Visiting the Piacenza Pet Festival in Italy

Like food, soccer and politics, Italians take their aquariums and actually all of their pets seriously. While we think it’s pretty good that we have several thousand people attend many of our events, that pales in comparison to the Piacenza Pet…

Mark’s Simply Elegant NPS Biotope Aquarium
Mark's NPS Biotope It's hard not to fall in love with juicy NPS aquariums. Mark's NPS Biotope is a fine example, and we jumped on the opportunity to feature Mark's simply elegant tank. Mark's NPS Biotope is a rimless Elos 120XL…
Hands-on With The New EFlux DC Pump from Current USA

Current USA is one of the oldest lighting companies in the aquarium hobby. After years of selling us power compacts, T5 Fluorescents, metal halides and these days LEDs, Current USA is branching out with the original Loop networking system, headlined…

Ultum Nature Systems Aquariums are Flawless Boxes of Glass

If there’s one overarching goal with our reporting of the latest and greatest aquarium gear, it’s the never ending pursuit of finding the best. The same way that engineers and architects try to design the perfect chair, as reef hobbyists we’re…

Ultum Nature Systems Give Top Shelf Tanks a New Edge

Ultum Nature Systems is a new aquarium manufacturer which could be ramping up to make some of the nicest small tanks we’ve ever seen. There’s countless options for high quality small and nano aquariums but Ultum Nature Systems aquariums could have…

The Masterpiece Aquarium of David Saxby

As an Italian, I consider the three great masters to be Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci. Similarly, there are also masters in this hobby and I have been fortunate to see their works of art, the tanks of Wayne…

Kessil A2000 LED is One Powerful Commercial Aquarium Light

The Kessil A2000 is the largest, most powerful LED light the company has ever made. Kessil has been showing off this light in limited form throughout the year but at MACNA 2016 we finally got to see this light working…

Smarter Reefs new Frozen Fish food feeding System

The Smarter Reefs frozen fish food system is like a huge popsicle stick for your reef tank livestock – the apparatus and design allows you to feed your fish for as long as the frozen mixture thaws from normal environmental…

Xaqua InOut Pulsing Drain & Return Now Available from Two Little Fishies

The Xaqua INOUT is an interesting aquarium gadget that really caught our eye more than six years ago, but which now is getting a renewed lease on life. Formerly called the X-InOut, the Xaqua INOUT is a combination drain and return…

The Long Island Aquarium: A Pleasant Surprise Near the Tip of the Island

If you are ever visiting NYC and have time for a day trip out on Long Island, I would highly suggest the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center out in Riverhead as an excellent family destination. The center is about…