The Raindrop repeat cycle timer has lots of practical aquarium applications

The Raindrop repeat cycle timer is an easy device to overlook but its unique feature set makes it useful for lots of things. Looking more or less like a typical 24hr light timer, the Raindrop is different in that its…

Aqua-Trend is a doser and aquarium electronics related manufacturer from Poland

Aquatrend is an aquarium electronics related manufacturer located in Poland. They are already a well established company with a large line of products, but the brand is currently not very well known outside Poland. Aqua-Trend recently crossed our radar, and…

Jebao WP40 is a Chinese water mover looking to replace Vortech, Tunze

The Jebao WP40 is a wavemaker from China positioning it against top-shelf water movers such as the EcoTech Marine Vortech or Tunze Wavecontroller 7092 but at a fraction of the cost. While it resembles the Tunze Turbelle design more than…

Coralife sneaks out new wavemaker pumps with DC controller

Coralife recently released new wavemaker pump with a DC controller that allow you to create some customized flows in your aquarium. The Coralife DC wavemaker pumps are available in two sizes, the DC 2600 and DC 5600 which push 2,600…

JBJ Oceanstream circulation pumps finally appearing on the market

The JBJ Oceanstream circulation pumps we heard about last fall are starting to appear at online retailers over the last few weeks. Propeller powerheads have become the standard the last few years and JBJ has brought some affordable propeller water…

Hydor Smartwave prototype spied in the wild

The Hydor Smartwave is one nice device and we happened to catch a prototype of this wavemaker on display at the Hydor booth at Reef Stock. Although the prototype we saw doesn’t have the white lettering the final production model…

Koralia Smartwave pump controller coming soon from Hydor

The Hydor Koralia SmartWave pump controller is a sharp looking device that just oozes with good aesthetic design. As the name implies, the SmartWave is designed to be a simple pump timer, alternating the current between two channels, or driving…

Sicce Voyager HP pumps hit the market

The Sicce Voyager HP pumps have finally hit the market making their appearance at online vendors over the last few weeks. As we noted before, the Sicce Voyager may not be the prettiest looking mass water movers on the market…

Chauvet light timer is discontinued, get yours while you still can

For over seven years the Chauvet SF-4005 light timer has been one of our favorite options for a reliable, adjustable pump timer. It is with great regret that we’ve learned the SF-4005 has been discontinued from being further produced by…

Sicce Wave Surfer pulses Voyager water pumps

The Sicce Wave Surfer is a new electronic propeller pump wavemaker intervalometer which allows you to get some different flow patterns with Sicce Voyager pumps. Designed to accommodate one or two of the unusual Hexjet Voyager 1-4, or more conventional…