There were lots of great booths and designs at MACNA this year, but one of the ones that got the most buzz what IceCap's 20'x10' booth. Laura Birenbaum, (THE one and only hottie reefer'ette you always hear Marc and I refer to on the podcast) purchased a set of canvas covered couches from IKEA and supplied sharpies for speakers, sponsors, and VIP to sign during the show. ...

On 9/4/10 at MACNA in Orlando, I was at an after party after the gala and taking photos got a little mundane. John Ciotti added a little spice to my evening by photo bombing a few of the guests I shot. The photos weren't planned, I hunted down a group of people and he did whatever he could come up with in the few seconds preceding the shot. The pics were done in good humor and I hope that they are received that way. The rest of the photos from that night are going to come along in another article, but I just had to get these babies out to you.
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My personal favorite food for my aquarium is now even easier to feed with 4oz blister packaging instead of the flat frozen packs. My fish got so fat and happy off this food. Highly recommend it. Just be sure and WASH it first. Lots of little legs and things that don't need to go in the tank can be rinsed clean.
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Since I first started as a wee young reefer I have for one reason or another always refused to set up a refugium in order to help control the nutrient levels in my aquariums. At first it was because...well I didn't know any better and all I had was a couple fish and some zoas in a tiny nano tank anyways. Then it was due to space constraints under the stand and possibly a slight pinch of defiance. Well, my disobedience did not pay off and my corals suffered. For ages I couldn't figure out why it was so dang hard to keep SPS alive. ...

"Eat them!" is the answer this article points out. It turns out they are very tasty, and some are hoping that if man will start consuming these predators from the Atlantic coastline, their numbers will dwindle. They don't belong there at all.
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