Sep-Art Artemia Cysts from Ocean Nutrition are magnetically filtered for cyst and shell-free nauplii

Sep-Art Artemia Cysts from Ocean Nutrition are specially treated brine shrimp eggs which have shells that can easily be filtered using a magnet. Most of us know well that hatched brine shrimp rise towards the light and the egg shells…

Tunze LED striplight is waterproof and magnet mounted, comes in blue, white and mixed

Tunze LED are here with a very different form factor and definitely straying from the pack. Tunze’s LEDs will come in three colors, the 8810 LED Marine with white and blue, the 8820 Tunze LED white and the 8830 Tunze…

Magnetic Zeovit reactor uses MagLev to help stir the zeolites

It’s not everyday that a simple dea yields surprisingly useful results, and even less likely that it comes from the budget aquarium product suppliers. However, the magnetic FSZ60 zeovit reactor from Fish Street is exactly that, using two magnets in the…

Tunze MasterStream pump mount is the mother of all magnetic holders

The Tunze MasterStream 6508.5 Magnet holder is one jumbo mounting solution which costs more than most propeller pumps. The MasterStream pumps are big honkin water movers with enough thrust to push a small boat, so they need a strong and stable…

Hands on with the Flipper magnetic aquarium cleaner and scraper – it floats!

If you are at all a fan of the Mag-Flip magnetic aquarium glass cleaner and scraper, then you are going to love the Fl!pper. At first we were confused as to how the Fl!pper was on the market with such…

Cleaner-Mag Simplex & Duplex stacked against several other nano algae magnets

The Vertex Cleaner-Mag Simplex and Duplex were first spotted at MACNA in Des Moines where we got a good look at them, on the shelf. Now that the production Cleaner-Mag Simplex and Duplex have been released and priced at $9.99…

Avast Marine Top Off kit enlists magnets and controllers in the fight against evaporation

The Avast Marine Top Off kit is a new weapon in the never ending struggle between reef builders and the dropping water level in their sumps. Like a sailor lost at sea with a leaking dingy, the average reef aquarist…

Vertex Aquaristik is working on some swanky probe holders and nano magnet scrapers

Vertex Aquaristik is working on some new aquarium accessories to help you scrub smaller tanks and to keep probes in place. Since vertex already uses its fair share of titanium in various products, it makes sense that they would use…

Neodymium costs driving up prices on magnets, how will the cost be passed onto the consumer?

Recent news regarding the Chinese announcing plans to centralise control over its rare earth mine assets has led to increased prices for these minerals, especially neodymium used in permanent magnets we find in everything from cars to TV and most…

Nimble Nano & Nimble Super: hands on and comparison of this capable algae scraping magnet

The Nimble Nano and Nimble Super are two models from a reef DIYer turned manufacturer Jerome Mopsik. We love it when a company focuses on a single product or market category as it means that they will usually pay attention…