101 Nano Reef Species is a new forthcoming book from Scott Michael, the archetypal aquarium fish guru who laid down the tracks for young fish nerds and the next generation of rare fish enthusiasts alike. 101 Nano Reef Species is…
Tank Profile: Alex Stamb’s Greek NSW-fueled Nano
We recently published an article about the challenges of collecting natural sea water (NSW) for your marine aquarium. In that week’s Saltwater Smarts newsletter, we asked any readers who used NSW in their aquarium to tell us about their experience.…
CAD Lights Updates their AIO line with the 34-gallon Mini II
CAD Lights is no stranger to All-In-One aquariums, and they continue roll out great looking tanks. The new Mini-II looks like a winner, as it expands the mini line of aquariums with a larger volume system and some enhancements as…
4 Reasons Not to Knock Nano Aquariums
One of our earliest posts here at Saltwater Smarts was titled “4 Reasons to Start with a Bigger Saltwater Tank.” In it, we outlined the various benefits of starting with a larger aquarium and the potential drawbacks to downsized systems—instability…
NanoBox Reef “Mini” is a passively cooled cluster of Philips Rebel LEDs
NanoBox Reef’s Dave Fason has been mostly quiet the last half of this year but the time that he’s been MIA has been spent designing and building one of the smallest high-powered LED lights for the demanding nano and pico…
Reef Builders Pick: Five additional amazing nano reefs
Last week we covered five of our favorite nano reefs, but since some worthy aquariums didn’t make it to the list here is a follow up post with an additional five nano aquariums. Equally amazing, these nano reefs are very…
Reef Builders Pick: Five of our favorite nano aquariums
The elections are over, no more tv adds, no Facebook drama, and no more fervent neighbors with signs. Whatever your political associations, take a deep breath, let it all sink in and enjoy some of these amazing nano reef aquariums.…
J’Field Yeo’s cube from Singapore is a cute collection of corals
This cube reef from Singapore comes awfully close to a flow destroying, detritus collecting rock wall but overall the system looks great and is more than worth checking out. At roughly 24 inches cubed (65cm^3) this square aquarium is far…
True Lumen Pro Nano LED tutorial video shows how anyone can retrofit basic LEDs into a nano reef
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDlwO-8V4Ok[/youtube] There once was a time when retrofitting was solely the purview of power compact lamps, with pre-made kits being sold in stores by Current-USA and its predecessors. Then LED retrofitting came around and this fine art was…
6 gallon SPS pico reef pushes the boundaries for nano tank enthusiasts
SPS corals are known for their higher level of care and sometimes difficult nature as far as corals go – most SPS aquarium set ups include high flow, high light, and big aquariums teeming with other invertebrate and fish life.…
