It’s that time of year again, that time when we get to share with you the finest new products that greatly improved our reefkeeping experience over the last orbit of the earth around the Sun. Compared to last year’s Editor’s…
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Jebao Marine Aqua DC Pump; another day, another rebadged Waveline
We don’t know what it is about that Waveline line of water pumps that makes it sooooo attractive to being rebranded by everyone in the aquarium industry and their extended family. We know why the OG Waveline rocks as an aquarium…
Even the big coral wholesalers are getting cozy with LEDs
While many aquarists and some stores are busy holding onto technologies of the past, even the big time coral wholesalers on LA’s infamous one hundred and fourth street are adopting LED lighting in a big way. While in SoCal for the…
First impressions of the E.Shine AquaSun LED light
The variety of LED fixtures in the reef aquarium market continues to grow, and there are a number of Chinese manufacturers jumping into this segment. One of the more established companies is E.Shine. They recently sent us their latest model,…
A glance at the new Apollo Reef LED SolarBlast Sunburst 4000
The Apollo Reef LED SolarBlast Sunburst 4000 is a relatively new manually dimmable LED fixture looks a lot like other black box LED fixtures on the market. But as with other lighting manufacturers we’ve seen, the proof is behind the…
At $199 Reef Breeders Value Fixtures are the cheapest multicolor fixtures on the market
Reef Breeders sells the sub standard Chinese OEM Lights we have become so accustomed to, but the unlike its competitors the price is much, much lower. The Reef Breeders Value Fixtures, like many of its competitors, are housed in a…
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August 9th– 15th Panorama Pro LED: testing out Ecoxotic’s second generation LED striplight Pharos LED aquarium light, a Chinese light box on steroids One year anniversary of the Tunze Nanostream + All-in-one nano reef modification Tunze video response challenges the…
SWC 160 cone skimmer still rockin after 6 months of solid performance
When a protein skimmer like the SWC 160 cone comes along with over 20″ of conical reaction height, a decent pump and a price that seems way to good to be true, we gotta admit we tried out the SWC…
Evolution LED delivers great PAR and color with caveats
The Evolution LED may be just another Chinese black box OEM LED but dang it sure does look good over a tank. With 119 one watt LEDs and a 2:1 ratio of blue to white LEDs, the Evolution delivers respectable…
Link Blitz: Flying Mantas, Warming Seas, wiring the Ocean, Rainbow Crush Chalice and a tailless emperor angelfish
Manta Rays are known to occasionally breach the water surface and splash down, presumably to remove parasites. Once in a while, many Manta Rays can gather and show off their aerobatic skills in some kind of aerial display that we…
