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  • Danilo Ronchi, aka DaniReef, is a hydraulic engineer from Italy and one of Europe’s leading reefkeeping voices. His passion for marine aquariums and photography led him to publish his first book “Marine Aquarium” in 2013, and since 2007 he has run DaniReef.com, the leading reefkeeping magazine in Italy. With more than 4,000 articles, technical reviews, event coverage, and in-depth photo reportages, DaniReef has become a trusted international reference for hobbyists and professionals. Today, he proudly collaborates with Reefs.com to share his knowledge with an even wider global audience

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Interzoo 2016: Sicce stand with the new pumps Syncra Smart DC

Interzoo 2016: Sicce stand with the new pumps Syncra Smart DC

The Sicce stand at this year's Nuremberg Interzoo was as beautiful and impressive as ever. Inside a black pavilion, black as the Sicce pumps themselves, we discovered transparent and spherical boxes displaying the new pumps that Sicce presented during this important...

Our point of view about Nuremberg Interzoo 2016

Our point of view about Nuremberg Interzoo 2016

The 34th edition of Nurnberg Interzoo has just ended. Flying back home, we had a chance to reflect on the event and write up an editorial on our experiences and insights. After the editorial, we will be writing lots of in-depth articles on the exhibitors and products...

Seachem ReefStatus Magnesium Carbonate Borate test kit

Seachem ReefStatus Magnesium Carbonate Borate test kit

This is the second review in our series on Seachem's new test kits; we began with a detailed review of their Calcium test , and today we will be talking about the combined test Magnesium, Carbonate and Borate. Seachem ReefStatus Magnesium Carbonate Borate As you can...

The Incredible Aquarium of De Jong MarineLife

The Incredible Aquarium of De Jong MarineLife

De Jong MarineLife had one of the most interesting booths for corals and fish two years ago at Interzoo 2014, and we were eager to see what the company would bring to this year's conference, Interzoo 2016. This year, we had the chance to take a video of their tank in...

New Nutrobact from Equo – carbon for denitrifying bacteria

New Nutrobact from Equo – carbon for denitrifying bacteria

Equo recently introduced an interesting new product at Interzoo: Nutrobact, a nutrient based on carbon for denitrifying bacteria which helps the complete denitrification; very important for both freshwater and marine aquariums. Denitrification is the last phase of the...

MACE 2016, for the first time in Italy, This Weekend

MACE 2016, for the first time in Italy, This Weekend

MACE, the Marine Aquarium Conference of Europe will be taking place this weekend, June, 18-19, in Rimini, Italy. We have the list of exhibitors, and we will have the chance to meet: Acquari Malberti, ADF, Anubias, Aqua1, Aquaristica, Aquarium Lab, Area Palustre , ATM...

The importance of Vitamin C in the Coral Calcification Process

The importance of Vitamin C in the Coral Calcification Process

There have been many empirical trials demonstrating the importance of vitamin C in the growth of beloved corals. In a series of collaborative articles, biophysicists, biologists, neuroscientists like Yael Helman, Frank Natale, Miche`le LaVigne, Valentin Starovoytov,...

Tunze Turbelle 6045 Blue Edition: our review

Tunze Turbelle 6045 Blue Edition: our review

Tunze has just launched the Blue Edition of one of its best sellers, the Tunze Turbelle 6045. Tunze Turbelle 6045 pump has a fixed flow rate of 4500 liters per hour and just 7 watts/hour of power consumption. We've never had the chance to review this product for...

Seachem ReefStatus Calcium test kit

Seachem ReefStatus Calcium test kit

Over the next few weeks, we will present to you and discuss in detail every single test from Seachem; today we will start with the most fundamental one for marine aquariums, Calcium. As you can see from the picture above, the test kit comes in a large, high-quality...

Aqamai – the new brand for lighting, pumps, and more

Aqamai – the new brand for lighting, pumps, and more

Aqamai is a totally new brand that will be unveiled during Nuremberg's Interzoo. The brand will be focused on the more advanced segments of the marine aquarium market. The word Aqamai comes from hawaiian word Ah-kah-mai that means smart, clever, advanced. Aqamai will...