by AquaNerd | Sep 19, 2013 | Corals, Fish, Industry, MACNA
Back in February, Seachem debuted a brand new line of NutriDiet flake food, and eventually expanded that initial offering a few months later to include a much more tailored variety. Instead of just one marine flake, for example, the NutriDiet flakes grew to three. The expanded lineup included a general marine flake (MarinePlus), a shrimp formula (Shrimp Flakes), and an algae flake (Chlorella Flakes) for fish requiring a heavy diet of algae. We got a real good look at these new foods at MACNA this year, and from what we can tell, they will definitely be a welcomed site. The foods each consist of really nice mixture of large and small flakes, making them an ideal choice for feeding every fish in the aquarium. The NutriDiet flakes are being offered in two sizes, 15 and 30g containers. Additionally, Seachem claims that they supply a nutritionally balanced diet formula that will meet all of the needs of your fish by Austin Lefevre | Sep 17, 2013 | Corals
Large polyp (LP) non-photosynthetic corals (NPC) are some of the easiest NPC to keep, although they do require a little extra care. They’re relatively forgiving in regards to water quality and can go much longer between feedings compared to their other NPC... by Dan Rigle | Sep 17, 2013 | Corals, Tanks
Every reef aquarium has one, a canary. An excellent example of this is when a mixed coral reef aquarium exhibits a single coral or species with poor health while the other animals thrive and grow... by AquaNerd | Sep 17, 2013 | Corals, Fish, Industry, MACNA
MACNA is always one of the best places to show off new aquarium gear, but it has also been an increasingly popular place to show off new aquarium swagger as well. Yes, I very regretfully just used the term swagger. Moving on, Reefer Tees had a booth full of their always fun aquarium themed t-shirts, with several new additions to the lineup. Our favorite of the bunch is the Coral Warfare shirt, comically displaying a rather traumatic event that can occur in any reef keeper’s tank if the corals get too close to each other. The other new shirts include a beautifully illustrated mandarin, which sold out very quickly at the show, as well as a live rock tour shirt and another displaying a clown car full of, well, clownfish. Reefer Tees owner, Jeff Kolesnikowicz, wearing the Clown Car shirt. And just because I’m a nice guy, I was wearing my own Reefer Tee’s Tang Police shirt while roaming the vendor hall at MACNA by Dan Rigle | Sep 16, 2013 | Corals, Eye Candy, Photography
Rarity is not always a prerequisite for amazing beauty, but in the case of the TDF Acropora, they are as one. This Acropora was a Wet Thumb lineage Australian import with very sparse distribution. The mini colony in the image was grown from a seed fragment from the... by Reef To Rainforest | Sep 16, 2013 | Corals, MACNA, Photography
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU30rIt5oBI A live postcard from MACNA 2013 in South Florida, this short video by John Carlin catches the flavor of the exhibition hall, where startling corals, tiny cuttlefish and marine salesmanship vied for the attention of an estimated 2,500 attendees—a record turnout in the 25-year history of the event. CREDITS Video:  John Carlin | Fincasters Channel | YouTube MACNA 2013: Florida Marine Aquarium Society
