by xeniaforever | Feb 4, 2016 | Equipment, Industry, Technology
Deepwater Aquatics, the full service marine aquarium distribution company, is known for offering some of the most premium brands on the market to local stores; they have distribution deals with AquaIllumination and Aquaforest, as well as (50) more specialty... by xeniaforever | Feb 1, 2016 | Corals, Equipment, Events, Tanks, Technology
Neptune Systems and Unique Corals have just announced a great new promotion: from now until June 30, 2016, buy a WAV Starter Kit from any authorized US retailer and get one of three pre-selected coral packs, valued at $100, from Unique Corals absolutely... by AquaNerd | Jan 28, 2016 | Industry, Reef, Science, Technology
Euroquatics has announce the release of their new lamps featuring the E5 LED technology. Â These lights can be used in existing T5 fixtures as replacement bulbs for T5 lamps and are much brighter and longer lasting than the predecessor T5 technology. Â Euroquatics is providing AquaNerd with some sample lamps for a product review and you can follow our testing on future blog posts. Â We will be taking PAR readings with a BioTek Marine PAR sensor and discussing these lamps in detail after they arrive and we begin to check them out. The highly efficient E5 lamps are designed to work in sync with original T5HO fixtures. These unique products showcase features that create an eco-friendly aquarium lamp that lasts up to five times by xeniaforever | Jan 26, 2016 | Corals, Science, Technology
National Geographic Explorers David Gruber and Robert Wood have just announced a promising new development in the fields of marine biology and robotics. Dubbed “squishy robot fingers”, the team, aided by mechanical engineer Kevin Galloway, has designed and... by AquaNerd | Jan 22, 2016 | Equipment, Reef, Science, Technology
Neptune DOS dosing pump Neptune Systems is lowering it’s price on the popular DOS dosing pump from $349.95 to $299.95, a $50.00 price decrease.  If you’ve thought about purchasing a DOS dosing pump or adding a 2nd unit to your Neptune Apex controller platform then now might be the time to consider doing it. Neptune Systems spent a considerable amount of time and money developing the DOS system and strong sales on the DOS system have helped them recover the initial engineering and developmental costs so they have decided to make this product easier on your wallet or pocketbook. About the DOS: In a nutshell using the DŌS is as simple as telling the Apex Fusion DŌS wizard how much fluid (in ml) you want to by Marcin Smok | Jan 20, 2016 | Equipment, Industry, Tanks, Technology
Power outages. Aquarists’ worst nightmare, these unpredictable events are often responsible for catastrophic tank crashes and loss of inhabitants in our home aquariums. Power interruptions can wipe out years of carefully-nurtured reef tank ecosystems in a matter of...