2012 was a good year for the aquarium industry, and companies kept the team of writers at Reef Builders more than busy by releasing post worthy new products. LED lighting is inching towards being the mainstream lighting technology, we saw the introduction of some interesting new carbon sources, skimmers are becoming pipeless, and DC pumps are gaining in popularity. But just what can we expect for the year 2013?
LED照明。LED显然会看到进一步的改进，包括更好的效率，可负担性和颜色操纵，但是无论我们是否会继续简化当前的设计，还是看到一些全新的固定装置，出现了一些全新的固定装置，这将很有趣。我们将不得不等待看看LED制造商的袖子，但是谁知道这可能是一个完全开创性的芯片，使制造商能够提出令人兴奋的新设计，或者也许很难让人联想起。我们可能不会指望OLEDS今年进入进入，但梦想永远不会受到伤害。然而，我们所知道的是，水族馆LED的未来就像以往一样令人兴奋。
新形式的Biopellet。2012年发布了几种与碳剂量相关的产品XL Biopellets，，，，氮气颗粒（无论如何向美国推销）和礁石生物圈颗粒（仅举几例），但特别是引起我们的注意，Warner Marine Biopellets sheets。The product appears to be still in it’s infancy, but if it turns out that it actually works we might just an explosion in popularity. If the sheets proves a success you’ll probably will be able to buy it from several different manufacturers. In case that happens you’ll be hearing all about it here on Reef Builders.
增加智能手机集成。智能手机是电动汽车erywhere now a days, and aquarium manufacturers are starting to realize the potential for those tiny computers in your pocket. The majority of aquarium controllers now offer android and iOS apps, and even lights are making the shift. Smartphone integration has been happening from the moment they were released, but 2012 has really seems to be a tipping point for aquarium related smartphone integration, a boom which we will likely see continued through 2013. It is unlikely every light and aquarium monitoring product will have smartphone integration by the end of this year, but it is pretty safe to say that a greater number of products will, which is very exciting in the least.
Increased regulation and collection restrictions.即将来临的立法者终止的厄运缩短了鱼类，珊瑚和反转的“不可持续和残酷”的出口，这导致了多年来的辩论和戏剧性，但直到现在却没有太多的表现。2012年底市场一个时期NOAA确认66岁是濒危或受到威胁(of theprevious 82 species)，包括一些流行的水族馆。它还销售了世界上最大的海洋保护区的创建，该保护区位于大堡礁上可能意味着澳大利亚许多收藏的终结。现在，这两个都不是直接打算踢水族馆爱好的，但是这样的法规将开始变得更加普遍，我们将不得不学会在未来进行适应。
直流泵。We covered them今天早上and we’ll likely cover them next week, and the week after:直流泵是一类撇渣器的未来。You’re likely already more than sick and tired hearing about these pumps, but 2012 just marked the beginning of a product movement we’ll likely see the rest of 2013. Considering all current new skimmers are using the same pump, it will be very interesting to see how all the skimmer compare as far as performance and price is concerned. It will also be quite interesting to see if we’ll see the introduction of a new DC pump from another manufacturer since it currently is basically a single design that is dominating the scene.
