by AquaNerd | Nov 12, 2016 | Equipment, Reef, Science, Technology
Fauna Marin Reef Bacteria & Enzymes with depot effect Bacto Reef Balls are the first fully available marine bacteria to feature nutrient control through the use of time release technology which Fauna Marin refers to as “depot nutrient control”. In addition to containing time released probiotic bacteria, the product also uses a carrier gel material that dissolves in conjunction with the probiotics. This specialized carrier gel, developed for marine aquariums, dissolves and allows the bacteria to be released slowly into the aquarium. The gel itself is an additional carbon source for the probiotic bacteria. This product truly is an “add it and forget it” approach to delivering carbon and probiotic bacteria for your aquarium. The only small concern I have would be introducing too much by xeniaforever | Oct 28, 2016 | Equipment, Industry, Technology
Exciting news from Neptune Systems: the company has just teamed up with inventor Jim Welsh to acquire the technology they need to produce a device capable of regular, automated alkalinity monitoring for marine... by Marcin Smok | Oct 20, 2016 | Equipment, Events, Industry, MACNA, Technology
One of the biggest eyebrow-raisers of the 2016 MACNA Conference in San Diego was the Lebanese startup company Reefkinetics and their flagship product Reefbot. This mysterious new device, which looks like it came straight out of an old-school sci-fi movie, may well be... by Marcin Smok | Oct 19, 2016 | Equipment, Events, Industry, MACNA, Sustainability, Technology
Current USA’s presence at MACNA 2016 can be summarized with one four letter word: LOOP. The company has been a leading manufacturer for the budget-oriented aquarist, making products that blend functionality with an affordable price tag and LOOP proves that... by AquaNerd | Oct 19, 2016 | Corals, Reef, Science, Technology
The next generation high-powered LX 7 LED has arrived. The origional design proved to be an effective means of providing aquariums with powerful but energy efficient LED lighting technology and as other brands of lights have advanced so has the Mitras. Built on the LX 6 design the LX 7 offers perfectly matched LEDs the provide the most complete spectrum available in the market today according to Matthias Gross, GHL’s owner and engineer. For a limited time between now and November 13th, 2016 these fixtures will be offered at the introductory price of $699.90 (normal price $749.90). The Mitras LX7 now comes with power distribution that will allow the user to “borrow” power from one channel to use on another channel. GHL refers to the as their by Marcin Smok | Oct 17, 2016 | Equipment, Events, Industry, MACNA, Technology
If you ventured into the second exhibition hall at MACNA 2016 in San Diego, you probably stumbled upon the awesomeness that was the Bashsea booth. Seeing samples of the company acrylic creations and being able to speak with the man himself,...
