Planet Aquarium is known for making impressively large custom aquariums and matching filtration systems, but the company also manufactures quite a few standard-sized aquariums, on top of which stands the ultra-premium Crystaline series. I had a chance to see the...
At last year’s MACNA in Las Vegas, I covered Building an Obsession’s TSA approved transport container (HERE), a nifty little jar designed to help reefing folk with live corals get through airport security with no issues. The good people at BAO decided to improve on...
Xepta Abex (not to be confused with Ibex, my favorite goat of all time) may just be the most important thing that was shown at MACNA 2019 in Orlando. Along with its “mothership”, autoBalance, it’s an automatic measurement and dosing system. “Yeah, like many out there”...
A new product unveiling from Reef Octopus is always exciting; you can be sure that whatever it is they’ve been working on, it’s going to be interesting. And indeed, it is interesting. The new Octo Blade is a DC powered gyre style propeller pump that looks like a...
Welcome to the second segment of Eye Candy: MACNA edition. I have even more pictures of beautiful corals and other invertebrates (and one particular fish) to share with you. There is really no shortage of photographic subjects of the tiny, colorful kind when attending...
I have to admit something: I am a total fanboy when it comes to acrylic sumps. When done right, they evoke in me the same reaction as custom build cars, expensive bicycles, custom furniture pieces or about anything that was built by a master craftsman. As a builder...
Fauna Marin made another appearance at this year’s MACNA show in Orlando, bringing some of the latest gear in the company’s catalog. Let’s dive in and see what’s new, shall we? There is a new ICP test that this German manufacturer is offering for US consumers, paired...
A little over a year ago, Reef Kinetics came out with ReefBot, an automatic water testing device that uses existing titration test kits and automatizes the testing process, effectively eliminating the leading cause of inaccurate measurements (I’m sorry to say this,...
My recent coverage of another show, Reefapalooza in NY, included a 2 part series I called Fluorescence Extravaganza (check it HERE and HERE). I can humbly say that I’ve received a lot of positive feedback on that segment and decided to follow up with a special MACNA...
I certainly do love this picture-heavy part of my MACNA coverage the most and I can’t wait to share with you some of the highlights of this year’s show. Despite the threat hurricane Dorian brought to the outset of MACNA (the hurricane, fortunately, ended up sparing...