The new magnetic Test Stirrer from Colombo is the kind of quality-of-life accessory that we need much more of in the aquarium hobby. Some tests like pH and alkalinity are easy enough to perform, but have you ever tried to…
GHL Ion Director Monitors Calcium, Magnesium & Nitrate with NO Reagents!
The Ion Director by GHL is a very promising new device that brings the aquarium world one step closer to robotic reefing. GHL released the KH Director at a time when many different manufacturers were converging on creating their own…
Four Accessories to Streamline Aquarium Water Testing
We’ve been testing the chemistry of our aquarium water, one or two tanks at a time, for as long as we’ve been building reef tanks. However now with the new Reef Builders Studio we have many more ‘chemical systems’ of…
Testing out the New Salinity Pen Plus from Poseidon
The Salinity Pen Plus from Poseidon is a new salinity measuring tool that makes it dead simple to take quick, digital measurements of the concentration of seawater. Salinity is unquestionably the most important parameter for successful reef and saltwater aquariums…
Tease of Velda AquaTesterPro may be for ponds, but we’re intrigued
The AquaTesterPro is a new water electronic testing tool from Velda, who specializes in fish ponds, that has us intrigued. Traditional test kits are always a drag trying to determine parameters by matching the closest shade of color or counting…
Come See The ReefBot by Reef Kinetics at Reefapalooza This Weekend!
If there’s one thing that most of us absolutely love about keeping reef tanks, it’s the intersection of biology, technology, and a little bit of art to bring it all together. There’s a great movement happening right now with tons…
Some Great Uses For The Anura pH/Temp/Salinity Probe
When Anura reached out to us about their new line of portable probes and ‘pH pens’, we were intrigued by their unique devices. Most notably, the three models of Anura probes have replaceable probes so you don’t have to replace…
Marine Depot brings ATI ICP-OES water testing to North America
Getting lab quality water testing via ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometry) is gaining more momentum and ATI is one of the companies to invest in the testing equipment and now Marine Depot is offering ATI tests to their…
Have You Tried ICP Testing Yet?
ICP water testing is the next wave of high precision aquarium water testing, and it is opening doors to understanding reef aquarium chemistry that we never had before. Europe has had the benefit of a domestic ICP machine for some…
Basic Water Testing—Nitrates And Phosphates
Water Testing Testing your water isn’t the most exciting part of reefkeeing, but it is an important weekly ritual. Without water testing, it is difficult to know what’s happening in your aquarium and what corrections you can make to create…
