In this issue of UltraMarine magazine: Close Look – Product Reviews – In this issue we get hands-on with a bespoke tank cover from ReefTops and the Milwaukee MA887 Digital Seawater Refractometer.  Green Seas and Blue Carbon – Richard Aspinall dons wetsuit and once again slips seal-like into the watery realm; this time he’s on aRead More

In this issue of UltraMarine magazine: Close Look – Product Reviews – In this issue we take a look at a new aquarium controller from Tunze; the Smartcontroller 7000, and a sump filtration system to top all others, from Vertex Aquaristik. Product News Special: Aqua Telford 2017 – Show Report – After attending this major UK aquaticsRead More

Inside this issue of UltraMarine Magazine: Close Look – Product Reviews In our product reviews this issue, Keith Moyle gets his hands on the new ATK module from Neptune while John Clipperton installs some Philips Coralcare LED fixtures and gets a first look Sicce’s new SDC return pump. An Ounce of Prevention US reefing veteran MikeRead More

Inside this issue of UltraMarine Magazine: Close Look – A pumped RO/DI unit from Vyair and Prodibio’s new Pure Ocean Expert Reef Salt come under scrutiny. Old Tank Syndrome – Keith Moyle investigates a perhaps poorly understood phenomenon that may afflict ageing reefs and asks, have you got OTS? What’s the Hype… about Hyposalinity? – Kirsty Youngs takesRead More

Inside this issue of UltraMarine Magazine: Close Look: Vertex Aquaristik Omega 200i Protein Skimmer Reflections (Part 2): Keith Moyle reverses out of memory lane and on the way points out the key developments that have affected the hobby from the 90s to the present day. Definitive Guide to: Ozone and UV: Dave Wolfenden turns his attention to theseRead More

Inside this issue of UltraMarine Magazine: Close Look: EcoTech Radion XR30w G4 Pro Close Look: Revisit – John Clipperton follows up his 2016 review with a look at how his Red Sea Max Nano is coming along. Reflections (Part 1) – Seasoned UK hobbyist Keith Moyle proffers some pertinent perspective by taking us way backRead More

Inside this issue of UltraMarine Magazine: Quick Look: TMC REEF-Cam – Keith Moyle checks out TMC’s latest offering which allows you to monitor your tank with a literal fish-eye view of your aquarium livestock. What’s in a Name? An Introduction to Binominal Nomenclature – Binomi-what? Richard Aspinall explains what those funny scientific names actually meanRead More

Inside this issue of UltraMarine Magazine: Quick Look: Red Sea MAX Nano – John Clipperton assesses this latest offering in Red Sea’s range. So, do good things always come in small packages? Sponges – Kenneth Wingerter presents part two of his in-depth look at these often overlooked, yet critically important reef organisms. No, SpongeBob isRead More

By Richard Aspinall Richard runs through the basics of setting up this often confusing bit of kit Images: R. Aspinall There are several ways to maintain the levels of calcium, alkalinity and magnesium within our systems. The ‘Big 3’ as they are often known, are the parameters that we need to monitor most closely andRead More