Chris & Oli’s Shrimp Mix is made up of actual unicorns

Chris & Oli’s Shrimp Mix is a whacky freshwater diet dreamed up by German aquaristik legends Chris Lukhaup and Oliver Knott.  It boasts responsibly sourced raw materials, no fish meal or filler, but unlike every other food before it, its…

PARwise is a New Light Sensor from ITC ReefCulture

PARwise is an intelligent new light sensor from ITC Reefculture which aims to help shed some light on what is going on in our aquariums. The new PARwise appears to share some DNA with the Seneye from ITC Reefculture’s parent company…

Exaqua Photometer Pro 3 & 6 Test Almost Everything

Exaqua is a new company specializing in the analysis of aquarium water using a combination of chemistry and technology in the form of their Exaqua Pro photometers. Exaqua appears to be targeting both fresh and saltwater aquariums with their Exaqua…

Reef Factory Smart Tester Can Test Ca, Mg, PO4 or NO3

The Smart Tester by Reef Factory is a mostly nondescript enclosure that doesn’t divulge its intended purpose but underneath that glossy smoked black window is a veritable aquarium robot. The machinery hidden within Reef Factory’s Reef Tester is designed to…

Sicce Shark Pro is a Feature-Rich Internal Filter

The Sicce Shark Pro is a new modern internal filter for small and medium sized aquariums that the world learned about just a few short weeks ago. The Sicce Shark filter has been available in some form for many years…

Aperture Now Exclusive US Distributor of Aquaforest

Aperture Pet & Life has announced that it is now the new, exclusive distributor of Aquaforest products in the US. Owners of BRS, EcoTech, and Neptune Systems, the biggest mover and shaker in reefing continue to surprise us, this time…

Panta Rhei’s CD42 scratch removal tool can be used underwater

Germany’s progressive Panta Rhei aquarium store has teased an interesting acrylic tank polishing device called CD42 on its social media channels. Built in collaboration with New Wave Aquarium Concepts, the tool is a handheld sander/polisher aimed at polishing scratches out…

EU wrasse imports jeopardized due to catch-all disease restrictions

Reef Builders has learned that the import of all wrasses into Europe has been restricted. Fish health authorities have confirmed that wrasses and their relatives within the family Labridae are now only allowed to be exported to the European Union…

Daytime Pendix lets you select and fit your own LED modules

They say you can’t see the wood for the trees, and in 2016 Interzoo, the world’s biggest pet trade show, was so filled with news-worthy LED lamps that these must have literally passed us by. Or we passed them by.…

AQUA show 2021 product round up

The UK’s biggest aquatic-only trade show went ahead last week, despite some major marine players being conspicuously absent. Previous exhibitors including Tunze, Red Sea, Tropical Marine Centre and the EcoTech and Triton distributors were all missing this year, resulting in…