marinescene August 21, 2009 Share August 21, 2009 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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