Just over one month ago I took on the opportunity to receive, set up and review the Gen 2 BioBubble Animal Habitat. During that time I asked for and received a the optional 10K LED designed to seat in the spot where the usual cap does. Has 30+ days changed my view of...
Michael D. Phelps
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A New Era in Aquarium Feeds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJhOzdJeVBk Living Color Enterprises Inc is the sole distributor of New Era diets in the USA. For the past 2 years  public aquariums were the distributors main focus. In that time the company's professional feeds have rounded out the...
Polyp Lab Trials: Reef-Roids
Recently I was asked to use and review a couple of products that are manufactured by Polyp Lab, a marine aquarium supplement manufacturer that is located to the north, in Canada and according to their "About Us" page found on the web site, create products for the...
BioBubble Premium Review
Since it was released to the market in 2010, the BioBubble Animal Habitat has not undergone many changes in design with the exception of some minor tweaks to the filtration system and appearance. The Gen 2 model was unveiled during the Global Pet Expo last month and I...
Polyp Lab Trials: ONE
Recently I was asked to use and review a couple of products that are manufactured by a newer company in the hobby. Polyp Lab is located to the north, in Canada and according to their "About Us" page found on the web site, create products for the advanced aquarist and...
Eshopps Takes 1st In Show at Expo
This years Global Pet Expo was held in Orlando Florida from February 29th to March 2nd. For those who do not know, the Expo is comparable to the MACNA of the pet product manufacturer and buyers/suppliers world. Sponsored by the Pet Industry Distributors...
Eshopps Jelly’s an International Hit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxCwAd_kcts With the launch of Eshopps Asia this month came a flood of European and Asian hobbyists eager to get their hands on many of Eshopps innovative creations. Reef Aquarium accessories are such a hit, particularly the Jellyfish,...
Eshopps Goes Global
Eshopps has long been recognized as the leader in the manufacture of quality acrylic aquarium filtration equipment. As the Hobbyists Brand, Eshopps is best known for their high quality acrylic sumps and protein skimmers manufactured specifically for the marine...
Garlic bad for fish? Rambling about forum propaganda.
Where does this statement come from? Has anyone actually done a study on the effects of feeding the fish in our aquariums foods soaked in garlic? Since I first read the comment made by a member of a popular forum I frequent, I have fruitlessly searched the WWW for...
90 days of Bio-Plastics use: My observation
Have you heard the horror stories of hobbyists losing everything in a crash after they had began using biopellets? If you've spent any time at all on the various hobby forums, I'm positive you've read at least one story of woe. Those tales are what kept me from...