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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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Happy birthday Sicce: 50 years of activity and counting!!!

Happy birthday Sicce: 50 years of activity and counting!!!

Happy birthday Sicce!!! Sicce is now 50 years and it definitely doesn't show... actually, the best is yet to come. Let's trace its history. Recently Sicce posted a video on youtube and its own blog to celebrate its 50-year career, having been born in 1974. And we give...

How to choose a marine aquarium skimmer?

How to choose a marine aquarium skimmer?

This is one of the questions I am asked most often and which is not answered in any of our previous articles, so it is time to talk about how to choose a skimmer for your marine aquarium. One of the first questions we may ask ourselves as neophytes is "How do I choose...

Amtra stream sump 4000 – the perfect return pump – review

Amtra stream sump 4000 – the perfect return pump – review

We have been playing around with the Amtra Stream Sump 4000 return pump for some time, and we have found its performance to be incredibly good and very close to what the company itself claims. Amtra is not the company you would normally think of when you want to buy a...

Reef Shot: the last news for dosing elements by AFS

Reef Shot: the last news for dosing elements by AFS

Aquarium Systems launched Reef Shot, an innovative system for dosing elements, micro elements, and macro elements in aquarium, other than a vitamin dosing system. Let's immediately spill the tea: this system is innovative because instead of bottles containing the...

SCHEGO Heater: Slimline Titanium PTC 600w: Incredible

SCHEGO Heater: Slimline Titanium PTC 600w: Incredible

During Interzoo 2022 in Nuremberg, we met the sales managers of the German company Schego. They presented some new products from their catalog, which specializes in heaters, aeration pumps, and accessories for aquariums and ponds. I remember that our attention had...

The Orphek OR3 UV/Violet bars in the DaniReef LAB – review

The Orphek OR3 UV/Violet bars in the DaniReef LAB – review

We had not yet tried these UV bars and were extremely curious to see the PAR value of the Orphek OR3 UV/Violet, especially since to our eyes the UV lights appear low in power but we know they have a high PAR value. Therefore, let us take a closer look. Many parts of...

Hydor Theo Heater: unbreakable and safe – review and video

Hydor Theo Heater: unbreakable and safe – review and video

We got to try the Hydor Theo 100-watt heater in our nanoreef and we fell in love with it. Let's see why in our review. This new heater is very interesting because of its small size and especially because of the PTC film that provides automatic control of overheating...