Boost pH+ is a completely new kind of additive from Brightwell Aquatics with one simple goal, to raise the pH of reef aquarium water without affecting alkalinity. The growth of aquarium corals is inextricably linked to the pH of the…
Is a $25 pH Monitor Even Any Good?
When I started keeping aquariums in the mid 1990s a pH monitor from Milwaukee Instruments or American Marine cost around a hundred dollars. Do you know how much they cost today around twenty five years later? They’re still roughly the…
The Versa Might Be the Only ‘Smart’ Pump With Continuous Dosing
The Versa from Ecotech Marine is a dosing pump with many different applications, making it versatile for a wide range of utilities. It’s programmable, controllable, and most reefers will use it for precise dosing of additives and water changes, but…
Reef Fanatic Still Makes one of the Best pH Controllers
Reef Fanatic is a name that is synonymous with quality electronics for reef tanks, and a track record that stretches way back to the first explosion of reef aquarium popularity. The Reef Fanatics Micro pH Controller is among one of…
How to Actually Make Corals Grow Faster, High pH
After temperature and salinity, the pH of aquarium water is one of the most important parameters of reef aquarium chemistry. In freshwater tanks soft water fish have been adapted to higher pH and vice versa, and saltwater fish are not…
Ask Reef Builders #2: Why do you believe pH is so important?
Welcome to ‘Ask Reef Builders’, a column where we’ll take some of your best questions and share our responses from which all our readers can learn. For years we’ve answered questions fielded through twitter, facebook and youtube comments, and now…
eKoral PRO aquarium controller about a month away from release
The eKoral PRO aquarium controller is about a month away from release and is likely to be priced right at $899 for the entire package. The eKoral selling point is the simplicity of setup and ease of use for the…
Introducing A New Generation Of ‘pH Pens’ From Anura
Anura is a new company which is aiming to put the sexy back in pH pens. To be fair, pH pens in the aquarium hobby have never been that sexy to begin with, because who gets excited about pH anyway?…
Milwaukee Instruments DL Black Box pH Controller
Milwaukee Instruments is a company who’s name is synonymous with pH monitoring and control. Long before pH measurement was incorporated into do-it-all controllers, Milwaukee Instruments was already the leader in critical measurement of pH. After temperature and salinity, pH is the most…
The Many Benefits of the Reef Aquarium Sump
I hate clutter. Unfortunately, clutter and reef aquariums come hand in hand, especially as the devices start to pile up. Want to add a calcium reactor? Get ready to deal with power cords going to the main pump, the feed…
