The 5 hottest reef aquarium fish of 2012

Two thousand twelve saw a lot of great new developments in the reef and marine aquarium hobby, and we were graced with an especially good twelve months of awesome rare fish. This year saw some uber rare species become available…

Eheim reeflexUV sterilizers making European debut

The Eheim reeflexUV UV sterilizers we spotted at InterZoo is making its European debut. Coming in three sizes — the Eheim reeflexUV 350, 500 and 800 — are rated to cover aquariums from 80 to 800 liters and as we…

Vertex Omega 150 internal ‘wine glass’ cone skimmer comes to U.S.

The Vertex Omega 150 internal cone skimmer is the newest vertex skimmer to enter US the market. We covered the big brother of the Omega 150 more than two years ago at Interzoo, which is an external model and featured a…

ATI LED PowerModule – there’s really no other aquarium light like this one

As much as LEDs have steamed ahead in the aquarium world, and with so many T5 diehards sticking to their light of choice we are still flabbergasted at the complete dearth of combination lights including both light emitting diodes and high…

XenoXon skimmer and LED lights add some serious color to your cabinet

XenoXon is a Hungarian skimmer and LED light manufacturer with some serious love for bright colors. We’ve already seen a fair share of colorfulness in the industry with Elos lights and stands coming in exotic colors, Atomic Reef reactors available…

Hands on with the incredibly thin Maxspect Razor

The Maxspect Razor (or R420R as it is often referred to) is incredibly thin, quiet, easy control with a great color pop which has us seriously impressed. Although the main LED body is not mindbogglingly thin at 0.9” (which is still really…

GHL Mitras LX 6100 hands-on: diverse LED color in a sleek German crafted package

The GHL Mitras LED light is the first aquarium light fixture from the experienced designers and manufacturers of aquarium electronics, most notably the GHL Profilux controller. We had to go all the way to Germany to get our first look at the…

Oceanife Aquariums and matching stands are sweet Italian products

Oceanlife is another incredible aquarium manufacturer from Italy is making its way to North America bringing along the incredible equipment and products we’ve come to expect and love from Italy. Besides a wide array of interesting products we’ll touch on later, its new Acquari…

Fluval Spec is a nifty slim aquarium, ideal for desks and shelves

The new Fluval Spec is s long and slim nano aquarium we first heard about back at Interzoo 201o and is finally hitting the worldwide market. The aquarium has a pretty slender footprint with the mechanical and filtration components are integrated and…

AquaLEDs.DE circular lid-light elevates the form and function of LED lighting

Forget the specs, the features the dimming and the lightning – just take a look at this awesome LED light built by AquaLEDs.DE. This stunning cylinder aquarium displayed at InterZoo 2012 looked every bit like a giant vase of showy…