Archive for the ‘Aquarium Clubs’ Category
MASNA Announces 2013 – 2104 Student Scholarships
With MACNA 2013 quickly approaching, the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America have announced their annual 2013 – 2014 MASNA Student Scholarships, and this year they’re upping the ante in a big way. Just like last year, MASNA will be giving out two separate scholarships, one for an undergraduate and one for a graduate student. [...]
Houston, You Have a Reefkeeping Problem
Given the fact that Houston, Texas is one of the largest cities in the United States, has a huge and diverse population, and is located basically on the Gulf of Mexico with one of the busiest ports in the world, one would think that it would have a thriving marine aquarium scene. One might also [...]
Big Updates Coming to the AquaNerd Forums
We just wanted to pop in and let everyone know that we’ve been working tirelessly into the long hours of the night to significantly upgrade the AquaNerd Forums. In the past, we unsuccessfully used free forum platforms that ultimately did not function as we wanted and they eventually became overrun with spam bots. So, we [...]
2012 Marine Breeding Initiative Workshop Happening This Weekend
Fish nerds gather ’round, there is another event coming up that you won’t want to miss. Have a knack for breeding marine ornamental species or simply want to support the efforts of those who strive day in and day out to make sure this great hobby becomes more sustainable? Well, there just so happens to [...]
Manhattan Reefs Spring Frag Swap Takes Place This Sunday
If you’re in New York City or the surrounding area this weekend, Manhattan Reefs is hosting their annual Spring Frag Swap this Sunday, May 20th. And from what we can tell, it’s going to be a great event. Besides being loaded down with an impressive list of vendors that includes Two Little Fishies, Cherry Corals, [...]
Fish Gallery’s Official Houston Grand Opening Happening This Weekend
A little bit of local news. After several months of working out of their new digs, Fish Gallery Houston is finally hosting their big grand opening event this weekend, May 19th. The tanks are all finished being set up, the fish and corals have been stocked, and the high end equipment is overflowing off of [...]
MASNA Helps Bring Guest Speakers to Your Club
Does your local aquarium club want to host a guest speaker at its next club meeting, but airplane tickets and other travel expenses just cut too deep into the budget? Well, if you’re club is a member of the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA), then you’re in luck. Through the MASNA Speaks program, [...]
Marine Aquatic Conference of Illinois Happening This Weekend
We love aquarium related events. Not only do they present a good opportunity for hobbyists to intermingle and share war stories, but they also serve serve as an avenue for education with various guest speakers doling out their best kept secrets to being successful in their hobby to eager minded aquarium keepers. The latest event that [...]
MASNA Scholarship Application Now Available to Download
Are you a high school student or undergrad/graduate level student looking for a little financial help for the upcoming college expenses? Well, MASNA has got your back. The Marine Aquarium Societies of North America is gathering applications for their popular scholarship once again, only this time there will be two for the taking. One scholarship [...]
The January MASNA Live Podcast Now Available
For those of you looking for a bit of quality content to fill those iPods or give yourself a nice lengthy distraction while you sit at your desk at work, the MASNA Live podcast is a great place to start and the January 2012 episode just became available to download. Featuring some big names in [...]




