ATB is the acronym for Aquarium Technik Burian, an Austrian company based in the Czech Republic that has been building accessories for marine aquariums since 2001. We decided to test the ATB Medium Skimmer on a 600 liter (160 gal) aquarium that hosts for hard corals and small polyps, in particular [...]
The UltraReef Akula 180 is the ultimate skimmer according to its Milanese builder. We tested it thoroughly and we agree that it is one of the best skimmer we’ve tried. We tested it in a 450 liter (120 gallon) aquarium, which had originally been fish-only, and was converted to an [...]
When I first saw a roller filter years ago, I was simply in awe… and now, at long last, we have one in our hands waiting to be assembled. We’re talking about the Reef Roller – Manual Roller Filter by Tropical Marine Centre, or TMC. We were originally contacted by TMC, who asked us [...]
Rossmont is finally accepting pre-orders for their new skimmers and new return pumps, and is offering a promotional code to get a 1 year extra warranty. If you remember, we gave you a sneak peek during 2018 MACNA in Las Vegas when we talked about it in our report. There are five new products. [...]
Aqua Go was the biggest innovation shown at Pet Expo & Show at Bologna, and possibly one of the biggest innovations of the year in our field. Yes, you read the title right. We are talking about a complete aquarium computer for only 300 euros ($340 USD). Aqua Go is a system [...]
We can finally talk about the UltraReef UCS 140, calcium reactor, suggested by the builder for aquariums up to 500 liters (130 gallons), and tested in my reef aquarium of about 400 liters (100 gallons). The reactor is equipped with just one pump, the Sicce Syncra 2.0 that we tested in [...]
We introduced the new induction lamps by H.V. Innovation in early December. Soon after, we managed to acquire a sample to be tested. As you can see, the ceiling light is very strange. It’s made with a T5 pipe and a Lumenarc reflector. The Lumenarc reminds us of the HQi, when it [...]
Amtra Air System UPS is a battery powered aerator; it is extremely useful in case of a blackout. As you all know a blackout is very dangerous for our aquariums, because they totally depend on electric energy. Even more so if the aquarium is very populated, or if it’s a marine aquarium [...]