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Some video was shot at MACNA 2011 to give you an idea what MACNA 2012 will be like.



To register for DFW-MACNA, go to www.dfwmacna.com now or click the banner to the right. Why be one of the only ones that didn't attend with this much advanced notice?

At the end of the recent Frag Swap I attended in Tennessee, I asked the seller how much he wanted for all the Maxima clams in his tank. "Seriously?" he asked, and I said yes. After a little deliberating, we agreed on a price and he bagged each one up for me. They were in small clam cradles he'd made with frag plugs and two-part putty. If the clam was attached, he bagged it that way. If they were loose, the clam was bagged by itself and the cradles were ...

As the tank nears 8 months old, I wanted to share some interesting tidbits. First of all, here's the FTS (Full tank shot) with the left MH not on yet:

And the EOT (End of Tank) shot:

Take a look at that coral on the right. It is a softy leather called a Nepthea. I wanted it to grab onto the "elephant's tooth" rock that I placed in the reef initially. It didn't grab on the first time, ...

I had a special request for a large container to hold top off water for the 199-gallon sump I built. The customer requested two quotes, one for 1/4" material and one for 3/8" material. In the end, 1/4" was selected although 3/8" would have been the better choice.

Also, I had a special order for a fan bracket for a sump I'd already built. The fans are 4 3/4" square, but the power plug required one ...

WTMRAC (West Tennessee Marine & Reef Aquarium Club) had their frag swap today. They rented a huge building at the Agri-Center, and it provided everyone with plenty of space to set up tanks. There were at least 15 individual tanks set up, some from hobbyists, some home-based businesses and a couple of store owners as well. There was plenty of livestock to pick from.

I spoke about Pests in the Aquarium, showing image after image of baddies we don't want as well as benign good guys ...