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    FishWatch App Allows Lighting Control and Video Streaming to iPhone

    FishWatch is a new (yet to be reviewed app) aiming to tap into the aquarium monitoring market. Made by Sunshine Apps GmbH, Fish Watch is a spin off of their HomeWatch and Baby Monitoring iOS (iPhone and iPad) apps. With some expensive accessories and perpetual internet connection, the application claims it will allow: 24×7 access [...]

    October 6, 2010
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    Skimz Rebranded as Nyos for German Reefing World

    Singapore based SKIMZ will be infiltrating the German aquarium market–sort of. Popping up at some retailers and numerous German Aquarium forums is a “new” marine equipment brand by the name of Nyos. Drawing inspiration from the Sony name and VAIO logo, the company decided to make an anagram in honor of the electronics powerhouse. Nyos [...]

    September 30, 2010
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    Vortech MP60 Gets 2,000 GPH Boost

    The Vortech MP60 was originally thought to push 5,500 gph at full power. Scratch that. EcoTech has since updated the MP60 allowing a max flow of 7,500 gph. The EcoTech crew broke this powerful news yesterday in their monthly newsletter: When we announced the MP60, we achieved flow rates of 5,500gph. As a result of [...]

    September 29, 2010
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    RD4 DC Pump Presented on Video

    It’s taken quite sometime, but Royal Exclusiv’s new RD4 Dreamliner DC Pump is finally hitting retailers. The Dutch pond outfit Air Aqua has put together this video with the help of RE to show the new pumps abilities on Royal’s testing set up. As we’ve previously covered the RD4 is for moving lots of water. [...]

    September 28, 2010
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    Reef Octopus Skimmer Cleaner Says Me Too

    Reef Octopus (Honya) is another manufacturer that will soon be selling an automated skimmer cleaner a la the original Aqua Driver SkimClean. Besides the estimated price tag, this economy model is different in that it does not appear to have the built in spray down that the AquaDriver has. We’re also unsure how easy it [...]

    September 20, 2010
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    Giesemann Polaris Chillers Look Good Enough to Sit Outside the Stand

    For rare fish enthusiasts and 400w Metal Halide fanatics, chillers are a near necessity. Unfortunately most on the market are both unsightly and noisy–a deadly combination for a piece of equipment that is often kept outside the aquarium stand. The Giesemann Polaris Chiller is neither of these things. The simple aluminum black box chiller has [...]

    September 14, 2010
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