Red Sea Coral Pro salt shipping later this month

The new Coral Pro salt we covered earlier has been in production to get inventory levels in tip top shape for when it launches. We have confirmed that Coral Pro will ship at the end of this month, but with…

DinoXal from QFI said to remove Dinoflagellates

Dinoflagellates are very annoying in reef aquariums. A new product called DinoXal from QFI (Quality Fish Imports) is said to eliminate or remove dinoflagellates from your aquarium. We aren’t too sure what is in DinoXal, but if it works as…

Korallen Zucht release ZEOstart 3, Bio Mate Zeovit products

Korallen Zucht, the original company that produces the ZEOvit system has announced that they will come out with two new products shortly. You’ll see an addition to the Basic 4 line up with ZEOstart3 which will replace the ZEOstart2 organic…

Katalyst from Brightwell Aquatics is a Bioreactive Filtration Media (biopellets)

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…

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…