CPR Aquatic released a “bubble trap box” for the newer tray outlets found on the AeroForce, Aerofuge, and Aquefuge line. Longtime fans of CPR may remember they had a similar box for their original pipe outlets. The AFBT accomplishes the…
Reef Octopus NWB SSS Super Space Saver brings even more performance to a smaller package
CoralVue is on fire with a slew of new products announced and revealed at MACNA. The Reef Octopus NWB ‘SSS’ Super Space Saver is a new model of protein skimmer in two sizes with just about the highest ratio of…
Prodibio Dose n’ Drop helps meter out Pro sized vials of BioClean
Prodibio, makers of Biodigest and Bioptim, have introduced a new system for owners of large tanks to slowly dose out the Pro-size vials. Prodibio instructions advise users to dose the two-part bacteria solution every two weeks but some power users…
Ceramic Wrasse-Rock gives labrids a place to sleep in barebottom tanks
Barebottom aquariums are one of many ways to set up a reef or fish rank but what do you do if you want to keep sand-sleeping wrasses in your barebottom setup? Some might say that certain species of Halichoeres and Macropharyngodon simply…
AquaticLife Halo LED controllable multichip light
The AquaticLife Halo LED is a new multichip aquarium lighting spotlight which aims to capitalize on the trend to pack lots of power into very small footprints. First shown off this weekend at MACNA, the first prototype Halo LED has…
Ecotech Marine is already hard at work on ReefLink control of Vortech pumps
The ReefLink is Ecotech Marine’s big push to expanding controllability of their wireless products, the Radion LED lights and the Vortech pumps. While the Radions are the first to enjoy the cloud based control, the Vortech pumps will also benefit…
Vertex’s Cerebra Controller in the flesh
Vertex Aquaristik had their power house Cerebra Controller on display at MACNA 2013, and they were kind enough to spend time with Reef Builders for a run down of the unit’s immense capabilities. The Cerebra is an Android based controller…
Hands on with the EcoTech ReefLink
EcoTech’s ReefLink wireless controller for the Radion is definitely drawing a lot of attention here at MACNA. We had EcoTech do a walk-through with us, and spent some time playing with it ourselves. One of the things that really stood…
The Alternative Reef purple ceramic products in the flesh
The Alternative Reef displayed purple, black, and even a purple/black mix of their popular ceramic products at MACNA 2013. This includes frag discs, plugs, magnetic shelf rocks and frag stations. But they also had some really nice larger ceramic aquascaping…
Neptune AFS Automatic Feeding System is the hobby’s first controllable fish feeder
Neptune System is on a hot streak with yet another new product release, the AFS Automatic Feeding System which is, as far as we know, the first controllable aquarium fish feeder for home tanks. Coming in at a very affordable…
