Making the proper preparation for your vacation lessens the probability of tank failure and greatly increases the likelihood of safely returning to an aquarium that looks like you never left. Here are some gear and tips to help prepare your tank while away.

Water flow is critical for your reef’s health. A return pump moves water through the filter sump and back into the aquarium, creating constant water movement, but how do you size one for your tank?

The Florida Frag Swap comes to Weston, FL this weekend! The show will take place at the Bonaventure Resort & Spa in Weston, Florida! With a ton of coral vendors and industry manufacturers set to attend, this show is shaping up to be the best one yet!

The Trident from Neptune Systems is an automated testing system that regularly tests alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium in your saltwater aquarium — and then communicates this information to your Apex so you can get alerts, and change your dosing.

Maintaining proper water chemistry is arguably one of the more difficult aspects of keeping a healthy captive reef tank. Thankfully we have amazing tools to help us out! In this video, we show YOU how to dial in your ESV Two Part dosing using the Hanna Instrument’s Checkers.

We all have probably yelled at our aquarium at some point or another, but thanks to modern technology, now they can listen! Neptune Systems recently released an official Amazon Alexa Skill to access your Apex controller from any Apex enabled device.

Julian Sprung is one of our favorite writers about all things aquaria. He co-founded a company you probably know called Two Little Fishies in 1991 to publish books about the hobby and create practical products many of us at Marine Depot use every day on our tanks.

By upgrading to the latest Apex Base Unit, you can take advantage of all of the new and exciting modules, upgrades and equipment that Neptune Systems is developing, like Trident!

Reef2Reef is one of the most popular online communities for marine and reef hobbyists. We caught up with R2R’s owner (you may know him better as revhtree) to talk about what it takes to stay on top.

When we heard Neptune Systems was introducing two new water pumps our expectations were high. We hoped they would be something special—and indeed they are! Here’s what you need to know…