by xeniaforever | Nov 4, 2016 | Equipment
With all the frag swaps, shows, and meetings happening this season, many of us find ourselves inundated with beautiful, but often small and difficult to display coral frags. Tiny pieces can get both visually and actually lost in a well-stocked tank, which is... by Marcin Smok | Nov 1, 2016 | Equipment, Industry, Opinion, Photography
A long, long time ago, in the era of metal halide bulbs burning the insides of rusty pendants and row after row of buzzing fluorescent tubes, people used to verify the quality of fish tank lights by comparing... by AquaNerd | Oct 31, 2016 | Equipment, Reef
What is Louie up to over at Eshopps? Earlier today he hit us up with a little teaser for a new product design that we’ll be seeing in the future. It is being referred to as the Eshopps Intelligent Design (EID)™. By all accounts this new and revolutionary design will be a real game changer. For now, we will just have to patiently wait and see what the good folks at Eshopps have in store for us. The only other clue that I can pass on at this time is the awesome looking photo right above. We are hoping that Louie will shed some more light on this in the coming days. We expect a new product release to come sometime around the holiday season. by Afishionado | Oct 30, 2016 | Equipment
Neptune Systems has just released an informative new video showcasing the features and uses of its PMUP (pronounced P-MUP). What is PMUP, you ask? From Neptune’s website: “The PMUP is a 24VDC submersible pump that was designed to directly connect to the... by xeniaforever | Oct 28, 2016 | Equipment, Industry, Technology
Exciting news from Neptune Systems: the company has just teamed up with inventor Jim Welsh to acquire the technology they need to produce a device capable of regular, automated alkalinity monitoring for marine... by ReefBum | Oct 22, 2016 | Equipment, Reef, Science
Salinity is a very important parameter for a captive reef aquarium so it is certainly essential to have a good quality salinity refractometer on hand to monitor levels on a constant basis. One option to consider is the Pro-1 Normal Seawater Refractometer from Tropic Eden. The folks at Tropic Eden are touting this tester as a highly precise and well built refractometer that is a quick and easy to use, whether it is for scientists out in the field or for saltwater aquarium hobbyists. The refractometer, which is packaged nicely, comes with a user manual, 2 pipettes, calibration key and pouch. It is an optical device that utilizes the refraction of light through transparent media to determine the salinity and specific gravity of the water being tested. It
