Without question, the primary reason we get into this hobby is for the livestock. The varieties and colors that exist with marine life are immense; the number of curiosities that exist brings a new appreciation for ocean life and why we need to preserve it. Many tend...
Reef Eco is a fairly new solutions provider to our hobby, started by a hobbyist with excellent design/maker skills and a sense of entrepreneurship. As a product development engineer, I am always enthused to meet like minds who share this reef aquarium addiction. Reef...
DRAPER, Utah - Benepets, LLC the creator of the award-winning Benereef Powder Reef Food, will premiere two new products during the Aquatic Expo show in Charlotte, NC on June 10th - June 11th, 2023. “This has been a long time coming”, Benepets Founder / CEO, Jeremy...
Recently a fellow local hobbyist made plans to move to a new house. I was asked to re-home some of his livestock and I offered to give him a hand in the process of preparing them. Sure you can try to sell everything at a huge loss or if you are getting out completely...
ReefEco is a fairly new vendor in this hobby, and was created by a hobbyist who decided to combine his love of the hobby and his design/maker skills. Along with the Stink Sink and the Coral Wall, now comes the Reef Tool. I would like to thank ReefEco for providing me...
Maintaining water chemistry is an important part of the reef keeping hobby. With the cost of shipping salts increasing, dosing trace elements and other supplements has become another path to success. Dosing can be simplified with automatic dosers, and there are many...
Preface: This Reef Mentoring article series is to document my recommendations to a hobbyist I have been mentoring. I am basically building a reef tank with his setup in my house and maintaining it for a year with weekly hands on sessions. Since the last update we were...
The OSix Controller for their OR3 LED bars is the latest offering from Orphek. Previously, LED bars were promoted for supplemental lighting. Today, advancements in the design have made them another option to fully light your reef. Full length bars tend to offer more...
In a reef aquarium you will most likely need to perform auto top off with freshwater or dose elements to maintain water chemistry. A well designed dosing container can be the right solution for you. Simplicity Aquatics launched their 2L Modular Dosing Containers mid...
First of all I would like to thank Orphek Reef Aquarium LED Lighting for providing this lighting package for review. This is the first LED Bar lighting system I have ever used. LED light bars have been on the market as supplemental lighting for some time, and recent...