Maxspect has been awarded its US Patent for Gyre Flow Technology that gives them a stronger leg up on fighting companies like Jebao and Jecod that are blatantly ripping off the technology, who now will face patent infringement if they…
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Vectra S1 DC Pump Coming Soon From Ecotech Marine
The Vectra S1 is the third and smallest model in Ecotech Marine’s lineup of controllable DC water pumps. Due to the M1 and L1 naming convention of the medium and large Vectra pumps, we knew that the small Vectra S1 would…
Purple Monster Jawbreaker Looks Killer On Its New Pedestal
A couple weeks ago a sensational polyp of mushroom anemone came to light and it caused quite a stir. Supposed value aside, the first crop of images were incredibly tantalizing, and almost too close to get a good feel for the…
Caribbean Coral Diaries: Porites colonensis
Porites colonensis Porites is one of the most abundant coral in the Caribbean with six described species. Porites colonensis, however, is one of the more elusive of the bunch and you will need a keen eye to identify this unusual species.…
Bad Things We Add to Our Tanks
As St. Bernard wrote “The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions”. With the meaning of this is that we often do things with the best of intentions, but invariably they often lead to suffering. Unfortunately, this is…
All Clear Tubing Is The Most Baller Way To Plumb A Tank
There’s something about a well engineered and neatly plumbed high tech aquarium which is hypnotizing to look at. We’ve seen great setups using regular PVC, heavy duty schedule 40 PVC, and even some setups using colored tubes, but if you…
An Oldie But A Goodie: Summer Doldrums At The Local Fish Store
It’s that time of year when dust is settling at the LFS, so take in a few thoughts for what the professional fish-slingers and coral fraggers can do to be ready for the onset of the Fall reefing season. Would…
Not All Fish Are Cultured Equally
By: Michael Judson Ever since “captive bred” labels started popping up all over clownfish tanks, captive breeding has remained one of the flagship methods of reducing the ethical controversies plaguing the aquarium industry. Lessening what we take from the wild while…
Focustronic Wants To Change The Way We Think About Lighting
Over the years the aquarium hobby has seen a number of drastic changes in ideology. Wet/dry filters transformed how we think about biological filtration, protein skimmers changed how we think about bioballs as nitrate factories, while gyre flow and propeller pumps…
Hawaii Anti-Aquarium Bill Gets Vetoed, But The Fight Isn’t Over!
Today a small subset of the saltwater aquarium hobby is rejoicing at the announcement that Hawaii Governor David Ige vetoed the baseless and discriminatory bill which would have phased out ornamental fish collection from Hawaii. Meanwhile the rest of us…
