I am a big fan of preparing for the worst when it comes to keeping a reef tank and I constantly think about ways to prevent potential disasters before they happen. On several occasions in the past, my skimmer overflowed without warning and nearly dumped skimmate into my sump. I was lucky because I [...]
When I first saw a roller filter years ago, I was simply in awe… and now, at long last, we have one in our hands waiting to be assembled. We’re talking about the Reef Roller – Manual Roller Filter by Tropical Marine Centre, or TMC. We were originally contacted by TMC, who asked us [...]
If you happen to be the owner of a reef aquarium hosting live corals, there’s a good chance you also own a powerhead. If you don’t, well, you better get one (or two, or more…) because there is no reef tank on this planet that looks good without proper water circulation. You simply can’t [...]
Rossmont is finally accepting pre-orders for their new skimmers and new return pumps, and is offering a promotional code to get a 1 year extra warranty. If you remember, we gave you a sneak peek during 2018 MACNA in Las Vegas when we talked about it in our report. There are five new products. [...]
Aqua Go was the biggest innovation shown at Pet Expo & Show at Bologna, and possibly one of the biggest innovations of the year in our field. Yes, you read the title right. We are talking about a complete aquarium computer for only 300 euros ($340 USD). Aqua Go is a system [...]
Change can be a difficult thing and over the years I have certainly had my moments of resisting it…..this is true for life in general and, specifically, the reef aquarium hobby. Hey, I am still holding on to my metal halides 🙂 Nonetheless, I do believe change is a good thing when it makes [...]
We can finally talk about the UltraReef UCS 140, calcium reactor, suggested by the builder for aquariums up to 500 liters (130 gallons), and tested in my reef aquarium of about 400 liters (100 gallons). The reactor is equipped with just one pump, the Sicce Syncra 2.0 that we tested in [...]
We introduced the new induction lamps by H.V. Innovation in early December. Soon after, we managed to acquire a sample to be tested. As you can see, the ceiling light is very strange. It’s made with a T5 pipe and a Lumenarc reflector. The Lumenarc reminds us of the HQi, when it [...]