PicO Aquariums Mantay Ray filtration system packs a ton of engineering into a tiny package

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwW41iyci38[/youtube] The PicO Filtration system is a unique in-tank filter compartment that brings foresight and flexibility to a range of nano reef aquariums. Like the thoughtfully engineered In-Tank filtration systems which have practically sized-chambers for media and filter…

Zero Reef East- less is more when setting up a nano coral tank

I like to think of myself as a progressive hobbyist. Despite being in the hobby for more than three decades, I always try to push myself to keep up on the state of the art in marine aquarium practice, and…

Fish ideas for the uninspired nano reef keeper

With the increasing variety of AIO Nano-Reefs available today and their affordability, it’s not surprising how common these little reef units are. Not too long ago, stumbling onto a tiny 10-gallon mini-reef was somewhat rare and intriguing.  It used to…

Innovative Marine’s Nano 16 aquarium actually has something good going on in the back

We’ve already seen the sexy single bent-glass front of the Nano 16 and Nuvo aquariums by Innovative Marine and we know that they won’t cost too much either, but we were definitely withholding an impression of the entire kit until…

EcoPico from Ecoxotic comes with the whole kit and LED lights for a hundred bucks

The EcoPico just started showing off a little bit this week and now we’ve got the full rundown of what this Ecoxotic reef tank will be all about. The EcoPico is five gallons and it comes “6mm thick glass rimless…

Nano Vortech DIY for quarter gallon pico reef

The Nano Vortech is a DIY project by NanoReef.com member thesmallerthebetter. Just when you thought the Vortech MP10 was the smallest Vortech in the world, along comes this interesting DIY project which shrinks the magnetically driven water pump to the…

EcoReef One – the preview

5 gallons, 6 months old. No live rock, no live sand. No skimmer, no additives, no testing. Small internal filter, Nano Customs 15 watt PAR 38 LED spotlight and ESV B-ionic Seawater. Full article coming soon in Advanced Aquarist.

The Rise of Nano Tanks, A New Reason to Think Small

The other day, as I was playing with my (gasp!) freshwater nano-paludarium, it occurred to me that I have become a hardcore fan of nano aquariums. I was inspired to write of my new-found love for these tanks when I…

Five ways Nano Reefs are changing the way we do reef tanks

Yesterday, some hobbyist blogs began a series of posts about nano reef aquariums. Inspired by the beginning of meme on nano reef tanks, we decided to follow suite and write about what we feel are the most important effects nano…

B-ionic Seawater System is a microbatch salt mix that is perfect for nano reefers, large tanks too

B-Ionic Seawater System is a very interesting 4-part marine aquarium salt that mixes clear in 10-15 minutes. The system consists of 2 dry parts of Sodium Chloride and Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate and two liquid parts with all the anions and…