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    by Published on 02-20-2014 11:02 PM
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    When it comes to securing corals in our tanks, we need to use putty when super glue gel won't suffice. The 2-part epoxy putty offered by D-D The Aquarium Solution is the brand I recommend most. It is reef-safe, comes in a coralline-pink color, and lasts a long time. I often refer to it as "Deltec putty" so if you are having trouble finding some, try that name instead.



    This product has been around for years, but I never did a full write up about it until now.

    It's recommended to always wear some type of gloves when mixing two-part putty to avoid absorbing the chemicals in your skin. One presenter described how he used putty for years with bare hands, but one day he had a bad reaction and ended up in the emergency room, and decided ...
    by Published on 01-17-2014 12:59 PM
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    For a long time now, I've followed discussion of extension tubes for macro photography. And a few years ago, I looked up what they cost and quickly dismissed them. However, in the back of my mind, I kept thinking "what if those are really what I need to get these stellar macro shots?"

    Probably a year ago, I considered getting them again. I talked to someone that had them, and to someone else that had used some... one person said I could use the cheap plastic tubes (less than $10) and I'd be happy. The other person paid $200 for the Nikon brand specifically because it would pass the auto focus information from the camera to the lens itself. The cheap one would not, meaning all focus would be done manually. My eyes aren't young, and I wear corrective lenses daily. I was pretty sure I'd need the camera to focus on the subject more often than not. Plus I had huge concerns about an expensive macro lens connected to a cheap piece of plastic. What if it ...
    by Published on 01-13-2014 11:39 PM
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    This was originally posted on DFWMAS.org, and I found it to be very interesting and look forward to visiting in person one day. I hope you do as well:

    We are excited to be celebrating our 14th year in business! We feel that we are a unique company and contributor to the marine aquarium hobby! I thought I would share some information on our business with everyone. I am sure a lot of you are familiar with us as an online vendor but maybe you are not as familiar with everything we do as a company. For those of you that are not familiar with us we would like to get your attention!


    Our Aquaculture Facility/ Coral Farm

    We are located on the on the Eastern Shore of Maryland where we operate the nation's largest indoor coral farm and reef livestock retail and wholesale outlet. Our facility is the first and only inspected, licensed, and certified coral aquaculture facility in the state of Maryland. We have set up coral farms in the Solomon Islands and clam farms in French Polynesia. Dr. Mac, the owner of Pacific East Aquaculture is a Board-Certified veterinarian and has been a marine aquarium hobbyist since the 1960's. We have four full-time Biologist on staff and a group of 16 college interns who assist us on various research projects.

    Our retail outlet is a reef keeper's paradise! We house thousands of corals on a regular basis and are open for retail business 11-5 Eastern Monday-Saturday. ...
    by Published on 12-02-2013 06:37 PM
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    As December rolls in, contests are surfacing to win some nice prizes if you'll interact socially with their company.

    Cobalt Aquatics has a "12 Days of Christmas" event going on.
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    Innovative Marine is giving away a $4000 prize, one of their beautiful tanks with Vortech and Radion lighting, provided by Ecotech Marine.
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...size=600%2C600 ...
    by Published on 11-27-2013 06:18 PM
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    I wanted to do a review of a product that I have been using for about a year, so I feel that I have pretty good experience with it. It is The Flipper glass cleaner. http://www.flippercleaner.com/

    I saw this at MACNA 2012 in Dallas, and after watching a few demos of it in person, I had to have one. The booth at MACNA said it was selling really well, they had gone through all they brought, and promised to ship me one when they got home. Sure enough, I talked to the owner ...
    by Published on 11-21-2013 08:00 AM
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    For the past decade, hobbyists including myself have had to suffer the effects of Acropora-Eating Flatworms (AEFW) and have tried various methods to outwit these terrible beasts. Dips, quarantining, baths, flooding zones with freshwater, adding supposed predators... nothing has truly worked. Corals continue to die even with meticulously heroic efforts employed. It's truly heartbreaking.

    Kate Rawlinson has delved into what makes this flatworm tick, and we've featured some of her milestones on ReefAddicts before. She carries the honor of naming these hateful pests that we have called far worse ...
    by Published on 11-20-2013 10:06 PM
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    Reef Savvy is a well-known aquarium building company out of Florida. They have organized a wonderful effort to raise money for research at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, timely for this time of year. And as a thank fior your generous contributions, you may possibly win a beautiful aquarium with a lot of nice inclusions.



    Felix Bordon, owner of Reef Savvy, contacted a few other companies and secured some strong participation to sweeten the prize. First of all, his company is building a 24" x 24" x 20" 50-gallon aquarium ...

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