Please join me in welcoming Premium Aquatics to Nanoreefblog.com as our newest sponsor. Most hobbyists will know their name, they are a highly respected aquarium retailer based in the state of Indianapolis in the USA. Their online catalogue offers all the goods a nanoreef aquarist could want and more.
Premium Aquatics is a family owned and [...]

As the reef aquarium LED revolution contines to march forward, it’s exciting to see great looking units becoming available.
Have a peak at these stylish LED units by Zetlight. The clear material (maybe acrylic?) surrounding the light fixture is just such a beautiful touch and really compliments any open top braceless/trimless style setup.
(edit: it seems as [...]

After publishing yesterday’s article on T5 lighting (the 3rd part of the “Lighting up nano reef aquariums” series) I was contacted by the nice people from iQuatics, a UK based aquarium lighting company. In the previously mentioned article, I said that the shortest T5 lamps available to reef hobbyists was 22″ (24w). It is infact [...]

The nice people over at MarineDepot.com sent us some information about the new AquaMaxx skimmers they have available. As per reports by both Glass-boxdesign and Reefbuilders, these new AquaMaxx skimmers are a variation of a brand known as JNS.
Without getting to caught up in the details, aside from the other larger models available, the hang [...]

This is the 3rd article in the Lighting up nano reef aquariums series. In this part, we’ll be looking at T5 high output lighting (simple referred to as T5’s in this post).

Using T5’s over reef aquaria isn’t as groundbreaking as it was a few years ago, it is now considered a viable alternative to metal halide [...]

Our friends over at mailordercorals.com are so excited about the football World Cup happening in South Africa right now – they’ve agreed to offer all nanoreefblog.com readers 10% off all orders* over £75.
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You might recall a previous announcement concerning a 12g system – a few things changed and an upgrade was in order. I’m excited to unveil the first set of photos of the ZEOnano9020 all in one reef.

You can see additional details of this tank over here.

For first-time aquarium owners and more experienced aquarium owners who are starting up a small freshwater or marine water aquarium (0-120 l / 0-30 US gal), French aquarium company, Prodibio is now offering a new range of products that have been specially designed and packaged for starting up and maintaining small tanks.
Not sure what Prodibio [...]

This is the 2nd article in the Lighting up nano reef aquariums series. In this part, we’ll be looking at metal halide lighting.
Although already considered ‘old school’ by most aquarists – metal halides still offer our animals most if not all the light they need to thrive in our glass (sometimes acrylic) boxes.
I’ve had the pleasure [...]

I’m very excited to announce Nanoreefblog’s newest sponsor, Direct Aquarium. They are a US based online store offering a large range of aquarium products including a great selection of nano aquariums.
Owned by two aquarium hobbyists, Anthony Krueger and James Duclos, Direct Aquarium is an online store where you don’t just get a list of products. [...]