by AquaNerd | Feb 15, 2022 | Reef, Tanks
Sometimes hindsight is 20/20 for some and that is no exception in the aquarium hobby. Many of us here on the East Coast either experienced or are still experiencing a major winter storm. With nearly 130,000 power outages and counting, it is vital to have some form of backup power to keep our tanks going. Aquariums can go a few days or more without lighting but maintaining the water temperature and water circulation is imperative. Having a  generator on hand for such emergencies is great, but for some hobbyists this is not feasible. There is one simple and affordable solution that addresses water circulation concerns during a power outage.  CoralVue recently released their 3rd generation IceCap Battery Backup that can keep aquarium pumps running for hours. The IceCap V by AquaNerd | Oct 9, 2021 | Equipment, Reef, Technology
Over the years, Orphek has made many improvements to its popular Atlantik series LED fixtures and they just announced by AquaNerd | Sep 14, 2021 | Equipment, Industry
Nano Osmolator current version and Gen 2 shown on the table Tunze is coming out with a new Osmolator (Version 2) design that is going to be a complete redesign of the popular Osmolator auto-top-off devices. While this model is more intended to replace the Nano, it can handle larger aquariums also. Tunze plans to market this more as a stand alone, economy version compared to the deluxe model and it was not developed specifically for nano aquariums. Tunze is being pretty tight lipped about this but now know that they have been working on the new design for about 5 years with several different prototypes being developed along the way. Tunze has been teasing some of their new products as of late and most of their by AquaNerd | Aug 13, 2021 | Equipment, Reef, Tanks
The Kamoer X2SR is designed to be used as an automatic water change system for your aquarium. by AquaNerd | Jun 9, 2021 | Equipment, Technology
 The newly released Reef Factory Power Switcher is a small, intelligent aquarium socket to which you can connect any device. Thanks to the Power Switcher, you can now program each device in a cyclic switching on and off mode. The Power Switcher also allows you turn the device on or off remotely directly from the SmartReef free downloadable app. Programming, delaying and remote management of connected devices The smart socket will allow you to manage lamps, pumps and any other electrical devices. The Power Switcher also has a restart delay function, which can be useful when working with a connected skimmer for example. In the event of a power failure the delay function will turn the device back on but with a pre-set delay, preventing the
