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Breaking the Mold

Breaking the Mold

Refugiums and skimmers were once the very idea that was breaking the mold, but in the last few years they have become the mold that we all so comfortably fall into. Its when we all start falling into this standard that we should begin trying to push things a little...

KISS

KISS

With all the new technology and fancy filtration in the  industry, hobbyists often forget the KISS rule. Keep it simple stupid! Reef hobbyists often get caught up in the technology of the tanks to an extent that may be detrimental to the very reasons they got into it...

Aqua Euro USA Wave Maker

Aqua Euro USA Wave Maker

Wave-makers are indisputably one of the best ways to provide natural flow to your tank inhabitants, and from the looks of it they are only gaining steam in the industry. What started as an innovation by very few elite companies has turned into a free for all, and with...

BoostLED Reef Lamp Clamp

BoostLED Reef Lamp Clamp

Finally a way to hold those PAR bulbs over our picos! I've been a fan of BoostLED's PARs since they came out, but this one takes the cake. Check back soon for the hands on review. Our BoostLED™ Reef Lamp Clamps are perfect for your PAR30 Reef Lamps!   Stop hunting for...

Nano IVS Portal Update

Nano IVS Portal Update

I talked to Tom's wife at IVS yesterday and got an update on the Nano Portal that was unveiled at Reefstock this year. They originally planned to start shipping the little viewer during the summer, but due to price increases in magnets this year won't be able to get...

More Brains Than Brawn

More Brains Than Brawn

Surely everyone has an idea in their head when someone says coral, and that image for me is undoubtedly brain coral. Since diving the Caribbean as a kid, I've had brain coral stuck in my head as the benchmark for what a sessile invertebrate should look like, and no...