Impacts of COVID-19 to the Saltwater Aquatics Industry

As you read this you are most likely at home somewhere in the world. That is the new reality facing many of us today – and like most of us, we have a lot of time to dedicate to our…

Deltec Fleece Filter Review – the New King of Automatic Filter Rolls

The Deltec VF6000 is one of two new auto filter roll models from the German company best known for its protein skimmers. These fleece or vleece filters were first teased by Deltec at InterZoo 2018 but have recently begun becoming…

The Rise and Fall of Vertex Aquaristik

There was a time in the early 2010s when Vertex Aquaristik had an outsize influence on the reef aquarium hobby – their skimmers, reactors and a growing catalog of other reef aquarium goods were the brand to have. Fast forward to…

Reef Flare LED Light Coming Soon in Three Sizes

The Reef Flare is a new line of LED aquarium lights from Reef Factory that will be available in three sizes. The black box design with its top mounted heatsink and fan and the multicolor LED cluster doesn’t score any…

Reef Tank Technology Eco Systems are heating up

As technology has advanced in the past ten years with our reef tanks – so have the options available to reef aquarists and the corresponding supporting technology ecosystems. These new reef tank ecosystems give advantages and disadvantages to saltwater aquarists…

Philips Coral Care Gen 2 Coming to U.S. Next Year

The Philips CoralCare Gen 2 LED fixture is an exciting new follow-up to an aquarium light that has so far not really ventured far outside of Europe. Built with, let’s call it European Sensibility’, the Philips CoralCare has long been…

Red Sea ReefWave Pump Sneak Peek from ReefStock Australia

The Red Sea ReefWave was first introduced to the public over a year and a half ago and finally, it appears that the Reef Wave is approaching a real release date. At InterZoo 2018 Red Sea revealed a multipack of…

RARE Platinum Gramma Dejongi Variant Already Sold on LiveAquaria

The Platinum Gramma dejongi is not only the first captive bred variant of a gramms, it’s also the only one we know of for all basslets. The highly desirable Gramma dejongi from Cuba has had a wild ride over the…

EHEIM Waterrefill Uses Completely External Water Sensor

The Eheim WaterRefill is a boxy looking Auto Top Off kit which could be forgiven for appearing like just another ATO, but it’s actually using a relatively new approach to sensing water level in aquariums. As far as we can tell,…

The Peppermint Angelfish at LiveAquaria

What can we say about the peppermint angelfish today, that we haven’t covered in extensive and repeated articles about this illustrious species? Since 2006 we’ve taken every opportunity to bring you stories on our all-time favorite group of reef dwellers,…