The Octo Pulse WP101 and Pulse WP401 are the first flow pumps from Reef Octopus. These pumps have a superficial resemblance to the infamous Vortechs but functionally they are very different. A very compact motor is incased in the magnetic…
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Five New Products Shaping The Future Of Reef Tanks Part 4: Smart Controllable Pumps
If there’s one thing that is inherently different about water pumps we’re using today compared to ten years ago, it’s the explosion of direct current and controllable water pumps. Propeller pumps from Tunze and Ecotech Marine have always been of…
Eheim LEDControl Shows How Out Of Touch This Company Has Become
If any other company had released a device like the LEDControl we would give them a pass, but we have much higher expectations of the venerable German company. Looking more or less like a PWM controller, the Eheim LEDControl appears…
Milestones & Pioneers of The Reef Aquarium Hobby
Between the inauguration last week and Martin Luther King Day, you could not turn on anything without hearing the phrase “Events that shaped history”. That got me to thinking about the events that shaped the reef aquarium hobby. While I…
Sunpole’s Magnus DC Pump Coming Soon From Taiwan
The Magnus DC Pump is a new line of efficient water movers coming soon from Taiwanese company Sunpole. While the aquarium hobby has never really heard of Sunpole before, apparently the parent company Solteam Electronics has been making a variety…
Vectra L1 pump from Ecotech marine
The Vectra return pump is a new product from Ecotech Marine that was just leaked in a single image. The spy shot appears to show a typical DC pump body, a Mean Well power supply, a QuietDrive driver, and the box for…
New Sanrise LED lights blends performance and versatility
The Sanrise Aqua LED is a new flagship light from the Chinese manufacturer whose fixture is stealthily hiding a cool suite of innovative features. LED fixtures have gotten so slim over the last few years that it’s easy to make…
AcroOptics set to reveal a totally new kind of LED fixture
AcroOptics is a spankin’ new LED light company based in nearby Boulder, Colorado which is undertaking a radically different approach to making the ultimate LED aquarium fixture. When we spotted one of their prototypes at Aqua Imports, an LFS in…
Macro Aqua Mind Reader pump makes some huge waves
The Macro Aqua Mind Reader pump is an interesting new device from the Chinese OEM which really grabbed our attention with a single pump making huge waves in a demo tank. Much like the Seio pumps of old, and the…
A Brief History of the Saltwater Aquarium Hobby
Our hobby of keeping saltwater fish for the sole purpose of pleasure is not very old. People have been keeping fish for thousands of years, but virtually all of those fish were used as food. Asian cultures have been culturing…
