The B5HO LED tubes from Biotek Marine are the newest retrofit tubes designed to replace T5 fluorescent lamps in the aquarium hobby. The Biotek Marine B5HO name doesn’t score any points for originality, and will probably cause some confusion with the…
New BioTek Media Reactors are purdy to look at
There are a pair of new media reactors from BioTek Marine we have seen in prototype that are well built and should perform well, but also look pretty under your aquarium. The two series, Tek Series and Bio Series, are…
BioTek Marine launching two new sump models at Reefapalooza Orlando, BioSump and TekSump
Aquarium Specialty’s BioTek Marine is launching two new sump models at Reefapalooza Orlando this weekend, the BioSump and TekSump. Each of these new external aquarium filtering chambers offer a bevy of features that aquarists have come to demand in a…
Hands-on with the Biotek Marine USB PAR Sensor
BioTek Marine really got a lot of attention when they announced their unique BTM3000 PAR meter. The BTM 3000 is actually a bare PAR sensor with a USB connection to be ‘powered’ by any regular old computer, PC or Mac,…
BioTek Marine USB PAR sensor appears for pre-order on Aquairum Specialty’s website
Less than a week after discovering that Apogee is working on a USB PAR sensor we’ve spotted this very device under the BioTek Marine brand over on Aquarium Specialty’s website. As we suspected the USB PAR sensor will retail for…
Apogee rumored to be developing a USB PAR meter
Earlier this year when we wrote about the iPhone Light Meter, we implored the inventors out there to develop something like it for aquarium use. Well our calls were partially heard because we’ve gotten word that something along those lines…
Recap of this week’s new products to create an aquarium reefscape
By some neat coincidence, this week witnessed the announcement of four new products which have a different approach to building a mini reef aquarium aquascape. Each of this week’s artificial reefscaping materials represent novel solutions to using an alternative to live…
BioTek Marine now offering a line of handmade ceramic reef rock
Aquarium Specialty’s Biotek Marine line just added a catalog of ceramic reef rock in a variety of shapes and sizes. The Biotek Marine Ceramic rocks come in three basic types, a ceramic cave rock, a ceramic shelf rock, and a…
BioTek Marine Frag Mounts, Frag Rack now available from Aquarium Specialty
The new BioTek Marineproduct line from Aquarium Specialty just saw the addition of a few products to make coral propogation a bit easier as the company released four styles of frag mounts and a frag rack system. Although nothing revolutionary, the frag…