by AquaNerd | May 8, 2016 | Corals, Reef, Science
Recently Kessil announced it’s new Optical Kits that help further enhance the AP700’s color mixing while reducing shading and scattering the light at a wider angle. The diffusers allow the user to subdue the shimmer, or disco effect as it’s sometimes called. Kessil claims the Optical Kits are great for acclimating new corals to the Kessil LED lighting and no tools are required to attached the kits because they magnetically attach to the fixtures. These graphs show the spread and intensity of the light produced by the AP700 with and without the Optical Kits attached. With an Optical Kit installed, the hotspots are less intense, reducing the likelihood of coral bleaching. As you can see from the graph above, the hot spot in by AquaNerd | Apr 24, 2016 | Equipment, Industry, Reef, Science, Technology
The Google Headquarters in Zurich Switzerland is providing it’s employees with a gorgeous relaxation room that includes 5 large aquariums. Matthias Gross, the owner of GHL states, “We are very proud that Google has chosen our products for the illumination and controlling. Obviously Google didn’t want any compromises in regards to quality and security standards.” For the lighting requirements, Google chose to use the high-powered LED Mitras Lightbars on 5 aquariums in it’s relaxation room. To further increase the automation capabilities of the relaxing atmosphere and cut down on the need for extra maintenance, Google installed the ProfiLux Aquarium Controllers on it’s aquariums. The Profilux modular system manage tasks and monitor parameters for complete lighting control, pH and temperature control as well as leak detection. Additionally by AquaNerd | Mar 27, 2016 | Reef, Science, Tanks
10 Gallon Tek Series Water Tank BioTek Marine has just released it’s new line of Tek Series Auto Top-Off Water tanks for your aquarium. These new elegantly US crafted water tanks are now available in the Tek Series Grey and Blue cast acrylic to complement the Tek series sumps. They are purposefully designed to match the Tek series sumps but they can easily be used alongside most any sump. Each model features an easy access port for the feed pump located on the back left corner. Additionally, positioned on the back right corner is a John Guest style push-in connector that accepts a water feed line. The 5 gallon model requires 1/4″ standard polyethylene water tubing while the 10 gallon Tek model requires 3/8″ tubing. Easily accessible by AquaNerd | Mar 23, 2016 | Reef, Science
Aqua Illumination has developed a flexible aquarium tank mount arm which is beginning to ship to dealers and distributors. The new AI Prime gooseneck arm is a sturdy and attractive solution for mounting your AI Prime LED fixture over your aquarium. The Flex Arm can be securely attached to the top edge of a rimmed or rimless aquarium. Each gooseneck arm includes power cord management clips for a sleek and trim look. The high quality powder coated Flex Arm has an outer silicon coating to further protect it from the elements. The flex arms are available in 12 inch and 18 inch lengths selling for $24.99 and $29.99 respectively. They are presently being offered in black only. For those who prefer the look of silver with their Prime by AquaNerd | Mar 8, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science, Tanks, Technology
Innovators and entrepreneurs are always busy finding ways to tweak, streamline and improve existing technologies. And while this kind of progress is most obvious in the world of computers, smart phones and cars, aquariums come with their fair share of gadgets too. If you love to stay up-to-date on the coolest new trends, here’s a look at some of the latest advancements in aquarium tech, from simple but effective gadgets to sophisticated sensors and machines. Mess-Free Feeding Feeding by hand is not hard, but it can be messy, especially if you are feeding your fish on the run and don’t have time to stop to wash the fishy smell off your hands before heading off to work. If this describes your life, you’d
