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    MACNA XXI : Elos Manta Packs the ePower, Shines the eLite

    Sightings of Elos gear was quite rare in Atlantic City—but this ePower / eLite combo was a worthy addition to MACNA and true to the Italian company’s style. Featured at the Unique Corals exhibit, the Elos unit features two 250w DE metal halides in ePower parabolic reflectors, connected to an all blue elite via the [...]

    September 29, 2009
    | eric michael | lighting, macna | Tags: , , | 3 Comments

    MACNA XXI : Aquavitro Salinity Salt

    Seachem has continued to develop and expand their Aquavitro line of supplements thanks to their new Salinity Salt mix. Salinity salt will be made by Seachem in house using a proprietary mix of elements to provide what they are calling a high concentrated salt–meaning less salt will be required to hit 35ppt. The exact parameter [...]

    September 28, 2009
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    MACNA XXI : Julian Sprung and Two Little Fishies

    Julian Sprung attended MACNA in full force, giving a thought provoking talk on hybridization while also representing his company Two Little Fishies. TLF brought in their popular products such as ReVive Coral Dip and Phosban, but they also had some new unassuming products to show. One of which is this new magnetic algae clip. The version [...]

    September 28, 2009
    | eric michael | equipment, macna | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment

    MACNA XXI : LiveAquaria’s Display, a Rare Fish Dream

    In typical fashion, Kevin Kohen and the LiveAquaria.com crew bought an impressive line up of fish and corals to their MACNA displays. Back from Atlanta (MACNA 2008) was the three tiered zero edge system featuring a plethora of captive of corals and some striking fish such as a harem of 1.5″ Multicolor Angelfish (Centropyge multicolor), [...]

    September 27, 2009
    | eric michael | fish, macna | Tags: , , , | 3 Comments

    MACNA XXI : New LET Lighting Modular T5 System

    Leading Edge Technology Lighting has unveiled a new Modular T5 lighting system for marine and reef aquariums at MACNA XXI. LET states their new modular design offers the highest output of any T5 lighting fixtures currently available. Taking a different spin on the T5 lighting market, LET has created a two bulb modular system that [...]

    September 26, 2009
    | eric michael | lighting, macna | Tags: , , | 7 Comments

    MACNA XXI : Ushio 14k G12 Metal Halide

    Here at MACNA, Ushio has revealed their latest metal halide development–a 150w 14k G12 lamp. For those unfamiliar with the term, G12 refers to the base of the lamp. In this case it is a two pronged lamp and is much small in size than the standard DE 150w MH that most aquarists know. This [...]

    September 26, 2009
    | eric michael | lighting, macna | Tags: , , | 11 Comments