by Marcin Smok | Aug 23, 2017 | Equipment, Industry, Opinion, Technology
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... by AquaNerd | Jul 16, 2017 | Equipment, Reef, Science, Tanks
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 replace 4 separate filter tanks on a 12 year old 500 gallon tank. The old system had become too difficult and impractical to manage. Vinny (GHL & Fauna Marin USA) reached out to us for help designing this setup for one of his clients and I worked with Steve to produce this custom signature series setup. Water enters the enclosed right hand side of the sump (inverted design) and passes over the baffle wall into the 7″ filter sock section which is designed by danireef | Feb 27, 2017 | Equipment, Tanks
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... by Marcin Smok | Oct 12, 2016 | Equipment, Industry, MACNA, Technology
MACNA 2016 saw Geo’s Reef debut at a major aquarium trade show, a promising sign for this custom aquarium manufacturer based in Newark, OH. Through years of producing high-quality, long-lasting equipment for the aquarium hobby, the company made a name for themselves...