New AquaMaxx Nano Star Calcium Reactor looking to pack a big punch with a small size

The new AquaMaxx Nano Star Calcium Reactor is not the first nano-sized reactor from the Southern California company but the latest iteration does feature an even smaller size  without trading off on performance. Oh yeah, did we mention it is…

Zetlight Mini and Nano LED aquarium lights are worth a second look

Zetlight is a new aquarium lighting company with more than a few lights to meet a wide range of application. At first glance the Zetlight Mini and Nano LED appear to be another me too LED aquarium fixture from some mysterious…

TMC Reefskim takes Tropical Marine Centre Iberia into full size protein skimming (updated: for Iberia only)

The TMC Reefskim is a needle wheel powered protein skimmer from Tropical Marine Centre which finally takes the European aquarium powerhouse into the market of full sized protein skimmers. For years now TMC has had the V2Skim as a kind of toy entry-level…

LEDTRIC iNSPIRE ready to enter LED market

LEDTRIC is completely new to the aquarium lighting game, and already they’re claiming their LEDTRIC iNSPIRE to be “the best in its class”. What class of reef aquarium LED fixtures that exactly  is we are not exactly sure, but it…

Precision Marine goes crazy with biopellets with new modular system, double-decker unit gets 5 liters in action

Precision Marine has been playing around with a modular system for a substrate reactor they are testing with biopellets. On first glance, they are getting solid results (no pun intended) spinning five liters of biopellets in a system with a…

Aquasky LED revealed in stunning detail by ADA Thailand

The new Aquasky LED from Aqua Design Amano looks soooo good that if there existed a marine version with bue and white diodes, we’d already be planning a nano reef tank around its form factor. First announced back in May,…

Waveline DC 5,000 and RLSS Skimmer reviewed: Even better when they’re together

Normally when I agree to do a product review, I proceed with a new additive or device very cautiously, running or testing products for just long enough to get a feel for how it performs over a medium amount of…

New XenoXon Coral Dongo 600 outed on video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zePiMrgZu6M[/youtube] The XenoXon Coral Dongo protein skimmer we brought you yesterday now has a video showing what this foam fractioner looks like in action. With the innovative hardened foam mesh-wheel impeller and black and yellow color treatment, the XenoXon is…

XenoXon Coral Dongo skimmer is well built with a hardened-foam mesh-wheel impeller

XenoXon is a new company from Hungary making unique skimmers and LED lights which we first encountered at InterZoo 2012. The protein skimmer landscape in the marine aquarium industry may be dominated by manufacturers from China, Germany and America, but…

SolarStinger LED SunStrips by EconLux use an army of diodes for best color and spread

The SolarStinger LED Sunstrip by Econlux is a medium intensity LED striplight that, like the Sicce LED and Fluval LED striplight, produces its photon through strength in numbers. In lieu of using fewer high output one or three watt LEDs, the…