Last year, Eshopps launched their color series. I had the opportunity to get my hands on the their Alpha class sump, the AF 300. They had a big line up of sumps and I picked this particular model because I could see that they really paid attention to minor details, such as: 1.) Built in float [...]
There’s a lot to consider when planning a new saltwater aquarium system—where to site the tank in your home, what sort of livestock you’d like to keep, what equipment will serve your needs best, how to gaslight your significant other into believing the system isn’t new at all but, in fact, [...]
I have to admit something: I am a total fanboy when it comes to acrylic sumps. When done right, they evoke in me the same reaction as custom build cars, expensive bicycles, custom furniture pieces or about anything that was built by a master craftsman. As a builder myself, I appreciate the time [...]
A year ago, at the MACNA show in Las Vegas, I was approached by two nice gentlemen from an unknown to me then company, Poseidon Flow Technologies. They showed me their latest and, at that time I assumed, only product, a salinity/specific gravity pen meant for the aquarium hobby use. Fast [...]
I have a custom made glass sump sitting inside my aquarium stand that supplies a 100g reef tank above. It’s a standard sump- it holds water, has some generic looking baffles and in it, I can fit a decent size skimmer, some standard equipment, and dual 7” filter socks hanging on a third [...]
A brief history: The pump I used to circulate water through my aquariums for about half of my time in the reefing hobby was a German-made centrifugal pump. That pump had an alternating current (AC) motor, an advertised turnover of around 900 gph (3400 lph) and used 85 Watts of power to push [...]
It’s not often that we write articles about freshwater or brackish aquarium topics, but this filtration system designed and built by Steve Bashi, is both beautiful and functional. We thought our readers would like to see this innovative Bashsea design. The new filtration system was built to [...]
The return pump for marine aquariums is absolutely necessary, but many aquarists make the wrong choice when selecting the best make and model for their tank. We wrote about this many years ago, and today we'd like to revisit the topic and explore some new concepts that may help you. You [...]
