The huge success of MACNA 2012 bodes very well for the marine aquarium hobby

Without any numbers to go on, it’s safe to say that the crowds and energy of MACNA 2012 was objectively very big and very excited this year. MACNA, the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, is the oldest and largest conference…

If you’re at MACNA, win a free trip to CoralCon in Orlando next year

CoralCon is looking to energize the South Florida reefing community next March and if you’re at MACNA, there is a chance for you two win a trip to the conference next spring. As part of the raffle, you have a…

Radion XR30w PRO from Ecotech Marine to be revealed at MACNA

The Radion XR30w PRO is Ecotech Marine’s next-generation version of the wirelessly controlled Radion XR30w LED light fixture. The Radion XR30w PRO will come standard with the Total Internal Reflection (TIR) Lens and will also be populated with more and differently colored…

ReefStock 2018 to Feature Three Powerhouse Presentations

Since 2008 ReefStock has maintained a high standard for our presenters and in the ten years since, ReefStock has developed a reputation for attracting some of the best speakers from across the aquarium world. We’ve featured some of the most…

Flipper Nano algae scraper magnet review

The Flipper Nano algae scraping magnet is one of the best new-yet-familiar products announced at MACNA 2013, which became available for prime time at MACNA 2014. We picked up a sample of the new Flipper Nano and all we have…

Neptune Systems shipping AWM for AquaIllumination LEDs

Neptune Systems has been busy bringing all the goodies they unveiled at MACNA to market and have just announced the Neptune AWM — or AquaIllumination Wireless Module  — is now shipping. As we saw when we were at MACNA, the…

Neptune Systems AFS Automatic Feeder System begins shipping

The Neptune Systems AFS has begun shipping  just in time for the holiday gadget buying season. Designed to work with aquariums controllers right out of the box the Neptune Systems Automatic Feeding System (AFS) couples the benefit of adding an auto…

Bali Aquarich teases first captive bred maze angelfish – updated

While much of the marine aquarium world was recuperating from MACNA 2013, Wen-Ping Su shared the latest news out of Bali Aquarich.  The official BING translation of the caption for this photo reads “24 days Maze Angelfish, has already passed…

Vertex’s Cerebra Controller in the flesh

Vertex Aquaristik had their power house Cerebra Controller on display at MACNA 2013, and they were kind enough to spend time with Reef Builders for a run down of the unit’s immense capabilities. The Cerebra is an Android based controller…

The Alternative Reef purple ceramic products in the flesh

The Alternative Reef displayed purple, black, and even a purple/black mix of their popular ceramic products at MACNA 2013. This includes frag discs, plugs, magnetic shelf rocks and frag stations. But they also had some really nice larger ceramic aquascaping…