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DC MACNA Doesn’t Disappoint!

by Saltwater Smarts | Sep 9, 2015 | Events, Fish, Industry, MACNA, Science

Reef display in the CoralVue boothLooking back over the weekend Caribbean Chris and I just spent at MACNA 2015 in Washington, DC, it’s dizzying trying to recollect all that we saw and learned and all the wonderful people we met. For us, there’s just something energizing about MACNA. We always leave the event with our batteries recharged and all sorts of creative ideas for enhancing our content and offerings here at Saltwater Smarts. First off, we’d like to extend salty kudos to the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) and the Washington, DC Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) for organizing MACNA 2015 and keeping it humming along so smoothly throughout. I can only imagine the level of effort and aggravation it takes to pull together such a massive event. I don’t know what the actual attendance number turned out to be, but the Saturday-night banquet alone drew some 2,300 people!Thousands of salties attended the Saturday night banquet One of the many elements that set MACNA apart from other industry events is the powerful educational component.

Karen Brittain Breeds Bandit Angels

by Austin Lefevre | Sep 9, 2015 | Conservation, Eye Candy, Fish, Industry, MACNA, Science, Sustainability, Too Cute

Renown fish breeder Karen Brittain, who made waves last year revealing a slew of captive bred Genicanthus personatus at MACNA 2014, recently had a larval run with Apolemichthys arcuatus, the Bandit...

2015 MACNA MiniCast, Day 3

by Gary Parr | Sep 9, 2015 | MACNA, Podcast, Science

MACNA attendees Wayne Himel (l) and Keith Waguespack (r) showing off their Rod’s Food shirts and button collections.

It’s Day 3 and the end of the show. Our guests this time are a couple of up and coming reef aquarists talking about old people. We hope you enjoy the update and be sure to listen next Sunday when we do our MACNA wrap-up show. Much more to share than we’ve been able to include in our daily MiniCasts. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes. Also, follow us on Twitter at reefthreads.—Gary and Christine

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MACNA 2015 – Washington D.C.

by Austin Lefevre | Sep 8, 2015 | Conservation, Corals, Equipment, Events, Eye Candy, Fish, Industry, Invertebrates, MACNA, Photography, Sustainability, Tanks, Technology

The Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) is the largest marine aquarium conference in the world. The gathering brings livestock vendors, equipment manufacturers and everything in between together for a three day extravaganza of reef geek utopia from...

Reefs Best of 2015: Reef Savvy Surreal Sump

by Austin Lefevre | Sep 8, 2015 | Equipment, Industry, MACNA, Science, Tanks, Technology

Reef Savvy is known to continuously raise the bar on what a high-end display aquarium can and should be. This year at MACNA 2015, their displays were as eye-catching and innovative as ever, and a sump resting front and center in their booth piqued my...

2015 MACNA MiniCast, Day 2

by Gary Parr | Sep 8, 2015 | MACNA, Podcast, Science

Gary and Christine recording “in the wild.”

It’s the end of Day 2 and we recorded “in the wild” again, this time with guests Craig Bingman and Ret Talbot. We hope you enjoy the update. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes. Also, follow us on Twitter at reefthreads.—Gary and Christine

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