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Happy Friday Fish Fanatics! The Marine Scene now has a Facebook page! Become a fan and get updated first with new stock and other important information! Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~The Marine Scene Team What's New We have a semi-used aquarium set up for sale, which you will likely see in an upcoming film series. The setup includes an Oceanic 150 gallon Ultimate Series Reef Ready aquarium, matching stand and canopy which have been painted white (actually looks pretty nice). The stand also has IceCap fans on either end of it and a false back mirroring the front cabinet doors. The canopy also has a cooling fan on one end and the vent on the other. Accessories include an ADHI fuge/sump, ASM G3 Skimmer, a Snapper Reeflo Pump, the overflow accessory kits, and miscellaneous plumbing. Pretty much the works to get the tank home and running the same day. Also included is a 50 GPD Barracuda RO/DI unit which was brand new and only used to fill the aquarium and maintain top-off. We are not selling the lighting fixture as the buyer can decide what kind of lighting they want. So all in all, the setup if sold new would have cost $4900 and we are selling if for only $2500. Lots of new fish arrived this week including a small female Bellus Angel, Flame Angels, a juvenile Emperor Angel, Lyretail Anthias, Chalk Bass, Bicolor Blennies, Lawnmower Blennies, Starry Blennies, Scooter Dragonets, Mandarin Dragonets, Yellowtail Damsels, a small Blue Velvet Damsel, Cave Gobies, Yellow Clown Gobies, Engineer Gobies, Yellow Watchman Gobies, Green Banded Gobies, Trimma Gobies, a Randall's Shrimp Goby, tiny Red Head Gobies, Yashia Gobies, Flame Hawkfish, Candy Hogs, a Volitan Lionfish, Purple Tangs, Sailfin Tangs, Scopas Tangs, Kole Tangs, a smaller male Blue Jaw Trigger, Six Line Wrasse and many more! We have a full selection of inverts in stock too so come on in! We have fragged up a few of our really nice Chalice, Duncan and Acan pieces that arrived late last week. These are beautiful frags at a great price! We will also be cutting frags of the beautiful Pink and Green Maze Brain as well as some other Chalice and Acan colonies. Along with all the great frags, we have a nice selection of full colonies including Euphyllias, Cataphyllias, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Leathers, Montipora, Pocillopora and hundreds more! Check out our Photos Link for new pictures! What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of November 6th and 7th Kent Garlic Xtreme 1oz bottles are now only $11.99 (was $15.99). Garlic Xtreme is an all natural food additive for all fishes. The natural attractant helps finicky eaters accept prepared foods and it also contains high-quality marine sources of protein with essential vitamins and minerals. Garlic Xtreme will also help prevent parasites such as marine Ich. OSI brand 1 oz. Flakes are now only $4.49 (was 6.99). Included are the Marine Flake good for all fishes and Spirulina Flake great for any herbivores. A HUGE selection of corals are on sale from 15% off up to 50% off. This sale includes the corals we already had in stock before this newest shipment. There are hundreds to choose from! No new corals will be on sale but they will be priced to move! A great selection is out there for every type of coral lover! Pohnpei Live Rock on sale for $4 per pound (was $6.19 per pound). That is a great deal for some nice looking rock; practically cured already this rock has all sorts of shapes and sizes, is lighter weight than Fiji and has lots of life on/in it. Eclipse filter cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Most of these filter cartridges can be used with the Oceanic BioCubes and even the CUSA AquaPods, though the cartridges may be slightly larger or smaller. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! And don't forget about our coupon for extra fish savings! Did You Know? Do you know the difference between tap water and reverse osmosis deionized water? Tap water is filled with chlorine, phosphates, silicates, trace metals, nitrate, nitrite and even ammonia. All of these contaminantes can cause big problems in a saltwater tank, especially a reef tank. Such problems include; excessive algae, disease, sudden death, and so on. There are many filters available but the Reverse Osmosis Deionization method is the most thorough. Here at the Marine Scene we have several steps to our filtration process. Our water is passed through a 1 micron pre-filter, a large carbon filter, and a commercial grade pressurized reverse osmosis membrane. Next, there are two stages of deionization and finally the water is passed through an ammonia removal cartridge. What you are left with is the ultimate aquarium water, pure and uncontaminated. We usually have 400 gallons of water filtered at the start of each day and we even pre-mix with salt to make your maintenance easier...no more mixing! The RO/DI saltwater is $1.21 per gallon and the RO/DI fresh water is $.96 per gallon. We sell five gallon jugs and your first five gallon fill of water is free when you purchase one of our jugs. So next time you stop in, bring a container with you or purchase one of our handy jugs, and see the difference your water source can make. Do you know how pure your water is?

Happy Halloween! Halloween is around the corner and I can't wait to see some of this year's costumes. We have the store decorated and candy is of course on our counter. We really hope to see all of you stop by this weekend! All of us here wish all of you a Safe and Happy Halloween! Oh, and don't forget we will be closing early at 5:00pm on Saturday the 31 for Halloween. The Marine Scene now has a Facebook page! Become a fan and get updated first with new stock and other important information! Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~The Marine Scene Team What's New We have a semi-used aquarium set up for sale, which you will likely see in an upcoming film series. The setup includes an Oceanic 150 gallon Ultimate Series Reef Ready aquarium, matching stand and canopy which have been painted white (actually looks pretty nice). The stand also has IceCap fans on either end of it and a false back mirroring the front cabinet doors. The canopy also has a cooling fan on one end and the vent on the other. Accessories include an ADHI fuge/sump, ASM G3 Skimmer, a Snapper Reeflo Pump, the overflow accessory kits, and miscellaneous plumbing. Pretty much the works to get the tank home and running the same day. Also included is a 50 GPD Barracuda RO/DI unit which was brand new and only used to fill the aquarium and maintain top-off. We are not selling the lighting fixture as the buyer can decide what kind of lighting they want. So all in all, the setup if sold new would have cost $4900 and we are selling if for only $2500. Rod's Food is back in stock. Rod's Food is a blend of many different ingredients designed to feed your entire reef system: brine shrimp, clams, fish eggs, garlic, krill, mysis, nori, oyster eggs, golden pearls, and many other yummy ingredients all your reef inhabitants will love! There are five different blends specifically for different type of systems. The Original Blend is designed as "The Complete Reef Food" to feed your typical reef aquarium including the fish, inverts and coral. The Herbivore Blend has all the ingredients that the Original Blend has yet with double the veggies, triple the nori and some other natural seaweed for those of you with many herbivorous fish within your reef. The Coral Blend was designed for those who want to feed frag tanks or a nano with very few fish. This blend lacks the greens and the larger particles that the Original Blend contains. For those of you who have very few or no corals but mainly reef fish, the Fish Only Blend will provide the same feeding as the Original Blend yet with much less coral foods. And last but not least is the Predator Blend. This food contains much larger pieces for those hungry predators and herbivores. A large shipment of fish and inverts arrived early this week. Coral Beauty Angels, a juvenile Emperor Angel, Bartlett's Anthias, Lawnmower Blennies, Starry Blennies, Tail Spot Blennies, Midas Blennies, Green Chromis, Bangaii Cardinals, Pajama Cardinals, Yellowtail Damsels, a Neon Velvet Damsel, Fiji Blue Devil, larger Scooter Dragonets, Orange Spotted Shrimp Goby, Yellow Watchman Gobies, a tiny Red Head Goby, Purple Firefish, Two Spot Signal Gobies (fun sand sifters), Hi Fin Banded Gobies, a cute little Trimma Goby, larger Orange Spotted Sleeper Gobies, Bicolor Dottybacks, Royal Grammas, Decorated Rabbitfish, Powder Blue Tangs, Kole Tangs, Naso Tangs, Hippo Tangs, Sailfin Tangs, Yellow Tangs, Scopas Tangs, Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse, Four Line Wrasse, Six Line Wrasse, Yellow Coris Wrasse, Radiant Wrasse, McCosker's Flasher Wrasse and Leopard Wrasse and among the newest fish we have in stock. We have a great selection of Clownfish available along with many other fish for both reef and non-reef systems. Halloween Hermit Crabs are in stock and these guys are very cool looking, and what better time to finally get some in stock! Also new to arrive this week are more Sexy Shrimp, Rose Anemones, Green Bubble Tip Anemones, Pink & Yellow Cucumbers, Fighting Conchs, Fire Shrimp, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Sand Sifting Starfish, lots of hermits and snails as well. I am so excited for Friday morning as we are expecting a large coral shipment from a newer supplier which has some amazing stuff. I've seen many pictures of their in-stock items and personally chose a few. The order should include some Aussie Chalice colonies, Pink and Green Maze Brains, Duncans, ultra Blue Mushrooms, Aussie and Indo Acropora and Montipora colonies, Indo Eyphyllias, Trachyphyllias, Toadstools, Devils Hands, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, and many others. We currently received from another supplier some beautiful Blueberry Sea Fans, aquacultured Pink Birds Nests and Pink and Green Pocillopora colonies, a couple pinkish Hydnophora frags, Yellow Polyps, Blue Zoanthids and some Deresa Clams. We should also be receiving some really pretty Crocea and Maxima clams with our coral shipment on Friday. I currently have a few pictures up on the web of our newer fish, inverts and corals, yet check back as I will be posting some new ones as we unpack all the new coral! What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of October 30th and 31st For this spooky Halloween weekend, all orange and/or black fish and invertebrates are 15% off! Fish and inverts include, but are not limited to, False and True Percula Clowns, Black Percula Clowns, Clown Triggers, Orange Linkia Stars, Midas Blennies, Scooter Blennies, Engineer Gobies, Cave Gobies, Black Clown Gobies, Halloween Hermit Crabs, Neon Dottybacks, Bangaii and Pajama Cardinals, Tangaroa Gobies, Foxface, Orange Sponges and lots more festive colored critters! Festive fish and inverts are all marked with a Halloween Pumpkin Sticker. If you see a fish or invert not marked, just say "Trick- or-Treat" and we will honor the 15% off discount. A HUGE selection of corals are on sale from 15% off up to 50% off. This sale includes the corals we already had in stock before this newest shipment. There are hundreds to choose from! No new corals will be on sale but they will be priced to move! A great selection is out there for every type of coral lover! Nutramar Ova frozen food is 15% off this weekend. We just got a new batch in and I can tell you it is a great addition to any coral foods you are already feeding. It is also great for feeding finicky fish such as Mandarins, Pipefish, Seahorses, Butterflys, Anthias, and smaller gobies. Nutramar Ova is made from 100% natural frozen prawn eggs and very little water for freezing purposes. Nutramar Ova is also useful for feeding to nearly all species of fish throughout the larval and post-larval stages. A great new food to add to your fishes and corals' diets! All Moon and Lunar LED lights are 10% off. Bring out your night life! We carry a few different brands of LED moon and lunar lights with different intensities to cast a moon-like glow over your tank during night hours so you can view the nocturnal behaviors of your aquarium and admire the natural fluorescence that occurs at night. Don't forget to check out our new Ricordea tank lit up by LED's. Pohnpei Live Rock on sale for $4 per pound (was $6.19 per pound). That is a great deal for some nice looking rock; practically cured already this rock has all sorts of shapes and sizes, is lighter weight than Fiji and has lots of life on/in it. Alor Live Rock is $2 off per pound. The rock is very lightweight, very porous and has all sorts of good bacteria thriving on it. The Alor is fully cured so no harm in adding it to an established system. Trick-or-Treat! Happy Halloween Coupon Did You Know? Did you know that our fish and coral tags all have symbols on them which help identify the type of environment that particular item should be in? The fish tags have symbols for Coral Safe

Happy Friday Fish Friends! The Marine Scene now has a Facebook page! Become a fan and get updated first with new stock and other important information! Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~The Marine Scene Team What's New We have a semi-used aquarium set up for sale, which you will likely see in an upcoming film series. The setup includes an Oceanic 150 gallon Ultimate Series Reef Ready aquarium, matching stand and canopy which have been painted white (actually looks pretty nice). The stand also has IceCap fans on either end of it and a false back mirroring the front cabinet doors. The canopy also has a cooling fan on one end and the vent on the other. Accessories include an ADHI fuge/sump, ASM G3 Skimmer, a Snapper Reeflo Pump, the overflow accessory kits, and miscellaneous plumbing. Pretty much the works to get the tank home and running the same day. Also included is a 50 GPD Barracuda RO/DI unit which was brand new and only used to fill the aquarium and maintain top-off. We are not selling the lighting fixture as the buyer can decide what kind of lighting they want. So all in all, the setup if sold new would have cost $4900 and we are selling if for only $2500. Our newest fish and invert shipments include a cute little juvenile Emperor Angel, a Flameback Angel, Bartletts Anthias, Lyretail Anthias, Bicolor Blennies, Lawnmower Blennies, Long Spine Cardinals, Pajama Cardinals, Green Chromis, Azure Damsels, Green and Yellow Clown Gobies, Purple Firefish, Mandarin Dragonets, Yellow Watchman Gobies, larger Orange- Spotted Sleeper Gobies, Randall's Shrimp Gobies, a Tangaroa Goby, Royal Grammas, Candy Hogs, Kole Tangs, a pretty Harlequin Tusk, Multicolor Velvet Wrasse, Leopard Wrasse, Six Line Wrasse, Long Tentacle Anemones, Bubble Tip Anemones, Rose Anemones, Pom Pom Crabs, Porcelain Crabs, Pink & Yellow Cucumbers, Sexy Anemone Shrimp, Peppermint Shrimp, Indian Ocean Red Pistol Shrimp, Blue Linkia Starfish, Sand Sifting Starfish, Ninja Star Astrea Snails, and many others! We also received an ORA shipment with many more False and True Percula Clowns, Naked or Stripeless Clowns, Gold Striped Maroon Clowns, Black Clowns, Blue Neon Gobies, Orchid Dottybacks and a few coral frags. Photos Link... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of October 23rd and 24th All Corals are on SALE starting at 15% off and up to 50% off! Come in and browse our 400 plus coral selection and get that perfect piece while it is on sale! All Fish are on SALE starting at 10% off and up to 50% off! A great selection of fish are in stock so come on in and pick up some new tank mates! Pohnpei Live Rock on sale for $4 per pound (was $6.19 per pound). That is a great deal for some nice looking rock; practically cured already this rock has all sorts of shapes and sizes, is lighter weight than Fiji and has lots of life on/in it. Alor Live Rock is $1 off per pound. The rock is very lightweight, very porous and has all sorts of good bacteria thriving on it. The Alor is fully cured so no harm in adding it to an established system. Eclipse filter cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Most of these filter cartridges can be used with the Oceanic BioCubes and even the CUSA AquaPods, though the cartridges may be slightly larger or smaller. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! Did You Know? Did you know that it is beneficial to have a hospital (or quarantine) tank available? It is always good to quarantine a new fish before adding it to your main tank to ensure that the fish will not bring in any unwanted parasites. That is one main reason we quarantine just about all our new fish arrivals here at our store. It is also good to have a quarantine/hospital tank available for when a fish has a parasite or infection because medication will most likely be needed to cure it. There are a lot of reef-safe medications available, yet for those non-reef-safe meds, a hospital tank is the best to use. All you would need for a hospital tank is a 10-gallon or larger tank (remember the smaller the tank the more stress on the fish), live rock, a heater, and some power heads. You need to cycle the tank like you would your main tank and make sure it will support a fish or two living in it. Make sure the environment is stable and follow the medication dosages correctly. For more helpful information on quarantine and hospital tanks please speak with a sales associate. Are you sure you have the means to cure a sick fish?

Greetings Fellow Fish Fanatics! The Marine Scene now has a Facebook page! Become a fan and get updated first with new stock and other important information! Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~The Marine Scene Team What's New A new shipment of Indo/Jakarta Live Rock arrived and looks amazing! These pieces are very porous, shapely and lightweight. It is the same rock we used to aquascape our front 260-gallon display. We got in a nice selection of coral including some amazing metallic Red Open Brains, beautiful Green Torch's, lots of Hammer and Frogspawn, Purple Carnations, Blue Palythoa's, true Blue Mushrooms, bright Green Clove Polyps, more Red and Yellow Sea Fingers, a metallic Green Bubble, Red Goniopora, Christmas Favia Brains and a few others. Don't worry though, that's not all we have available! Currently in stock there are about 500 corals not including an assortment of Zoa Frags, SPS and LPS frags. Aussie Chalice frags are only $29.99 each and for a decent size too, not these 1/4" pieces. Aussie War Coral (or Meteorshower Favia frags) are only $24.99 each and we have plenty of Red Montipora Capricornis frags for only $18.99 per frag. A nice selection of fish arrived including a smaller Atlantic Blue Tang, Naso Tangs, Chalk Bass, Scooter Dragonets, Green Mandarin Dragonets and a Spotted Mandarin, Engineer Gobies, Firefish, Helfrichi Firefish, Purple Firefish, Yellow Watchman Gobies, Green Banded Gobies, Blue Spot Jawfish, a beautiful Scott's Velvet Wrasse, Candy Hogs, Yellow Coris Wrasse, Sixline Wrasse, captive raised Seahorses and many others. Other instock fish include a variety of Clownfish, Coral Beauty Angels, Flame Angels, Pygmy Angels, Bicolor Blennies, Lawnmower Blennies, Flame Cardinals, Orange-Striped Cardinals, Pajama Cardinals, Azure Damsels, Bluefin Damsels, Yellowtail Damsels, Cave Gobies, Green Clown Gobies, a gorgeous Marine Betta (eats aggressively), Flame Hawks, Longnose Hawks, a cute little Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish, a Bicolor Goatfish, Neon Arabian Dottybacks, Royal Grammas, Porcupine Puffers, a Valentine Puffer, a couple Foxface Rabbitfish, Bristletooth Tomini Tang, Hippo Tangs, Sailfin Tangs, Yellow Tangs, a very small Clown Trigger, a Lunare Wrasse, McCosker's Flasher Wrasse, and a couple Mystery Wrasse. We are also fully stocked up on an assortment of hermits, snails, shrimp, starfish and other fun crustaceans to add some character to your aquarium. Photos Link... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of October 9th and 10th A large selection of Corals are on sale up to 50% off! With almost 600 corals in stock and more than half of them on sale, we are sure you will find that great piece for a great price! Kent Garlic Xtreme 1oz bottles are now only $11.99 (was $15.99). Garlic Xtreme is an all natural food additive for all fishes. The natural attractant helps finicky eaters accept prepared foods and it also contains high-quality marine sources of protein with essential vitamins and minerals. Garlic Xtreme will also help prevent parasites such as marine Ich. OSI brand 1 oz. Flakes are now only $4.49 (was 6.99). Included are the Marine Flake good for all fishes and Spirulina Flake great for any herbivores. Eclipse filter cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Most of these filter cartridges can be used with the Oceanic BioCubes and even the CUSA AquaPods, though the cartridges may be slightly larger or smaller. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! Pohnpei Live Rock on sale for $4 per pound (was $6.19 per pound). That is a great deal for some nice looking rock; practically cured already this rock has all sorts of shapes and sizes, is lighter weight than Fiji and has lots of life on/in it. Alor Live Rock is $1 off per pound. The rock is very lightweight, very porous and has all sorts of good bacteria thriving on it. The Alor is fully cured so no harm in adding it to an established system. And don't forget to check us out on our website for a 20% off coupon! Did You Know? Did you know that the water coming out of your RO/DI unit might not be as pure as you think? Tap/well water first passes through a 0.5 micron micro-tec sediment filter where silt, sediment and particulate are removed. Water is then forced through a high efficiency 0.5 micron carbon block filter. This matrix of micro- pulverized carbon efficiently adsorbs chlorine, chloramines, pesticides and other harmful organic chemicals. The water is stripped of membrane damaging particles and chemicals, flows into the RO module where pure water molecules are forced through the RO membrane leaving salts, hardness, bacteria, viruses, pyrogens and other impurities to be flushed from the system. RO membranes, although very good at removing contaminants, still allow trace amounts to pass through. Nitrates, phosphates and silica are among these substances not removed. By further processing RO water through mixed-bed deionization cartridges, even those difficult to remove chemicals are reduced to virtually undetectable levels. The Dual TDS meter offers an easy and convenient way of monitoring the performance of your RO or RO/DI unit. It allows you to quickly check the quality of the inlet and outlet water and helps you to determine when the cartridges need to be replaced. It is a great addition to any RO or RO/DI unit. Features: highly efficient and accurate due to its advanced microprocessor technology; displays TDS levels of the Feed Water and Product Water with in & out electrode probes; auto-off function conserves battery power, the unit shuts off automatically after 10 minutes of non- use; Dual Range-Measures from 0 ~ 999ppm, with a resolution of 1ppm; factory calibrated-recalibration is not necessary; comes equipped with John Guest Quick-Connect T-fittings; installs quickly and easily.

Greetings Fellow Fish Fanatics! Fall is here yet it feels like summer is back! It was a great season and ready for an even better one. Thank you to all of you for supporting us! We look forward to making your visit the best ever! Tom is currently in Papua New Guinea working with EcoEz/Seasmart and Cairns Marine Australia. As part of our continued efforts to support our reefs and captive reef keeping, he will be working hand-in-hand with the local villagers and staff collecting fish and working with their aquaculture program. To follow along, check out our Facebook page. We are looking for a Web Designer to help with our website. Please provide references and experience in retail store web design is a must. Please contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~The Marine Scene Team What's New Some beautiful Acropora colonies arrived this week along with Neon Green Bubble Corals, Hammer and Torch Corals, Pokerstar Montipora, lots of beautiful Zoanthids and Mushrooms, Cyclo Orange Plate Corals, Neon Green Plate Corals, Blastomussa, Wellsophyllias, Red Goniopora, Aussie Acans, and many others. We have fully stocked tanks with lots of beautiful coral so make sure you take your time in selecting that perfect piece! A good selection of fish and invertebrates are available including lots of Yellow Tangs, a Powder Blue Tang, smaller Hippo Tangs, Sailfin Tangs, a Brown Scopus Tang, a Mimic Tang, Coral Beauty Angels, Pygmy Angels, a Flameback Angel, Chalk Bass, Lawnmower Blennies, Midas Blennies, Bicolor Blennies, a Black Blenny, Pajama Cardinals, Orange Striped Cardinals, Flame Cardinals, False Clowns, Black Clowns, True Percula Clowns, Maroon Clowns, Cinnamon Clowns, Tomato Clowns, Clarkii Clowns, Saddleback Clowns, Pink Skunk Clowns, Green Chromis, Yellowtail Damsels, Azure Damsels, Bluefin Damsels, Scooter Dragonets, Mandarin Dragonets, Clown Gobies, Yellow Watchman Gobies, Engineer Gobies, Scissortail Gobies, a Yashia Goby, a Marine Betta, Flame Hawks, a smaller Candy Hog, a Fuzzy Dwarf Lion that is eating frozen, Neon Arabian Dottybacks (eat bristle worms), Bicolor Dottybacks, Royal Grammas, small Porcupine Puffers, a Valentine Puffer and a pretty Blue Spotted Sharpnose Puffer, Foxface Rabbitfish, a cute tiny Clown Trigger, Sixline Wrasse, a Lunare Wrasse, and a Mystery Wrasse. Stocked up on all sorts of invertebrates as well! Photos Link... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of September 25th and September 26th ALL CORALS ON SALE including Australian Corals! LPS corals are 15% off. SPS corals and ORA SPS Frags are 10% - 50% off! Leather corals and Encrusting corals are 25% off! Mushrooms and Zoanthid rocks are 20% off! (Coral sale does not include Nano Corals and Zoanthid Frags as they are already discounted). ALL Fish are on sale from 10% off up to 50% off! Hundreds of fish are available from the smallest of nano-gobies to the larger show fish. All Yellow Tangs are 20% off! Aiptasia-X by Red Sea is 10% off. Aiptasia-X is a great product to help you rid those pesky Aiptasia Anemones from your aquarium. Each kit comes with a 60ml bottle (way more than Joe's Juice) of the secret solution and two syringes, one straight and one angled for those hard-to-reach anemones. We can even get in the 140ml refill bottle for those of you who have a large number of these pesky anemones and don't want to keep purchasing the eliminator kit. Pohnpei Live Rock on sale for $4 per pound (was $6.19 per pound). That is a great deal for some nice looking rock; practically cured already this rock has all sorts of shapes and sizes, is lighter weight than Fiji and has lots of life on/in it. Did You Know? I have been getting lots of questions this week about proper acclimation procedures. Did you know that acclimating your new livestock is essential to their survival? Just floating the bag on your tank's surface won't cut it. In order to properly acclimate all livestock, try drip acclimation. Adding water from your aquarium to the water the critters are in will gradually and safely adjust the temperature, pH, salinity and overall water quality to match your aquariums. This way your new livestock won't be stressed or shocked when introduced into their new home. You can use airline tubing to create the drip by tying a knot in the end of it and adjusting the tightness of the knot to obtain about 3 drops per second. Once the volume in the container doubles, your livestock purchase can be removed and placed carefully in the aquarium. There is also what I call the shot glass procedure. No, you aren't going to get your fishes drunk. After floating the bag in your aquarium water with the lights out, add approximately an ounce or shot glass of aquarium water into the bag. Do this about every minute until the volume in the bag doubles then carefully remove the livestock item and place it carefully in the aquarium. Also make sure that you are not dumping the store water back into your aquarium. Keep in mind that many places will use medication in their fish only systems and you don't want to add anything that may potentially harm your critters. It is best to just dump that water down a drain. For more information on the drip acclimation and shot glass procedures ask any Marine Scene employee for a handout.

Happy Friday Fish Friends! Tom will be traveling to Papua New Guinea to work with EcoEz/Seasmart and Cairns Marine in Australia the beginning of next week. As part of our continued efforts to support our reefs and captive reef keeping, he will be working hand-in-hand with the local villagers and staff collecting fish and working with their aquaculture program. To follow along, check out our Facebook page. We are looking for a Web Designer to help with our website. Please provide references and experience in retail store web design is a must. Please contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~The Marine Scene Team What's New Crystal Sea BioAssay and Brightwell Aquatics NeoMarine salts are now in stock! A huge fish shipment arrived this week including Flameback Angels, Coral Beauty Angels, a gorgeous Regal Angel, Bartletts Anthias, female and male Lyretail Anthias, Yashia Gobies, Hi Fin Banded Gobies, Yellow Watchman Gobies, a larger Randall's Shrimp Goby, lots of Firefish, Helfrichi Firefish, Engineer Gobies, Tail Spot Blennies, Red Scooter Dragonets, Pajama Cardinals, Pyramid Butterflys, Spotted Hawkfish, Volitan Lionfish, Bristletooth Tomini Tang, Powder Blue Tangs, Hippo Tangs (small and medium), Kole Tangs, a small Niger Trigger, Christmas Wrasse, Candy Hogs, Bicolor Goatfish, Sixline Wrasse, Greenback Fairy Wrasse, Mystery Wrasse, and many others. The coolest item of the week is the gorgeous Peacock Mantis Shrimp. This beautiful creature is bright green with colorful swimmerets and very curious eyes. Although not reef safe, these beautiful shrimp make very interesting, species only, pets. They are always quite active with dog-like behaviors, very colorful and intelligent. Along with the Mantis Shrimp we received Blue Linkia Starfish, Red Fromia Stars, Sand Sifting Starfish, Fire Shrimp, Ninja Star Astrea Snails, Crown Top Snails, Turbo Snails, Tiger Cowries, Abalone Snails, Mithrax Crabs, Sally Lightfoot Crabs, Arrow Crabs, Rose Anemones, Squamosa Clams and lots more! We are still stocked up on a great selection of corals including some amazing Zoanthid and Mushroom rocks, lots of gorgous Torch, Hammer and Frogspawns, beautiful Chalice frags along with War Coral frags and lots of Aussie Acan frags. Over 600 corals to choose from so come on by! Photos Link... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of September 11th and September 12th OSI brand 1 oz. Flakes are now only $4.49 (was 6.99). Included are the Marine Flake good for all fishes and Spirulina Flake great for any herbivores. MagFloat cleaner magnets of all sizes are 10% off! Stop getting your hands wet by scrubbing the inside of the glass with a sponge! Use a magnet; they are great for cleaning both the inside and outside of your glass aquarium...and they even float if you accidently pull the outside piece off! Koralia Pumps are 15% off. These pumps are a new innovative range of circulation pumps for all aquariums. The design and technology guarantee a continuous and powerful water flow which can be directed freely thanks to the special sphere shaped connection to the exclusive patented magnet support (no more fussing with suction cups!). High performance, low energy consumption, quick and easy maintenance! We have the Nano, 1, 2, 3 and 4 models in stock to fit any size aquarium! Koralia Controllable Pumps, Koralia Wavemaker Controllers and Photocell attachments are all 20% off their already reduced price! We have all different sizes with different GPH available for all kinds of aquariums, big and small. Check out the demo we have on our Clam Tank. Check out our online newsletter for a 20% off coupon Did You Know? Did you know that Mantis Shrimp are predatory crustaceans that use specialized raptorial appendages to capture and subdue their prey by either spearing the animals or smashing them with heavily calcified clubs. Even though these shrimp are not reef friendly, being that they can and will attack and kill just about fish or invert that moves, they are actually well sought-after by mantis fans since they have such beauty, cool behavior, and are otherwise very difficult to obtain both online and from stores. Mantis are classified into two general groups: smashers that club their prey with great force (similar to that of a 22 caliber bullet), and spearers that have sharp appendages that literally skewer their prey. They come in an array of colors, greens, browns, greys; however the most sought after is the Peacock Mantis. They cannot be kept with other animals because they are highly predatory yet are great in a species only tank and can be kept with live corals. To learn more about the fascinating behavior and great intelligence of these animals stop in and speak with one of our staff. And don't forget, if you are just stopping by, take a peek at the Peacock Mantis we currently have in stock!

Happy Labor Day Weekend! Within the next couple weeks, Tom will be traveling to Papua New Guinea to work with EcoEz/Seasmart Program as well as Cairns Marine in Australia. As part of our continued efforts to support our reefs and captive reef keeping, Tom will be working hand-in- hand along with the local villagers and staff collecting fish and maintaining their aquaculture program. To follow along, check out our Facebook page (still in setup stage)! We are Hiring! Looking for a fun and educational part- time job? Know of someone looking as well? Submit a resume, reply to this message or just stop by with one. No experience necessary and we also have applications for those who do not yet have a resume, so please come on by. Flexible shifts including daytime, evenings and Saturday's are available so if you are looking for some extra cash, your first job or just really enjoy the hobby, this is the place for you! We are looking for a Web Designer to help with our website. Please provide references and experience in retail store web design is a must. Please contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~The Marine Scene Team What's New Crystal Sea BioAssay and Brightwell Aquatics NeoMarine salts are now in stock! We are fully stocked this week with all kinds of new livestock! Our coral shipment was beautiful with dozens of good-sized Torch, Hammer and Frogspawn, beautiful Rhodactus Mushroom rocks, Hot Pink Zoanthids, Sherbert Orange Zoanthids, Blue Mushrooms, Hairy Mushrooms, a Neon Orange Plate and a Neon Green Plate, a gorgeous fluorescent Orange Acan Echinata, gorgeous Lobophyllias, Green Devils Hand Leathers, Yellow Polyps, Metallic Red Mushrooms, a Blueberry Sea Fan, Green Clove Polyps, and a couple large Combo Zoanthid and Mushroom rocks. Of course we have hundreds more available and ready to join your tanks! A great selection of fish are available including a tiny Clown Trigger, Yellow Watchman Gobies, Randall's Shrimp Gobies, Hi Fin Banded Gobies, Purple Firefish, Helfrichi Firefish pair, smaller Powder Blue Tang, Yellow Tangs, Kole Tangs, Naso Tangs, Hippo Tangs, Cleaner Wrasse, Sixline Wrasse, McCosker's Flasher Wrasse, Bicolor Blennies, Midas Blennies, a Black (Golden) Blenny, Tail Spot Blenny, Starry Blennies, Lawnmower Blennies, Pajama Cardinals, Mandarin Dragonets, Foxface Rabbitfish and LOTS more! Check out the beautiful Red and Purple Long Tentacle Anemones we received this week. They are gorgeous! We also received a couple beautiful Rose Anemones, lots of Peppermint Shrimp to help you with Aiptasia issues, small and Jumbo Coral Banded Shrimp, Skunk Cleaner and Fire Shrimps, Mithrax and Sally Lightfoot Crabs, beautiful Coco Worms, lots of hermits and snails for algae control, Porcelain Crabs, Pom Pom/Boxing Crabs, and tons more! Photos Link... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of Friday, September 4th through Tuesday, September 8th ALL Livestock on SALE! All of our fish, coral and inverts are on sale at least at 10% off and up to 50% off! We have a great, full selection to choose from so stop on in this weekend and get a newbie for your tank! Instant Ocean Salts and Reef Crystals Salts in available sizes are 10% off. A great salt mix for those of you who like to mix up your own water. MagFloat cleaner magnets of all sizes are 10% off! Stop getting your hands wet by scrubbing the inside of the glass with a sponge! Use a magnet; they are great for cleaning both the inside and outside of your glass aquarium...and they even float if you accidently pull the outside piece off! Koralia Pumps are 15% off. These pumps are a new innovative range of circulation pumps for all aquariums. The design and technology guarantee a continuous and powerful water flow which can be directed freely thanks to the special sphere shaped connection to the exclusive patented magnet support (no more fussing with suction cups!). High performance, low energy consumption, quick and easy maintenance! We have the Nano, 1, 2, 3 and 4 models in stock to fit any size aquarium! Koralia Controllable Pumps, Koralia Wavemaker Controllers and Photocell attachments are all 20% off their already reduced price! We have all different sizes with different GPH available for all kinds of aquariums, big and small. Check out the demo we have on our Clam Tank. Did You Know? Did you know that magnesium plays an important role in helping maintain the calcium concentration in reef systems? If the concentration of magnesium is too low, it can become difficult to increase the calcium to the desired level no matter how much of a calcium supplement is added. So if your calcium levels are constantly low, make sure to add magnesium to your testing and dosing schedule. Do you know what your magnesium level is?

Happy Friday Fish Friends! Within the next couple weeks, Tom will be traveling to Papua New Guinea to work with EcoEz/Seasmart Program as well as Cairns Marine in Australia. As part of our continued efforts to support our reefs and captive reef keeping, Tom will be working hand-in- hand along with the local villagers and staff collecting fish and maintaining their aquaculture program. To follow along we will be setting up a Twigger page (or of the similar) so check back for a link and more information! We are Hiring! Looking for a fun and educational part- time job? Know of someone looking as well? Submit a resume, reply to this message or just stop by with one. No experience necessary and we also have applications for those who do not yet have a resume, so please come on by. Flexible shifts including daytime, evenings and Saturday's are available so if you are looking for some extra cash, your first job or just really enjoy the hobby, this is the place for you! We are looking for a Web Designer to help with our website. Please provide references and experience in retail store web design is a must. Please contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~ The Marine Scene Team What's New If you haven't yet tried the Nutramar Ova food we are now carrying, I can tell you it is a great addition to any coral foods you are already feeding. It is also great for feeding finicky fish such as Mandarins, Pipefish, Seahorses, Butterflys, Anthias, and smaller gobies. Nutramar Ova is made from 100% natural frozen prawn eggs and very little water for freezing purposes. Nutramar Ova is also useful for feeding to nearly all species of fish throughout the larval and post-larval stages. A great new food to add to your fishes and corals' diets! We still have a great selection of corals available including lots of beautiful Echinophyllias and Echinoporas including frags for only $29.99, Pink and Green Maze Brains, Aussie Acan Lord frags for only $79.99 each, Red Favites War Coral frags for $24.99 each, a Pink with Yellow Eye Goniopora, Aussie Moon Corals, Aussie Duncan/Whiskers polyps, gorgeous Aussie Elegance, Red and Green Trachyphyllias, Metallic Wellsophyllias, Black Sun Coral, Green Scroll Coral, Green Stylopora frags, lots of Torch, Hammer and Frogspawn Corals, Green Devils Hand Leathers, Green Star Polyps and hundreds more! We received a nice variety of fish and inverts this week including a beautiful Lamarks Angel (coral and clam safe), a juvenile Emperor Angel, Midas Blennies, Lawnmower Blennies, Tail Spot Blennies, Starry Blennies, Orange Striped Cardinals, Longspine Cardinals (great schooling fish), Pajama Cardinal, Green Chromis, Azure Damsels, Scooter Dragonts and Red ones too, Blue Spot Jawfish, Engineer Gobies, Scissortail Gobies, Orange Spotted Sleeper Gobies, Candy Hogfish, Strawberry Pseudochromis, a Blue Spotted Sharpnose Puffer as well as a Valentine, Bristletooth Tomini Tang, Naso Tang, Harlequin Tusk, Sixline Wrasse, small Red Fromia Starfish, Fighting Conchs, Sand Sifting Starfish, Turbo Snails, Mithrax Crabs, Peppermint Shrimp, and hundreds more! Check out our Photos Link for pictures of our current stock. What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of August 28th and August 29th Current USA Light Fixtures are 10% off. Included styles are the Orbit PC units, OuterOrbit HQI and T5 or PC units, Nova Extreme T5 units, and SunPod HQI units. Each style is available in multiple sizes and output allowing you to select that perfect style for your aquarium. MagFloat cleaner magnets of all sizes are 10% off! Stop getting your hands wet by scrubbing the inside of the glass with a sponge! Use a magnet; they are great for cleaning both the inside and outside of your glass aquarium...and they even float if you accidently pull the outside piece off! Many of our corals are on sale starting at 10% off and up to 50% off! Lots of beautiful corals have been looked over the past couple weeks. Maybe a discount in price will find them a good home. All Marc Weiss and Weiss Organics Products are on sale! These products are great for reef and fish-only tanks. Products include live sand boosters, live rock boosters, coralline algae boosters, coral foods and lots more great supplements to choose from to make your tank thrive. Did You Know? Did you know alkalinity, aka carbonate hardness, is important to maintain in both a reef and fish-only-tank. When dosed properly, alkalinity helps buffer the pH of the aquarium, ensuring that it does not drop suddenly. In a reef tank, alkalinity helps maintain the calcium level and is a major building block of coralline algae, which helps prevent nuisance algae from growing. At the store we check our alkalinity weekly and recommend that all hobbyists do the same. We carry a big selection of different alkalinity buffers and different brands of test kits for it. Do you know what your alkalinity level is?

Greetings Fellow Fish Friends! We are Hiring! Looking for a fun and educational part- time job? Know of someone looking as well? Submit a resume, send us an email, or just stop by with one. No experience necessary and we also have applications for those who do not yet have a resume, so please come on by. Flexible shifts including daytime, evenings and Saturday's are available so if you are looking for some extra cash, your first job or just really enjoy the hobby, this is the place for you! We are looking for a Web Designer to help with our website. Please provide references and experience in retail store web design is a must. Please contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! What's New Nutramar Ova is a newer food in our freezer great for feeding finicky fish such as Mandarins, Pipefish, Seahorses, Butterflys, Anthias, and smaller gobies, as well as all types of coral. Nutramar Ova is made from 100% natural frozen prawn eggs and very little water for freezing purposes. Nutramar Ova is also useful for feeding to nearly all species of fish throughout the larval and post-larval stages. A great new food to add to your fishes and corals' diets! Since Tom was out in LA over the weekend he was able to check out many of the vendors there and personally hand pick out some amazing stuff! He said the fish selection was quite low so looks like there are some fish regulations out there that I am unsure about or the vendors are keeping a low stock throughout these economic times. Although the fish stocks were low, the corals were amazing. We got in about 100 pieces of cherry corals so make sure to come on in and check out all the new stuff! Australian Euphyllias, lots of beautiful Echinophyllias (frags being made) and Echinoporas, Chalice, Pink and Green Maze Brains, Aussie Acan Lords (frags being made), extremely Blue Mushrooms, Red Favites War Coral (frags being made), a Pink with Yellow Eye Goniopora, Aussie Moon Corals, Aussie Duncan/Whiskers polyps, gorgeous Aussie Elegance, Red and Green Trachyphyllias, Metallic Wellsophyllias, Blue Zoanthid Frags (Joker Paly), Red (Lava) Zoanthid Frags, Green Zoa Frags, Blue Xenia, amazing Acroporas, Black Sun Coral, Green Scroll Coral, Green Stylopora, and I am sure a few others slipped my brain. As you noticed we are also fragging up many of these corals to help everyone get a piece as well as lower the prices for you! We did get a fish shipment in as well which included Helfrichi Firefish, Purple Firefish, regular Firefish, Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse, McCosker's Flasher Wrasse, Long Spine Cardinals, Midas Blennies, a small Naso Tang, Spotted Hawkfish, Tail Spot Blennies, Two Bar Rabbitfish, Yellow Watchman Gobies, Six Line Wrasse, Red Scooter Dragonets, Mandarin Dragonets, Lawnmower Blennies, a Juvenile Emperor Angelfish, Foxface Rabbitfish and many others. And don't forget we are always stocked up on a huge selection of invertebrates including anemones, crabs, hermit crabs, shrimp, snails, starfish, and lots more! A fresh shipment of beautiful Indo Rock arrived earlier this week. It has great macro/microalgae growth as well as lots of beautiful coralline algae's. Many shapes and sizes and very porous. Photos Link... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of August 21st and August 22nd Alor Live Rock is $2 off per pound! Originally $9.99 per pound this rock is very lightweight, porous, fully cured and good coralline algae growth. Many of our corals are on sale up to 50% off! Lots of beautiful corals have been looked over the past couple weeks. Maybe a discount in price will find them a good home. All Marc Weiss and Weiss Organics Products are on sale! These products are great for reef and fish-only tanks. Products include live sand boosters, live rock boosters, coralline algae boosters, coral foods and lots more great supplements to choose from to make your tank thrive. All Chillers are 10% off. Chillers are a great unit to help keep you aquarium cool throughout these hot summer months. Available sizes include 1/15, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2 and 1 HP. We even have a little micro- chiller perfect for little nano-tanks! I am currently running one on my little 4-gallon to keep those awesome Catalina Gobies. All Cooling Fan kits are 10% off. Fans can help reduce the heat of an aquarium without having to spend lots on a chiller. We have many types available including the IceCap Temperature Controlled kits. Although fans work pretty well, they may not be able to cool your aquarium to your liking but they are worth the try. They can also help reduce moisture within your stand. Did You Know? Did you know that there are many benefits to metal halide systems for your reef tank? The main benefit is the intense illumination they provide. They are capable of providing several hundred watts of energy for one bulb while other systems such as PC's or VHO's would need multiple bulbs to provide the same intense light output. Halide bulbs also create that beautiful shimmering effect making the aquarium appear more like the ocean. Using metal halide lighting you are also able to care for a wider range of corals including SPS (small polyp stonies) and even those beautiful clams. There are some minor downfalls which can be easily altered such as they tend to create a lot more heat in the aquarium. Cooling fans and the use of a chiller can help with this problem. Most halide units have to be suspended at least six inches above the aquarium which makes some aquarists hesitant to hang their unit from the ceiling. I have suggested using heavy duty shelving brackets so you can hang the unit from the wall instead of the ceiling and some newer units are now designed with legs so you can prop it right on your aquarium, no need for any hanging! Please see a sales associate for more information on metal halide units and the best one for your aquarium. Do you have the best lighting for your reef?

Happy Friday Fish Folks! We are Hiring! Looking for a fun and educational part- time job? Know of someone looking as well? Submit a resume or just stop by with one. No experience necessary and we also have applications for those who do not yet have a resume, so please come on by. Flexible shifts including daytime, evenings and Saturday's are available so if you are looking for some extra cash, your first job or just really enjoy the hobby, this is the place for you! We are looking for a Web Designer to help with our website. Please provide references and experience in retail store web design is a must. Please contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com. We are looking for a part time administrative assistant for data entry, accounting support and various related duties. Approximately 6-10 hours per week with the possibility of more as needs and performance dictate. Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word is necessary as well as a fundamentally solid knowledge of basic computer use is required. Candidate will need to sign a non-disclosure and confidentiality statement. Self management and reliability is also a must. Hours are flexible Tuesday- Friday. Contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com or send resume and experience to the same. And a Happy Birthday shout-out to Tom! Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~The Marine Scene What's New Many shipments arrived this week full of all sorts of goodies. About 100 new corals are in our systems looking great and ready to find a permanent home. Among the new corals are some beautiful larger Wall Hammers, brilliant Purple Montipora digitata, Purple, Red and Green Gonioporas, bright Red Lobophyllias, Aussie Acanthastrea lords, Aussie Whiskers/Duncans, Neon Green Trumpets/Caulastreas, a really unique Honeycomb Brain, nice smaller Red and Green Trachyphyllias, Metallic Green/Red Wellsophyllias, a larger Yellow Scroll, bright Yellow Leathers, Green Finger Leathers, puffy Toadstool Leathers, a few Purple Colt Leathers, Green Pipe Organs, Green Clove Polyps, Yellow Polyps, Green Star Polyps, Carnation corals and many others! We still have a great selection of other corals available and most are on sale! This week's fish shipments were quite nice. Achilles Tangs, Naso Tangs, Marine Bettas, Green Chromis, Azure Damsels, Scissortail Gobies, Yellow Watchman Gobies, Randall's Shrimp Gobies, Firefish, Purple Firefish, Helfrichi Firefish, Two Spot Signal Gobies, Engineer Gobies, Cleaner Wrasse, Sixline Wrasse, Pink Streaked or Cryptic Wrasse, Yellow Coris Wrasse, Lawnmower Blennies, Peach Midas Blennies, Royal Grammas, Diadema Pseudochromis, Strawberry/Purple Pseudochromis, and Porcupine Puffers, are among some of the newest in our systems. Fully stocked on all kinds of invertebrates this week including Indian Ocean Red Pistol Shrimp (to pair up with those tiny Shrimp-Gobies), Tiger Pistol Shrimp, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Fire Shrimp, Peppermint Shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp, Red Fromia Starfish, Sand Sifting Starfish, Serpent Starfish, Trochus Snails, Bumble Bee Snails, Fighting Conchs, Margarita Snails, Turbo Snails, Mithrax Crabs, Sally Lightfoot Crabs, Pencil Urchins (20% off), Blue Leg and Burgundy Leg Hermit Crabs, Bubble Tip Anemones, Long Tentacle Anemones, Flower and Condylactus Anemones and tons more! Photos Link... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of July 31st and August 1st A very large selection of corals is on sale from 10% off up to 50% off! These do not include our newest corals yet there are many that have been here for a short bit and are fully extended and just as happy as can be. Finally adjusted to captivity, these corals are ready for their permanent home! Melafix Liquid Remedy 8oz bottles are on sale for $7.19 each (was $7.99) and the 16oz bottles are on sale for $10.79 each (was $13.99). Melafix is an all natural medication used to treat bacterial fish infections such as open wounds, fin and tail rot, cloudy eye, body slime and mouth fungus. It also promotes regrowth of damaged tissue and fins. Chemi-Pure 5 oz and 10 oz units and Chemi-Pure Elite 6 oz and 12 oz units are 10% off. Chemi- Pure removes heavy metals, copper, phenol, ammonia, and other nitrogenous waste. It helps to keep the pH at a consistently safe range and your water crystal clear. Chemi-Pure Elite adds ferric oxide to the original Chemi-Pure formula to also remove phosphates and silicates. Did You Know? Did you know that you don't need to "gravel vac" your reef tank? In fact you may be doing more harm than good with a "gravel vac". Your sand bed has different layers which different levels of toxins accumulate and your micro-organisms feed off of. When you stir up the sand, you end up releasing trapped toxins which could cause your tank to become unstable or even crash your tank. Also, when you apply suction to the bottom of your tank, you are pulling out all sorts of important critters. Think of all the micro-organisms that are such an important part of your tank's ecology. Don't pour them down the drain with the dirty water, keep the good and dump the bad by siphoning out water from the top of the tank. If your sand bed has algae blooming on or in it there are a few different critters that can help clean the algae such as Nassarius and Cerith snails, Sand Sifting starfish, and even hermit crabs can help keep your sand bed looking nice and pretty. So remember, don't vacuum, let the critters take care of that. gotta post some pictures...

Gurnie, just exactly what concern do yuo have about our water quality? We must be doing something right to survive for over 13 years. This is typical of a ridiculous and meaningless post that can have bad implications for a business like mine. And while you are posting such commentary how about you describe your experience and qualifications prior to randomly making absurd opinions. Tom

Salutations Saltwater Lovers! We are looking for a Web Designer to help with our website. Please provide references and experience in retail store web design is a must. Please contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com. We are looking for a part time administrative assistant for data entry, accounting support and various related duties. Approximately 6-10 hours per week with the possibility of more as needs and performance dictate. Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word is necessary as well as a fundamentally solid knowledge of basic computer use is required. Candidate will need to sign a non-disclosure and confidentiality statement. Self management and reliability is also a must. Hours are flexible Tuesday- Friday. Contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com or send resume and experience to the same. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~The Marine Scene What's New VorTech MP10's are now in stock! With the technology of the MP40w, this mini pump is suitable for tanks as small as 2.5 gallons and ideally up to 50 gallons. It has the capability of pushing 1,575 GPH! Now that's a mighty little pump. The MP10 has the same design as the MP40w and MP20 (currently both in stock), where the motor and other electrical components are outside the tank and no suction cups or hanging brackets are needed. There are multiple operational modes allowing you to create the optimal flow requirements for your inhabitants. For more information on these awesome pumps, stop in and speak with one of our knowledgeable staff. WOW! Lots of awesome new stuff arrived this weekend. First to mention are the ORA Platinum Clowns! These are a fascinating, almost completely all white clownfish same as the white on the bands of the full-striped Perculas. They are one of the newest strains of the True Percula Clown, a must have for those collecting the rare and unusuals. We also got more Picasso Clowns as well as full-striped True Perculas, Black Ocellaris, Gold Striped Maroon Clowns, Neon Dottybacks, Orchid Dottybacks and some Sharknose Gobies from ORA. Blue Spot Jawfish, Hi Fin Banded Gobies, Yashia Gobies, Spotted and Green Mandarin Dragonets, Purple Firefish, Chalk Bass, Flame Hawkfish, One-Spot Foxface, Yellow Tangs, Kole Tangs, a tiny Clown Trigger, Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse, Sixline Wrasse, Fine-Spotted Wrasse, McCosker's Flasher Wrasse, Bicolor Blennies, Lawnmower Blennies, Starry Blennies, Tail Spot Blennies, Scooters, Red Scooters and Flame Cardinals are among the few others that arrived this week. We are also expecting another shipment of fish including some unusuals. Bariene Tangs, Maculiceps Tangs, Vlamingi Tang, Regal Angels, Yellow Coris Wrasse, Bangaii Cardinals, Green Mandarins, Copperband Butterflies, Wheelers Shrimp Gobies, Purple Queen Anthias adn a few others are expected to arrive. Blue Linkia Starfish, Sand Sifting Stars, Sexy Anemone Shrimp, a cute little Gold Coral Banded Shrimp, Fire Shrimp, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, XL Nassarius Snails, Nerite Snails, Bumble Bee Snails, Banded Trochus Snails, Ninja Star Astrea Snails, Rose Anemones, bright Green Bubble Tip Anemones, Maidens Hair Macroalgae, Red Grape Macroalgae, Pom Pom/Boxing Crabs, Red and White Coco Worms, Feather Dusters, Red and Orange Finger Sponges, Blue Maxima Clams, Gold Maxima Clams and tons more arrived in this weeks shipments. A nice large coral shipment came in with some pretty neat pieces. Balanophyllia sp., very similar to Sun Coral, lots of Montipora, Acropora, Tooths, Echinophyllia, Favia's, Frogspawn, Torch, Plates, Oxypora, Pocillopora, Green Clove Polyps, Yellow Finger Leathers, Blue Zoanthids, fire Orange Zoanthids, Red Trachyphyllia's, and many others. We also got in a bunch of ORA frags including the Blue Voodoo's, Green Birds Nest's, Joe the Coral, Purple Nana, Borealis, Red Planet Table, Oregon Tort, Frogskin Acro, and Pink & Green Damicornis. Check out our Photos Link for pics of our newest stock! What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of July 24th and 25th Buy TWO Corals, Get ONE FREE! We have over 500 beautiful, healthy corals for our mix-n-match sale. If you purchase any two corals at their regular price, you get the third coral FREE! (equal or lesser value). Marine Themed Greeting Cards are $1 Off, (regularly $2.99 each)! These cards have beautiful pictures of crabs, fish, shrimp and other marine animals with the name and a brief description on the backs. With blank insides, they can be used for any occasion to that special aquarist! Mag-Drive pumps are 10% off. Mag-Drives are great for either submersible or in-line return pumps. They are reliable and fairly quiet. Available sizes are the Mag-Drive 3, 5, 7 and 9.5. PurpleUp is 10% off. PurpleUp encourages the growth of desirable pink and purple coralline algae's and not nuisance algae's. This is a great supplement to add to your dosing schedule to promote more beautiful purple coralline in your aquarium. Pohnpei Live Rock on sale for $4 per pound (was $6.19 per pound). Not much left but a few nice larger pieces and a selection of smaller nano sized pieces. Did You Know? Did you know that one of the most common mistakes made by the novice marine aquarist is topping off their aquarium from evaporation with salt water? You must top off your aquarium with FRESH water. The salt does not evaporate so as the water level decreases (from evaporation) the salt level increases. You would only use salt water if you are trying to slowly raise your salinity or if you are performing a water change. So the lesson is: top off with fresh to maintain a stable salinity and water change with salt. And don't forget to use your hydrometer or refractometer regularly to be sure your salinity is stable and consistent.

I appreciate all of the kind words spoken here. For over 13 years we have strived to maintain the best possible shopping experience with a high quality of product. That goes hand in hand with the quality of our staff. I have always pondered the "price" assumptions. I know for a fact that a number of our coral prices here are less than some of the favored vendors (before the 10% WAMAS discount). At the end of the day we simply want to stay in business and afford our staff the livelihood that allows them to have a good life. I would also voice my appreciation for your recognition of our staff. I personally feel that our current staff is hands down the best we have ever had. If you haven't been here in a while or at all come say hi. Thanks again, Tom

Salutations Saltwater Lovers! Just a reminder that we will be closed Saturday, July 4th. All of us here at The Marine Scene wish you all a Happy 4th. Please be safe and don't eat too much at all those BBQ's!. We are extending our sales through Wednesday the 7th to better your chances of making it in for some great deals! We are looking for a Web Designer to help with our website. Please provide references and experience in retail store web design is a must. Please contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com. We are looking for a part time administrative assistant for data entry, accounting support and various related duties. Approximately 6-10 hours per week with the possibility of more as needs and performance dictate. Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word is necessary as well as a fundamentally solid knowledge of basic computer use is required. Candidate will need to sign a non-disclosure and confidentiality statement. Self management and reliability is also a must. Hours are flexible Tuesday- Friday. Contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com or send resume and experience to the same. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you! ~The Marine Scene Crew What's New A great shipment of coral arrived with some beautiful Green Finger Leathers, beautiful large Devils Hands, bright Green Branching Briarium, lots of beautiful Frogspawn, Torch and Hammer, amazing Pink Zoanthids, some beautiful Green and Orange Zoanthids including the KO's, amazing Combo Polyp rocks which have all kinds of Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Feather Dusters and more growing all over the rock, a gorgeous Tiger Sponge, Green Star Polyps, Orange Sun Corals and hundreds more! Lots of beautiful fish are in stock including Yellow Coris Wrasse, Rhomboids Fairy Wrasse, Yellow- Streaked Fairy Wrasse, McCosker's Flasher Wrasse, Sixline Wrasse, Twinspot Wrasse, Midas Blennies, Lawnmower Blennies, Starry Blennies, Chalk Bass, Pajama Cardinals, an assortment of Clownfish, Hippo Tangs, Yellow Tangs, Blonde Naso Tangs, Sailfin and Desjardini Tangs, Mandarin Dragonets, a smaller Marine Betta, Yellow Clown Gobies, Green Clown Gobies, Engineer Gobies, Yellow Assessors, Firefish, Purple Firefish, White Eye Moray Eels, Fimbriated Eel (very cool), Sleeper Gobies, and lots more! Fully stocked up with all kinds of invertebrates to clean your tank or just give it some character. Blue, Burgundy and Red Leg Hermit Crabs, Fighting Conchs, Turbo, Trochus, Astrea, Margarita, Nassarius and Cerith Snails, Skunk Cleaner, Fire, Peppermint and Banded Coral Shrimp, Sand Sifting and Serpent Starfish, Pom Pom/Boxing, Porcelain, Sally Lightfoot and Mithrax Crabs, Condylactus, Flower, Bubble Tip and Long Tentacle Anemones including a pretty Purple LTA, Mangrove plants and dozens more! We still have some Berghia Nudibranchs in stock! These little guys have a big appetite for Aiptasia, those pesky nuisance anemones. They are sure to sell fast! Check out our Photos Link for some pictures of our newest stock! What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of July 3rd through the 7th We have a used ADHI Model 45 sump available for $50. First come, first serve. All Fish, Coral and Inverts are 20% off! After you are all full and relaxed from a beautiful 4th of July, come on in and pick up a new addition for your tank. We have a wonderful selection to choose from all at a great sale! Pohnpei Live Rock on sale for $4 per pound (was $6.19 per pound). That is a great deal for some nice looking rock, practically cured already this rock has all sorts of shapes and sizes, is lighter weight than Fiji and has lots of life on/in it. Base Rock on sale for $1 per pound! Can't beat that price! This is some nice shaped rock that dried out and has now been cycling in our rock systems with our Alor and Pohnpei for the past few weeks so you are sure to get some good critters within it. Expand your library: "Shore Fishes of Hawaii" by John E. Randall is on sale at $21.59. This is a great book for snorkelers, SCUBA divers and any aquarist interested in learning about the fish of Hawaii's reefs. The book covers 340 species. Kent SeaSquirt Invert Feeder regularly priced at $24.99 is on sale for $21.59. The feeder extends to 35" for deep tanks or hard-to-reach areas, has and extendable prong at the tip for direct feeding anemones, eels or other critters, has a graduated tube which is marked at each milliliter to help with measuring, and is completely disassembled for easy cleaning. All Kent Marine Supplements are on sale up to 50% off! Kent Marine has a variety of different supplements and trace elements for different marine aquariums to help keep water parameters within the correct ranges for each specific system. This in turn increases the overall health and appearance of the livestock. Now is your time to stock up on these supplements while they are on such a great discount! Eclipse cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Most of these filter cartridges can be used with the Oceanic BioCubes and even the CUSA AquaPods, though the cartridges may be slightly larger or smaller. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! Did You Know? Did you know that certain fish, coral and invertebrates in your aquarium need to be target fed? Target feeding is when you directly squirt liquid foods such as Phytoplanktons and Zooplanktons to corals, or prong feed foods such as silversides, squid, clams and krill to anemones, LPS, lionfish, eels and puffers. Corals are largely carnivorous and do not only feed from the lighting or the trace elements in the water but zooplankton, phytoplankton, copepods, free-living bacteria and many other planktons. While some corals do not require constant feedings because they have zooxanthellae in their tissue which obtain a significant portion of their nutrition, many others exclusively feed on phytoplanktons and zooplanktons. At The Marine Scene we carry a variety of live, freeze dried, spray dried and frozen coral foods. Next time you come in make sure to speak with a sales associate to get the right foods for not only your fish, but your corals and invertebrates as well. And don't forget about the feeding utensils such as the SeaSquirt feeder which is on sale this weekend.

Salutations Saltwater Lovers! We hope you all have been enjoying this hot summer weather! Stop in and cool off while browsing all the beautiful fish, coral and invertebrates we have in stock for all varieties of aquariums! We are looking for a part time administrative assistant for data entry, accounting support and various related duties. Approximately 6-10 hours per week with the possibility of more as needs and performance dictate. Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word is necessary as well as a fundamentally solid knowledge of basic computer use is required. Candidate will need to sign a non-disclosure and confidentiality statement. Self management and reliability is also a must. Hours are flexible Tuesday- Friday. Contact Tom at tw@marinescene.com or send resume and experience to the same. What's New Lots more fish in this week! Included are medium and small Hippo Tangs, a small Blonde Naso Tang, Orange Spotted Sleeper Gobies, larger Scissortail Gobies, Purple Firefish, Yellow Watchman Gobies, Yellow Clown Gobies, Green Clown Gobies, Scooter Dragonets, Green Mandarin Dragonets, Green Chromis, Starry Blennies, Lawnmower Blennies, Tail Spot Blennies, Orchid Dottybacks, Neon Arabian Dottybacks, and some ORA Picasso Clowns and Hippocampus erectus Seahorses! Of course we have lots more in stock so check out our website for availability or better yet, stop on by! I had mentioned ORA arrived which we also received some really nice coral frags. Purple Acropora Nana frags, Blue Chalice frags, Bird of Paradise frags, Blue Voodoo frags, gorgeous Pink and Green Damicornis frags, Blue Oregon Tortuosa frags and a few others. Berghia Nudibranchs are finally back in stock! These little guys have a big appetite for Aiptasia, those pesky nuisance anemones. We have lots available but they are sure to go fast! Fighting Conch's are also back in stock. These snails are great sand sifters! We also lots of Mangrove plants which you can add to a refugium. Lots more critters are available for cleaning your aquarium or just for fun. Check out our Photos Link for some pictures of our newest stock! What's On Sale for the Weekend of June 26th and 27th ALL Corals are on sale from 10% off up to 50% off! Fully stocked with a wide selection of gorgeous corals for almost any style aquarium! Pohnpei Live Rock on sale for $4 per pound (was $6.19 per pound). That is a great deal for some nice looking rock, practically cured already this rock has all sorts of shapes and sizes, is lighter weight than Fiji and has lots of life on/in it. Base Rock on sale for $1 per pound! Can't beat that price! This is some nice shaped rock that dried out and has now been cycling in our rock systems with our Alor and Pohnpei for the past few weeks so you are sure to get some good critters within it. All Kent Marine Supplements are on sale up to 50% off! Kent Marine has a variety of different supplements and trace elements for different marine aquariums to help keep water parameters within the correct ranges for each specific system. This in turn increases the overall health and appearance of the livestock. Now is your time to stock up on these supplements while they are on such a great discount! Eclipse cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Most of these filter cartridges can be used with the Oceanic BioCubes and even the CUSA AquaPods, though the cartridges may be slightly larger or smaller. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! Did You Know? Did you know that aiptasia (aka. glass anemone) is a nuisance anemone that rapidly reproduces and can sting, even kill your corals? Aiptasia is a persistent critter because when you try to scrape it off your rocks or glass you actually end up spreading it. There are a few natural ways of controlling this nuisance anemone. Peppermint Shrimp, Berghia Nudibranchs and most Butterflyfish can and will eat them yet sometimes it is easier and faster to just zap it yourself. Using a needle like applicator and the treatment Joe's Juice or Aiptasia-X you can target and kill each one. It can take a little time to get each one but it is better to start getting rid of them as soon as they show up or you will eventually have an infestation which can be almost impossible to control. Do you have any Aiptasia in your tank?

Greetings Fellow Fish Fanatics! We finally got our tank delivered! About 4 custom tanks arrived this week so we are all worn out from the heavy lifting but are so excited to start setting up our newest 260-gallon Starphire display! Come on in and see the new tank and its beginning stages of becoming a beautiful reef display! Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms! Let's hope the sun stays out to brighten your day! Remember kids, we have Gift Cards available in any value which makes a perfect gift! Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! What's New An Australian shipment arrived with some really nice Grade A and Ultra Chalices, Ultra Acanthastreas, Rainbow Lobophyllias, Red and Green Blastomussa's and some Whiskers. We also got in some other nice pieces including some Hammers, Favites Brains, Zoanthids, Toadstools, Devils Hands, Blue Xenia, Green Torchs, Green-centered Clove Polyps, Sun Corals, and many more! Our fish and inverts this week include some Peach Midas Blennies, Rhomboids Fairy Wrasse, lots of Clownfish (and even some pairs), Lemondrop Cardinals, large Snowflake Eels, Tricolor Hermit Crabs, Red Fromia Starfish, Turbo Snails, Serpent Starfish, Mithrax Crabs, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Indian Ocean Pistol Shrimp, Chaetomorpha, Jumbo Feather Dusters, Red Cluster Dusters, Chestnut Algae Cowries, large Abalone Snails, and hundreds more! Check out our Photos Link for some pictures of our newest stock! What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of May 8th and 9th A large selection of corals and some fish are on sale from 10% off up to 50% off! Lots of corals to choose from for any tank size and style! We have three large Snowflake eels at 50% off that need a good home so if you have a larger tank with carnivorous fish and would like and eel, we have healthy ones available that are looking for a new home! All Marc Weiss and Weiss Organics Products are on sale! These products are great for reef and fish-only tanks. Products include live sand boosters, live rock boosters, coralline algae boosters, coral foods and lots more great supplements to choose from to make your tank thrive. We are having a HUGE sale on ALL Kent Marine Supplements! Kent Marine has a variety of different supplements for marine aquariums to help keep water parameters within the correct ranges which in turn increase the health of the aquariums livestock. Stock up on supplements! Fiji Pohnpei Live Rock is on sale for $4 per pound! This regularly $6.19 per pound rock is fully cured so is ready to add to an existing aquarium or even start up a new one! Can't beat this deal on rock so come on in! OSI brand 1 oz. Flakes are now only $4.49 (was 6.99). Included are the Marine Flake good for all fishes and Spirulina Flake great for any herbivores. Eclipse cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Most of these filter cartridges can be used with the Oceanic BioCubes and even the CUSA AquaPods, though the cartridges may be slightly larger or smaller. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! Take 20% OFF ANY In-Stock Item! Must bring in Coupon at end of newsletter to receive discount. Did You Know? Did you know that all crustaceans "molt" their shell or exoskeleton? Just as we outgrow our clothes, crustaceans outgrow their shells. Prior to molting, the crustacean reabsorbs some of the calcium carbonate from the old exoskeleton and then secretes enzymes to separate the old shell from the underlying skin, or epidermis. Then, the epidermis secretes a new, soft, paper-like shell beneath the old shell. This process can take several weeks. A day before the crustacean molts, it starts to absorb seawater and begins to swell up like a balloon. This process helps to expand the old shell and causes it to come apart at a special seam that runs around the body. The carapace then opens up like a lid and the crustacean extracts itself from its old shell by pushing and compressing all of its appendages repeatedly. It can take up to 15 minutes for a crustacean to "crawl" out of its old shell. When a crab molts, it molts all of its legs, its eyestalks, its antennae, all its mouthparts and its gills. Once the crustacean has completed its molting, the new shell is very soft at first making the crustacean vulnerable to predators. Within a few days the shell hardens up. The molting process does not only allow a crustacean to grow, but it helps get rid of parasites, barnacles and other animals growing on their old shells. Molting also allows a crustacean to regenerate lost appendages. Before molting a new limb but grows out of the missing legs joint. After molting, the new leg is smaller than the others yet overtime with more moltings, the new leg grows back to its normal size. Have you seen any moltings in your aquarium? Eveybody loves pictures!

Greetings Fellow Fish Fanatics! We got in more of the awesome Sure-Flow 1600 Maxi-Jet Upgrade Kits. If you haven't seen them or heard of them yet, these kits replace the impeller unit with a high powered propeller in turn creating up to 2100 gallons per hour! Now that is a lot of flow for a regularly 295 GPH pump! These kits can be used with the Maxi-Jet 400, 600, 900 and 1200 pumps. More benefits than just added flow without the electrical pull is that you can still use the original MJ hanging brackets and suction cup brackets along with the Sure Grip magnet holders. Our newest livestock additions this week include a couple beautiful larger Long Tentacle Anemones. One has light purple and white colorations on its tentacles with a nice red base. A couple larger Green Bubble Tip Anemones, Flower Anemones and Condylactus Anemones also came in. Lots of tiny Red Fromia Stars along with a few Sand Sifting Starfish, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Red Fire Shrimp, Peppermint Shrimp, Banded Coral Shrimp, Green Mithrax Crabs, Ninja Star Astrea Snails, Banded Trochus Snails, and tons more are also new and ready to start cleaning your tank! Lots of fish are available this week including a small Naso Tang, a couple small and medium Hippo Tangs, Sailfin Tangs, Desjardini Tangs, Purple Tangs, Gold Rim Tang, McCosker's Flasher Wrasse, a Red Tail Flasher Wrasse, Lined Fairy Wrasse (Aussie), Six Line Wrasse, Gold Spotted Rabbitfish, Starry Blennies, Black Combtooth Blennies, Lawnmower Blennies, Green Chromis, Azure Damsels, Bluefin Damsels, Yellow Assessor (Aussie), Coral Catfish, Engineer Gobies, Hi Fin Banded Gobies, Firefish, Green Mandarin Dragonets, Pajama Cardinals, Bangaii Cardinals, Tobacco Bass, Fuzzy Dwarf Lions, small Harlequin Tusk, a nice Black Volitan Lion, and hundreds more! We are overflowing with Euphyllia, some beautiful Torch, Frogspawn and Hammer arrived this week and is sure to go fast! We also got in some really pretty Mushrooms of all types; Striped, Frilly, Ricordea, Spotted, Blues, Marbled/Watermelon, Hairy and many others. We also have some awesome Zoanthids with too many names to list them each so check out the pictures. Maze Brains, Trachyphyllia/Open Brains, Favia Brains, Plate Corals, Mycedium/Chalice, Hydnophora, Green Devils Hands, Pink Birds Nests, Caulastrea/Trumpet Corals, and hundreds more are ready for a good home! We are also expecting an order of Australian Chalice, Acan Lords, Blastomussas, Lobophyllias and Symphyllias along with some metallic Green Clove Polyps, Orange Sun Corals, Cyclo-Orange Plates and some others so stop in, dry off and enjoy browsing all our new stock! Photos Link... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of May 1st and 2nd All fish are at least 10% off. We are fully stocked up on lots of fish for any size aquarium. From the smallest of small Gobies to the larger Tangs, Triggers and Angels, we are sure to have something for everybody! A large selection of corals and some fish are on sale from 10% off up to 50% off! We have lots of amazing pieces to choose from for any style tank! Take advantage of this sale to add something new to your tank this weekend. ALL SPS Corals Buy One at regular price, get the Second at 50% off regular price! (equal or lesser value, no limit to the SPS deal, does not include AquaCultured Frags or ORA Frags.) We are having a HUGE sale on ALL Kent Marine Supplements! Kent Marine has a variety of different supplements for marine aquariums to help keep water parameters within the correct ranges which in turn increase the health of the aquariums livestock. Stock up on supplements! Fiji Pohnpei Live Rock is on sale for $4 per pound! This regularly $6.19 per pound rock is fully cured so is ready to add to an existing aquarium or even start up a new one! Can't beat this deal on rock so come on in! Koralia Pumps are 15% off. These pumps are a new innovative range of circulation pumps for all aquariums. The design and technology guarantee a continuous and powerful water flow which can be directed freely thanks to the special sphere shaped connection to the exclusive patented magnet support (no more fussing with suction cups!). High performance, low energy consumption, quick and easy maintenance! We have the Nano, 1, 2, 3 and 4 models in stock to fit any size aquarium! Koralia Controllable Pumps, Koralia Wavemaker Controllers and Photocell attachments are all 20% off their already reduced price! We have all different sizes with different GPH available for all kinds of aquariums, big and small. Check out the demo we have on our Clam Tank. Eclipse cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Most of these filter cartridges can be used with the Oceanic BioCubes and even the CUSA AquaPods, though the cartridges may be slightly larger or smaller. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! Did You Know? Did you know there are plenty of corals available that are good choices for beginners? Some of these corals don't even require intense lighting. Mushrooms and Zoanthid Polyps are very hardy and colorful corals that do well in most marine lighting conditions. Also good options for a beginning "reefers" are Star Polyps, Colt Corals, Xenia, Toadstools, Devils Hands and even some hard corals like Trumpets, Torch and Brain corals. If you are thinking about venturing into the world of reef-keeping consider these corals first and you will probably have a good chance of success. Don't let coral keeping intimidate you, in many cases they are easier to keep than the fish!

Happy Friday Fish Friends! It is going to be a beautiful weekend but we hope you still take some time to get out of the sun and cool down while you come visit your favorite store and check out all the new arrivals we got in this week. We are expecting the arrival of our custom 260-gallon Starphire display tank mid next week. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! What's New We have a couple new items on our shelves this week. The first one is the Sure-Flow 1600 Maxi-Jet Upgrade Kit. These kits replace the impeller unit with a high powered propeller in turn creating up to 2100 gallons per hour! Now that is a lot of flow for a regularly 295 GPH pump! These kits can be used with the Maxi-Jet 400, 600, 900 and 1200 pumps. More benefits than just added flow without the electrical pull is that you can still use the original MJ hanging brackets and suction cup brackets along with the Sure Grip magnet holders. Next we have the NextReef MR1 Media Reactor. These 4" reaction chambers give an extra wide design which maximizes water to media contact minimizing dead zones in the reactor. They have the largest capacities around allowing you to run large amounts of media or even multiple products simultaneously! Multiple sizes are available and there is even the MR1 Monster! This reactor has dual 21" chambers which hold 2 gallons. You can run each chamber together or independently and it still fits under a standard aquarium. OK, now to the livestock: we got in six shipments of some amazing stuff! Insane Zoanthids, eye-popping Ricordea yumas, fluorescent Frogspawns, Hammers and Torchs (some you have to wear your sunglasses to look at), gorgeous Lobophyllias, hot red and green Pavonas, Red Moonstone Favias, metallic Red Goniopora, Green and Red Trachyphyllias, large White Bubble corals, Galaxys, Yellow Porites, Green Hydnophora, beautiful Pink Birds Nests, Blue Xenia, and hundreds more! We got in another beautiful pair of Rhomboids Fairy Wrasse, a Scott's Velvet Wrasse, a Gold Rim Tang (Marshall Islands), Squareback Anthias, Lyretail Anthias, Bangaii Cardinals, PNG Lemon Drop Cardinals, Green Chromis, PNG Blue Hippo Tangs, Purple Tangs and Yellow Tangs. We have lots of Nano Gobies in stock this week including the cute Red Head Gobies, Blue Neon Gobies, Yashia Gobies, Hi Fin Red Banded Gobies, Yellow Clown Gobies, Green Banded Gobies, Randall's Shrimp Gobies, Griessingeri Gobies, and many others. Chestnut Algae Cowries, Purple/Painted Lobsters, Pom Pom Crabs, Fire Shrimp, and all sorts of crabs, snails and hermits are available. An ORA shipment also arrived this week including a couple True Picasso Clowns, full-bar True Perculas, False Perculas, a mated pair of False Percula Clowns, Saddlebacks, Orchid Dottybacks and small Maxima Clams. ORA frags received include: Green Capricornis, Neon Green Montipora digitata, Jeremy's Green Montipora, Hyacinth Birds Nest, Bird of Paradise, Pink Bird's Nest, Verde Acropora, Pearlberry Acropora, Oregon Tortuosa, Marshall Island Tri Color Acropora and Red Planet Table Acropora. We also have plenty others in stock including the Bellina Acropora, Blue Voodoo Staghorn, Borealis, Green Birds Nest, Indo Purple Tip Staghorn, Miami Orchid Staghorn, Nathan's Green Millepora, Pink & Green Damicornis, Scripps Pink Millepora and Stuber Staghorn. Photos Link... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of April24th and 25th We are having a HUGE sale on ALL Kent Marine Supplements! Save up to 50% off on most supplements! Kent Marine has a variety of different supplements for marine aquariums to help keep water parameters within the correct ranges which in turn increase the health of the aquariums livestock. Stock up on supplements! A large selection of corals and some fish are on sale from 10% off up to 50% off! We have lots of amazing pieces to choose from for any style tank! Take advantage of this sale to add something new to your tank this weekend. Fiji Pohnpei Live Rock is on sale for $4 per pound! This regularly $6.19 per pound rock is fully cured so is ready to add to an existing aquarium or even start up a new one! Can't beat this deal on rock so come on in! Koralia Pumps are 15% off. These pumps are a new innovative range of circulation pumps for all aquariums. The design and technology guarantee a continuous and powerful water flow which can be directed freely thanks to the special sphere shaped connection to the exclusive patented magnet support (no more fussing with suction cups!). High performance, low energy consumption, quick and easy maintenance! We have the Nano, 1, 2, 3 and 4 models in stock to fit any size aquarium! Koralia Controllable Pumps, Koralia Wavemaker Controllers and Photocell attachments are all 20% off their already reduced price! We have all different sizes with different GPH available for all kinds of aquariums, big and small. Check out the demo we have on our Clam Tank. OSI brand 1 oz. Flakes are now only $4.49 (was 6.99). Included are the Marine Flake good for all fishes and Spirulina Flake great for any herbivores. Eclipse cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Most of these filter cartridges can be used with the Oceanic BioCubes and even the CUSA AquaPods, though the cartridges may be slightly larger or smaller. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! Did You Know? Did you know that it is essential to have good water circulation in your aquarium? Water flow is an important factor for many corals as it helps to carry oxygen to them, brings foods and stimulates animal activity. Of course certain corals prefer high current vs. low current and vice-versa so make sure to do some research and position them appropriately in your aquarium. Good circulation also helps to oxygenate the water and keep slime algae's at bay. One of the most important roles good water circulation plays is to drive the biological filtration in the tank. Live rock can not filter the water if the water is not flowing through it! Good circulation also keeps detritus and other tank matter from settling on the bottom which allows them to be filtered out by a mechanical filter, box sponge or protein skimmer. A good rule of thumb for water flow is to turn over the entire volume of your tank 10 to 20 times per hour. So, for example, if you have a 75 gallon tank, the total flow in the tank should equal at least 750 to 1,500 gallons per hour. Do you know how much flow you have in your tank? Stop in and speak with one of our knowledgeable staff to help you select the right circulation pump for your system.

Happy Friday Fish Friends! Well we finally got a break from the rain, though we have needed it, but it still didn't keep quite a few of you from stopping in to see all the new stuff we have been receiving this week. If you have not heard or read yet about the bill currently before Congress that could change the pet industry forever if passed, then please take a look at the link and let your voice be heard. www.nohr669.com. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~The Marine Scene Team What's New We got in some great fish this week! Two pairs of Rhomboid Fairy Wrasse, a Lineatus Fairy Wrasse, a couple Labouti Fairy Wrasse, Pink Spot Watchman Gobies, Red Lip Cleaner Wrasse, PNG Copperband Butterflies, Spot-Gill Cardinalfish, smaller Yellow Tangs, Griessinger's Gobies (perfect for nano's), Aussie Yellow Assessor, Firefish and Purple Firefish, Green Mandarin Dragonets, Jumbo Green Chromis (and I mean Jumbo!), Flame Angels, Coral Beauty Angels, Green Banded Gobies, Hi Fin Banded Gobies, Mystery Wrasse, Strawberry Dottybacks, Sixline Wrasse, Flame Hawkfish, Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish and a Black Volitan Lion (eating prepared foods), and plenty more! We have also paired up quite a few clownfish. We have a beautiful pair of True Perculas (lots of black and hosting in an anemone), a pair of Saddlebacks, Clarks pair, and a Tomato Clown pair. Crown Top Snails, Mexican Turbo Snails, Ninja Star Astrea Snails, Fire Shrimp, Banded Coral Shrimp, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (even some Jumbos!), Saron Shrimp, Peppermint Shrimp, Sand Sifting Starfish, Green Mithrax Crabs, Sally Lightfoot Crabs, Arrow Crabs, Porcelain Crabs, and lots of other cool critters are in stock this week. Check out our Photos Link for some pictures of our newest stock! What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of April17th and 18th We are having a HUGE sale on ALL Kent Marine Supplements! Save up to 50% off on most supplements! Kent Marine has a variety of different supplements for marine aquariums to help keep water parameters within the correct ranges which in turn increase the health of the aquariums livestock. Stock up on supplements! Visi-Therm Stealth Heaters are on sale with a savings of $7.50 off up to $12.10 off! These heaters are a hard plastic so they are shatter-proof and are available in 25 watts up to 250 watts. Eheim Jager Heaters are also on sale with a savings of $3.80 off up to $7.50 off. Eheim Jagers are a fully submersible heater with easy temperature settings. They are available in 50 watts up to 250 watts. OSI brand 1 oz. Flakes are now only $4.49 (was 6.99). Included are the Marine Flake good for all fishes and Spirulina Flake great for any herbivores. Eclipse cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Most of these filter cartridges can be used with the Oceanic BioCubes and even the CUSA AquaPods, though the cartridges may be slightly larger or smaller. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! A large selection of corals and some fish are on sale from 10% off up to 50% off! We are overstocked on a few types of corals and fish so a good time to put them on a sale so we can get in some newer variety. Take advantage of this sale and add a new coral or fish to your tank! We have lots of Montipora Frags and ORA Coral Frags so buy one, get one half off (equal or lesser value)! Fiji Pohnpei Live Rock is on sale for $5.19 per pound, regularly $6.19 per pound. Fully cured in all different shapes and sizes, about 250 pounds in stock! Did You Know? Did you know that a small water change may be better for your tank than a larger one? Small, frequent and regular water changes will keep the water in your tank more stable, clean and healthy. Water changes replenish the trace elements, dilute nitrate and help keep the pH and alkalinity stable. If you are doing large changes after long intervals your water may already be depleted of important trace elements, be dangerously high in nitrates and have a low pH. Over time your aquarium critters adjust to these conditions gradually. If you do a large water change you may bring the water parameters back to normal all within a few minutes. Your aquarium life may not be able to acclimate to this drastic change in water quality in such a short period of time. If you change a small amount, say 10% of the water on a regular, frequent basis, say every other week, your animals may barely notice any change and live much happier, healthier and longer lives. Do you know if your water change schedule is stressing out your fish and inverts? Stop in and speak with one of our knowledgeable, friendly staff members for more information about water changes and any other questions you may have.

Happy Friday! We had a great time meeting everyone during our 13-year Anniversary party last weekend! It was a hit and we are sure to hold more parties in the future now that the weather is really warming up. Thanks again for all of you who showed up and come see us again! Our new 260-gallon display should be arriving any day now. Soon you will be able to see the process from start to finish of installing a large aquarium. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ________________________ The Marine Scene What's New A new ORA shipment arrived including all types of Clownfish, Neon Dottybacks, Blue Maxima Clams, Bird of Paradise frags, Blue Voodoo frags, Scripps Pink Millepora frags, Green Birds Nests frags, German Blue Polyp frags, and a few others. We also got in a pretty large fish shipment since we sold so much over the weekend during our 13-year Anniversary party. Lots more Firefish, Purple Firefish, Green Chromis, Yellow Tail Damsels, Flame Angels, Eibli Angels, Coral Beauty Angels, a juvenile Emperor Angel, Blueface Angel, Chalk Bass, Tobacco Bass, Lawnmower Blennies, Midas Blennies, Scooter Dragonets, Green Mandarin Dragonets, Yellow Clown Gobies, Hi Fin Red Banded Gobies, Green Banded Gobies, Tangaroa Gobies, Pink Bar Gobies, Yashia Gobies, Marine Bettas, Longnose Hawkfish, Strawberry Dottybacks, Diadema Dottybacks, Valentine Puffers, Porcupine Puffers, Foxface Rabbitfish, Purple Tangs, Yellow Tangs, Bristletooth Tomini Tangs, Blonde Naso Tangs, Sixline Wrasse, Mystery Wrasse, Lineatus Fairy Wrasse, McCosker's Flasher Wrasse, Exquisite Fairy Wrasse, Yellow-Streaked Fairy Wrasse, and LOTS more! Lots of new inverts in this week as well including small Red Fromia Starfish, an Orange Linkia Starfish, Sand Sifting Starfish, Fire Shrimp, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Pistol Shrimp, Chestnut Algae Cowries, Red Banded Trochus Snails (awesome algae eaters), Burgundy Hermit Crabs, Pom Pom/Boxing Crabs, Porcelain Crabs, Feather Dusters, Green Bubble Tip Anemones, Rose Anemones, Condylactus Anemones, Flower Anemones, and tons more! We fragged up many of our corals including a gorgeous Australian Prizm Favia Brain, a Pink Montipora with Purple polyps, lots of Zoanthids and Euphyllias. We have hundreds of full sized corals to choose from as well so make sure to stop on by and check out the great selection of hundreds of beautiful coral. A fresh shipment of Alor Live Rock and Indo Live Rock arrived early this week. Both types of rock are very lightweight compared to Fiji or Tonga, are very pourous and shapely and have lots of micro and macro algae growth. Photos Link... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of April10th and 11th Visi-Therm Stealth Heaters are on sale with a savings of $7.50 off up to $12.10 off! These heaters are a hard plastic so they are shatter-proof and are available in 25 watts up to 250 watts. Seachem SeaGel in all sizes are on sale! Seachem SeaGel 100 ml bag regularly priced at $7.99 is on sale for $6.29 each; 250 ml container regularly priced at $9.99 is on sale for $7.19 each; 1 liter container regularly priced at $27.99 is on sale for $22.49 each and the 4 liter container regularly priced at $99.99 is on sale for $70.19. SeaGel is a blend of MatrixCarbon and PhosGuard. The MatrixCarbon removes organic and color impurities and the PhosGuard is a powerful remover of phosphates, silicates, toxic metals and acids. Both components are ideal for reef and fish only aquariums. Kent Garlic Xtreme 1oz bottles are now only $11.99 (was $15.99). Garlic Xtreme is an all natural food additive for all fishes. The natural attractant helps finicky eaters accept prepared foods and it also contains high-quality marine sources of protein with essential vitamins and minerals. Garlic Xtreme will also help prevent parasites such as marine Ich. OSI brand 1 oz. Flakes are now only $4.49 (was 6.99). Included are the Marine Flake good for all fishes and Spirulina Flake great for any herbivores. Eclipse cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! A large selection of corals and some fish are on sale from 10% off up to 50% off! We are overstocked on a few types of corals and fish so a good time to put them on a sale so we can get in some newer variety. Take advantage of this sale and add a new coral or fish to your tank! Did You Know? Did you know the term "frag" is used in our hobby to describe a smaller piece or cutting of a coral that is grown into a new colony? Many corals are quite easy to create frags from and it is also a great way of preserving the reef. Small Polyp Stony corals like the Acropora species are simply broken into smaller pieces, and the branches are glued to a small rock or plug and placed in the tank to grow. Given time, these "daughter colonies" will grow to rival the original coral in size. Soft corals like Leathers can be cut with a razor blade, and the branches attached or glued to rubble rocks in the same way. These softies grow quite fast, and many frags can be made in a relatively short time. The Marine Scene sells many different types of frags, mainly captive raised out of our display tanks or from ORA. We also sell the glues, plugs, disks and rubble rock to create your own frags. Ready to try fragging yourself? Ask one of our staff for help or more information!

I am looking to hire a person to manage The Marine Scene. The applicant will be expected to manage the day to day activities of the operation. Duties will include supervision of all employees activities, customer service, training, inventory control, profit management, etc. Extensive saltwater reef experience required as well as business management experience of at least two years. Schedule is approximately 45 to 50 hours per week including weekend time Pay and benefits will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and performance. Inquiries are to be directed to Tom White tw@marinescene.com

Happy Friday! We are happy to announce that we just had our 13-Year Anniversary on the 26th of March. To celebrate, we are having a party this weekend here at the store! There will be cakes and cupcakes (made by yours truly), snacks and drinks so come on by and celebrate this milestone with us! Tom has been in LA all week working and hand selecting some amazing pieces of coral, beautiful fish and cool new inverts! We would love to meet everyone and share our common interest in this rewarding hobby! ~The Marine Scene Team What's New WOW! I have to start by mentioning some of the newest corals we have received this week! Cherry pieces are taking up all the space in our systems! Gorgeous Montipora colonies, Acropora colonies, Pink Merulina, Metallic Wellsophyllias, Hot Red Trachyphyllias (Aussie), bright Green Duncan/Whiskers (Aussie), Rainbow Lobophyllias, Aussie Elegance, Metallic Green Torchs, Fluorescent Pink-n-Green Hammers and Frogspawns, Hot Pink Birds Nests, bright Red Pavonas, lots of cool Brains, Green Caulastrea/Trumpets, Red Goniopora, Green Finger Leathers, killer Zoanthids, Marbled Mushrooms, and hundreds more! It would take me forever to mention all the new awesome corals we got in so take a break from work and the weather and see them all for yourself! Another WOW has to be said for our newest fish additions. Marshall Island Bartletts Anthias, African Lyretail Anthias, Australian Yellow Assessor, African Midas Blennies, PNG Copperband Butterflies, Hawaiian Yellow Tangs, Australian Labouti Wrasse, Australian Lineatus Fairy Wrasse, Red Lip Cleaner Wrasse, African Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse, McCosker's Wrasse, a male Australian Scotts Velvet Wrasse, a Flame Fin (Tomini) Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, small Hippo Tangs, Purple Firefish, Pink Bar Aurora Gobies, Tiger Wardi Gobies, Orange Spotted Shrimp Gobies, Scissortail Gobies, Flame Angels, Coral Beauty Angels, Lemonpeel Angels, a Blueface Angel, Bicolor Blennies, Lawnmower Blennies, Scooter Blennies, all types of Clownfish, Orange Tail Damsels, Picasso Triggers, Niger Triggers, Porcupine Puffers, a Black Volitan Lion, Fuzzy Dwarf Lions, Dottybacks and hundreds more! Ninja Star Astrea Snails, regular Astrea Snails, Tiger Cowries, Fuzzy Abalone Snails, Fire Shrimp, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Pistol Shrimp, Indian Ocean Pistols, Mexican Turbo Snails, Margarita Snails, Sand Sifting Starfish, Tricolor Hermit Crabs, and tons more! Check out our Photos Link for some pictures of our newest stock! What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of April 3rd and 4th In honor of our 13 year anniversary, ALL FISH and INVERTS are 13% OFF! Those who are superstitious fear not, this is a good year for us and we are spreading some good savings to you! ALL CORALS ON SALE! Buy one coral and get 10% off, buy two and get 15% off both, buy three or more and get 20% off each! This is definitely a deal that you don't want to pass up, especially with all the selection we have! Some corals are already on a bigger sale, even up to 50% off! Kent Garlic Xtreme 1oz bottles are now only $11.99 (was $15.99). Garlic Xtreme is an all natural food additive for all fishes. The natural attractant helps finicky eaters accept prepared foods and it also contains high-quality marine sources of protein with essential vitamins and minerals. Garlic Xtreme will also help prevent parasites such as marine Ich. OSI brand 1 oz. Flakes are now only $4.49 (was 6.99). Included are the Marine Flake good for all fishes and Spirulina Flake great for any herbivores. Eclipse cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! eye candy...

Greetings Fellow Fish Friends! The rain brought us in some awesome new stuff this week so take some time out of your busy schedule and stop on in to see all the new goodies we have available. Our tanks are packed and practically overflowing with cherry corals and fish. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! ~the Marine Scene Crew! What's New A great coral shipment arrived this week with over 100 awesome corals including some Rainbow Lobophyllias, gorgeous Elegance including an XL Purple-tip one, lots of Pink-n-Green Frogspawns, a few Ridge Hammers, lots of Green Torchs, amazing Acropora colonies, lots of Zoanthids, all kinds of Mushrooms even some Combo Rocks, Green Finger Leathers, Branching Green Briarium, Green Star Polyps, Red Open Brains, a Hot Red Cynarina (Tooth), Blue Sponges, Green and Purple Montipora, Favia and Favites Brains, large Sun Corals, and many others that you must come in to see! Our newest fish this week include a very cool Hippo Tang with interesting markings (check out the pics), a few other tiny Hippos, a Chocolate Tang, Brown Scopas Tang, Atlantic Blue Tang, Yellow Tangs, Yellow-Eyed (Kole) Tangs, a small Naso Tang, Picasso Triggers, Niger Trigger, a Gumdrop Goby, Yellow Clown Gobies, Firefish, Scissortail Gobies, a Purple Tilefish, Purple Queen Anthias, Blue-Finned Damsels, Azure Damsels, Yellowtail Damsels, lots of Green Chromis, McCosker's Flasher Wrasse, Sixline Wrasse, Mystery Wrasse, a Black Volitan Lionfish, Fuzzy Dwarf Lions, Flame Angels, Eibli Angels, Atlantic Pygmy Angels, Lemonpeel Angels, Orange Striped Cardinals, Longnose Hawkfish, Flame Hawkfish, Royal Grammas, and many others. We got in some really cool spotted Nassarius Snails. These jumbo sand sifters really do a good job at keeping your sand bed clean. We also received some Pistol Shrimp to pair up with our Shrimp Gobies like the Yellow Watchman. Lots of Serpent Stars arrived along with Blue Linkia Stars, small Red Fromia Stars, lots of Peppermint Shrimp, Mexican Turbo Snails, more Ninja Star Astrea Snails, Mithrax and Sally Lightfoot Crabs, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Short Spine Urchins, Feather Dusters and tons more! A fresh shipment of Indo Live Rock arrived and is covered in Coralline algae, macro algae's and lots of small Porcelain Crabs! As I unpacked this rock, there were dozens of tiny little Porcelains crawling all over it and at the bottom of the containers. Good looking rock, very porous and colorful! Check out our Photos Link for our newest additions! What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of March 27th and 28th Fiji Pohnpei Live rock is on sale for $5.19 per pound, regularly $6.19 per pound. We have over 300 pounds available. Twister Magnets and MagFloats of all sizes are 10% off! Stop getting your hands wet by scrubbing the inside of the glass with a sponge! Use a magnet; they are great for cleaning both the inside and outside of your glass aquarium! Maxi Jet Powerhead Sale. Maxi Jet 600 powerheads are on sale for $21.59 (was $31.99), Maxi Jet 900 powerheads are on sale for $24.29 (was $34.99), and Maxi Jet 1200 powerheads are on sale for $26.09 (was 42.99). These pumps are great for adding circulation to your aquarium and are the best choice to use with a wave maker strip. There are even magnetic powerhead holders available if you don't want to keep replacing those suction cups! All BioCube Aquarium Systems and Stands are on sale: BioCube 8 is now only $143.99 (was $179.99), BioCube 14 is now only $179.99 (was $224.99), BioCube 14 Stand is now only $103.49 (was $114.99), BioCube 29 is now only $296.99 (was 329.99) and the BioCube 29 Stand is now only $140.39 (was $155.99). These systems come complete with PC lighting, LED moonlights, a false wall for hiding equipment and filtration, and are great for any aquarist. They also make perfect gifts for anyone interested in starting up in this awesome, rewarding hobby! Eclipse cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Good for both saltwater and freshwater setups! Did You Know? Did you know that there is a difference between "cured" and "uncured" live rock? When live rock is harvested from the ocean, it is likely that there are several critters residing in and on that rock. Everything from sponge to starfish to crabs has been found on fresh batches of rock. However, the live rock is shipped to stores in wet newspaper, which means the most delicate of the organisms living on the rock will most likely not survive the trip. So, the curing process is the period of time it takes for those more delicate organisms to die off and be broken down naturally by the bacteria that inhabits the pores of the rock. When adding rock to an existing, established setup, try to find cured rock or cure the rock yourself at home. All live rock needs to cure is saltwater, constant flow and stable temperature. Use a container like a fish safe bucket, a small power head and heater, fill it with saltwater, set up your power head and heater and wait. Changing the water in the bucket and scrubbing the rock may speed along the process. In a new setup, adding uncured rock gives you the benefit of starting a natural nitrogen cycle and the chance of hitch hikers which can be interesting. So now you know, and knowing is half of the battle. For more information about live rock, its benefits and curing process visit the Q&A portion of our website. Don't forget, we have some nice cured Pohnpei Live Rock currently on sale! Here are more pictures of our current stock...

Salutations Saltwater Lovers! Happy first day of Spring too! It's exciting to know that summer is around the corner! It's been a good week here and we are all stocked up and ready for more. Enjoy this weeks newsletter and I hope to see you in soon! What's New ORA arrived this week with some really good looking Semi-Picasso Clowns, Black Clowns, Naked or Stripless Clowns, Bangaii Cardinals, Blue Neon Gobies, Orchid Dottybacks and lots more Frags! Borealis, Green Birds Nest, Bird of Paradise, Red Planet Table Acro and Blue Voodoo Stag frags were included in the shipment. These frags are priced to move and they sure do go quick so if you are an SPS lover and want some really nice pieces to grow out, stop in and get your ORA frag, you won't be disappointed! Lots of cool critters are available and are a great addition for helping keep unwanted algaes and leftover foods from building up in your aquarium. Check out the cool Red Mithrax Crabs as well as the Green ones. These guys are known for eating Valonia or Green Bubble Algae. What about those creepy spider-like Sally Lightfoot Crabs? Though they can get a bit aggressive in a smaller system, they are great hair algae eaters and really do a good job scavenging for leftovers. We have lots of hermits and snails available as well as a standard maintenance crew for all types of algaes. The very cool Ninja Star Astrea Snails are finally back in stock, get 'em while they last! We have plenty of Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Fire Shrimp, Peppermint Shrimp and Banded Coral Shrimp. Lots of cool Starfish are available along with Cucumbers, Anemones, Feather Dusters, Sponges, Clams and tons more! Our newest fish arrivals include Royal Grammas, Porcupine Puffers, Bicolor Blennies, Lawnmower Blennies, Peach Midas Blennies (African), Clown Gobies, Wheelers Shrimp Gobys, Yellow Watchman Gobies, Yashia Gobies (and their pistol shrimp), Firefish, Purple Firefish, small Blue Tangs, Yellow Tangs, Sixline Wrasse, Azure Damsels and LOTS more! We have lots of cool fish out of quarantine such as some gorgeous Exquisite Wrasse, Blue Sided Fairy Wrasse, Yellow-Streaked Fairy Wrasse, Twinspot Wrasse, Gold Spotted Rabbitfish, Masked Rabbitfish, Coral Beauty Angels, lots of Clownfish, Pajama Cardinals, Spotted Mandarins, Griessingeri or SpikeFin Gobies, Flame Hawks, Longnose Hawks, Spotted Hawks, Fuzzy Dwarf Lions, Dispar Anthias, Orchid Dottybacks, Neon Dottybacks, Bicolor Dottybacks, Purple Dottybacks, Blonde Naso Tangs, Bristletooth Tomini Tang, Chocolate Tang, Mimic Tang, Sailfin Tangs, Harlequin Tusk, larger Snowflake Eels and hundreds more! Photos Link... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of March 20th and 21st Buy TWO Corals, Get ONE FREE! We are extending our coral sale because we are expecting a large shipment early next week and need to make room! We have over 500 beautiful, healthy corals for our mix-n-match sale. Some corals are already individually discounted for even more savings! If you purchase any two corals, you get the third coral FREE! (equal or lesser value). ORA Frags, Nano Frags and Zoa Frags are not included in this sale. All BioCube Aquarium Systems and Stands are on sale: BioCube 8 is now only $143.99 (was $179.99), BioCube 14 is now only $179.99 (was $224.99), BioCube 14 Stand is now only $103.49 (was $114.99), BioCube 29 is now only $296.99 (was 329.99) and the BioCube 29 Stand is now only $140.39 (was $155.99). These systems come complete with PC lighting, LED moonlights, a false wall for hiding equipment and filtration, and are great for any aquarist. They also make perfect gifts for anyone interested in starting up in the awesome, rewarding hobby! Koralia Controllable Pumps, Koralia Wavemaker Controllers and Photocell attachments are all 15% off their already reduced price! We have all different sizes with different GPH available for all kinds of aquariums, big and small. Check out the demo we have on our Clam Tank. Eclipse cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. Did You Know? Did you know that Mithrax Crabs, also known as Emerald Crabs, eat all kinds of marine algae and nuisance algae, especially Valonia which is commonly known as green bubble algae? They are a hard-shelled crab with a shiny green, flat, compact body and hairy legs. They are sometimes available in a reddish color as well. They are a hardy crab and are very popular for use in an aquarium because of its varied appetite for multiple algae's, good and bad, and leftover foods. They do require an established aquarium with plenty of live rock for scavenging. If you have an algae problem, get some Mithrax Crabs and make sure you have enough various clean-up crew critters to help out with the algae problem. And if you have bubble algae issues, make sure to pick up some Mithrax Crabs! Some pics for you to drool over

Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend WAMAS! Many of you have already gasped as you walked through our doors. For those who are unaware, we are remodeling our main reef display. We have prepared to replace the existing 150 gallon over the next few weeks with a brand new 260 gallon custom built starphire glass tank along with new cabinetry and equipment. Basically the works! The finished result will give you an excellent idea of the quality of work you can expect our expert custom service and installation team to do in your home or office. We thank you for your patience as we build out the new system, and hope you enjoy watching the process as our display evolvesit has already begun! Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you this weekend! What's New Rod's Food is a new item in our freezer. Rod's Food is a blend of many different ingredients designed to feed your entire reef system: brine shrimp, clams, fish eggs, garlic, krill, mysis, nori, oyster eggs, golden pearls, and many other yummy ingredients all your reef inhabitants will love! There are five different blends specifically for different type of systems. The Original Blend is designed as "The Complete Reef Food" to feed your typical reef aquarium including the fish, inverts and coral. The Herbivore Blend has all the ingredients that the Original Blend has yet with double the veggies, triple the nori and some other natural seaweeds for those of you with many herbivorous fish within your reef. The Coral Blend was designed for those who want to feed frag tanks or a nano with very few fish. This blend lacks the greens and the larger particles that the Original Blend contains. For those of you who have very few or no corals but mainly reef fish, the Fish Only Blend will provide the same feeding as the Original Blend yet with much less coral foods. And last but not least is the Predator Blend. This food contains much larger pieces for those hungry predators and herbivores. MacroFeast is finally back in stock! This live red gracilaria is great for any refugium and for feeding your tangs, angels, butterflies, rabbitfish and many others. OysterFeast is a new product which contains a mix of both oyster eggs and ovarian tissue. It is a great size for feeding SPS and LPS alike, is high in protein and Omega-3 fatty acids, and will stay in suspension allowing your corals to have a great feeding response. We also have lots of TiggerPods available. Our newest corals include a few beautiful Red Open Brains, a gorgeous Purple-Tip Elegance, lots of Yellow-Tipped Torchs, Marbled Mushrooms, Bali Orange Zoanthids, Clove Polyp, Green Bubbles, Yellow Devils Hands and Toadstools, Green Spaghetti Leathers, Carnation Corals and many more! A few Blue Maximas and Green-lipped Deresa Clams arrived this week. We got in a few of those cool Pink Tile Fromia Stars along with the Red Fromias and an Orange Linkia. We are fully stocked up on hermits, crabs, snails, shrimp and other fun critters to help keep you tank nice and clean. Lots of beautiful Wrasse are available including the Exquisite, Yellow-Streaked, Blue Sided, Sixline, Twinspot and Red Coris. Check out our Photos Link for some new pictures of current stock... What's On Sale Sales for the Weekend of March 13th through the 17th ALL Fish and Invertebrates are 10-50% off! Take advantage of this great sale on our large selection of livestock! Everything is at least 10% and just look for the sale stickers on the tags to find out if it is more than 10% off! Hundreds to choose from, so come on in! Buy TWO Corals, Get ONE FREE! We have over 500 beautiful, healthy corals for our mix-n-match sale. If you purchase any two corals, you get the third coral FREE! (equal or lesser value). Eclipse cartridges are 50% off. These replacement filter cartridges are for the Eclipse Systems 3, 5 Corner, 6 and 12 as well as the System 2 and 3. A large selection of books are on sale with huge savings! Click here to see what books are on sale. Did You Know? Did you know that it is recommended to have at least one clean-up critter per gallon! This includes a variety of snails, hermits, crabs and starfish. Most of these critters help clean excess foods, nuisance algae and waste. Each different critter usually has a specific task it does well; however, as general scavengers, they are all recommended. We carry three different types of hermit crabs, Blue Leg, Burgundy Leg, and Red Leg, which cleans up hair algae, slime algae and other algae's and waste. The two varieties of crabs we carry are the Mithrax Crabs, which are great for eating bubble algae, and Sally Lightfoot Crabs which clean everything from hair algae to slime algae. We also carry a large selection of snails including Margaritas which are great for your glass and just a good all-round snail, Turbos which do an amazing job on hair algae's, Crown Tops and which are good for hair algae and slime algae's, and Cerith and Nassarius which are great sand sifters. The best starfish cleaner we carry are the Serpent Starfish. While they are a nocturnal animal, they do a great job of cleaning under the live rock of excess foods and waste. We also stock an assortment of shrimp, urchins and more ornamental critters to make your tank look like the ocean of your dreams. Also, make sure not to feed your critters (except your starfish) because then they will get spoiled on food and won't eat the algae and waste they are meant to eat! Don't forget we also have lots of cleaning tools to help get those tough spots your critters can't reach or just don't clean fast enough. So to make sure your tank looks it's best, make sure you have enough "clean-up crew" critters in your tank and make sure to replenish them as needed!