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July 12, 2011,  Featured, Updates  No comments

DailyAquatics.com – For those who read political articles or pay attention to major legislation (I do) you will remember that a few years ago the United States enacted policy that would effective eliminate the sale of inefficient incandescent lighting. The so called “light bulb ban” will be codified and enacted by 2012. Whether you agree with the law or not, it was passed in 2007 and signed into law by then President George W. Bush.

This relates to the hobby because some of us (myself included) use metal halide lamps. Some manufacturers use technology that falls under the ban. The law calls for older inefficient lamps to be phased out and replaced with efficient incandescent, compact fluorescents and LEDs.
Recently Texas Congressman Joe Barton introduced a bill that would scale back ...

July 11, 2011,  Daily's Quick Tips, Updates  No comments

Today is 7/11 and apparently some participating 7-Eleven franchises are giving away free stuff… This gave us the idea for Today’s Quick Tip and that is check your thermometers!

If you leave them sitting in the sump or hanging on the side of the tank algae begins to grow on them giving a different reading than your aquariums current temperature. This could lead to the chiller turning on later or the heater coming on too soon. Either way, we know that temperature swings lead to catastrophe so wipe down those probes or calibrate your temperature controller.

July 7, 2011,  Featured, Updates  No comments

MarineDepot.com asked us to post this as they are having a nice summer giveaway! Who would’nt want to know about free reef goodies!!! Winners will be randomly drawn and notified via email on September 1, 2011.

You can click on the banner ad above or visit this link to the Facebook Page. As for the rules, there is no purchase necessary to enter. Hobbyists only need to sign-up with their email newsletter during July or August to be eligible. As stated in the graphic, if you are already a newsletter subscriber then you are entered.

If you would like to see the terms of the giveaway please click here.

July 7, 2011,  Recent News, Updates  No comments

Coral Magazine announced that its July/August issue is hitting the shelves, or your iPad if you have the app (We do!). The featured article discussed how common reef fish and changing environments have altered the life span of fish in natural reefs. Here is the text of the article below (or click here to view the link with pictures!)

By CORAL Editors - Posted on 29 June 2011

Fish communities in the 21st Century living faster and dying smaller than in earlier times.

That’s the main finding of a recent study by researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society who compared fish recently caught in coastal Kenya with the bones of fish contained in ancient Swahili refuse heaps in order to understand how to rebuild the current fisheries.

Of course, modern fish communities are not v...

July 6, 2011,  Featured, Recent News, Updates  No comments

Recently DailyAquatics.com had the ability to take a few pictures of the ATI Dimmable T5 fixture (Sunpower Model). The fixture is very nice, it has the same sleek designed, with one exception. A very nice controller with many buttons. In this hobby many buttons equal many headaches or…. dead coral skeletons thrown against the wall. Nevertheless, this new fixture looks very nice (Like all ATI Fixtures) and would provide hobbyists that true dawn to dusk effect they are seeking.

Note: Dimmable T5 lamps first ramp up at 20%, so when they first come on, its brighter but then dims down to the percentage you program. Here are some pictures below. Enjoy!