Fauna Marin deserves an award for most products introduced at MACNA 2018 in Las Vegas. The German manufacturer had a staggering amount of upcoming and recently introduced items on display on the show’s floor- a new coral food, an algae treatment, a whole set of test...
I must admit up front, I did not know about Tamsco, or, at least, wasn’t aware that I might have encountered their products while shopping for fragging tools. That's a real shame because the company has a mind-blowing offering of aquarium care products in their...
In the second episode of Reef Candies: MACNA 2018 Edition, we continue to explore the world of utterly beautiful, shamelessly fluorescent, and otherworldly looking creatures of the coral reef. We, as hobbyists, have managed to collect, document, and propagate a vast...
Dalua Australia, a newcomer to the US market from the Land Down Under, showed the wide range of products they make while attending 2018 MACNA in Las Vegas. It looked like a bunch of good gear, and so I was eager to learn more. Besides being the Australian distributor...
With less than a year on the reefing scene, Benepets has become a sort of overnight sensation, all thanks to their flagship product called Benereef. What put the company in the spotlight wasn’t an extensive advertising campaign or being backed by some giant...
Around this same time last year, I sat down with Mr. Mattia Monti, co-founder of Rossmont, to discuss the technology behind the company’s groundbreaking AC controlled propeller pumps. At that time, Rossmont had several different-sized wavemakers, a single model of a...
You may know NYOS from their lines of high-end protein skimmers, numerous additives, test kits, and fish foods the company makes, or possibly through their partnership with one of the biggest players in the reefing industry, Ecotech Marine. One way or another, if you...
When AquaticLife came out with their Hybrid Mounting Fixture about a year ago, I proclaimed it to be one of the most innovative aquarium lighting products of recent years and for me, that still holds true to this day. After all, it is the simplest and most affordable...
It has become a tradition for me to wake up early on the second day of MACNA and rush to the show’s floor ahead of everyone else to have an unobstructed view of all the corals and fish. This time around, I was equipped with my newest rig to combat blue light in...
The Kessil a360x light announcement was one of the most significant reveals that came just in time for MACNA in Las Vegas and, unsurprisingly, the company’s booth gathered crowds of curious reefers longing to play with the new light. Available at launch in two...