Seadreams has just released a new biological filtration reactor complete with a built-in rotating shaking system for maintaining a precision bioload in your reef tank. The standard version comes with a knob on the lid of the reactor which for…
Ask Reef Builders #3: How Long Should I Cycle A Reef Tank Before Putting Corals In?
You don’t. The short answer is that technically, there is no evidence that you need to cycle an aquarium before putting corals in. Now before you start pulling out your proverbial pitchforks and burn me and this statement at the…
Ask Reef Builders #1: How to save your Biological Filter in a tank move or upgrade
Welcome to the first installment of ‘Ask Reef Builders’, a column where we’ll take some of your best questions and share our responses from which all our readers can learn. For years we’ve answered questions fielded through twitter, facebook and…
Sustainable Aquatics’ Wheely Complete: Unboxed, Installed, And Reviewed
Sustainable Aquatics introduced the Wheely Complete Bio Processor in 2014, marketing this device as “Powerful Biofiltration for Heavily-Stocked Systems”. Matthew Carberry personally delivered one to me at the 5th Annual Marine Breeders Workshop in July, and I brought it home…
Denistar from Coral Shop is a kriesel of biological filtration
The Denistar from Coral-Shop and Coral Planet is an interesting new spin on biological filtration that enhances biological filtration using the principles of a kreizel aquarium, sort of. Whereas the typical biological reactor forces water through media and a biopellet reactor…
