by Marcin Smok | Aug 23, 2017 | Equipment, Industry, Opinion, Technology
A brief history: The pump I used to circulate water through my aquariums for about half of my time in the reefing hobby was a German-made centrifugal pump. That pump had an alternating current (AC) motor, an advertised turnover of around 900 gph (3400 lph) and used 85... by Admin | Aug 14, 2017 | Corals, Opinion, Science
I think we all know that the oceans are warming, we might argue about the cause, though I think I’ll side with the vast majority of scientists who show that the rapid warming of recent years is due to greenhouse gas emissions from human activity, despite what some... by Marcin Smok | Aug 10, 2017 | Equipment, Industry, Opinion, Photography, Technology
One thing is for certain – Neptune Systems is on fire this year. First, the Flow Monitoring Kit with its excellent FMM module, then rumors of COR return pumps being in their final testing stage and now, an entirely new product- an automatic top off... by Afishionado | Aug 2, 2017 | Equipment, Opinion, Supplements
On the 5th day, the Aquarist discovered GFO, and found that it was Good. On the 6th day, however, the Aquarist discovered Aquamaxx Phosphate Out Pro…..and found that it was BETTER. Like many reef enthusiasts, I run GFO in my aquarium to help with phosphate... by Admin | Jul 28, 2017 | Conservation, Opinion, Science
A number of countries have now banned, or indicate that they will ban, plastic microbeads, the pesky little pieces of plastic that are used as exfoliants and scrubs in cosmetics.… by Afishionado | Jul 19, 2017 | Industry, Opinion, Technology
Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of hanging out with many respected individuals in the reef aquarium hobby, as well as one of our industry’s pioneer-legends, who has paved the way for everything we do now: Julian Sprung of Two Little Fishies. Â …
