Archive for the ‘News’ Category
AquaNerd Celebrates 3 Year Anniversary
Today marks the official three year anniversary of the AquaNerd Blog. Since the blog’s inception, we have amassed over 2800 articles, almost 50 YouTube videos, and more importantly, a large network of friends that we get the privilege of chatting with on a regular basis. We have had such a blast during this time, and [...]
The Baby AquaNerd Has Arrived
We normally try to post a few aquarium related articles each day, but I’ve got a wonderful excuse not to have any new content for today…my wife and I had our first baby! Needless to say, I’ve been quite busy, but while I finally have a little downtime, I wanted to pop in and let [...]
Fish Tank Kings, a New Telvision Show from Nat Geo Wild
It would appear that the aquarium themed television show market is expanding. Following in the footsteps of Animal Planet, Nat Geo Wild is releasing their own tv show that follows another aquarium building company. Called “Fishtank Kings”, the show will presumably follow the large Florida-based aquarium designers and manufacturers, Living Color Aquariums, as they install [...]
GHL Throws Their Hat Into the LED Ring
GHL recently announced on their website and Reefcentral forum, that after two years of development, they are finally ready to release their top secret LED module to the masses. Not wanting to release a fixture with just the commonplace feature set, GHL wanted to exceed the industry standards in order to win over customers in [...]
The AquariumPix Photoblog Gets a Fresh Look
Did you know that the AquaNerd Blog has a sister site? About nine months after starting AquaNerd, we thought we’d have enough time and energy to keep up with a second and fairly similar website, the AquariumPix Photoblog. The primary goal of this second website, as its name strongly implies, was to simply be a [...]
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 [...]
Man’s Home Raided, Aquariums Searched by Authorities
It’s a sad day when can’t chill out next to your aquarium in the peace and comfort of your own home without being harassed by the man. According to a recent story by CBC News, aquarium hobbyist Mike Baynes from British Columbia received a knock at his door and was greeted by a group of not [...]
Kent Marine Recalls Reef Carbon Due to Heavy Metals
Kent Marine, subsidy of the aquatics division of Central Garden & Pet Company and a long-time supplier of aquarium chemicals, has issued a recall and an immediate stop of the sale of their popular Reef Carbon line of activated carbon. In an email recently issued to resellers, Central Aquatics stated that their carbon contained “unusually [...]
Hawaiian Anti-Aquarium Legislation Dead in 2012
We were very pleased to read on CORAL Magazine’s website yesterday that all of the bills aimed at banning aquarium collection in Hawaii, along with a majority of those seeking extensive regulations, scheduled for the 2012 legislative session have been essentially defeated in their respective committees. Ret Talbot explains that of the 14 bills submitted, 13 [...]
Filmmaker Mike DeGruy Dies in Tragic Helicopter Crash
It is with great sadness that we report today that Mike DeGruy, famed documentarian of almost all things aquatic, has been killed in a helicopter accident in Australia yesterday around 4 p.m. local time. While working on his latest project, a documentary down in Jervis Bay, the helicopter carrying DeGruy and a cameraman, along with [...]
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