Coral Frag Caddy Simplifies Coral Transport
The guys at BMC Acrylics have developed one of the most ingenious and useful tools for traveling frag traders/sellers, called the Coral Frag Caddy. This very simple setup allows users to safely transport frags on frag racks stored in buckets. The buckets then easily fit into a cooler, as demonstrated below.
The New Hanna Instruments Phosphate Meter
Hanna Instruments has released a new phosphate calorimeter, and it’s small and very affordable. This tiny device weighs only 2.3 ounces and is priced right at $49.50. It’s small size, cheap price, and ease of use will take away any excuses reefkeepers had for not checking their phosphate levels.
Here are a few specifications:
Model: HI 713
Free [...]
Ecoxotic Stunner Strip PAR Numbers
Recently, LED lighting company Ecoxotic sent us a bunch of goodies to do a product review on, including the Stunner Strip supplemental lighting systems. We originally photographed and tinkered around with the lights to get a feel for how well they work. Diving further into the review, we broke out the Apogee PAR meter and [...]
Aquacontroller Apex Lite
Neptune Systems, the creator of the famous Aquacontroller line of aquarium automation devices, is making the Aquacontroller Apex more affordable by introducing the Apex Lite. On the surface, this setup looks identical to the original Apex. The head unit, where the user will interface with the controller, is identical. The differences occur with a new [...]
Win a Reefkeeper Elite on Reef Addicts
ReefAddicts is giving away a Reefkeeper Elite aquarium controller via their Blog Contest. All you have to do is create a blog entry on ReefAddicts about something aquarium related. The blog must be entered into the contest before midnight (Central Standard Time) on February 10th. Then registered members of the site (registration is free by [...]
New Hydor Koralia Nano Pumps
Hydor’s gone upgrade happy with their new Koralia Evolution pumps and now a pair of new Koralia Nano pumps. That’s right, Hydor now has two Koralia Nanos, which is good for all of you small aquarium owners that want adequate water flow without having to fill the tank with powerheads. My only complaint with the [...]
New Koralia Evolution Powerheads
Hydor USA contacted us with a load of new product information to talk about. First up to the plate is the new Koralia Evolution line of powerheads. There are three new models, including the 750 gph, 1050 gph, and 1400 gph pumps and all three have loads of new features. But why is Hydor USA [...]
New HOB Skimmers from CoralVue/Reef Octopus
CoralVue is releasing a new lineup of Super Reef Octopus Hang on Back (HOB) protein skimmers. Like their other Super Reef Octopus skimmer, the HOB skimmers will feature the Bubble Blaster pumps, bubble diffusing plates, and a sleek new look. The new HOB skimmers will come in two models, the LX-2000 (pictured) and the LX-1000. [...]
Local Fish Stores vs Online Retailers
Most aquarium hobbyists have their preference as to where they purchase livestock. Some have a favorite local fish store (LFS) they frequent, while others venture into the online world and browse from thousands of different stores. Regardless of your personal choice though, both the LFS and the online retailer are there to turn a buck, [...]
Reflecting Back on 2009
As the year comes to a close, I would like to briefly review all of the exciting events that occurred. For starters, the AquaNerd community was established. Just 8 months ago, we started the AquaNerd Blog, which quickly grew and was revamped to include a better looking website and its very own forum. We had [...]
