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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Covers MACNA 2012

by mrsaltwatertank on November 1, 2012

Each fall, the Marine Aquariums Conference of North American, aka “MACNA” roll around and each fall, reef junkie, reef enthusiasts and tank dabblers travel far and wide to attend.. Why would they do that? Because of the wide variety of vendors in the trade show halls, livestock on display and educational lectures as well. I was at MACNA 2012 to give a presentation on how move a saltwater tank, and to bring you full coverage of what I saw including a joke I played on two friends Tagged as: apex , build my LED , clownfish , ecoxotic , macna , MACNA 2012 , My Reef Creations , neptune systems , proaquatix , punk’d , Reefbrite , water on floor sensor

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MACNA 2012 Coverage:Algae Mower Vac, the ultimate Algae Destroyer!

by Marcin Smok on October 16, 2012

Having algae problems? Aiptasia? Sticky Detritus? Any other eye-soring, nasty buildup on your live rock? This brand new, patent-pending device that debuted at MACNA floor in Dallas could be the ultimate answer for getting rid of unwanted algae and pests…… More:

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Veritas Control LED

by Marcin Smok on October 15, 2012

A company called Veritas Controls showed up at this year’s MACNA, presenting their range of LED fixtures for an aquarium hobby. Their booth had all three models targeted for different needs of fishkeeping enthusiasts. I’ve talked with the gentleman at the booth and he explained to me briefly what Veritas Control has to offer in terms of LED lighting.… More:

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MACNA Coverage: Robosnail

by Marcin Smok on October 10, 2012

Tired of manually scraping the aquarium glass of unwanted algae? Wish there was something that would do it for you so you can have an unobstructed view of your little piece of ocean at all times? Enter the world of Robosnail, an automatic glass cleaner designed to free aquarists from an ardous task of algae scraping.… More:

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MACNA Coverage: Vertex Aquaristik Cerbera Controller lands in Dallas

by Marcin Smok on October 8, 2012

We all know that when it comes to attention to details, there’s nothing like German engineering and Vertex Aquaristik proved it by showing it’s new piece of reefing equipment. The new Cerbera controller debuts in US at MACNA floor in Dallas and it surely turned heads. In terms of look and overall user experience, it’s nothing like we’ve ever seen before.… More:

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MACNA 2012 Coverage: Hikari brand new Herbivores Food

by Marcin Smok on October 5, 2012

Hikari, a Japanese company known for their broad range of fish and invertebrate’s foods, showed full line of their products in Dallas and boy, with that many choices, there will be no fish (or shrimp, crab, anemone and anything in between) left behind. Sinking wafers, flakes, pellets, pills as well as frozen and freeze-dried specialties, you name it… With this amount of menu items it’s important to mention Hikari’s new product- Seaweed Extreme wafers&pellets.… More:

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2012 MACNA Coverage: Vertex new OMEGA Skimmers debut at the show

by Marcin Smok on October 3, 2012

Vertex Aquaristik, a German company known in USA mainly for their top-shelf line of skimmers and pumps engineered and manufactured with an incredible attention to details, has debuted, amongst other things, it’s brand new line of skimmers- the Omega series.… More:

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Reef Threads Podcast #52

by Gary Parr on September 25, 2011

We’re back on our regular schedule, this week with guest co-host Christine Williams, filling in for Sara, who remains sick. This week we talk about torching hydroids, Gary’s weekly photo offering at reefs.com, the Midwest Marine Conference, MACNA 2012, what … Continue reading →

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