I’m a quirky reef hobbyist and as mentioned in earlier posts, I keep my reefs with ‘careful neglect‘. I like equipment that is quiet, reliable, and low maintenance. I’ve gone through countless skimmers and reactors to find ones that fit…
Conch Wavemaker getting released in basic and expert flavors
The Conch Wavemaker system has recently been updated with two flavors based on your budget — a Conch Basic economy version and the more robust Conch Expert version. Designed by RR-Aquagroup and being marketed by Singapore’s Chill-down Trading and Services,…
NeWave 1.6 is an adjustable nano propeller pump
The second generation NeWave water pumps will come in the same six models, with improvements in water flow output, better efficiency and less noise. However, one interesting change to note is that the smallest NeWave 1.6 is adjustable from 800…
Seio Wave Pump with real wavemaking abilities and remote control demoed at CIPS
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IdBqbx6GKw[/youtube] The Seio Wave Pump joins the Seio Surge Pump in a new generation of efficient and feature rich propeller water pumps that will soon be available from Rio. Whereas the Seio Surge pump is a DC pump…
First look at the production HydroWizard medium pump, now rated for 15K GPH
If you’re part of the two maybe three people in the market for a DC propeller water pump that can push 12,000 gallons per hour you’re in luck because the final design of the HydroWizard can now flow up to…
Koralia SmartWave pump controller is perfect for producing desirable gyre flow
The Hydor Koralia SmartWave pump controller had the potential to be a really average product, even at $69 but everything about Hydor’s pump switching device indicates that attention was paid to the details. The user experience of the SmartWave begins…
Hydro Wizard medium now available for pre-order from Panta Rhei, shipping in December
If you’ve got a big league reef tank and you’ve been curious about the “smaller” Hydro Wizard we hope you’ve been saving up your coins cause you’re going to need a lot of them to get one of your own.…
Tunze Stream 6105 fix now available from Tunze, 24v jumper ups the flow to 3300gph
Tunze has been hard at work getting all the large Tunze Stream pumps flowing up to specification, and a simple fix is already available for the Stream 6105 propeller pump. Current owners of Tunze Stream 6105 in North America can…
Sea Sweep from Sea Swirl is a new propeller pump rotating device
The Sea Sweep is a new product from Sea Swirl that rotates your propeller pump from side to side, much like the sweeping motion of the Sea Swirls. The Sea Sweep has been designed to hold and withstand the kickback…
Tunze video response challenges the conclusions, not the data, of the propeller pump study
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLkW1-6HbQk[/youtube] Make no mistake about it, the video uploaded hours ago by Tunze Gmbh is a direct response to the results of the propeller pump study published a couple weeks back. The nearly ten minute long video first…