Video: Royal Exclusiv self cleaning head for bubble king protein skimmers

Royal Exclusiv’s new SelfCleaning Head Aquadriver was released at Interzoo 2008. This unit fits all Bubble Kings from the Mini 160 to BK 500. Should be available late 2008. Hit the read link for a video!

Marineland Marine Series Advanced In-Sump Skimmers

Marineland finally enters the reef world with the release of the Marineland Marine Series Advanced In-Sump Skimmers. With two models to choose from ranging from 100 gallon capacity to 300 gallon capacity these skimmers use the tried and tested needlewheel…

Instant Ocean’s Skimm line of Protein Skimmers, marketing department fails again

Spectrum Brands, Inc. the company that owns Marineland and brings you Instant Ocean by the container load released a new skimmer under their Instant Ocean Brand. Say hello to the “skimm” line. (really marketing guys over there, could you not…

ATB external skimmers commith

ATB apprently has a new external model coming, using a Laguna 2400 motorblock, allowing the pump to pull 3,000lph. Click the read link for more pics.

Do Macroalgae Refugiums Have Unseen Consequences?

Many people have turned to growing macroalgae as a means to export nutrients for years. This has proven to be a solid method of managing nitrates and phosphates that when dialed in appear to have no negative impact on a…

Pros and Cons of Multiple Reef Tanks

One of the interesting observations I have made after years of being a coral hoarder is that one characteristic that I share with many of my fellow hoarders is that our hoarding has often led to us having multiple tanks.…

Cade’s Reef X offers a Bolt-On extra tank solution for existing Reef Systems

Cade aquariums have teased us with an interesting new aquarium model they are soon to release called Reef X. In essence, it is an extra tank that can be plumbed into an existing sump-based reef tank, sharing its water, yet…

Old versus new equipment. Which was better? 

With all this talk of live rock and metal halides, it made us take a trip down memory lane, recalling what we did differently in the earlier days of reefing, as well as the equipment and methodologies that have stood…

Is Ammonia Dosing a Possible New Way to Provide Coral Nutrition? 

Understanding Coral Diseases as well the nutritional needs of corals has been one of the shortcomings of science and the hobby since Jacques Cousteau introduced us to the coral reefs in the 1960s. We have made extensive progress in improving…

Mike Paletta Beginner Series: The Grand Finale

How do you write the ending for a story that isn’t finished? For the past 52 weeks, I have been writing articles designed to help newcomers to the hobby. The idea for this was not my own, but rather that…