The Smart Tester by Reef Factory is a mostly nondescript enclosure that doesn’t divulge its intended purpose but underneath that glossy smoked black window is a veritable aquarium robot. The machinery hidden within Reef Factory’s Reef Tester is designed to…
Important Water Parameters For Keeping A Saltwater Aquarium
Healthy water equals healthy fish and coral, but how do you know what’s best? Water quality is a fundamental aquarium skill, and understanding how to read and decipher water tests can clue us in on problems. The first parameters you…
Mastertronic Getting Final Touches Before Launch
It’s been almost a year since Focustronic teased some information about their newest project to compliment their alkalinity tester called the Mastertronic. Where the Alkatronic is a complete, all in one alkalinity testing and dosing machine, the Mastertronic picks up…
Royalab Colorimeter Can Also Test for Calcium, Alk. & Magnesium
Royalab is a new colorimeter from Royal Nature that aims to take some of the guesswork out of testing reef aquarium water chemistry. What makes the Royal Lab very unique is that it can be used in conjunction with colorimetric…
The Calcium Guardian is Almost Ready for Total Monitoring (and Control) of Calcium
The Calcium Guardian is a spanking new combination calcium monitor and controller from the company that brought us the first alkalinity controller, the KH Guardian. Building upon the technology and similar principles as the KH Guardian, the Calcium Guardian is…
Sneak peek at the prototype Calcium Checker from Hanna
The Calcium Checker from Hanna could be the easy-to-use colorimeter for calcium testing that reef aquarists and LFS employees have always dreamed of. For those reef aquarium water testers who are either color blind or lack sensitivity between blue and…
