Vivid Creative Aquatics

09/25/2026

All the sweet stuff...

We're ready for Aquashella Aquarium Festival Chicago and we brought all your favorite VCA products:

- NOSOK filter sock replacement kits
- Patented Random Flow Generator(R)
- Never-Rust Tweezers
- and so much more...

Stop by and say hello: booth 85

09/22/2026

It's our first time...

Hard to believe, but it's our first time visiting the Chicago area in person. We'll be at the 2026 Aquashella Festival in Schaumburg, Illinois, this weekend September, 26 and 27th.

Can't wait to see you there - we'll be at booth 85

09/13/2026

It may have ran a little too long...

But it still took less than a minute to pull, clean and reinstall the NOSOK in the big reef tank.

We had this NOSOK setup with filter floss and screen but going forward,  we'll run it with just the 255-micron filter screen - until the next water change.

That saves us both time AND cost. Its hard to beat the convenience of the NOSOK.

09/03/2026

STOP WASHING YOUR SOCKS!

SaltwaterAquarium.com has the new NOSOK - the filter sock replacement kit, in stock and ready to ship.

08/29/2026

Ready, set, GO!

Are you ready for, Reefapalooza California ?

We are...

We haven't missed a California Reefapalooza since our first showing, in 2017. Come see us at booth 614A and see the new NOSOK in action.

08/26/2026

Live aquarium filtration?

Getting ready to travel to Reefapalooza California this weekend and look what I found inside this 2.75in NOSOK that we run in our 10-gallon Waterbox cube tank. It's an entire colony of filter feeding tube worms.

Apparently they have been hard at work keeping this tank, looking great. And the cool thing is, with the NOSOK, we get to keep them both in place, but also contain them to a single location inside the tank. It is literally like a live particulate filter...

We'll be at Reefapalooza California
This weekend at booth 614A. Stop by and get yourself a NOSOK, and STOP WASHING YOUR SOCKS!

08/09/2026

Sexy!

Finishing up this new sump today.

08/08/2026

More versatility  - less sock washing...

The NOSOK gives you options. In this video, we show you how to use Phosphate absorbing media to wrap the core of a 4in NOSOK.

You can use all kinds of different filtration media, such as activated carbon infused spong, poly filters, course black sponge, fleece sheets or filter floss. The customization is nearly limitless.

Available in 2.75, 4in and 7in sizes, the NOSOK is now available at ypur favorite online retailer and many local fish stores.

07/14/2026

The Full NOSOK Lineup is now available in U.K.

Check with your Local fish store and favorite online Retailers. If they don't yet stock the NOSOK - tell them you want to "STOP WASJING YOUR SOCKS!" and get in touch with BCUK Aquatics LTD :-D

07/02/2026

No wasted filter floss here...

The NOSOK is the most effective way to run filter floss in your aquariums - nothing goes to waste. Plus, with the NOSOK, inexpensive floss performs like a more traditional filter sock. 

Filter sock-like performance,  no filter socks to wash...