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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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The Biggest Fair in the World is coming: Interzoo

The Biggest Fair in the World is coming: Interzoo

This year's Interzoo will take place May 26-29 in Nuremberg, Germany; it's the biggest international trade fair for pet supplies in the world. Just to understand the importance of the fair, there will be 1833 exhibitors, and a big part of that number is from aquarium...

Vessel Tank UVT 005 from UltraReef

Vessel Tank UVT 005 from UltraReef

We saw Ultrareef's vessel tank during PetsFestival 2015, and we appreciated it right away. The vessel tank only comes in one model, it is 5 liters and built entirely of acrylic and white PVC, with a closing cap, conical bottom, and draft rod from the bottom. This...

Remover PO4 & SiO2, new from Equo

Remover PO4 & SiO2, new from Equo

Italy's Equo S.r.l. has just released a new filter material, the Remover Po4 & SiO2. The product is designed to solve the phosphate and silicate troubles that many marine and freshwater aquarium owners face, and is listed by the company under "filter materials and...

Seachem Digital Spoon Scale: Review

Seachem Digital Spoon Scale: Review

There are products which you can't hep but fall in love with. Seachem Digital Spoon Scale is one of them. The scale can measure up to 300 grams of product, in increments of 0.1 g. The special spoon-shaped terminal holds its contents safely and securely; just be sure...

The New DC Elos Pumps: DC3000, DC6000, and DC11000

The New DC Elos Pumps: DC3000, DC6000, and DC11000

Elos first presented its new electronic return pump prototype two years ago at Interzoo 2014, and we're happy to announce that it is finally available to consumers. The three new direct-current pumps join the market that is currently dominated by Ecotech Marine's...

Rossmont Waver: First Impressions

Rossmont Waver: First Impressions

The Rossmont Waver is an all-in-one device that can drive the non-electronic Rossmont Mover pumps, as well as new and soon to be released products like return pumps, skimmer pumps, test devices (pH? Redox? Density?), lamps, multisockets, and more. Today, we would like...

Incredible Tank With Hidden DSB

Incredible Tank With Hidden DSB

Today we would like show you a very interesting marine aquarium; it is a very well made cabinet-tank system with a special feature: the hidden deep sand bed (DSB) beneath it. This system was designed and built by Italian company Crystal Reef, and we first saw it...

Rossmont Waver May Revolutionize the Aquarium World

Rossmont Waver May Revolutionize the Aquarium World

We have heard some interesting new details regarding the brand-new Rossmont Waver. Just a few weeks ago, we stated our opinion that Rossmont Waver was a revolution in the world of pumps, as it has the ability to manage the non-electronic Rossmont pumps, and does not...

Review: Big World BQ-5000L

Review: Big World BQ-5000L

We recently finished our in-depth testing of the Big World BQ-5000L, imported to Italy by Corallinea. We measured the hydraulic head, flow rate, power consumption, and noise, and as the BQ-5000L is an electronic pump with a digital external controller, we were also...

The Rossmont Waver

The Rossmont Waver

Rossmont has just announced a new product: Waver, a frequency modulator that adjusts an aquarium pump's flow rate! In an earlier review, we lamented the fixed rate feature of the Rossmont Mover M5800, but today that gap has finally been filled in an elegant and...