Friday Smorgasbord — Thursday Edition: Zombies, vampire squids, HUGE turtles and Google accidentally finds a new seahorse

  With MACNA starting tomorrow, we figured today would be a light day since many of us will be in transit and away from the computer so this is your Friday Smorgasbord one day early. Speaking of MACNA, a recent…

MACNA 2013 goes to Miami by the sea for the 25 year anniversary

MACNA 2013 will be hosted next year by the Florida Marine Aquarium Society, essentially the club of the greater Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and south florida reefing sector. Scheduled to take place from August 30th to September 1, 2013, we find…

GHL Control Center updated in advance of new GHL Mitras LX, plus more details on the fixture

GHL just updated its GHL Control Center software adding English support in advance of the new GHL Mitras LX 6100 that will be making its North American debut at MACNA in Dallas this week. The updated software has a more…

MASNA wants YOU to host MACNA 2014

MACNA can be considered one of the top hobby shows in North America where hobbyists get a chance to get together in a different city to hear great speakers, network with vendors and manufacturers, catch up with old friends and…

2012 MACNA keynote speaker announced – Jean-Michel Cousteau

Announced in the overnight hours on ReefAddicts, the Dallas Fort Worth MACNA team revealed Jean-Michel Cousteau as the keynote speaker for the Saturday night banquet at this year’s Marine Aquarium Conference of North America. Jean-Michel Cousteau is the son of…

MACNA Banquet attendees are in for a special LED treat from Marineland tonight

While snooping around the Marineland booth at MACNA we caught sight of a peculiar shipping box with “Marineland LED for MACNA” printed on it. The unusual triangular boxes inside are long and narrow and the rumor is that everyone attending…

MACNA 2011 scores the one and only Dr. Jean Jaubert as a speaker, creator of the jaubert method

You cannot imagine the little conniption we had when we spotted Jean Jaubert featured on the MACNA 2011 speaker roster. Dr. Jean Jaubert is one of the most influential aquarists in the history of reef building. Not only did Dr.…

The MACNA Limited-edition Reef Capable LED from Marineland – we’re giving away one now

Marineland has been working on a promotional Reef Capable LED that will be a limited edition silver 18-24 inch fixture with the MACNA logo and a few tweaks to the design. Only about 100 of these lights are being made…

Hey Students, don’t forget to include MACNA in your back to school plans

A new school year is just around the corner which means that parents are looking for deals on back-to-school supplies like clothes, backpacks, laptops and anything that can help kids excel at learning. Well here’s a thought, since MACNA 2011…

Better hurry, MACNA ticket discounts end Sunday

You better hurry because time is running out to get a discount on MACNA 2001 tickets. If you get your tickets purchased online before Sunday, July 31, you’ll be able to secure them for $125 before they jump up to…