During the early years of the hobby, some of the factors that were most intently looked at were calcium levels, pH, and salinity. Over time these have kind of faded from being thought of as critical and have been replaced…
Carbon Doser V2 Review: Precise CO2 Dosing in the Wrong Direction
The Carbon Doser V2 is the second version of a very ingenious way to meter out pressurized gas, in aquarium applications this means carbon dioxide. To this day the overwhelming majority of carbon dioxide regulators use some kind of solenoid…
Carbon Doser v2.0 Reaches Second Generation with Tunze Collab
The CarbonDoser v2.0 is the new second generation of the first popular ‘electronic’ carbon dioxide regulator for aquarium use. First revealed all the way back in 2009, although it enjoyed plenty of refinements and tweaks it only took a dozen…
Ecinu CO2 Control Device is So Much More than a Regulator
Ecinu is an interesting company out of Korea which just dropped our jaw with some very exciting and original aquarium hardware. Along with a submersible VR camera and an automatic fish feeder their digital CO2 control device is unlike anything…
We Tanked our pH Using Automation, but the Fix is Simple
For the last few years we’ve been part of a cabal urging reefers to really push their aquarium pH ever higher to achieve robust stony coral growth. There are lots of little things you can do to elevate the pH…
New Fauna Marin Skim Breeze scrubs CO2 from your skimmer air
Fauna Marin just announced its Fauna Marin Skim Breeze, its new carbon dioxide absorbing granular media for protein skimmer air feed purification. Fauna Marin isn’t the first company to bring a CO2 absorbant to the aquarium market (Two Little Fishies CDX is one that comes…
Is CO2 causing your fish to act strange?
A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports, links neurological impairment in some fish to increased carbon dioxide levels. Researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral…
Dissolved Gases in Marine Aquaria: Saturation Problems and Solutions
If you’re like most marine aquarium hobbyists, you probably don’t give a great deal of thought to the levels of dissolved gases in your system beyond making sure you’re providing good aeration and circulation. But under certain circumstances, these levels…
Reef Toys P2O reactor uses advanced physics to discharge CO2
The Reef Toys P2O reactor is a brand new product category that strays far from the extremely thoughtful accessories and reactors that they’ve been making to date. It’s not too often something comes along which is completely new to the aquarium…
NOVA’s Lethal Seas program is a simple lesson in Carbonic chemistry
On a very basic level, some reefers kind of understand the interplay of carbon dioxide, carbonate, carbonic acid. However we’re not quite as sure that saltwater aquarists really understand how these chemicals affect pH and alkalinity, and especially how it…
