Ecotech Radion LED trademarked by the makers of the Vortech

The Ecotech Radion LED is a newly registered trademark from Ecotech Marine, makers of the Vortech propeller water pump. For years Ecotech Marine just made water pumps and a battery for it, but this year we saw a completely new…

Oregon Mummy Eye Chalice Forgot What Color It’s Supposed to Be

The Mummy Eye Chalice coral is one of the oldest and most beloved of the classic strains of Echinophyllia but this coral has a unique trick up its tentacles. When it was first introduced to the reefing world by Isaac Seidel…

SKY LED Announced by Neptune Systems

The SKY LED is the reef aquarium light from Neptune Systems that has been on the horizon since the trademark was officially filed (and subsequently suspended). We’ve been piecing together different features of the Neptune Systems SKY LED since its…

Editor’s Choice: Top 10 New Products of 2020

There’s no doubt that this has been an unusual year for the aquarium hobby as well as the rest of the world. With so many of us stuck in our homes we’ve been able to give our tanks more attention…

Seadreams Teases The Maldive Project A Custome All In One Aquarium

Last week we showed you the Seadreams biological filter reactor, and alongside aquarium equipment, this artisanal Spanish manufacturer also creates complete reef systems. If you’re looking for a unique customizable aquarium, Seadreams might just well be the setup for you.…

Ecotech Vortech and Vectra Pumps Start Shipping With Mobius Software

Mobius is a new software control platform that Ecotech Marine has been working on literally for years. The development of Mobius has been in beta testing for a very long time, only recently releasing to the wider public with the launch…

Aqua Illumination Launches Orbit Crossflow and Axis Centrifugal Pumps

Aqua Illumination has launched two surprise new DC pump ranges called the Orbit, and the Axis, only with some very familiar form factors. The Orbit is an unashamedly rebadged Maxspect Jump gyre flow pump – Bulk Reef Supply tells us…

Flashback Friday: When Jake looked back at 10 years of EcoTech Marine

This week’s Friday Flashback is a double flashback, as this now 10-year-old post written by Reef Builders Managing Editor Jake Adams itself, looked back to what was then a 10-year-old EcoTech Marine. Who remembers the early (slightly noisy!) MP40s, the…

How to Move a Reef Tank and Cabinet

We reefkeepers are a fickle bunch. We achieve a thriving healthy tank full of corals and then we break the tank down so we can go bigger as we never seem to have enough. I say this from experience as…

The Role of Nutrients in a Reef Tank

One aspect of this hobby that may help some to stay interested in it is that there is almost constant debate as to what is the best way to do anything in a reef tank. Whether it is halides versus…