Hands on with the Vertex LumiLux LED striplight with details and pricing

The Vertex LumiLux LED striplight is a solid Cree-packin’ reef light which we first posted back in May when we first them saw at the Vertex booth at InterZoo. Today we remembered that we’re still sitting on a pile of…

Hydor Slim Skim internal skimmer gets all kinds of taken apart

The Slim Skim is an interesting new internal protein skimmer that is constructed with an extremely accessible design. Unlike most protein skimmers on the market which are made from tubes or cones, the Hydor Slim Skim is made from a…

Solar powered pH meter from Macro Aqua has no batteries to run out

While comparing the new ATI powercone and ATI purple plus T5 lamps to some products we spied at Germany’s InterZoo, we were reminded of this solar powered pH pen we caught disfiguring the side of a perfectly nice trimless tank.…

Elos Phosphate kit now available

Elos new phosphate kit has landed inside the United States and has recently been spotted up on Marnie Depot. This new kit gives you what you might expect: readings on phosphate water parameters for your tank. This new kit was…

IMAC West not to happen until 2011

IMAC West, which is the spin off of the Original IMAC that was hosted for years in Chicago has been postponed until 2011. This was  most likely due to the economy as well as other competing shows across the nation…

Giesemann Helios LED and T5 hybrid, gets European pricing

The new Giesemann Helios LED and T5 hybrid is one gorgeous looking light fixture and we’ve been waiting to hear about some pricing details and availability. No word yet on U.S. pricing and distribution but German online vendor Sewa Tec…

Sfiligoi Vision: Cycling through the power levels of this Italian Plasma Arc light fixture

The Sfiligi Vision is a Plasma Arc light fixture which is flanked with four high output T5 fluorescent tubes. The Sfiligoi Vision is the first plasma light we have seen with a decent reflector for the LIFI emitter/burner and it…

Xaqua’s Xinout gets a full hands on and a little bit of testing

Xaqua’s Xinout return and drain device is probably the first ever set plumbing parts to have ever commanded so much attention from the reefing community. Before we even consider the silencing function of the drain and the pulsing feature of…

Vitrea touchscreen controller for the Orbital LED light detailed on video

The Vitrea Orbital LED light is an aquarium fixture with a clear focus on aesthetic and design and as such, the new touchscreen controller Vitrea is releasing follows that motif quite well. While we were at InterZoo we could not…

Eheim Powerscraper is a motorized algae cleaning blade

The Eheim Powerscraper is a motorized algae scraper that borrows from the technology of powered toothbrushes and razorblades. In a rather stunning marketing move Eheim has elected to not share any photos nor details on their upcoming Eheim Powerscraper.  This…