Video of the X-inout in action at the Xaqua InterZoo booth

X-aqua X-Inout deviceĀ  instantly struck us as one of the most innovative and potentially very popular marine aquarium products of InterZoo 2010. The X-inout looks inocuous enough but something about the fluid dynamics of the return part of the device…

Polario 4ml, 7ml and 10ml are stubbier versions of the original

The new Polario 4ml, 7ml and 10ml are a new water pump from Rio, the company that has brought us more (blank) water pumps than you can shake a stick at. Once the dominant maker of value driven centrifugal water…

Aquasunspot LED spotlights from Aquamedic in 3, 7 and 12 watts

The Aquasunspot LED lamps from AquaMEdic are a nod from the resurging aquarium manufacturer that they are taking LEDs seriously and they are inviting the spotlight form factor to the party. The Aquasunspot LED spotlights use all one watt LEDs…

AquaSpaceLED from AquaMedic is built with 120 individual reflectors

The AquaspaceLED is a long awaited LED lighting product from AquaMedic, a company which did it’s share to popularize the last revolution in double ended metal halide lighting. The AquaspaceLED is equipped with an overall heatsink of a fixture, 120…

Astra LED light from Sfiligoi plays nice with nanos

The Astra by Sfiligoi is a hot little number, a clip on LED light with a lot of style. The Astra features an untinterrupted, flat surface design with smooth, rounded edges. The Astra is loaded with Cree certified LEDs and…

NPX Bioplastics from Two Little Fishies

NPX Bioplastics nitrate and phosphate reduing biomedia is a new biopolymer that aims to feed heterotrophic bacteria in reef tanks. Although there are a lot of new Biopellet-like products here at InterZoo, “2 lil’s” custom blend is among the smallest,…

Bubble King 180 Kone Skimmer is more of a wine glass

The Bubble King 180 Kone Skimmer from Royal Exclusiv is an evolution of the Alpha Kone skimmers with a more curvaceous body. The hourglass shape of the bubble king is exceptionally attractive, giving just enough clearance for protein skimmed water…

LumiLux LED striplights by Vertex will bring Cree XPs to the masses

The Lumilux LED striplight from Vertex is among the better LED products which we’ve stopped to check out here at InterZoo. Even though Cree XP series and other high quality LEDs have been available for a considerable amount of time,…

Blue Squamosa clams, Tridacna squamosa, remind us why we like to reef

Blue Squamosa clams are among the rarest invertebrates which are quasi-never available for the home reef aquarium. Therefore you can imagine our surprise when we stumbled on a benign looking booth that was packing not one, not two, but two…

MagScrape floating algae magnet with removable blade from Mag Float

The Mag Scrap algae magnet for cleaning aquarium glass is a new product from the only company that doesn’t make “sinking magnets”, Mag Float. It’s funny how many people have DIY’d scraping solutiong for Mag Floats, usually in a fixed…