Here we’ll dissect the myth from the science and show how beta-glucan can help you maintain a healthy reef aquarium.īeta-glucan is a carbohydrate molecule consisting of long chains of glucose molecules, much like cellulose. Long touted as an immunostimulant in animals from shrimps to humans, it is used for everything from wound treatment to cancer to diabetes care. One substance used in food fisheries to help boost immunity is beta-glucan– a complex carbohydrate of natural origin. Stress is the enemy of healthy fishes as it decreases immune function, allowing infections and parasites an easy ride. We’ve been beta testing Mobius with dozens of devices at the Reef Builders Studio for a little while now and we are very excited to see what this new playground for Ecotech’s pumps, lights and future products will look like.Inevitably as reefkeepers we do things that stress our fish and invertebrates: bringing new animals in, moving them from tank to tank, adding new inhabitants, or the like. The development of Mobius is a really huge deal – it might be difficult to imagine and picture the implications of this new type of platform but it will allow Ecotech to develop and release even more highly requested aquarium devices and accessories in the future.
The cloud based Ecosmart Live and locally networked Mobius will live side by side for the foreseeable future so users will not be forced to use the new platform if they prefer ESL or if it simply works better for them.
A large number of products and models that aren’t already equipped will be upgradeable to the new chips that support Bluetooth LE and Mobius. However we can say that Mobius is compatible with all ‘newer’ Ecotech gear bought within the last year or so. See also Tunze Cloud Hub & Wireless Controllers Revealed in Teaser Video We can already imagine the litany of questions that current users of Ecotech Marine are posing themselves and there’s still a lot we don’t know. So rather than having a central point of control, now instead with Mobius you’ll simply be accessing the programming that already exists in the smart device network. This new approach to controlling smart reef aquarium tech like lights and pump means that there’s no frustrating setup, programming, wires and all you need is a modern smartphone to control smart devices, including those from Ecotech Marine. Mobius uses Bluetooth LE for effortless connection and is objectively better as a platform because it doesn’t require any external control box, no bridges, or internet connection and instead it enables smart devices to function intelligently. This newest version of Bluetooth is important because it allows devices to connect to each other without pairing and with no credentials required to enable a connection. Modern mobile devies have the newest generation of wireless chips that include many different radios including wifi, NFC, 4G, LTE and most important for aquarium control, Bluetooth LE. Ecotech has been using very capable microchips in its smart Vortech pumps, Vectra pumps and Radion lights for years now and Mobius will finally unleash their true potential without the need for an additional controller unit. Mobius is a brand new control platform that Ecotech Marine has been hard at work building for several years, and now it’s in the final phases of testing.