vortech-pump-controllers-1 A trip down memory lane of Ecotech Marine VorTech pump controllers As Ecotech Marine celebrates ten years of business in the reef aquarium scene, I am reminded of how I came to know the once scrappy three young founders Tim, Pat, Justin and first employee Mark. The company cut its teeth on reef tank product engineering with a magnetically stirred kalk stirrer with a built in
Aquarama Will we see you there?
DSC_5775 Sicce’s booth at Zoomark 2013 was loaded with lots of goodies for the future
Cobalt NeoFlow gets groped and handled at ReefStock

Todd Gardner is breeding success with AlgaGen Copepods & 20,000 Gallons

Earler today, Todd Gardner (the man to first breed Liopropoma basslets) announced a new breeding success at the Long Island Aquarium where two damselfish species were specifically mentioned.  Neoglyphidodon melas, the Bowtie Damsel, was reared from larvae collected in the 20,000 gallon reef. A quick check of the MBI Database revealed a prior succes with Read More

Todd Gardner’s Larval Candy Bass – Will Persistence Pay Off?

Around 10.5 months ago, Todd Gardner could see the captive-bred Liopropoma event horizon, only to fall short of metamorphosis at day 46 or so.  Difficulties soon followed, and for most of the summer there wasn’t much to say.  Well, Todd Gardner isn’t giving up, so neither should you.  The video above was shot on September Read More

Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center is the new name of Atlantis Marine World

The iconic Atlantis Marine World of Long Island, NY is reinventing itself with the launch of a new hotel as the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center. After ten years of operating as the Atlantis we all know and love with their 20,000-gallon world-renowned reef aquarium, 3,000-gallon clownfish and anemone tank and many, many more Read More