Water on the coral reefs is ever on the move. Constantly shifting currents, changing tides, and rolling or crashing waves make for quite a dynamic environment that saltwater aquarium hobbyists must attempt to recreate in their systems for the health…
Jake’s heading to Boston! Check him out at Boston Reefers Saturday
Jake’s packing his bags and hitting the road again this weekend and heading to Boston to chat with the Boston Reefers Society meeting on Saturday. He’ll be presenting one of my favorite presentations talking about water movement, flow and gyres.…
Coralife sneaks out new wavemaker pumps with DC controller
Coralife recently released new wavemaker pump with a DC controller that allow you to create some customized flows in your aquarium. The Coralife DC wavemaker pumps are available in two sizes, the DC 2600 and DC 5600 which push 2,600…
Propeller pump study reveals big differences between flow ratings and actual output
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…
New comprehensive flow study produces surprising data about propeller pump flow rates
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…
Macro video of SPS polyps shows what it means to have good water flow
[youtube width=”670″ height=”410″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhHmRvhrOl0[/youtube] This video of Small Polyp Stony Corals from a macro point of view is an excellent example of what good water flow and polyp extension looks like. If you have an SPS coral tank and your corals…
Water flow is one of the biggest factors promoting coastal ocean diversity
According to new research by ecologists at Brown University, water flow is one of the most important factors that affects how much biodiversity occurs in coastal ocean marine habitats. From tropical Palau to the frigid waters of Alaska and Maine,…
Snapper 18 from Reeflo is a powerful and efficient water pump
ReeFlo is at it again, recently adding the Snapper 18 to its line of quality American-made assembled water pumps. For hobbyists looking to combine the pressure capacity of a magnetic drive pump with the quiet, efficient flow of a ReeFlo…
Water Flow in Aquariums: Jake Adams at MACNA
Reef Builders own Jake Adams gives a presentation on water flow in aquariums. He states that the key to good water flow is moving water in one direction such as a circle. After that he continues and says if you…
