MACNA XIX

One of my favorite booths every year is Dr Mac's booth, or Pacific East Aquaculture Inc.

I really like how he used sand as the substrate in his displays. I know on Sunday, they were trying to get rid of it, so I'm going to assume some lucky person is very happy right now.

The other tank had white sand.

N.O.A.A.

Aquatic Ecosystems

CaribSea

Ross (with the huge smile) is a hardcore Deltec guy, who won a Euro-reef skimmer. We're still waiting for his conversion. ;)

Uberfrags had a nice booth, with shallow tanks.

This tank with a dark area is actually a section packed with blue clams. I've never seen so many in one spot of the same color.

Some unusual montipora sp, I think.

A closed up Dendrophyllia. It's really a shame that these corals were closed up because they are very beautiful and spark conversation every time.

A local LFS

Finnex

Their tank was much prettier than this picture, but check out the lower right corner with those cute clowns with orange faces.

Elos had a nice booth, and some new toys. That guy is Jesse, the U.S. rep for Elos. Nick was here from Italy as well.

I love the clean look of their skimmers.

Look at the collection cup. It just sits on an O-ring!

The controller has a new plug in module. Now you can use the regular Elos test kits, but it will measure the results via light and provide you with the digital results on the controller. No more guessing what color it really is. The module is about $200. Since you don't need special test kits, that is a huge perk for those that already own the controller ($1500).

Controller software:

Reef Nutrition booth - GreshamH on the far right

Salifert

Salifert USA rep

Salifert USA rep looking pretty. Resized to reduce blurry shot, but definitely still usable. :lol:

Sandy Shoupe, Reefkeeping author

R2K is known for their enormous self-cleaning skimmers.

Those guys have been busy making stuff for our tanks now.


The new skimmer is made of pyrex, so you can drop it and it won't break. I don't recommend dropping a skimmer ever, but they bounced the collection cup off the floor for me. It is Ozone compatible.

The cup has a no-drip feature. Take the red rubber plug, push it onto the riser in the cup, and carry the cup to the sink without worrying about spillage.

Easy adjustment knob.