The AI Nano Sol LED is a very exciting new product from AquaIllumination, the LED performance leaders, which first brought Cree XP goodness to the aquarium world. Following on the widespread popularity of their AI Sol LED, AquaIllumination has put…
Starfire Nano tanks from Wilco Design are beautiful little boxes
The new Starfire Mini-Reef Tank from WilCo Designs are stunning little aquariums for the aquarist looking for form and function from their cube. Coming in three sizes – 22, 32 and 52 gallons – the Mini-Reef Tank is constructed from…
Mighty Mite from Air, Water & Ice packs a four stage RO/DI into a tiny affordable package
The Mighty Mite is a miniaturized four stage RO/DI unit which delivers all of the features of a full size RO into a little bitty space for a similarly reduced price. For just over a benjamin at $109 from Air,…
Thinking “Negative”- an overlooked aquascaping aspect
If you read my blog posts and articles on aquascaping, you hear me blabber on and on about the virtues of great rockwork, avoiding the uninspired rock wall configurations, the Golden Ratio, etc. Yet for all my talk about rockwork,…
Mame Skimmer III: ultimate unboxing of a novel concept aquarium product
The Mame Nano Skimmer III is a very small, practical protein skimmer that is specially designed to skim the smallest nano tanks. The Mame Skimmer is also an expensive, nearly complete kit which offers up more in terms of the…
KNOP Calcium Reactor Compact 80 is perfect for nano aquariums
Say hello to the new KNOP Calcium Reactor Compact 80. KNOP thought it was a good idea to design a Calcium Reactor that handles aquariums from 50-250 liters (13-66 gallons) and we would have to agree with them. This new…
John Ciotti’s “Upside Down Reef” nano tank
It has been about six months since we first introduced John Ciotti’s innovative upside down aquascape nano reef tank. When we visited the Southern California MAS a couple of weeks ago, we had the chance to visit this aquarium at…
Hands on with AquaMedic’s skinny NanoProp 5000 water pump
The Nanoprop 5000 propeller water pump from AquaMedic is a skinny pump which is more mini than nano. On the side, the NanoProp looks like an absolute porker but when you see it head on, the NanoProp is a propeller…
Video of dancing RGBY LEDs of the Mame Eco-Light
The RGBY LEDs of the Mame Eco Light are truly something when it comes to dialing in the color and spread on your reef tank. The video we produced at InterZoo of the Eco Light was only doing a demo…
Hands-on with the Mame Nano Overflow, the Lily Pipe of reef aquariums
The Mame Nano Overflow is one of the most luscious piece of hardware ever built or conceived for the marine aquarium. That may sound hyperbolic but we make no claim to hide our fanfare for this very creative Mame Design…
