 Small, rimless aquariums have been gaining a lot of attention in the US, and until recently, this branch of aquarium manufacturing was dominated by a single company, and the only other choice was to invest in a custom-made glass tank. Things are changing for the...
The design and build of of aquarium heaters has changed very little since they were first introduced to the aquarium hobby. It is generally a heating element contained in a tube made of hard-to-break material (usually glass, titanium alloy or plastic), with a...
Aquarium canister filters are the gold standard in freshwater systems. Most freshwater hobbyists, at some point in their “career”, move away from the undersized internal or hang-on back filtration and convert to a canister filter. In contrast to that, saltwater...
Let’s talk about something unusual, extraordinary even. No, it’s not the newest, greatest, Wi-Fi enabled LED light or a DC-powered, funky shaped skimmer. Instead, it’s frozen food for fish and other inhabitants in your aquarium. Released by the highly respected...
All photographs by author Omega ONE is a well-known manufacturer of quality frozen, freeze dried, and dry food for all kinds of aquatic animals, both freshwater and saltwater. This family-operated company, which started in the frozen land of Sitka, Alaska, has been...
Rapid LED, an American company that supplies LED parts for legions of DIY aficionados in the hobby, just announced their newest saltwater-specific LED panel, called Corona. Designed and assembled in-house in Burlingame, California, the light joins the wide catalog of...
All images by author Nano tanks established their position in hobbyists' homes some time ago, though they were considered difficult to maintain, due to their small size and, in turn, narrow margin for aquarist error. Technology caught up quickly, and new nano...
All photographs by author Frozen food is a staple in aquarium fish diet and a great alternative to live food. You can even argue that it’s a safer alternative, being flash frozen in extremely low temperatures for prolonged time, which eliminates the risk of...
All images by author It seems that everyone and everything on Earth follows the same principle- to survive, evolve, and finally morph into something better, more sophisticated, far superior. A cloud of galactic dust that aligned, through a nearly-impossible...
All photographs by author Every year, dozens of new LED panels are introduced to the aquarium markets, many of which never reach the American soil. Especially saturated is the "budget" LED lights segment; I’ve reviewed many such lights over the years and they all seem...