Deltec’s Swanky New E-flow Water Pumps
The aquarium industry has seen its fair share of high end controllable powerheads over the years, and it seems like this technology is finding its way into our return pumps more and more these days. For the longest time, aquarium keepers have had to rely on constant speed pumps to serve as the primary source [...]
Direct Water Flow a Concern? Tunze Says Have No Fear
For years, reef keeping hobbyists have been preaching about how detrimental direct water flow was in an aquarium full of corals. While most of the arguments seem perfectly reasonable, e.g. coral tissue damage due to high volume direct water flow, Tunze recently wrote about how the aquarium can actually benefit from direct flow. As any [...]
Abyzz Pumps from D-D Seen in Person
Back in April, we showed off a fairly new pump being distributed by D-D The Aquarium Solution. Called the Abyzz pumps, this new line features three controllable and feature rich models that were being shown at MACNA a couple of months ago. While we didn’t get to see the pumps actually moving any water, we [...]
Hydor Koralia Evolution Pumps Are Easy to Disassemble
Several years ago, Hydor changed the aquarium water pump game by introducing their very budget friendly propeller-based Koralia pumps. The pumps were very inexpensive, provided good flow that emulated that of more expensive pumps, and featured a magnet and suction cup hybrid mounting system to keep them attached to the glass. But the original line [...]
The Sea Sweep Gives Mobility to Water Pumps
While at MACNA, we spied one of the best upgrades you could ever give your in-tank water pumps. The Sea Sweep, made by the same guys who produce the popular Sea Swirl for return pumps, is a nifty device that allows pumps like the Tunze Stream or the Hydor Koralia to be rotated back and [...]
The New Taam Polario 4ML is a Fistful of Water Flow
While at MACNA, we stumbled across the brand new nano lineup of the Polario water pumps from Taam. Though the Polario pumps have been around for a while, they were previously only offered in two very large models that exceeded 9-inches in length. The new lineup of tiny Polario pumps offers three new models, the [...]
Tunze 6095 Shows off at MACNA
Another new product we spied at MACNA this year was the Tunze 6095, a brand new addition to the Nanostream lineup. At first glance, the 6095 may appear to be just a widemouth version of the 6055, but upon closer inspection we noticed a couple of unique features this water pump brings to the table. [...]
Lessons Learned: 5 Things I Wish I Would Have Bought From The Get-Go
Please join us in welcoming our newest AquaNerd Contributor Raul Roman as he explains how to avoid making the typical newbie mistakes in aquarium equipment purchasing, something we could all appreciate at one time in our hobby or another. Like many hobbyists, it was money that kept me from initially buying the proper equipment. It [...]
Tunze Stream Upgrades Coming Soon
Responding to the results of the Advanced Aquarist Flow Study and the reactions by folks in the aquarium community, Tunze has announced a couple of pump upgrades that will be available later this year. The first of these upgrades will be available to the Tunze Stream 2 model 6105 water pump, which is their most [...]
The H2Ocean Flow Pumps from D-D
D-D The Aquarium Solution recently added some newwater pumps to their site called the H2Ocean Flow Pump. This new line of pumps feature a seamless coated permanent magnet and synchronous motors that yield efficient performance that doesn’t take a toll on moving parts and is quiet. Each pump is surrounded in a thermal protective plastic [...]
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