Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great times to be a reefer

The annual holiday shopping season officially kicks off this week with the traditional Black Friday shopping day and we’ve got our annual list of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals to share. We have done our best to cobble together…

Overview of all the new features in the Red Sea Max C Series

After several years of being the clear front-runner in the medium to large size All In One marine aquarium in the hobby, Red Sea is ready to take their Red Sea MAX series to the next level. As we touched…

CAD Lights Updates their AIO line with the 34-gallon Mini II

CAD Lights is no stranger to All-In-One aquariums, and they continue roll out great looking tanks. The new Mini-II looks like a winner, as it expands the mini line of aquariums with a larger volume system and some enhancements as…

Meet the Bubble King Double Cone 150

The Royal Exclusiv Bubble King Double Cone 150 is the newest member of the company’s line of quality protein skimmers. Since the release of the Double Cone skimmers in 2011, these have been a welcome addition to the Royal Exclusive…

CAD Lights pipeless PLS300 review

When asked to look over the largest of the CadLights “Pipeless” skimmer range, I must admit to being initially skeptical. My first thought was how on Earth do you make a skimmer with no pipes-? Better yet, one that can…

Salt Creep Control With 5 Simple Techniques

For marine aquarium hobbyists, the only certain things in life are death, taxes, and salt creep. There’s very little we can do about the first two, but salt creep, while just as inevitable, can usually be kept to a manageable…

Red Sea MAX C series 130 and 250 all-in-one (AIO) aquariums

The Red Sea MAX C series aquariums are an modest upgrade to the very popular MAX all in one aquariums. With two tanks in the lineup, the Red Sea MAX C130 and C250 build upon the 34 gallon and 65…

My Reef Creations I-Series sumps offer industrial build and design

My Reef Creations is the leader in the design and fabrication of commercial aquarium equipment, and the new I-series sump with ATO/Dosing box is just the latest feather in their cap. Like the previously covered commercial skimmers and pimp quarantine…

Using the HD Dropcam Pro to spy on three aquariums at once

Web cameras for home monitoring are nothing new but recently, the feature set and ease of use of the Dropcam series of IP cameras have made it incredibly simple to install and apply. We recently picked up the new Dropcam…

Reef Octopus waste collector and delayed timer help prevent skimmer overflows

Usually when a protein skimmer overflows, the cause is due to some easily preventable circumstances. Apparently, CoralVue loathes the spillage of that nasty funk that comes out of protein skimmers as much as we do, and they’re bringing a one-two…