump that have started to include built-in sections to function as reservoirs of freshwater to feed an automatic top off system. If you caught our last project building…