Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado hosting ‘Reef Ed’ this weekend

The Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado is hosting a Reef Ed event with two speakers and plenty of vendors to get your reefing fix this weekend. On Saturday, June 22, join the MASC team welcome both Scott Fellman and our…

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…

Hear all about InterZoo 2012 at SCMAS tomorrow

If you are in Orange County tomorrow, you might want to stop by for the Southern California Marine Aquarium meeting and hear all about InterZoo 2012 from our very own Jake Adams. We covered quite a bit of the event…

North Dakota and Western Minnesota gear up for Red River Frag Fest

We love it when reefers, vendors and manufacturers get together under one roof and the Red River Valley Reefers (RRVR) are doing their part hosting the Red River Frag Swap on Saturday, January 12. The free event has all the…

PNWMAS bonus 3 for 1 meeting this weekend!

What started as a simple monthly marine aquarium club meeting has somehow snowballed into a mini-event.  This Sunday, the Pacific Northwest Marine Aquarium Society will be hosting ReefBuilder’s own Matt Pedersen for an extended 2 talk meeting, including “Marine Fish…

DFWMAS Next Wave & Coral Farmers Market this Saturday in Texas

The Dallas/Fort Worth Marine Aquariums Society (DFWMAS) added a new twist for its annual Next Wave event, teaming up with Steve Tyree and The Coral Farmers Market Coral Show for this year’s event.  Tickets for the event are limited and a few…

Some notes on a coral reefing event, Belgium style

The following is a guest contribution from Karl Vankersschaever, owner of Mare Nostrum and a passionate European reef aquarium hobbyist. Last friday, Frantisek Floder from coral-shop was invited to the Gent Aquarium club. He gave a lecture about reefkeeping in…

BAYMAC 2010 brings reefing goodness to Bay Area May 8 at Chabot College in Hayward, CA

The Bay Area and Northern California have a lot of great hobbyists, manufacturers and fish stores and until three years ago, there wasn’t really a “signature” event for hobbyists in the area until the Bay Area Marine Aquarium Conference (BAYMAC) came…

Rob Toonen shares what deep reefs tell us about keeping corals with Sacramento reefers

Marine biologist Rob Toonen recently spoke to his alma mater reef club, the Marine Aquarist Roundtable of Sacramanto, and thanks to the folks from MARS his engaging conversation on “What Deep Reefs Tell Us About Keeping Corals” was recorded and…

Frag swaps, regional club events a great way to bring reefers together

Frag swaps and other regional reef club events are a great way to bring together local reefers from a variety of clubs all in the name of sharing the passion for our incredible hobby. This weekend, the Bay Area Reefers…