Bacteria King from Reef Systems is an interesting naturally porous biomedia

Bacteria King from Reef Systems is a porous biomedia that might be able to double up as a calcium reactor media. Made from accretions of worm tubes and other calcium secreting organisms, the large pellets of Bacteria King are about…

Eductor powered reactor really shears up the biopellets

Reef Systems, a distributor of many fine reef aquarium products in Asia including Ecoxotic has a nifty little biopellet reactor on display featuring an eductor inside. The educotr helps to vigorously stir up the biopellets, probably creating a lot more…

Blackreef brings iPhone look, feel to aquarium control

Blackreef is a new aquarium controller system borrowing heavily from the ease of use that iPhones and other touchscreen smartphones have brought to the market. We got wind of the Blackreef from Aquarama and from what we’ve been able to…

Skimz HS1 and HS2 medium sized protein skimmers

The Skimz HS1 and HS2 are new medium sized protein skimmers using Hydor’s efficient little bubble producer, the Aero pump. At first glance the Skimz HS1 appears to be an acrylic tribute to Hydor’s Slim Skim Mini with a similar…

Skimz Leopard’s inverted cone within a cone may be the least turbulent yet

The Skimz Leopard skimmer has finally been unveiled here at Aquarama in Singapore and the inverted cone is nothing to scoff at. Rising above the bubble plate, the inverted cone ingeniously guides all incoming water an bubbles against the sides…