Now that it’s been several months of Petco’s acquisition of Drs. Foster & Smith and their famous Live Aquaria division the Internet has and is still crying out in protest of the deal. Every major social network has been slammed…
Tropical Marine Centre bringing Ecoxotic Canon Pro lighting to UK and beyond
Tropical Marine Centre is partnering with Ecoxotic to bring the high power Canon Pro range of LED pendant lights to the commercial market in Europe, the Middle East and Russia. The Canon Pro LED lighting is extremely popular with large…
Bulk Reef Supply suffers cyber attack, customer data stolen
Bulk Reef Supply, a popular provider of aquarium equipment and supplies announced yesterday they have been hacked. Those customers who were affected by the breach will receive written notice from the company along with free instructions to receive credit monitoring…
Hawaii removes ban on aquarium collection in proposed bill
Hawaii has been at the center of legislation that would ban aquarium collection. Last week, the House Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources and Hawaiian Affairs approved a revised House Bill 873 which initially called for a ban on the industry…
Ocean Swipe 360 — A Robot that can clean all four sides of an aquarium
Keeping reef tanks is a big job that takes a large investment in time. One of the bigger tasks is cleaning the aquarium glass especially removing it from any built up algae. A new product called Ocean Swipe 360 seeks…
QuietDrive is new pump technology from Ecotech Marine
It is highly likely that Ecotech Marine will launch new generation Vortech pumps in the coming months using new pump technology that has yet to be revealed. According to information we have dug up and other signs pointing to a…
The Saltwater Aquatics Industry is in major jeopardy
Last week, we reported on the process to start legislation to ban 20 species of corals in the U.S. Territories. The process does take time to work its way through the United States and as we again reported last week…
National Marine Fisheries Service requests Comments from public to ascertain a potential 4(d) ruling on threatened corals
Uh oh. It looks like someone is doing their job at the National Marine Fisheries Service. Do you remember the 20 species of corals that were listed as threatened in 2014? The agency stated today: “We are now considering whether…
Aquatics retailers: Amazon is now the #1 Competition
Amazon might be hurting fish stores more than other online stores, that’s according to interviews conducted by Reef Builders and talking to major retailers across the country. The data suggests that consumers are comparison-shopping online and in stores for popular…
Is Ecotech Marine planning on a new pump?
EcoTech marine, the purveyor of premium high quality pumps and lighting equipment for both freshwater and saltwater tanks recently dropped the price of one of their most popular pumps by one hundred dollars. Suffice to say the price drop has…