by Marcin Smok | Mar 31, 2017 | Equipment, Tanks
A significant number of reefers support their hobby by propagating, and then selling or trading coral frags. Dedicated frag tanks have surged in popularity, which has compelled manufacturers to offer solutions for keeping these home coral farms... by Afishionado | Mar 30, 2017 | Equipment, Events, Industry, Video
For this episode, we went to Orlando, Florida to attend Global Pet Expo. At the expo, one of the largest vendors-only events, we got a chance to meet our friends at Current USA to talk about their LOOP system, how simple it is to set up a system with one, and how you... by AquaNerd | Mar 29, 2017 | Equipment, Science
Custom Aquariums has been granted a United States Patent for the Siphon Stopper aquarium output nozzle, which minimizes the risk of a back siphon from the aquarium to the filter sump without reliance on failure-prone check valves. According to Custom Aquariums, the advantage of the Siphon Stopper design is that no seals are required to break the back siphoning of water from the aquarium in the event of a return pump failure or power outage. The Siphon Stopper works automatically when air enters the Siphon Stopper cap when the flow of water is shut off. [embedded content] No matter what height the output nozzle is positioned under the water, the Siphon Stopper cap sits at the water line and will break the back siphon. Gravity will by Marc Levenson | Mar 23, 2017 | Equipment, Science, Video
I bought myself this bandsaw over two years ago at the Denver MACNA. It was basically a gift to myself, but I never opened the box until two weeks ago when I started fragging some corals at last. It's pretty impressive, and hence I had to make a video about it. by Saltwater Smarts | Mar 19, 2017 | Equipment
The Theiling Rollermat The problem For the longest time, I have been trying to lengthen the maintenance interval for the filter socks on my 450-gallon system, which currently clog every two days. I tried eliminating filter socks completely for a period of time, but the sump got extremely messy and turned into a nitrate bank. The next option was to try 200-micron-mesh socks, which did help extend the replacement period, but they did not polish the water as well and eventually still clogged over a period of time. The solution Following my mantra to automate my system as much as possible, I looked into the Theiling Rollermat. It works by collecting overflow water that is gravity fed into the chamber and forcing it through the fleece to exit the sump, which is located in the center of the rolling web cage. After reviewing the specifications and checking the experiences of others who adopted it a year earlier, I believed this was the next step. The Theiling Rollermat initially comes with a shorter roll than the normal replacement 6” wide x 147’ long filter fleece roll by xeniaforever | Mar 17, 2017 | Equipment, Technology
The updated Neptune Apex iOS app is available free for download to your computer, mobile device. The new iOS app blends iOS and Apex Fusion for those with iPhones and iPads. This app requires an apex Fusion account and that your Apex is linked to Apex...
