by Afishionado | Dec 27, 2017 | Equipment, Opinion
Waveline recently released their 2nd version of water pump. (Whatever happened to the first one?) To be completely honest, I loved their initial design concept from MACNA 2015. It had a incredibly sleek and low profile design, and when the finished product was... by Afishionado | Dec 19, 2017 | Equipment, Science, Technology
For this blog, I got together with a few industry professionals and aquarium gurus to discuss a topic that was on my mind:Â Ozone. To learn all that I could on the subject, I talked with Boomer William Wing, an expert reef keeper that I hold in high regard;Â Raj... by AquaNerd | Dec 14, 2017 | Equipment, Science
The new Radon light diffusers were designed to maximize color mixing while maintaining the sleek look of of the XR15 or XR30 LED fixtures. From the looks of it, it appears it should only take a few minutes to upgrade each fixture as seen in the installation guide below. Instillation Instructions And if you like videos then here are a couple of clips that Ecotech Marine produced that shows just how easy it is to add the diffuser to an existing Radion fixture. [embedded content] [embedded content] Features Include: Advanced color mixing Reduced light spillage 25% or less reduction in PAR Easy to install East to remove and clean Compatible with all generations of XR15 and XR30 Radions. <![CDATA[ #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery by AquaNerd | Dec 12, 2017 | Equipment, Reef
Royal Exclusiv is considered by many aquarists to be best non-commercial protein skimmer manufacturer anywhere in the world. Known for there durability, efficiency, elegance, and performance, Royal Exclusiv Bubble King protein skimmers are in a class by themselves. Personally, I’ve been using a Bubble King Mini 200 for over 11 years and I couldn’t be happier with it. It’s been used on several different aquariums over the years including a 250 gallon mixed reef coral farm tank that it’s currently being used on. Not resting on their laurels, Royal Exclusiv continues to innovate and incorporate new technology into their designs, as seen in the 2018 SuperMarin. The Supermarin 200 is powered by the highly efficient Red Dragon Speedy 3 DC pump. The pump maxes out at 50 watts and it produces up to by xeniaforever | Dec 5, 2017 | Equipment, Science, Tanks
If you have a reef tank, you’re almost definitely going to have plumbing. The most common reason is to connect the aquarium itself to a sump tank, that incredibly important container of extra water where many of us place our protein skimmers, calcium reactors,... by AquaNerd | Dec 3, 2017 | Equipment, Reef, Science
Those of us who have been in the marine aquarium hobby for any length of time have probably heard of Reef Octopus. Reef Octopus has about 100 different models of skimmers, or so it seems, and they have added another one called the eSsence. The eSsence has some unique features not found on other more expensive skimmer models but it comes in with a price tag that won’t make your spouse run out of the house screaming like a banshee. <![CDATA[ #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } ]]> Some of the new features included in this uniquely designed
