When we talk about electrical safety in a reef aquarium, most aquarists immediately think about lighting systems, return pumps, wavemakers, heaters, controllers and automation. Far fewer think seriously about what happens when the power goes out. Yet this is one of...
ELOS has introduced a new Balling-oriented supplementation line for reef aquariums, built around four products: Extra Calcium, KH+, Extra Magnesium and Croma+. The idea is straightforward: provide the core elements consumed daily by reef aquariums, while also...
Photographing an aquarium well is much more difficult than it seems. Reflections, glass, overhead lighting, suspended particles and color casts can challenge even high-end equipment. That is why today we are talking about a solution that is as simple as it is...
Interzoo 2026 is only a few days away, and once again Nuremberg is preparing to become one of the most important global meeting points for the pet and aquarium industry. For the reef, marine, freshwater and aquascaping sectors, the show remains a key place to identify...
During our visit to CIPS 2025, we had an important appointment: meeting Andrew from Neptunian Cube to see their striking aquariums. We then discovered that the booth also featured Aipai, a brand already known among reef hobbyists for its A8 lighting fixture. Even...
Among the stands that impressed us the most during CIPS 2025 in Guangzhou, one of the ones we were happiest to spend time at was certainly Keloray. Not only because we were already familiar with the brand, but also because this time we were able to see an even broader...
Every now and then our hobby introduces products capable of truly simplifying life for reef aquarists. One of these might be the V-Corals Flexi-Plugs, a very interesting frag plug solution. In the world of coral propagation there are very few tools that have remained...
What if you could set your aquarium heater with your smartphone — without touching a single dial? We tested the new Sicce Scuba Contactless 100-watt aquarium heater, one of the first models to introduce NFC technology for temperature control. In this review, we take a...
Red Sea introduced at CIPS 2025 its new ReefControl ecosystem, a fully wireless automation platform for marine aquariums that may signal a major shift in how reef systems are monitored and managed. Once again, CIPS proved to be a global stage for major aquarium...
The 3rd Asia Clownfish Competition (China) 2025 marked an important milestone for the China International Pet Show (CIPS): for the first time, a clownfish competition of this level was staged inside Asia’s most important aquarium trade show. This was far more than a...