We originally posted about the IDEAL range of nano aquariums from Fistafiltration. The full details have now been made available. Each system comes with a Dymax XP-30 protein skimmer, a 50w heater for the 12″ cube while the 15″ and 18″ aquariums feature a 100w heater. Brand is still unknown. The 12″ tank uses a [...]

This reef has 14 genera of mixed stony and soft corals, all co-habitating for two years in a one gallon vase. For more details about this tank, or vase, please read The History of Pico Reef Biology.

KorallenZucht (KZ), the makers of the ZEOvit product range have announced a new product, FlatwormStop. Could this be the remedy we’ve all been looking for? I for one am excited as I’ve battled AEFW on a number of occasions and lost numerous corals to these bugs. FlatwormStop: Effective help to get rid of tissue eating [...]

UK based acrylic aquarium creators, Fistafiltration, have just announced their latest range of all-in-one nano reef aquariums simply titled, IDEAL. This line of small cube reef aquariums will be available in 12”, 15”, 18” sizes. Each system will come complete with a skimmer (TMC V2 skim), return pump, heater and LED light. No word on the [...]

Enjoy this condensed 30 minute  aquascaping session by youtube user coralfish12g and his friend. The aquarium featured is the Nuvo 30 Gallon made by Innovative Marine.      

Our fellow aquarists in the east have some beautiful aquariums available to them thanks to FireAq. “FireAQ Pte Ltd was founded in 2008 by two visionary entrepreneurs who aim to build a global brand of aquarium products by combining most advanced technologies and world class management. With innovative design, FireAQ’s crystal (starphire) quality glass fishing [...]

I just got my copy of Tony Vargas’ new book, The Coral Reef Aquarium. I’ve given it the quick thumb through, but will be reading it from cover to cover over the next few days and will give you a full review once I’ve digested it all. First impression, it looks like a great addition [...]

Awhile back the nice people at TMC, that’s Tropic Marine Centre, sent me one of their flagship LED units, the AquaBeam 1000 Ultra HD Reef White ’tile’ unit. There was some talk bandied around on twitter about the use of LEDs on reef aquariums and a few tweets later, the unit was in the post [...]

Greek based aquarium lighting company, Aqualum, is currently overhauling their entire product range and have just released their CREE based PAR30 lamp aptly titled, Aqualum Par. Also released are their range of LED strip lights, Aquastrip. This E27 socket based bulb features 9 CREE LEDs powered at 2w each. The LED ratio comprises of 4 [...]

Many of you will know that my current system, the ZEOnano9020 currently uses an ATB multi-use protien skimmer as the main system for nutrient export. And what an amazing job it does too. In this post is a selection of images showing just what type of gunk this protien skimmer pulls from this 20g reef [...]