Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Dana Riddle Named Aquarist of the Year at MACNA
Joining the ranks of the most well known and prestigious aquarium keepers, Dana Riddle was named the MASNA 2011 Aquarist of the Year last night at the MACNA banquet dinner. Dana was handpicked by a panel of the previous award winners, and the award is well deserved as Dana has been a known force in [...]
HANNA Instruments Moving and Expanding
HANNA Instruments announced a bit of good news over on their website recently. In mid-October, the testing equipment producers are relocating and expanding their USA headquarters from its current home to a brand new 35,000 square foot facility to give them a bit more breathing room. On top of that, the company’s international headquarters, otherwise [...]
EcoTech Marine’s Patent on the VorTech Pump to be Re-Examined
As if the water pump niche of the aquarium industry needed anymore drama, the magnifying glass moves now onto a patent by EcoTech Marine. According to Eric over on Glassbox Design, it would appear that the patent on the popular VorTech pump is being “re-examined”. The request for the re-examination was filed by a Houston-based [...]
The RoboSnail is Finally Nearing Distribution
You might remember hearing about this product around June of last year. The RoboSnail is the invention of Milan Rafailovich, who first filed for an international patent for this device in January of 2006. Well, Rafailovich will be the first to tell you that this has taken entirely too long to come to fruition, but [...]
Tunze Under Legal Investigation for Water Flow Numbers
Our friends at Marine Engineers recently broke news that Tunze Aquarientechnik GMBH and its distributor Tunze USA, LLC are being investigated for misrepresenting the water flow output rates of their popular Stream 2 propeller-based water pumps. The Lewis Firm PLLC, a DC-based law firm that specializes in representing consumer interests, is conducting the investigation with the [...]
CoralVue Starts Distributing Elos Products
CoralVue, an aquarium equipment wholesaler based out of Louisiana, recently announced that they have officially started carrying some Elos brand products. Unfortunately the products being offered are limited to the Elos test kits, calibration solutions, coral and fish foods, aquarium additives, reactor media, and filter materials, but at least it’s a start. The stylish Elos [...]
Collector for Cortez Marine Pleads Guilty to Illegally Collecting Rare Angelfish
According to CBS San Francisco, Cortez Marine fish collector Steve Robinson recently plead guilty to illegally collecting the very rare Clipperton angelfish (Holacanthus limbaughi) from the only place they are found in the world, the Clipperton Islands. Authorities stated that Robinson collected 52 of these rare angelfish during a four-day excursion to the French owned [...]
The Lionfish Invasion Hits Texas Coasts
According to the Galveston Daily News, the lionfish invasion has officially arrived in Texas waters. After years of dominating the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, it was only a matter of time before the fish moved farther west into the rich reefs of the Flower Garden Banks National Maritime Sanctuary, a popular diving spot just [...]
MACNA 2012 Coming to Dallas?
Even though MACNA 2011 is still a few weeks from officially happening, it seems the secret location of MACNA 2012 has already been leaked. According to Reef Builders, next year’s Marine Aquarium Conference of North America is heading to Dallas and will be organized by one of Texas’ best reef aquarium clubs, the Dallas Fort [...]
Shark Week 2011 Officially Underway
For all of the shark fans out there, Shark Week 2011 has officially started. Well, it technically started a couple of days ago on July 31st, but who’s counting. The week long series will cover a variety of different shark related programs and an interesting “Shark Week Live” feature has been added for mobile viewers. [...]
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