The Alternative Reef is at it again with another awesome rock structure to hide pumps from view, the Alternative Reef Powerstation. Unlike its previous more branch like version of the design, the Alternative Reef went with a reef shelf-like structure. Beside hiding the pump a  bit more, this also allowed for frag plugs to be Read More

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Dakkang is another talented reef aquarist from Korea, with aquascaping skills to boot. The previous rock arrangement of this 98 gallon reef was quite impressive, but the aquascape recently got a complete overhaul to optimize the water flow. The result is the spectacular reef shown. The main display measures approximately 29.5 by 35.5 by 21.5 Read More

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ReefLink is the name of Ecotech Marine‘s new wireless hub of product or products discovered in a recent trademark filing. The documentation sniffed out by Reefs describes ReefLink as “Electronic controllers for aquarium equipment”, also of the programmable kind, offering some clue that the new device could be at the very least a bridge to Read More

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It’s bee a while since we’ve covered a reef from our English speaking cousins, but this reef from Paul K is sure to make any Irish reefer proud. Featuring a large amount of show sized colonies and colorful coral coloration this is the kind of tank that get’s our heart beating ever faster. There is Read More

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Whether lit by the bluest of blue LEDs or just 10,000K metal halide bulbs, a truly remarkable reef aquarium look great no matter the lighting thrown at it and this stunning reef from Beijing confirms exactly that. With more-and-more reef aquariums being dominated by saturating the tank with blue lighting, this reef is a great Read More

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InterZoo 2012 in Nuremberg Germany was an amazing time, and a stimulus overload for any diehard aquarium and reef tank junky. The amazing displays found in the InterZoo booths of Rio, Ecotech Marine, GHL and Schuran are all given a little bit of love in this video highlight reel by Gilles van den Hoven. We spent Read More

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With Ecotech Marine filing a trademark for a new LED aquarium light under the mark “Radion” we wonder how the company that revolutionized the aquarium circulation pump, is going to put their mark on the LED market. We know the team behind Ecotech Marine is a sharp bunch of individuals with a heavy engineering background Read More

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Now that we have some real independent data on the flow output of propeller water pumps, it is possible to compare real world performance to the rated output of several propeller pumps. In the graph above produced by Sandford, Straka and Joshi, the advertised output flowrate is pictured in thick blue bars and the measured Read More

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A new article by Michael Sandford, William Straka and Sanjay Joshi has just produced some of the first real trustworthy independent measurements of the flowrates of propeller water pumps. The comprehensive flow study was published in Advanced Aquarist featuring the equivalent of 25 pages of information on how this large experiment was carried out. The Read More

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LSS Laboratory has developed a splash-resistant cover for the Ecotech Ecosmart Vortech controller During the Japan Earthquake earlier this year, many aquarium stores were destroyed and many reef tanks were shut down. One of the biggest drawbacks to having an aquarium in an earthquake zone is the sloshing of the water right of the tank. Read More

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