Katalyst is a new Biopellet from Brightwell Aquatics which is a solid carbon dosing alternative for phosphate and nitrate control. Brightwell Aquatics is one of those companies which is happy to chase all manner of additive products (i.e. NeoZeo) and…
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Carefully neglecting your reef so you can do other things
The following is a contribution from Mark van der Wal, a personal friend of ours in this hobby for over ten years. Congratulations to Mark on having a perfect little baby girl this week, Elise Catherine van der Wal, a…
Silent Dream Marine’s new fish foods
Silent Dream Marine has released two new foods that seek to feed your fish. The two blends, either Carnivore (SF R) or Herbivore (SF H) have ingredients your fish will love, including: Shrimp, Mysis, Krill, Plankton, Golden Pearls. Retail pricing…
Something old, something new: Evolution within the hobby
One of the coolest things about our hobby is the amazing progression over the years in both the state of the art and the technology that we embrace. Improvements that have enabled us to do things previously thought incredibly difficult…
Hanna Checker Colorimeters will be available in Alkalinity, Calcium, and Nitrate
Hanna Instruments popular “Hanna Checker” line of colorimeters are set to get expanded into other water parameters. With the President of Hanna Instruments Martino touting on a reef forum that “Alkalinity, Calcium, and Nitrate” are in the works with possible…
So you want to know what is in Rowa Crystal?
If you’ve been wondering what ROWA Crystal could be made from since we posted about it a few weeks ago, then you’re not alone. At the time we supposed that ROWA Crystal was probably along the lines of Lanthanum Chloride,…
NitrateMinus Pearls from Tetra are a mainstream Biopellet
NitrateMinus Pearls from Tetra are the first Biopellet product offering from a multinational aquarium product manufacturer. We spotted these Nitrate Minus Pearls at the giant Tetra booth at InterZoo and it was a surprise to see these high tech reefing…
NPX Bioplastics from Two Little Fishies
NPX Bioplastics nitrate and phosphate reduing biomedia is a new biopolymer that aims to feed heterotrophic bacteria in reef tanks. Although there are a lot of new Biopellet-like products here at InterZoo, “2 lil’s” custom blend is among the smallest,…
Warner Marine unveils EcoBAK solid vodka dosing pellets
Warner Marine is releasing EcoBAK pellets this week throwing their hat into the solid vodka dosing pellet market. A main difference you’ll notice between the EcoBAK pellets and other products on the market it the small, rough shape over smooth…
NpX BioBeads from Oceanic Corals appear to use the same source as the NP Biopellets
NPX BioBeads are the latest solid carbon dosing product that claims to sustain heterotrophic bacterial nutrient reduction with no addition of liquid carbon sources to the aquarium. The NPX BioBeads are identical in size and shape to the NP Biopellets…
