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I have been wanting to upgrade my protein skimmer on my 400 gallon reef system for a little while now.  For years I have been using ASM protein skimmers with great success but thought it was time to try one of the newer types of protein skimmers on the market.  After doing a bunch of research the Skimz line of protein skimmers caught my eye with it's nice robust look and very efficient needle wheel water pumps.  They also have a compact footprint which is very nice for in sump protein skimmers.  I decided to order the SM201 model from...

In the last year I have gotten very interested in breeding and raising saltwater fish.  I was searching for a good website that was dedicated to marine fish breeding.  I got some website recommendations from other experienced saltwater fish breeders and instantly became hooked to the Marine Breeding Initiative website and forum.  The entire website is broken down into two sections.  The first are is a report area where you can earn points and document milestones such as spawning, hatching and settlement of the saltwater fish larvae.  You can search through 100's of reports on how certain species were raised...

I got to check out a new reef aquarium store called Reefwise in Lisle,IL yesterday.  The shop is owned by Brian and looks to be off to a great start especially for only being open 3 days.  Right now he has two very large aquarium troughs with plenty of live rock, small and large coral colonies and frags.  There was a nice variety of LPS, SPS and soft corals.  The prices were very reasonable for the size of the coral pieces.  Eventually he plans to have a full fish system and more troughs for coral.  He also plans on stocking...

Choosing an aquarium heater can be difficult because there are so many options.  Over the years I have tried many brands but I had always been a fan of Ebo-Jager heaters.  Recently I finally bought new ones as my existing Ebo-Jager aquarium heaters that are 10 plus years old have started to have issues.  First off Ebo-Jager aquarium heaters are now Eheim Jager heaters.  I believe Eheim ended up buying the Ebo-Jager brand.  I had purchased a 50 and 250 watt versions. They also make a 25, 75,100,125,150,200, and 300 watt versions. On to the review.