by AquaNerd | Dec 19, 2019 | Equipment, Technology
Red Sea is all pumped-up (pun intended) about the launch of their new ReefWave® smart pumps which are slated for release by the end of January 2020. By now many people in the hobby and industry are aware that several manufacturers are striving to offer a soup to nuts approach to reef keeping and that is true with the Red Sea line. In November of last year, Red Sea teased 3 new skimmer models and in July of this year they announced their 1st ever LED fixture (90 watts) and more recently introduced a new 50 watt version for shallow reef tanks; both utilizing the new ReefBeat App. Last week our Red Sea rep dropped by to talk to us about some changes they are making to some of by Afishionado | Apr 13, 2019 | Events, Tanks, Video
In this video, I share with you the tanks that stood out to me the most at Reef A Palooza Orlando 2019. Vendors did a phenomenal job as always, putting aquariums together with great speed and efficiency.… by ReefBum | Mar 30, 2019 | Equipment
Change can be a difficult thing and over the years I have certainly had my moments of resisting it…..this is true for life in general and, specifically, the reef aquarium hobby. Hey, I am still holding on to my metal halides ? Nonetheless, I do believe change is a good thing when it makes sense. I have been tending to reef tanks for 25+ years and for most of that time I have been using a Neptune APEX controller to monitor my tank and control the equipment. But change is in the air. Conversion to GHL Products Recently I have gravitated towards GHL products, including the Doser 2.1 and KH Director. These high-end products have been extremely reliable, a good thing since they have made it by ReefBum | Oct 23, 2018 | Tanks, Video
I have a 187 gallon reef aquarium and every now and then I like to share it in real time using either Facebook Live or YouTube. The first time I tried this I used my smartphone and it fell way short in representing the true colors and vibrancy of the tank. My tank, like most reef tanks, has a lot of blue light and my phone didn’t have a way to adjust the white balance to capture the authentic colors. And then there is audio. In many instances, you will not want to rely on a phone to capture audio when live streaming. Motivated to find a better solution, I did a lot of research and came up with by AquaNerd | Oct 2, 2018 | Science, Tanks
 The substrate that you use in your aquarium will become a vital part of your aqua eco-system. Its purpose is much broader than simply making the tank look nice. It also works to help the filter by creating a place for beneficial bacteria to build up, it acts as a safe place for any burrowing inhabitants you have, and has other different functions depending on different substrates. There isn’t a right or wrong answer when it comes to choosing the best substrate; it depends on what you want to get from your substrate, the inhabitants you want to keep in your tank, the water flow, and how thick you want your substrate bed to be. We’re going to take a look at the different types of
