These are the first hands on photos of Fauna Marin’s new BlueSkim Protein Skimmer. Not much is known about the sizing or stats on this new series. What we do know is the skimmer can be completely disassembled for cleaning, it’s powered by an AquaBee pump with a modified meshwheel, and lastly… it’s pretty expensive. [...]
Now that our reef, the glassbox, is back up and running with corals and fish it was time to remix some Fauna Marin Balling Solutions and dial them in with the Profilux Dosing Pump. For those unfamiliar with the Balling Method, take a look at this article which explains what it is intended to do [...]
The Full Line of Fauna Marin Balling Salts
To go along with the Profilux Stand Alone Dosing Pump, we’ll be giving the full line of FM Balling Salts a try as well. This includes:
Sodium Bicarbonate
Calcium Chloride
Magnesium Sulfate and Magnesium Chloride
FM Mineralsalt (NaCl Free Salt)
Ultra Trace B
Heavy Metal Komplex
Strontium-Barium Komplex
Iodine-Flouric Komplex
All will be used except for the [...]
The photos below are from Claude Schuhmacher of Fauna Marin, showing a stunning home in Germany that houses numerous saltwater aquariums… that are all plumbed to the basement with typical German neatness. (This is the type of client that aquarium maintenance workers dream of!) The home is beautiful, and has given me some ideas for the [...]
With the importance of alkalinity levels, paritcularly in ultra low nutrient systems, Claude at Fauna Marin has created a new alkalinity test kit touted as simple to use and precise. They’ll be landing in the U.S. in the next few weeks, likely to hit retail stores next month. This is the second test kit from [...]
Fauna Marin has come out with a new two part epoxy that is making waves in Germany and Canada for its fast cure time. The putty is reportedly very soft and pliable allowing it to fill any gaps between corals and rocks for a lasting bond. When it cures the color is a dark gray [...]
