by Afishionado | Nov 17, 2017 | Equipment, Science, Video
This is part two of the Neptune Systems 2017 presentation; it features Jim Welsh, the creator of the alkalinity monitor for Neptune Systems. He went into great depth about aquarium testing, some common hits and misses, as well as the difference between accuracy and... by xeniaforever | Nov 16, 2017 | Equipment, Tanks
Aquatop has just released the Magnetic Aquarium Cleaner with LED, a product that is as innovative as it is practical; honestly, I’m surprised that no one has come up with this before! If you’re anything like me, you want your tank’s glass to be as... by Marcin Smok | Nov 16, 2017 | Equipment, Eye Candy, Photography
Since the day I set up my first saltwater aquarium, I’ve intertwined the reefing hobby with another passion of mine- photography, or in this case, macro photography. Back when I started experimenting with shooting close-up portraits of corals in my tank, there... by AquaNerd | Nov 14, 2017 | Equipment, Reef, Science
GHL is at it again with the addition of another new product – the GHL Doser 2.1 Maxi. GHL already has several dosing pump models to choose from but the Maxi differers from the other models by providing some new, innovative features. First of all, the Maxi comes with two brushless stepper motors that are rated to move up to 350ml of liquid per minute. The increased rate of volume coupled with the more robust motors is perfect for setting up AWC (automatic water changes) and for continuous-use operation. As many of us know, lugging buckets of water around can be both annoying and messy. With the Maxi standalone doser, manual water changes can be a thing of the past. The Maxi allows you to conveniently schedule by Marcin Smok | Nov 7, 2017 | Equipment, Industry, Tanks
Allow me to start with a short story: a few years ago, at one of my local forum’s frag swaps, a coral vendor attending the event gave me a black tee shirt. On the back of this t-shirt was the usual stuff- business logo, website, telephone numbers,... by Afishionado | Oct 27, 2017 | Equipment, Tanks, Technology
I recently read an excellent article by Coral Magazine’s Matt Pedersen; in it, he and Reefbuilder’s Jake Adams discussed the idea that waves are as important as lights in our tanks, if not more, and after reading Ecotech’s Coralab report where Lou...