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MASNA (Marine Aquarium Society of North America), the organization that gives us MACNA (Marine Aquarium Conference of North America) has elected our very own BillyR98 to the position of Secretary on the MASNA Board of Directors.
Congratulations, Billy! We're proud to have you representing NJRC...
John was trying to recover a starfish that had gotten tossed into our overflow box today and when he shifted the canopy it came down hard. Luckily the tank is still in tact. He commented on how he was surprised that none of the bulbs broke...
The real surprise was that one of our single ended...
We've begun the Director at Large election for the North.
The candidates will each post a bit about themselves here in this thread so that if you don't already know them you can get to know them a little before you vote. Please take the time to vote.
The election is HERE
Thanks!
Manhattan Reefs (www.manhattanreefs.com) is trying to organize a bus to take a group out to MACNA in Pittsburgh.
The bus will leave on Friday afternoon from Grand Central Station and return to same departing Sunday afternoon.
Right now, the price for 20 people would be $150 per person. If they...
Ok... Who's going to be first to upgrade their cams to the new Nikons?
D300 Review
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A few new lenses available now too. All of them WAY expensive!
and picked up the MOST STUNNING Oxypora I've ever seen! WHOAH! It is such a bright red color. I haven't started taking pictures of it yet... it still needs to settle in a bit.
I also got a very nice donation. It is an Cyphestrea colony that was suffering some bleaching due to too much light...
Well... I'm no Jorge, but here are some pictures that were taken with my Night Sea filter today at Pnoy's house. Enjoy! The only post-production processing on these photos was a little cropping and resizing.
If there was enough interest in the Night-Sea products we could...
Got this one from Trop a couple of weeks ago. It is a type of Hydnophora that I've never seen before. Its just STUNNING.
This one I got from Eric (Crystal Reef). A real beauty at a great price.
This we picked up at Dr Mac over the weekend. The picture doesn't do the colors justice. I...
Some pictures of our newest additions:
I've been wanting to try my hand at these for a while now and these were the healthiest/largest bunch I've seen. I just couldn't resist them. They eat like chow hounds and eat anything I throw in the tank, so in that regard I think we'll do well...
We should plan our next dive trip before the summer gets any further away from us! Who's in and when are we going?
UPDATE
We are going to do the Belmar basin Dive on August 19th. We will plan another dive after this one is under way.
Diving Attending
Mikem
John Phyl...
I'm interested in hearing from those who are running a Sulfur Denitrator. Which one do you have? How is it working for you? Pictures would be great. Is there a need for the water to be O2 deprived going into the reactor? What are the pros of the unit you're using? Cons?