Equo Vivido is a new product from the Italian company, and it focuses on ecological balance for both freshwater and marine aquariums. At a first sight, Equo Vivido looks very interesting. Its task is to affect the chemical and physical conditions that bring the aquarium out of balance; it [...]
Activated carbon is a porous form of carbon that can be used to absorb or remove dissolved organics that give water its yellow tint. Removing these materials will help with biological filtration and increase water clarity. In theory, better clarity will aid light transmission through the water [...]
There is so much misinformation out there on disease and parasite control in our hobby. I decided to meet up with veterinarian Dr. Charlie Gregory of Healthy Aquatics Marine Institute, who specifically deals with fish and corals, to set the record straight and to start off a new series on the [...]
One of the most important measurements in a marine aquarium is its carbonate hardness; its dKh or KH. This measurement is also important for freshwater aquariums, together with GH. For both types of aquariums, ATM presents Alka Haul Reef and Alka Haul Freshwater. The name Alka is short [...]
The Dutch Colombo has introduced two new products designed to aid in the elimination of nitrogen compounds, (nitrates), and phosphate compounds, (phosphates): Phosphate Ex and Nitrate Ex. They’re both liquid products sold in either a 500 ml or a 1 liter package. The instructions [...]
This new active carbon is ATM‘s Supernova, and it’s available for marine and freshwater aquariums. After a direct in-depth chat with Acrylic Tank Manufacturing during last year’s Interzoo (here), we were curious to try their products. We have started with [...]
Equo has released a supplement line, called Coral Reef 1, 2, and 3, suggested for a correct maintenance of a marine aquarium concerning triad and chemistry. The trio includes micronutrients, trace elements, and mineral salt supplements. Each product has the expiration date and batch [...]
Bacto is the bacteria that Colombo is producing and marketing for the start up of marine aquariums and for the maintenance of the biological nitrogen cycle. As we know, or should know, the biological nitrogen cycle is the series of chemical reactions that lead ammonia (or ammonium ion) to be [...]