Spinnercube³ Improves the Magnetic Stirrer with Built-in LED

The Spinnercube³ is a new magnetic stirrer aimed at aquarium water testing which brings with it one very important and useful new feature. We’ve been using miniature magnetic stirrers as part of our tools for streamlined water testing for a…

Get Inspired by the Minimal Aquascapes Exhibit at the Sumida Aquarium

Part of the beauty of aquariums of all sorts is that they are open to interpretation and inspiration from any number of angles. We’ve seen Oliver Knott’s Hallelujah Mountains with floating aquascape elements, Wesley Vreeswijk meticulous coral arrangements, and nano…

The Best Lids for Saltwater Aquariums – Reef Builders Gear Guide

Aquarium lids are one of the most important and overlooked aquarium accessories. A snug-fitting lid will keep your fish in the tank where they belong and cut down on saltwater splashing from your tank. But not all lids are created…

Ukraine’s A&C Protein Skimmer is Packed With Innovation

The reef aquarium hobby is truly a global community and every major region has its own specialties in how they build reefs, and how they design reef aquarium gear. Eastern Europe is an insular hotspot with influence from both Europe…

Hands On With The New Plank Auto Feeder

The Plank Automatic Feeder is an interesting new take on this type of device from a company known for spicing up product categories. Avast Marine designs and builds things a little different from the rest like their KalkReactor, Vibe zeolite…

Add a Feeding Door to Your Screen Top with Neat Aquatics

The screen top feeding portal from Neat Aquatics is an interesting 3D printed device to help with feeding your aquarium fish through a screen top. There’s so many 3D printed trinkets in the aquarium hobby that seem to be little…

The Automatic Frozen Fish Food Feeder (aF4) is Still on Track

An automatic feeder of frozen fish food is a product that has been ostensibly missing from the broader aquarium market. Thankfully, about one year ago we got our first look at precisely this device concept by inD Creations and following…

Tools for Fragging Corals

Fragmenting coral or ‘fragging’ may look complicated but with the right tools, the job can be quick and rewarding. Once you have the right tools for fragging you’ll be on your way to multiplying your coral supply. To make it…

10 Upgrades to Dalua’s DC Great White Protein Skimmer

The Great White from Dalua Australia is one of the best value protein skimmers in the reef aquarium hobby and now Dalua is doing the same for controllable DC skimmers. The new Great White DC skimmer is much more than…

Tunze Care Booster Review, Floating Magnets are Stronger!

The Tunze Care Booster is in an interesting category as to the best of our knowledge, it represents a rare case of a manufacturer making an accessory for an accessory. The Care Booster was released by Tunze to compliment their…