Archive for the ‘General’ Category
20 Tons of Dead Herring Found on Norwegian Coastline
Massive die-offs in the animal world seem to be on the rise, or at the very least the media is doing a more thorough job of covering them. Regardless, over the past couple of years we’ve seen fish and birds dying off in great numbers in different parts of the world, and the latest massive [...]
Aquarium Industry Predictions for 2012
With the new year comes the inevitable resolutions. Everybody’s making them. Whether it’s a vow to lose weight, be a better aquarist, or whatever. Well, we say screw resolutions. Who follows through with those anyways? Two months in and the resolutions get tossed out the window. So instead of making promises we’re guaranteed to break, [...]
AquaNerd End of the Year Giveaway on Facebook
The end of the year is just a couple of days away, and we felt the best way to say goodbye to 2011 was to host a product giveaway. Earlier in the year we reviewed a pair of the new longer Stunner Strips from Ecoxotic, and now it’s time to pass these great LED strip [...]
AquaNerd’s Top 11 From 2011
Since 2011 is quickly drawing to a close, we’ve decided to compile a list of our most popular stories from the past twelve months. The AquaNerd Top 11 of 2011 features five articles on LED lighting, three stories on newly released and expanded aquarium lines, an amazing underwater hotel room, a new television show about [...]
The AquaNerd Blog Recap of 2011
2011 has been an interesting year to say the least. This year marks the end of our third year in the blogging world, which has also been our best ever. During the past twelve months, we saw tons of exciting new products being rolled out, along with some being pulled from store shelves and others [...]
“Tanked” Promotional Literature is Full of Contradictions
Most of us have seen an episode of “Tanked”, the television show that follows the aquarium builders at Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (or ATM) in their attempt to promote the hobby. While most of the advanced saltwater aquarium hobbyists have a negative opinion of the show, it has seen a good deal of success that has [...]
Tunze USA Starts a Blog, Sheds Light on Company’s History
After decades of serving in the aquarium industry, the Germany-based Tunze is finally dipping its toes into the social media outlets commonly seen nowadays. Going through their North American distributor Tunze USA, the brainchild of product guru Roger Vitko, Tunze is hoping to engage more of its customers and reel in some new ones by [...]
Some Great Gift Ideas for the Aquarist in Your Life
It’s that time of year again when families gather around to enjoy a little more time together and share presents amongst each other. Sometimes though, buying the perfect Christmas presents for your loved ones isn’t always the easiest thing to do, especially if they are aquarium nerds. To help you out a little, we’ve compiled a [...]
Ecoxotic Donates Aquariums and Equpiment to High School
Despite their enthusiasm and seemingly unlimited supply of energy, getting kids involved in the aquarium hobby isn’t always the easiest thing to do. With no money, loads of homework, and time consuming family obligations, most kids don’t stand a chance when it comes to aquarium keeping. Fortunately, our friends at Ecoxotic are lending a very [...]
Happy Thanksgiving from AquaNerd
The crew at the AquaNerd Blog just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving. We also wanted to point out that we’ll still be very active these holidays, updating the blog with various articles about aquarium livestock and equipment. So, when you’re sitting at the dinner table listening to your relatives [...]
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