The new, tiny Aqamai KPS pump finally arrived, and we were eager to give it a complete test. It was presented as an advanced concept at Interzoo 2016, seen in action at the PetsFestival 2016, and now it's available to the public. The pump is incredibly small,...
Menu Spirulina is the granular feed created by Equo for herbivorous fish. A few days ago, we talked about the vegetal feed Seaweed Extreme, released by Hikari, and today we have a chance to review the Italian response. As we said before, seaweeds are a necessity for...
Seaweed Extreme is a granular feed made from seaweed, and manufactured and distributed by the popular Japanese brand Hikari. Some months ago we talked about Hikari's Marine A, a general granular feed (article), and right now, we're using both types of food in our...
The lionfish, often wrongly called scorpionfish, has reached the Sicilian Strait. Maximum alert for this alien species. The ISPRA (The Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research)'s statement, translated below, is from October 2016: "The...
This is the new Waveline DC6000. For this review, we measured hydraulic head, flow rate, consumption, and cos(fi). In addition, the Waveline DC6000 is an electric pump with a dedicated digital controller, so we were able to measure all the values for each incremental...
Zoomark 2017 is underway, alternating as usual with the Nuremberg Interzoo. This year is the 17th edition; it's being held at the Bologna Fiere complex from May 11th to May 14th. This important and international event hosts companies, service providers, publishing...
The last product we reviewed was the GNC AM 466 (review) that, in spite of the price, has gained a lot of approval from aquarists around the world. Today, GNC presents a brand new project with some improvements, a ceiling light named GNC BluRay. The ceiling light has...
Last week, we discussed skimmer maintenance (article). Today, we'll discuss how to set the skimmer for optimal performance. We'll be focusing on mono pump skimmers, but the suggestions apply to all types. The first thing you need to know is that the skimmer is deeply...
As you know we're testing the Maxspect Ethereal on Jonathan's aquarium. Three ceiling lights are illuminating an aquarium 160 x 80 x 50 cm (170 gallons). Here is our current analysis; we will be following up with an additional review once we have collected more...
The skimmer is the heart of our aquariums. It's the main filter, and good maintenance of this piece of equipment is essential. We aquarists are often on the lookout for the latest technical product, but purchasing and using a forefront model without regulation or the...