TopPicks Index
Top 7 HO/PC Fluorescent Aquarium Light Fixtures
Sleek, affordable, and an upgrade from NO (Normal Output) lighting, shop, compare prices and buy quality HO (High Output) or PC (Power Compact) fluorescent light fixtures. These Top Pick units are ideal for saltwater aquarists that want to step things up and move into the realm of reefkeeping with corals that do not require high intensity lighting, and enhance the growth of live rock with beneficial coraline and macroalgae. Some units come in freshwater versions designed for planted aquariums.
Top 10 Saltwater Aquarium Keeping Books
For beginners, to intermediate, to advanced level aquarists, read reviews from your About Guides and compare prices on books that cover every aspect of saltwater aquarium and reef keeping, such as planning, setting up, and maintaining a system, learning all about marine fishes and invertebrates identification, natural characteristics, captive care in aquariums, and much more.
Top 7 Under Aquarium Cabinet Wet/Dry Filter Picks
From a basic wet/dry only, to a wet/dry with sump, to a wet/dry with sump and built-in skimmer included, trickle filters are available in an array of styles and sizes to fit your particular fresh or saltwater aquarium's filtration needs. Designed to utilize biological, mechanical and chemical mediums, and a place to put a heater, skimmer or other additional aquarium equipment, installing an under cabinet oveflow unit such as these Top Picks can make keeping a tank clean and tidy much easier.
Top 7 Wavemaker & Oscillator Picks
Wavemakers and oscillators are water surge devices most popular with reefkeepers to produce the natural wave motion of the ocean in their aquariums. Simulating this movement promotes oxygenation, enhances the tank's environmental conditions through water circulation, and provides other benefits such as bringing food "to" corals and other sessile invertebrates. Research and compare prices on simple directional water powerhead to programmable electronic units that can be timed at set entravals.
Top 8 PC & MH Lighting Retrofit Kit Picks
Top Saltwater Aquarium Lighting Retrofit Kits used to upgrade Fluorescent Lighting fixtures to PC Power Compact or Metal Halide units.
Top 5 Skimmer Picks: In-Tank Models
Read product reviews and compare prices on Protein Skimmers your Guides to Saltwater Aquariums consider to some of the top picks on the market.
Top 9 Top Metal Halide Fixtures
Metal Halide lights have rapidly become the fixture of choice for many SW reefers. Their relatively small size for the amount of light provided has made these fixtures very popular. Many of these new fixtures are well designed, add a stylish look to any aquarium and even include Lunar Lights.
Top 9 1 to 50 Gallon Aquariums
Whether you are a beginner looking for your first salwater tank, or an experienced aquarist contemplating creating a quick and easy micro or mini reef tank or a refugium, one of these Guide Top Pick aquariums between 1 to 50 gallons in size might work for you. Includes Seaclear Eclipse, Hexagon, Bowfront aquariums.
Top 5 Powerhead Picks
Top Powerheads Picks for Saltwater Aquariums. Not all powerheads are created equal. Some are only suitable for limited use, while others can be used to run aquarium equipment, such as protein skimmers, or used as a water pump. Taking the time to compare maintenance requirements, cost, features, and GPH flow rates on this top pick powerheads from your Guides will help you make a wise choice.
Top 10 Gift Ideas for a Saltwater Aquarist
If you are searching for a gift for someone who has a saltwater aquarium or is planning to get one, that "someone" will always be looking for "something else" that he or she still needs to make his or her tank perfect. If you have been keeping your ears open, you will find something here that they may have mentioned, probably more than once. If not, any of these gifts are sure to be a hit.
Top 5 Automatic Aquarium Dosers
Regular kalkwasser dosing of your saltwater reef aquarium is important to the health of your corals and other invertebrates. Using automatic kalkwasser dosers is an easy and convenient way to make sure that your calcium levels remain at the proper level.
Top 7 Fluorescent Light Aquarium Bulbs
Shop, compare prices and buy quality high output fluorescent
Top 10 Sherman's Lagoon Comic Strip Books
Whether you have ever read Jim Toomey's daily Sherman's Lagoon comic strip or not, with funny book titles like "Ate That, What's Next?" and "Poodle: The Other White Meat", you will no doubt find this collection of Sherman the Shark and his Lagoonie Friends cartoon books quite hilarious and entertaining. Collect all 10 of these humorous anthologies for yourself, place them on a table for everyone to read for some laughs, as well as pass on the fun and laughter by giving them out as gifts!
Top 9 Submersible Aquarium Heater Picks
Top 9 Submersible Aquarium Heater Picks - Too often an aquarium heater is thought of as a simple and inexpensive device. The heater should be considered a critical piece of equipment, just like a filter that is essential to the livelihood of your tank inhabitants. One of the most efficient and popular types with saltwater aquarists are submersible, and the following heaters are ones considered by your Guides to be of top-quality with some of the best features a submersible heater should have.
Top 4 Aquarium Air Pump Picks
When it comes to choosing an air pump for use in saltwater aquariums, suitability, quality, as does price counts. Whether buying the simplest of air pumps for running a bubble wand and a few other shallow water devices, or a high performance unit designed for heavy-duty operations that produce excellent pressure and air volume for use in conjunction with other equipment, such as a protein skimmer, research and compare prices on air pumps your Guides consider to be some of the best to buy.
Top 3 NO (Normal Output) Fluorescent Aquarium Light Hoods
Lighting that is suitable for fish-only saltwater as well as freshwater fish aquariums, light hoods are available in a choice of finishes, a wide range of sizes, and come equipped with standard or NO (Normal Output) fluorescent bulb or tube configurations. Designed for standard gallon sized tanks, such as a 10, 20L, 20H, 40B, 55, 75 and many others, from this list of top pick basic fluorescent light hoods, it shouldn't be hard to find one to fit your aquarium.
Top 8 Mini/Nano Aquarium Kits
Ideal for anyone that would like to set up a mini or nano tank, these Top Pick compact plug 'n play aquarium kits combine technology and inginuity in one small package. From 2.5 up to 34 gallons in size, each unit includes complete built-in filtration and higher output lighting systems, and many more unique features, all of which make starting a new saltwater or reef aquarium a whole lot easier.
Top 9 Canister Filter Picks
Top Pick Canister Filter Product Reviews from your About Guides to Saltwater Aquariums - Read these product reviews and compare prices on what are considered to be some of the top pick versatile aquarium canister filters on the market to use for individual mechanical, chemical, and biological filtration, as well as complete 3-stage filtration.
Top 10 Favorite Fish & Animals in Love Teddy Bears
Top Favorite Love Fish and Animal Teddy Bears - Express your feelings of love on Valentine's Day or any special occasion with one of these cute and cuddly teddy bears wearing a fun kissing fish, octopus, penguin or other animal in love art printed T-shirt. If a teddy bear is not the right gift for you, just browse by the designs for tile keepsake boxes, mugs, cards, hats, pieces of intimate apparel, all styles of T-Shirts and other items for infants/toddlers, kids, teens, adults, and even dogs.
Top 7 Automatic Fish Feeders
From simple battery operated, to state-of-the-art electronic devices, automatic aquarium fish feeders come in an array of styles. While some are moisture controlled units designed to prevent flake, pellet and other dried foods from clumping, others not only have the capability of releasing a variety of different fares, but at specific times and intrevals. From small to large capacity feeders with single to multi-purpose functions, here are some units your Guides consider to be the best choices.
Top 10 Most Common Mistakes Made by Saltwater Aquarists
The problems that saltwater aquarium owners typically encounter usually stem from making the same common mistakes. By being aware of these mistakes, they can often be avoided. Of course there are other reasons why aquaria keeping difficulties may occur, but here is our list of what we consider to be the top most common ones made by aquarists, or what we like to call The Cardinal Sins of Saltwater Aquaria Keeping.
Top 5 Aquarium Air Pumps
When it comes to choosing an air pump for use in saltwater aquariums, suitability, quality, as does price counts. Whether buying the simplest of air pumps for running a bubble wand and a few other shallow water devices, or a high performance unit designed for heavy-duty operations that produce excellent pressure and air volume for use in conjunction with other equipment, such as a protein skimmer, research and compare prices on air pumps your Guides consider to be some of the best to buy.
Top 10 Calcium Supplements
Top Reef Tank Calcium Supplements
Top 8 Sea Life Artists' Fine Art Prints & Posters
For all those that love the sea and the life in it, here are some of our favorite marine artists. Although some of these artists' original works can be very expensive, which many people consider to be an investment, anyone can afford to liven up their home or office and surround themselves with beautiful tropical fish, dolphins, whales, turtles, seahorses and other animals that dwell above and below the sea by purchasing inexpensive replications of their works as fine art prints and posters.
Top 6 RO/DI Water Filter Picks
Aquarists have found that using an individual reverse osmosis, deionization, or a combination RO/DI water filter unit to purify fresh tap water before use in aquariums provides far superior water quality by removing nitrate, phosphate and other chemical elements found in tap water that can lead to algae blooms and other problems. Read product reviews and compare prices on RO/DI water filters that your Guides to Saltwater Aquariums consider to be some of the best on the market to buy.