Saltwater Reef Aquarium News

Innovative filter materials: MarinePure by CerMedia at Interzoo 2022

CerMedia is a company from Buffalo, New York, and they came to Interzoo to present an innovative new filtering material: MarinePure. We didn’t know CerMedia...

Monday Archives: Flash, or not to Flash?

While it may sound like the perverted thoughts of a flasher, it really has to do with reefkeeping. The reefkeeping hobby often leads to new...

Heroes and Monsters

Hydor is still here! A chat at Ferplast’s booth during Interzoo 2022

The most important question that we asked at Ferplast‘s booth was to clarify Hydor‘s role in the immediate future, given the problems of the last...

The Wonder of Beginnings

Close your eyes. Okay, read this, then close your eyes. Imagine a time where you saw something that you found mesmerizing – something that made...

One Product for KH, Ca and Mg, a new ICP, and more by Fauna Marin at Interzoo

Fauna Marin had a really beautiful booth with a lot of news, but the thing we loved the most were the ICP tests and the...

This marvelous book is the story of Piper, a charmingly defiant young dolphin who is exiled to the open sea for questioning her clan’s strangely...

Automatic multiparameter test and corals by Reef Factory at Interzoo 2022

It’s hard to choose what to give priority to: a great and fantastic product like the Smart Tester, the automatic multiparameter tester, or the absolutely...

Should I keep the greenhouse coral farm?

Modern Reef and Euro Corals together at Interzoo 2022 – ICP and a completely new reef line

Many of our readers probably know Euro Corals, a German company specializing in the online sale of corals. Perhaps some of you have already made...

Reef Beef Episode 60: S***’s Gonna Grow & Fight

Maintenance tip and minor update to the ELOS dream build

This is something that I have been trying to make it happen for a bit.   Part of my routine maintenance involves the “swirl” technique,...

A Blueprint For Rebooting a Reef Tank

Does it make sense to tear down a thriving, healthy reef tank? On the surface it would seem to be a foolish move but a...

The Important Presence of Prodac at Interzoo 2022

Prodac‘s presence at Interzoo 2022 was very important to reaffirm the well-being of the company and its worldwide expansion. Prodac had a booth that was...

Product Review: Hanna Instruments HALO2 Wireless pH Tester for Field

The HALO2 Wireless pH Tester for Field is a nice tool for monitoring and logging your pH and temperature without a controller. The basic datalogging...

Shark Pro – The New Multifunction Filter by Sicce at Interzoo

Sicce‘s booth has always been one of the most beautiful at Interzoo, and this year it revolved around the new Shark PRO filter and a...

Oysters in the Sump?! Redefining Biofiltration w/Bivalves

Bivalves (oysters, mussels, clams, cockles, scallops etc.) have evolved to be some of the most powerful biofiltration agents in freshwater, estuarine and marine ecosystems. Their...

Monday Archives: The feel-good story of Yellow Tangs in the wild

Ret Talbot shared on facebook an interesting short article which describes the impressive success story of Yellow Tang wild-stock management. While our hobby is harvesting...

Let’s talk about Kalkwasser with Chris Meckley

Coral City Camera – One Year Staghorn Coral Growth Timelapse (6.28.21-6.28.22)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4AhmZsH8LY   On June 23rd, 2021 fifteen colonies of five different genotypes of endangered staghorn corals (Acropora cervicornis) were transplanted to the rubble zone in...