Midwest Marine Conference Less Than a Month Away
The Midwest Marine Conference of 2011 is a quickly approaching aquarium event put on by the folks at the MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan. The two-day event will be held on November 4-5, and while most aquarium events take place at hotels and large conference centers, the MMC is being held at the Cranbrook Institute [...]
MACNA 2011 Photo Album Added
We’ve finally added a photo album of our recent trip to the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) in Des Moines to our Facebook Page. While we would have liked to have more livestock pictures in the album, it is more heavily focused on aquarium equipment, as a majority of the show was also [...]
House of Fins Celebrates 54th Anniversary Splash Event
The famous House of Fins aquarium store, which is known for their rare and beautiful livestock, is set to celebrate its 54th Anniversary Splash event. The two day event takes place on October 1st and 2nd, and will be full of insane specials, including 30% off all livestock for starters. To make Splash that much [...]
Hobbyist Booths Available at Reef-A-Palooza
Aquarium events are all the rage, and the Reef-A-Palooza event sponsored by the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society (SCMAS) is one of the larger ones to takes place each and every year. Despite all of the vendors clamoring for booth space, the event organizers are still keeping the show true to the aquarium hobby by [...]
Cheapest Price on MACNA 2012 Tickest Ends Very Soon
Even though MACNA 2011 just ended a handful of days ago, the 2012 conference scheduled for September 28th in Dallas, Texas is already on the minds of many people, especially vendors, potential guest speakers, and all of the hardcore aquarium hobbyists who live for these sorts of events. But that doesn’t mean casual hobbyists shouldn’t [...]
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 [...]
MACNA 2012 Offically Announced for Dallas
With MACNA 2011 currently underway on its very first day, next year’s conference has already been announced. We first discovered the rumors a few weeks ago, but couldn’t get an official announcement since it was still hush hush. Today, however, the crew from the Dallas Forth Worth Marine Aquarium Society (DFWMAS) was displaying their MACNA [...]
EcoTech Marine Radion XR30w Spied at MACNA
So we are showing up a little late to MACNA this year, but this hasn’t stopped us from spying all of the sweet new gear that already sitting in the vendor hall. The major product that everyone has been waiting to see is the new EcoTech Marine Radion XR30w LED fixture. Well, here it is, [...]
Getting The Most out of Your MACNA Experience – Raul’s Take
I’m going to miss this year’s conference, but I wanted to offer a few tips for first-time attendee’s getting ready to head out for the “big one”. Having attended a couple of these in the past, as well as countless other smaller conferences, I must say that having a game plan for your conference weekend [...]
Proper Aquarium Event Attire
With MACNA looming in the very very near future, many of us have started packing or at the very least thinking about what they may wear during the conference. The first thoughts are “should I wear that raggedy old t-shirt that I got with that bucket of salt” or “I wonder if it’s too hot [...]
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