The reef aquarium hobby has come a long way since the early days of reef keeping but it’s hard to know where the ‘modern’ reef really laid down its roots. One great place to start would be Germany in the…
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Seachem Made a Surprisingly Good ‘Dual’ Air Silencer
Besides the needle wheel impeller, the air silencer is one of the marvels of modern protein skimmer engineering. This simple device transforms out gurgling foam fractionating devices into a quasi silent saltwater filtration machine. Air silencers deserve a lot more…
Top 10 Benefits of Keeping Mollies in a Saltwater Tank
Saltwater mollies are one of the least celebrated fish that aquarists can keep in a saltwater tank and this is very unfortunate. Of course all the new salt hobbyists are drawn to the hyper bright colors of saltwater fish compared…
Transfer Your Freshwater Skills And Setup Your First Saltwater Aquarium
Making the switch from freshwater to a saltwater aquarium is easier than you think. If you already have the skills to maintain a freshwater aquarium you only need to familiarize yourself with a few new techniques, additives, and saltwater aquarium…
Now Available – Seachem Impulse Return Pump
The new Seachem Impulse Pumps are ideal for both freshwater and saltwater aquariums, protein skimmers, indoor fountains, water-cooling, and all similar submersible and in-line applications. The Seachem Impulse is available in three sizes and is a quiet, energy-efficient, and multi-functional…
Akula UKS Skimmer by Ultra Reef is a Work of Art
Ultra Reef has been making protein skimmers for over a decade, but being based in Europe the only time we ever got to spend with these fractionating machines was brief stints during trips to Europe. Well finally we have our…
Fish Got Ich? Kick It With Fritz FixIck
Fritz FixIck is a revolutionary new way to treat aquatic external parasites including Ick, Chilodonella, Trichodina and Tetrahymena. As one of the most common diseases most aquarists will encounter, finding an Ick treatment that is simple, safe, and highly effective can be difficult. Fritz…
2020 Edition of the Typhoon Skimmer by Ultra Reef
As we’ve seen with the entry level Borei skimmer and the small footprint Akula models, Ultra Reef takes great pride in constantly improving their protein skimmers year over year, and this is especially true of their flagship Typhoon range. The Typhoon…
The Akula UKS ‘Ultra Compact Skimmer’ from Ultra Reef
The Akula Ultra Kompact Skimmer from Ultra Reef is an updated mid-range line of protein skimmers packing just as many goodies as the entry level Borei skimmer we introduced last week. AS the name implies, the ultra compact design is…
Ultra Reef Borei Skimmer Skims its Own Way
The new Borei protein skimmer from UltraReef is perhaps one of the most exciting new designs of a smaller protein skimmer that we’ve seen in quite some time. At first glance it appears to be a simple enough fractionator but…
