What exactly is the Twinstar and how does it work?

The Twinstar is an interesting, yet headscratching, product we recently encountered. The product hails from Korea but a lot of what the product does exactly seems lost in translation. From pictures, a YouTube video and reading through the company website,…

Eheim reeflexUV sterilizers making European debut

The Eheim reeflexUV UV sterilizers we spotted at InterZoo is making its European debut. Coming in three sizes — the Eheim reeflexUV 350, 500 and 800 — are rated to cover aquariums from 80 to 800 liters and as we…

Eheim UV Sterilizer uses power compact reflector to focus on germicidal efficiency

The new Eheim UV Sterilizer is the third aquarium germicidal lamp from Eheim which features an efficient flow-through design ideal for piggybacking the water supply from canister filters. The third generation Eheim UV Sterilizer comes inĀ 7, 9 and 11 watts,…

SEA Atlanta filtration room is pimped out with MRC Commercial reef equipment

[vimeo width=”680″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/30379692[/vimeo] There are fish rooms and then there are filter rooms – SEA Atlanta’s dedicated chamber of life support is an excellent demonstration of a lot of My Reef Creation Commercial equipment. Unlike the coral propagation room that…

UltraZone Dual from Ultralife Reef Products is a combination UV sterilizer and ozone generator

The UltraZone DUAL is a combination Ozone generator and Ultraviolet sterilizer all in one. In case you weren’t aware, most Ozone (O3) generators work by generating UV light or a corona discharge – the energetic light splits O2 with the…

LEDs used to combat bacteria, possible future for aquariums

Scientists in the UK have developed a method to battle superbugs and bacteria using LED lighting that could help change the way we battle parasites and bacteria in our aquariums. Developed for use in hospitals and laboratories, the technology uses…

UV-C Power Cleaner Disinfection (UV sterilizer) from Royal Exclusiv

Royal Exclusiv has a new UV sterilizer that they have been working on called the UV-C Power Cleaner Disinfection unit. The unit is powered by a 11 watt Puritec lighting array and most assuredly will be used with a Royal…

Mr Aqua’ new 9 Watt nano UV, might be the worlds smallest

This very well might be the world’s smallest UV sterilizer. This is a 9 watt UV light that is powered by a itty bitty pump the Q110 which pushes water up to 52GPH. Pretty impressive for such a small pump.…

9 watt internal UV sterilizer from Mr. Aqua might give parasites a tan

The 9 watt internal UV steriliser from Mr. Aqua is a neat idea, there are very few small internal UV steriliser on the aquarium market these days. However, one drawback to having an internal US steriliser is that the size…