Today was the last day of MACNA 2013, the most awaited event for aquarists around the globe. Here we tried to sum up a few amazingly notable news of the event.
The beautiful Master Scolymia coral was the eye of everyone’s attention and almost made the other corals around it look uninteresting and common. The going rate for this piece is $1500 according to aquanerd and we do not know if the prices dropped by the end hours, that is if there were any left.
The MASNA 2013 Aquarist of the Year went to Todd Gardner. Todd has successfully bred more than 50 marine species in captivity, and even though he has left the Long Island Aquarium for a collegiate teaching position, he will still chase his passion for fish breeding. The MASNA Aquarist of the Year is hand selected not by a board of just a handful of people, but by the aquarium hobby as a whole.
The Master Scolymia was the best looking coral at MACNA indeed but after seeing this one you might have second thoughts because this gorgeous rainbow plate coral from Frag Junky is fabulously amazing. Originally listed on eBay last week, the auction was meant to coincide directly with the timing of MACNA, with the hopes that if it didn’t sell online some lucky hobbyists would take it home with them.
Exceptionally Rare Polynesian Sunset Wrasse (Pseudojuloides atavai) was spotted at Pacific East Aquaculture’s MACNA Booth. Pacific East Aquaculture had just the right stock for creating an impression, and that gem of a fish is such a gorgeous specimen. There are rumors that the fish seriously caught the attention of Chingchai, whose world famous aquarium is full of extraordinarily rare fish.
Exceptionally Rare Polynesian Sunset Wrasse (Pseudojuloides atavai) was spotted at Pacific East Aquaculture’s MACNA Booth. Pacific East Aquaculture had just the right stock for creating an impression, and that gem of a fish is such a gorgeous specimen. There are rumors that the fish seriously caught the attention of Chingchai, whose world famous aquarium is full of extraordinarily rare fish.
The Atavai wrasse had a sticker price of $1200, which consider its scarcity, is basically spot on if not a little on the low side. This rare wrasse is accompanied by a few other rare fish at the Pacific East booth, including a Flame Tail Hawkfish and some stunning Scott’s Fairy Wrasses.
The CoralVue booth was full of all sorts of useful stuffs at this year’s MACNA. Besides all of the sweet Maxspect and Elos products), they featured a brand new Sharkman controllable powerhead, which will be Reef Octopus’ flagship powerhead. Like many controllable powerheads on the market, the Sharkman produces a strong stream of water flow at relavitvely low energy consumption. A two-channel controller allows users to adjust the flow rates for a pair of pumps, which includes a pulse mode that can create significant wave action. Only one model was on demo at MACNA, which is believed to be an 8,000 LPH (approximately 2100 gph) model, but it won’t be the only one available to this new line of controllable pumps.
The Sharkman pumps aren’t completely different to other powerheads on the market except in two key parts, their controller and their mounting system. The Sharkman Wave Controller is simple and easy to utilize, providing a digital readout for the selected speed of the pumps and a countdown timer for the food timer function. Both the speed of the pumps and the rate of the pulse can be independently adjusted to allow for whatever sort of wave action is desired.
If you remember back in April, ORA was in quite the Easter mood when they showed off images of their clownfish with bunny ears and Easter Egg Chalice, and they’re announcing here at MACNA that the coral will be finally shipping to stores next week. While we may think the five month wait was a long one, it’s really quite short compared to the three years that ORA has been sitting on this beauty. The coral was originally acquired from LiveAquaria’s display tank at MACNA 2010 in Orlando, and it has been cranking out beautiful frags ever since. This coral is 100% aquacultured, and ORA has spent the last three years trying to “culture” the awesome pink and yellow color found on the chalice and the result is marvelous indeed.
Another high profile sample was debuted at MACNA, with this one coming from Maxspect. They are working on a brand new R420R ‘Razor’ 200W LED fixture, and it will be their biggest yet. This 200 watt model will be 36″ long, with arms that will expand the fixture’s reach to over 48″. This extra length means the need for a fourth LED cluster, but that’s not the only news this fixture brings to the table. In addition to being larger, Maxspect has incorporated an entirely new set of LEDs with new reflectors that will really spread out the light. For all other gossips and news about MACNA you can check out aquanerd.