We continue to share some of the new products Tropic Marin has rolled our recently and we are now focusing on Tropic Marin Carbocalcium and Tropic Marin Liquid Buffer to address issues with your pH, calcium and carbonate hardness. Carbocalcium…
The Role of Magnesium in Marine Aquarium Chemistry
One of the big differences in moving from freshwater systems to saltwater systems is a greater emphasis on water chemistry. There is a pretty steep learning curve to get a handle on all the different chemical parameters, and it can…
Thrive Water lab is showing some promising refinements
Thrive Aquatics has been touring and promoting their new Thrive Water Lab water-testing kiosk all over the country for what seems like a really long time, but it’s actually been less than a year and a half since the Thrive…
Before Adding That Marine Aquarium Supplement, Ask Yourself These 5 Questions
You’re perusing the shelves of aquarium supplements at your local fish store when you come across a colorful bottle labeled “Dr. Hfuhruhurr’s Magic Reef Elixir.” Intrigued, you read on to discover the product’s intended purpose. The claims on the label…
Mindstream aquarium water monitor is aiming to make a huge splash
The Mindstream is a new type of aquarium monitoring device which is aiming to bring about big changes in aquarium water testing and monitoring. With no explanation as to how it works, fundamentally, the Mindstream is designed to continuously monitor…
New Thrive Water Lab video give users a taste of automated water testing
Thrive Aquatics has just released a video walkthrough of the forthcoming Thrive Water Lab water testing kiosk. Due to begin popping up in some of the swankier stores around the country any day now, the Thrive Water Lab had its…
Touring the inner workings of the Thrive Water Lab
The Thrive Water Lab is potentially one of the most revolutionary products to hit the marine aquarium hobby-industry but we’re still a little ways off from actual units being installed and operating in actual stores. Thankfully, Thrive Aquatics had one…
Do you test for O2? JBL’s new TestLab Marin kit suggests you should
The JBL TestLab Marin is a full fledged test kit for saltwater use which already included pH, KH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Copper, Calcium, Magnesium, Silicate, Phosphate and now also includes Oxygen. The updated TestLab Marin added oxygen to the mix…
AquaSpec aquarium testing computer a high-tech approach to testing water parameters
AquaSpec is an interesting high-tech gadget to get some seriously accurate and reliable measurement on your aquariums parameters. The AquaSpec computer may look like something made for professionals, the goal was to create an accurate and approachable device for the…
