Reefing from Afar, Part 2: Automation Options

In Part 1 of this series, I laid down some of the expectations for success, and now we are ready to dive into the functions that we can automate. Automation can range from low-tech to high-tech and fit various budgets,…

The Ecosystem Aquarium Method: What’s in the Miracle Mud?

  Of all the articles that I’ve written and all of the talks I’ve given over the years, none have stirred the souls of reefkeepers as much as my discussions of “Miracle Mud” and what it does and doesn’t do. For the…

H&H’s Kraken pump is yet another new entry to the DC pump market

The H&H Kraken DC pump is a newcomer to the aquarium entry but being late to the party doesn’t mean it’s not in the game. There’s practically a dizzying array of aquarium water pumps being offered up with DC motors, and…

Ocean Swipe adds 360 Junior to its line of glass-cleaning robots

The Ocean Swipe 360 Junior is a freshly announced new glass-cleaning device for home aquariums from the makers of the Ocean Swipe 360. The original Ocean Swipe 360 glass cleaner is an all out glass cleaning robot with more features…

Innovative Marine Gourmet Grazer will put your feeding clips out of work

The Innovative Marine Gourmet Grazer will put your feeding clips out of work. The simple design is an improved way to feed dried seaweed to your grazing fish that utilized a PVC snap lock package that many holes to secure…

Innovative Marine Gourmet Defroster thaws, separates and dispenses your frozen food

The Innovative Marine Gourmet Defroster is another product released in the company’s Gourmet Gadgets line today. The Gourmet Defroster is an ingenious 3-in-1 tool that thaws, separates and dispenses your frozen food. Made of cast acrylic, the defroster mounts to the…

When is it Time to Reboot your Reef?

To keep a reef aquarium is to understand that a closed system growing corals is never static, it is ever changing, growing, regressing, progressing. The first few years can be challenging as the system settles in and corals grow to…

More details about Hydor’s Koralia Gen3 including pricing

Hydor’s third generation of their Koralia is the most compact and energy efficient propeller water pump that the company has ever created. This new breed of water movers benefits from a few creative features, including a very novel way to attach the…

Hydor releases teaser video for the new Third Generation Koralia pumps

The third generation Koralia pump has taken the reef world by surprise, showing us all that Hydor has the chops not only to build one of the most popular propeller pumps of modern reefing, but also to improve and innovate…

Sneak peek at Hydor’s third generation Koralia water pump

The third generation Koralia pump is Hydor’s latest breed of propeller pump which really bring with them a next generation level of refinement. Any pump manufacturer can deliver incremental improvements to their newest pumps, kinda like what hydor did with…