Alexloga & Co Skimmer 300X Review: Impressive Performance through Creative Design

The Alexloga A&C skimmers are a very interesting line of foam fractionators from Ukraine that are engineered to have a very small footprint but are also quite short compared to modern protein skimmer models. This ultra compact size is achieved…

Royal Exclusiv Re-Light LED has a very ‘Euro’ Style

The Royal Exclusiv Re-Light is the first LED aquarium light fixture from the famous German manufacturer and to the best of our knowledge, this is their first aquarium light of any kind. The Re-Light by Royal Exclusiv appears to be…

Aperture Now Exclusive US Distributor of Aquaforest

Aperture Pet & Life has announced that it is now the new, exclusive distributor of Aquaforest products in the US. Owners of BRS, EcoTech, and Neptune Systems, the biggest mover and shaker in reefing continue to surprise us, this time…

Sander Piccolo is the original nano protein skimmer

Foam fractionators have come a long way through the ages and reacquainting ourselves with this diminutive one admittedly brought a smile. It’s a Sander Piccolo by Erwin Sander GmbH in Germany and goes back as far as the last century.…

The Next Wave 60 is TMC’s new nano tank bundle

Tropical Marine Centre has launched a new nano tank called The Next Wave 60. Aimed at countertop reefing, this one looks superficially similar to other All-In-One tanks on the market, but drill down into the detail and it’s a pretty…

Eshopps Deskmate is an AIO everyone has the space for

Eshopps has launched a new desktop aquarium called Deskmate. Best known for their acrylic sumps, skimmers, and overflows, the twenty-year-old company has now produced an All-In-One acrylic pico tank, and we gotta say it looks like fun! Deskmate is just…

Oase StreamMax Pumps are out of Touch

Oase is a brand synonymous with quality and if you’ve owned a pond in the past thirty years and wanted a solids-handling pump, Oase was probably top of your list. We’ve seen the German pond giant make moves into the…

Hydros XP8 is a Hybrid Controller & Power Strip

The Hydros XP8 is a controllable power strip but just one quick look and it’s easy to see that there’s a little more happening under the hood than just a switchable hub of outlets. This heavy duty power center sports…

Supporting Our Ukrainian Aquarium Family

The invasion of Ukraine has many costs and among them is an economic hit to affected industries so we want to promote reefing companies that are doing their best to hold on through the war. A&C is an acrylic manufacturer…

10 Different Skimmer in use at the Reef Builders Studio [Video]

Protein skimmers are a piece of technology which is unique to saltwater aquariums and they’ve been employed as a tool to clean the water in our hobby for decades. There’s many different ways to combine the mixture of fine air…