Before you purchase a light fixture for your aquarium there are a few items you should know.  By understanding these items it will help you make a more educated and appropriate choice for lighting your aquarium. Understanding the different types of lights/bulbs available: The most popular and common types of fixtures available to light your aquarium […]

I had been working for a few months in my new position and it was time to move to a new desk. Over the past few months I had collected quite the collection of supplies and product information considering I provide support for the aquarium hobbyist. Desk drawers were full and I had barely enough […]

Marine Depot: How was the turnout at Reef-A-Palooza this year?Kevin Adams, President, Southern California Marine Aquarium Society: I had placed a conservative estimate of 1,500 attendees for Reef-A-Palooza 2007. The actual turnout exceeded 2,000 attendees, not counting ~250 vendors, a dozen or so staff, and another two dozen assistants. I knew precisely how significant the […]

From the producers of Discovery Channel’s groundbreaking Planet Earth series comes (cue drumroll) … Blue Planet. If you missed the show last weekend, let me tell you: it was off the hook! Fortunately, you can catch Blue Planet again this Sunday, August 26 @ 8 PM on Discovery Channel. At this point in a TV […]

Saturday, Saturday, Saturday! Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. It’s … Reef-A-Palooza ’07! Even if you don’t enjoy cheesy impersonations of monster truck rally announcers, there’s no doubt you’ll have a blast at this year’s Reef-A-Palooza. Kevin T. Adams, President of the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society, summed up the event perfectly on Reef-A-Palooza’s official […]

The other day I came home oblivious, to my well off, half dead Tri Color Acropora. In doing my daily routine of maintenance and strict husbandry, an utterly hideous white blotch, appeared out of the corner of my eye. Behind the rock scape was one of my favorite tri color Acropora’s, which was located in […]

10. CLARKII CLOWNJeff: It is unfair introducing a fish with a built-in fan base into our Top 10. Look, I like clownfish as much as the next guy who’s seen Finding Nemo. But this guy? Eh. First of all, what’s up with the spelling of his name? Seems fishy to me. Imagine Clark Kent as […]