by Afishionado | Sep 28, 2017 | Equipment, MACNA
Have you ever been to a big reefing event and notice that there is a pattern? A trend? This year at MACNA in New Orleans, I noticed a pattern. Care to guess what it is? If you guessed automated test kits, you guessed correctly.… by AquaNerd | Sep 27, 2017 | Equipment, Science, Technology
The Red Dragon Eco 5 is a brand new pump model from Royal Exclusiv that is about to hit the US market in October of this year.  Early birds will receive a discounted pre-order price that is now being accepted by authorized US dealers (keep reading to learn more). Red Dragon Eco 5 Overview – The Eco 5 has a maximum flow rate of 1057 GPH (4000 LPH) while only consuming 25 watts of power.  At slower speeds the pump will consume even less wattage and Royal Exclusiv has provided flow curves using 25 watts, 15 watts and 10 watts of power as seen by clicking the graphs below.  Like all of the saltwater Red Dragon pumps, the Eco 5 features titanium screws that will not easily corrode in saltwater.  The pump can be used by Marcin Smok | Sep 20, 2017 | Equipment, MACNA, Technology
Just in time for MACNA 2017 in New Orleans, Ecotech Marine presented their newest addition to the Ecosmart Live connected devices, the Vectra S1 return pump. S1 finally fills the gap left by its larger counterparts, the M1 and L1 pumps- with a footprint of only 3.5in... by Afishionado | Sep 17, 2017 | Equipment, MACNA, Video
How do you improve a skimmer? Especially when it’s considered to be one of the best in the industry? Add Accessories? Make things prettier? For this video, we met up with Carlos of Coralvue to talk about their newest skimmer from Reef Octopus.… by Marcin Smok | Sep 17, 2017 | Equipment, Industry, MACNA, Technology
I always enjoy talking to Terence, both for the fact that there’s always something to talk about (Neptune Systems delivers a jaw-dropper at almost every MACNA show) and for the simple reason that he is a really cool guy to talk to and a true reefer at... by Afishionado | Sep 16, 2017 | Equipment, MACNA, Video
Current USA has been teasing us for months, promising us a new bluetooth module and a new app for our smart devices. At MACNA, I got a glimpse of what’s to come, and I was pleasantly surprised to see how far and how intuitive they have gotten with this...
