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We're one of the only fishkeeping magazines to publish critical reviews of the latest fishkeeping gear. In this section you'll find some of the reviews we've previously published in the magazine.


Buyer's guide to complete aquarium kits

Matt Clarke went to some local aquatic centres to a look at some of the complete aquarium kits on offer - what do readers think of them and wh...
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Buyer's guide to complete aquarium kits

Lab Test: Freshwater pH test kits

Matt Clarke puts some of the pH test kits on the market through their paces and finds out how accurate they are in another exclusive in-depth ...
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Lab Test: Freshwater pH test kits

Buyer's guide to invertebrate foods

Matt Clarke looks at why it's important to feed corals, checks out some of the stuff on the market, and finds out from some of the top ree...
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Buyer's guide to invertebrate foods

Lab test: Phosphate test kits

With the help of an independent water testing laboratory, Matt Clarke puts some of the phosphate testing kits on the market under close scruti...
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Lab test: Phosphate test kits

Buyer's guide to aquarium heaters

Matt Clarke checks out some of the heaters on the market and finds out from hundreds of PFK readers which ones are best.
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Buyer's guide to aquarium heaters

Lab test: Nitrite test kits

Nitrite is one of the major causes of deaths and diseases in fish. Matt Clarke puts some of the nitrite kits available to the test, and explai...
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Lab test: Nitrite test kits

Buyer's guide to disease treatments

Matt Clarke looks at some of the disease treatments on the market for aquarium fishes.
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Buyer's guide to disease treatments

Buyer's guide to pond UVs

Matt Clarke, Craig Baldwin and Sparsholt College put some of the UVs on the market to test
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Buyer's guide to pond UVs

Buyer's guide to aquarium computers

Matt Clarke and Jason Scott look at some of the aquarium computers on the market for monitoring and automating your tank.
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Buyer's guide to aquarium computers

Buyer's guide to health foods

Matt Clarke looks at some of the immunostimulants, food supplements and enriched diets on the market designed to improve the health and appear...
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Buyer's guide to health foods


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