It has been far too long between posting our last Friday Smorgasbord and since summer is nearly over and we are all back to the normal grind, it made sense to dust off the typewriter and craft a new smorgasbord…
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First four MACNA 2014 speaker videos now available to view online
The Marine Aquarium Conference of North America is such a seminal event in the marine aquarium community, it’s a gem to be able to gather once a year with friends and colleagues from all over the world. One of the…
Yelp! for groupers and moray eels
There are some peculiar symbiotic relationships on the reef and this newly uncovered one between a grouper and an eel may just take the cake (or the fish). Scientists and divers have seen groupers and eels working in tandem to…
Neptune formally announces WaV pump, 1Link module, and pricing
The WaV pump from Neptune Systems saw a subdued unveiling at MACNA in Denver a couple weeks ago that was all but overshadowed by the forthcoming DoS fluid metering system. Not one to let questions go unanswered about an exciting new product…
Royal Exclusiv is building a 3-meter-long Dreambox…and I want it!
Royal Exclusiv’s Dreambox sumps are incredible works of art that add just as much style to the sump and maintenance portion of your aquarium as we try to achieve ‘upstairs’ in the display. When we saw this incredible 3-meter version…
Longfin Clownfish video shows the true nature of this new strain
MACNA 2014 saw the first public unveiling of the Longfin Clownfish strain developed by Sustainable Aquatics. We’re not sure what we expected when we conjured up a future where domesticated clownfish became “enhanced” with long finnage, perhaps something like a…
Watch a mantis shrimp in super slow motion
Imagine if you were going to write up your very own superhero powers, you would sound like a mantis shrimp – super vision, super power and with super speed – but these critters are also lethal as this slow motion…
Captive bred Genicanthus personatus debuts at MACNA 2014
Today 30/08/2014 marks a historic date in the rare fish and captive breeding circle. Some of you may have heard rumors floating around for awhile now but today we put a stop to all the coffee shop gossip. Genicanthus personatus…
Triton Lab will offer a limited number of free ICP tests at MACNA
Ehsan Dashti, MACNA speaker and founder of the Triton Method has put together a very special video inviting MACNA attendees to bring tank water to his booth. It takes a certain kind of fanatic to do what Ehsan has done…
Reef-Eden’s awesome 25% off deal on Giesemann Futura-S for the UK
For a limited time Reef-Eden is offering a special 25% off promotion on the Giesemann FUTURA-S series lighting for customers in the UK. Offering one of the highest output-to-power consumption ratios, combined with one of the best coverage areas compared to similarly priced systems, the…