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09/02/2021

Happy Chinese New Year everyone. We will be going on holidays starting Feb 10, 2021 and returning on Feb 17, 2021. During the holidays, reply may be slow, but we will do our best to assist you with your eKoral questions.

Thank you!

09/12/2020

eKoral Maintenance Announcement

In order to provide the best quality to our customers, eKoral server will be unavailable to perform a upgrade maintenance on Dec 10, 2020 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM .Taipei local time, GMT+8). We sincerely appreciate your understanding and thank for your cooperation.

eKoral系統停機維護公告

eKoral系統為提升優質服務，本系統將於台北時間(GMT+8)2020年12月10日 AM09:00～PM12:00 進行停機維護，屆時暫停服務, 不便之處, 敬請見諒!

22/05/2020

Researchers from the University of Southampton have released research that has revealed that some corals produce bright colourful displays to retain and encourage the return of symbiotic algae during periods of ocean warming.

Professor Jorg Wiedenmann explained: "Our research shows colourful bleaching involves a self-regulating mechanism, a so-called optical feedback loop, which involves both partners of the symbiosis [the coral and the algae]. In healthy corals, much of the sunlight is taken up by the photosynthetic pigments of the algal symbionts. When corals lose their symbionts [the algae], the excess light travels back and forth inside the animal tissue, reflected by the white coral skeleton.

"However, if the coral cells can still carry out at least some of their normal functions, despite the environmental stress that caused bleaching, the increased internal light levels will boost the production of colourful, photoprotective pigments. The resulting sunscreen layer will subsequently promote the return of the [algae]."

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/corals-creating-own-sunscreen-for-protection-against-rising-sea-temperatures-scientists-say-11992129

A study finds corals are emitting colours in an attempt to draw back algae lost during higher temperatures.

06/05/2020

Researchers from Cambridge University and University of California San Diego have 3D printed coral-inspired structures—built out of material designed to imitate the optical properties of living corals—that are capable of successfully forming symbiotic relationships with coral-dependent algae. Their results, reported in the journal Nature Communications, open the door to new bio-inspired materials and their applications for coral conservation.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/10/3d-printed-bionic-corals-mimic-a-reefs-powers-of-photosynthesis/

The mass die-off of coral reefs is a catastrophe of global proportions, but the sheer scale of their success as organisms has lessons for science. Case in point: these 3D-printed "bionic corals."

16/04/2020

Get. Your. Dose.

Shipping out of LA AVAILABLE NOW! 4 channel Wi-Fi dosing pump. You really have to get your hands on this app for the absolute ease and simplicity of it. A software company helping the aquarium hobby - amazing !! Acylic stands made by

26/03/2020

Check out what Anthony from Dalua has to say about the eKoral Lite and the eK Doser!

New video dropping in the next 24 hours! Be sure to check it out for a quick run down on their fantastic range of products such as the 4 channel Wi-Fi doser and the LITE controller/monitor!

17/03/2020

eKoral cultivating a healthy collection of SPS 🐟🐡

09/03/2020

In this new eK calibration video, we are covering the installation and calibration of all available eKoral sensors. We welcome comments, questions, and suggestions!

For your convenience, here are some relevant timestamps for when important points are covered. They are available in clickable format in the pinned comment on YouTube.

00:08 - Introduction
00:53 - Materials required
02:26 - Navigating to the eK Lite’s calibration page
02:46 - Navigating to the eK Core’s calibration page
03:30 - eK Level Sensor installation
04:18 - eK Level Sensor calibration
04:50 - Introducing the eK Probes
05:17 - pH Probe calibration
07:41 - ORP Probe calibration
08:43 - Salinity Probe calibration
10:50 - Important notes

eKoral is the all-in-one solution for smart environmental control. With us, experience the convenience of smart aquaria. Visit us at our website: http://ekor...

05/03/2020

🐠🌊 It's convention season! Be sure to check out DALUA's booth ( #604) at ReefStock Denver this weekend to see our eK Lite and eK Doser in action! ✨🎏

02/03/2020

🌊The deep-sea isn’t the barren, bizarre environment we once thought it to be. It can be brimming with life, often in unexpected shapes.

https://www.zmescience.com/science/oceanography/australias-deep-sea-canyons-feature-coral-gardens/

It's beautiful and eerie.

27/02/2020

eKoral App Update: 2020.2.1.

- Added "Fail-Safe" mechanism for Rules on the eK Core and eK Lite

- Fixed timezone display for the Doser history chart

- Fixed minor bugs

eK Lite/eK Core Firmware Update: 2020.2.1.

07/02/2020

Local coral planting programs around the world have started accepting the help of travellers to sustainably reintroduce coral fragments to coral reefs subjected to the pressures of climate change, storms, and bleaching.

One such group is the Coral Gardeners (https://www.coralgardeners.org/), which operates out of Moorea, French Polynesia. The group tends to coral nurseries and runs a coral adoption program accessible to travelers. Such programs represent the changing dynamics between conservation and ecotourism in the changing landscape of modern environmentalism.

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/03/how-travelers-can-help-revive-ailing-coral-reefs/

06/02/2020

eKoral App Update 2020.1.2. 🎏✨

- Added manual update feature to the eK Doser
- Added eK Lite Dashboard shortcuts
- Enhanced eK Doser pairing process
- Fixed minor bugs

05/02/2020

Scientists have discovered dozens of new coral species on a recent voyage along the length of the Great Barrier Reef that will provide valuable insights to aid conservation and management of Australia’s unique World Heritage site.

The team of researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), James Cook University (JCU) and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) completed the 21-day expedition ranging from the Capricorn Bunkers off Gladstone to Thursday Island in the Torres Strait last month.

“On almost every dive we were finding new species of corals that have never before been accurately described and classified,” says Dr. Francesca Benzoni, Associate Professor of Marine Science at KAUST. “The new species we found means that the biodiversity of some groups is up to three times higher than we had thought."

Source: https://www.miragenews.com/dozens-of-new-corals-discovered-on-australia-s-great-barrier-reef/

Dr. Francesca Benzoni, Associate Professor of Marine Science at KAUST dives in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland Australia, to collect coral...

22/01/2020

Happy Chinese New Year from everyone here at eKoral 🐲🧧

We will be returning to the office on Wednesday 29th of January, until then our replies may be slow.
Please still contact us if you have any questions and we will respond to you as soon as we can! 🐠

16/01/2020

Close-ups of the Acropora spp. inside the eKoral controlled tank! 😱

02/01/2020

✨🎊Happy New Year from the eKoral team! 🎏✨

At the dawning of the new year, we would like to say thank you--we have had an amazing year with you all, and look forward to having an even better 2020!

We are excited to continually work on improving our products while expanding our offerings, creating a robust, multifaceted system of aquarium accessories. Be sure to keep an eye out for the projects we have in store 🐠✨

16/12/2019

Big news for reef hobbyists!

Great Barrier Reef Legacy, a non-profit group from Queensland, Australia, is moving forward with a new initiative to create the first bio-bank of living corals, a so-called “coral ark.” In this program, endangered coral species are to be stored and bred in tanks using lighting and water chemistry control techniques developed by the aquarium industry--and home tanks can end up fostering rare and endangered corals. The bio-bank hopes hobbyists will team up with scientists to help.

Dean Miller, the organization’s managing director, describes the ark as an “insurance policy” against the persistent loss and degradation of diversity in coral reefs worldwide. If implemented successfully, it will be “one of the largest collaborative citizen science and research projects the world has ever seen.”

Coral specimens in the right conditions can be preserved for decades and even centuries, similar to how seeds are preserved in the Global Seed Vault in Norway. Conserved coral will store genetic diversity, which will help damaged natural reefs regrow when conditions in the wild return to habitable levels.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/environment/sustainability/coral-ark-bids-to-save-biodiversity-as-global-threats-to-reefs-mount-20191213-p53jw8.html

As reefs face dire conditions globally, a 'coral ark' project to safeguard biodiversity could even include your home fish tank.

13/12/2019

The eK Doser is now available in the US and Canada via our partners at DALUA! 🐠

12/12/2019

Philippe Laissue of University of Essex, U.K., a Whitman investigator at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), has won first place in the Nikon Small World in Motion Competition, one of the world's largest and most prestigious scientific video competitions.

Laissue's beautiful, winning video shows one of the tiny organisms that build a coral reef - called a polyp — emerging in low light. Also visible are the photosynthetic algae that live inside the coral, in a mutually beneficial relationship.

Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/mbl-cgv120919.php

Philippe Laissue of University of Essex, U.K., a Whitman investigator at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), has won first place in the Nikon Small World in Motion Competition, one of the world's largest and most prestigious scientific video competitions. Laissue's beautiful, winning video shows...

03/12/2019

Following part 1 of our new series on the eK Lite. Part 2 provides 7 easy to follow steps to assist with the Set Up of your device.
Part 3 coming soon!🐟🌊

02/12/2019

Last Friday, a team of British and Australian scientists have announced that they have found a new way that they are boosting recovery in coral reefs: broadcasting the sounds of a healthy reef near patches of dead and dying coral. Using underwater loudspeakers in northern areas of the Great Barrier Reef, researchers found that areas playing healthy reef sounds attract and retain twice as many fish when compared to areas with no acoustic enrichment.

Degraded reefs have better chances of recovery if they have large, diverse populations of fish, which play a variety of roles in keeping the coral healthy. If it can be implemented on a larger scale, this method represents a significant step toward “kick-starting natural recovery processes, counteracting the damage we're seeing on many coral reefs around the world."

Pictured: Bleached finger coral (Stylophora pistillata).

Source: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-were-able-to-entice-fish-to-dead-coral-reefs-by-playing-healthy-reef-sounds

The desperate search for ways to help the world's coral reefs rebound from the devastating effects of climate change has given rise to some radical solutions.

28/11/2019

Due to the recent launch of the brand new eK Lite, we are releasing the second series of infographics. This series will cover Introduction, Set Up, Schedules, WiFi and Rules.
Part 1 of the series is an Introduction to the eK Lite!
Stay tuned for the following parts of the series! 🐟🌊

27/11/2019

Amazing reef tank monitored and controlled by 3 eK Dosers and 1 eK Core 🐟😱 **er

20/11/2019

Come check out our booth at the China International Pet Show (CIPS), the largest pet show in the Asia-Pacific! This year it is being held at the Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center, and we will be there until the exhibition ends on November 23rd 🌊

19/11/2019

In this new eKoral Lite video, we will be covering setup, scheduling, and rules for our all-new aquarium controller. We welcome comments, questions, and suggestions!

For your convenience, here are some relevant timestamps for when important points are covered:

00:10 - Introduction/Contents
00:45 - Components of the eKoral Lite
01:26 - Initiating Set-up
02:49 - Connecting to the eK Power Lite
04:08 - Labelling outlets on the eK Power Lite
04:50 - Scheduling the eK Power Lite
07:03 - Scheduling lights/pumps
08:02 - Rules
09:31 - Connecting the eK Lite to the eK Doser
10:47 - Future videos

The eKoral Lite is an economical, user-centered, all-in-one solution for aquarium control, featuring monitoring, controlling, tracking and alerting capabilit...

19/11/2019

New eKoral app update 2019.11.2!

> Now compatible with Maxspect Pumps
> Enhanced eK Doser integration
> Now supports the Reolink IP camera
> Fixed minor bugs

18/11/2019

Scientists have confirmed that the Great Barrier Reef has started its annual spawning this Sunday, with this year’s shaping up to be the largest spawning since 2013.

Despite losing over 50% of corals in the northern reaches to mass bleaching in 2016 and 2017 due to rising sea temperatures and acidification, it has been noted that this spawning has released three times the volume of eggs and s***m when compared to last year, and is a positive indication for the future of the reef as a whole--incredible news for the threatened ecosystem.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-11-great-barrier-reef-annual-mass.html

A mass coral spawning has begun on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, with early indications the annual event could be among the biggest in recent years, local marine biologists said Sunday.

12/11/2019

eKoral in action--posted by our friends at DALUA! 🐬

Another DALUA eco system tank this time it's from
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Blaze X and Vitamini
monitor and doser

11/11/2019

🌊🦈 Thank you ReefBuilders for the feature!

The eKoral Lite is a compelling new entry level aquarium controller which is launching this weekend first in Australia, and in December for the U.S. While the eKoral Lite may be much more affordable…

11/11/2019

It's time! The eK Lite has LAUNCHED in Australia, the UK, China and Taiwan 🐳 Experience the convenience of smart aquaria at an affordable price with eKoral!

As a launch promotion, every eKoral Lite set sold will come with an eK Level Sensor and eK Mini-Pump for a complete Automatic Top-Off system.

If you are from Australia, it is available for order through our distributor, Dalua: https://dalua.com/collections/all/products/ekoral-lite-monitor

If you are from everywhere else, you can find the US and UK version on our online shop: https://shop.ekoral.io/products/ek-lite

The eK Lite will officially be launching in the US on Black Friday, so stay tuned!

05/11/2019

To finish our first series, here is the step by step guide for scheduling your Doser.

Stay tuned for our next series which will cover our brand new product, the eK Lite! 🐟🌊

30/10/2019

Carrying on with our series on our eK Doser.
We have 5 simple steps to assist you in changing your WiFI settings.
Stay Tuned for part 4!
Don't forget to check out part 1 and 2, covering Set Up and Calibration 🌊🐠

29/10/2019

Following part 1: set up, the next step is calibration.
Calibration consists of 5 simple steps for you to follow.
Stay tuned for part 3 and 4! 🌊🐠

29/10/2019

Hello, everyone!
This is the first part to our new series of eK Doser infographics. These are simple step by step guides to help you get the optimal use from your eK Doser.

The Doser Set Up contains 9 simple steps for you to follow, right from downloading the app to being ready for use.

The infographics and video series work together to bring you a detailed rundown on how to maximize the functionality of eKoral devices.

Stay tuned! 🌊🐠

28/10/2019

In this new eK Doser video series, we will cover setup, functionality, and common questions about our Doser that our users have asked us, as well as ways to troubleshoot potential issues you may run into. Please go to YouTube comments for timestamps for easy navigation. We welcome comments, questions, and suggestions!

For your convenience, here are the relevant timestamps for when important points are covered:

00:08 - Introduction
00:43 - Making an eKoral account
01:13 - Doser components
01:44 - Remote pairing
04:01 - Changing pairing type/changing WiFi networks
05:39 - Calibrating your doser
07:08 - Automatic dosing schedules
08:45 - Delay-time protection

**Please note that when connecting to your eK Doser's local hotspot after the initial setup, the default password is "HieKoral"**

eKoral's eK Doser is a standalone automatic dosing and monitoring system, which can be used individually or as a part of a larger eKoral setup. You can use y...

25/10/2019

We feel very motivated to learn that the eKoral Pro Controller is monitoring and controlling everything in this breathtaking tank at Coral Reef Atlantic 😎😎

23/10/2019

Hello, everyone!
Recently we have noticed that some people are having issues connecting their device to their home network.
We have put together some simple steps to workaround this problem by forcing the connection between your device and home network.
Please follow the steps in the pictures if you are experiencing this problem.
If you have any problems following the steps, please feel free to contact us via email and facebook messenger.

15/10/2019

Incredible coral recovery news: following a 16-year study on coral colonies in the Mediterranean sea, biologists Diego Kersting and Cristina Linares from the University of Barcelona have found that corals that have “died” from heat stress actually have the ability to regrow and make a near-complete recovery. These corals are applying an ancient defense mechanism to improve their chances of survival under stressful conditions, retreating their polyps within their calcium carbonate skeletons. Although it had previously been established through fossil evidence that ancient corals could do this, it was unclear whether modern corals had the same capabilities until now.

Source: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/10/eaax2950

05/10/2019

Hello, everyone! We've put together a chart to help you understand the differences between the eKoral Pro and the eKoral Lite.

In summary, the major differences are as follows:

> Although the eK Lite supports ORP and Salinity probes, they do not come with the device and the Salinity Probe requires a separate add-on module.
> The eK Lite supports nearly all the devices supported by the eK Core, but it does not support full-sized USB Type-A ports.
> The purchase of the eKoral Pro comes with an eK Level Sensor, while the eKoral Lite does not. (However, we are offering the eK Level Sensor and the eK Mini-pump with the eKoral Lite as a launch promotion, for a complete Automatic Top-off system.)
> The eK Power Lite has four outlets while the eK Power 6 has six, and does not support individual power logging or independent power relays
> The Lite supports UK-type plugs, making it more easily accessible to users in the UK and other areas with Type G plugs, like Hong Kong.
> The eKoral Lite is almost half the cost of the eKoral Pro, retailing at $399.95 USD