So, I had a whole thing written about my latest travels……………..but it didn’t seem right. Something else was tugging at me, begging to be written about. I thought maybe it was a little more important, so here we go. I wanted to write about the effects of so many hobbyists turning to online sales, and the fact that it seems as though we are leaving our local fish stores to fend for themselves. At this point I’ve probably visited hundreds of different fish stores from California to Florida, and the resentment is ALWAYS there.
Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category
Entitled Hobbyist?
AquaSD’s Lighting Examined
A huge batch of corals posted this week at AquaSD both caught my eye and raised some concerns for me. As you can see in these images, the color is on the edge of too good to be true, and some of the image backgrounds look be balanced heavily to the blue side. After talking to AquaSD’s customer service however, I found that, though their lighting doesn’t quite match the spectrum of the average hobbyist tank, things are not as bad as I first thought. They were forthcoming with the information which would suggest that any concerns I may have are not about something they wish to hide.
Hong Kong’s Fish Street
It’s no wonder Tung Choi Street is commonly referred to as Fish Street or Goldfish Street. Two blocks of this avenue in Hong Kong are literally packed wall to wall with fish shops and open air fish markets. Primarily known as a selling area of goldfish and freshwater plants some vendors offer up the rarest fishes and corals found in saltwater. Read more »
Nano News: Episode 03
This is the 3rd episode of Nano News, where I talk about nano reef related content and highlight interesting stuff I found during the week that pertains to the reefing hobby. If you would like to be featured in the FTS of the week, just leave a comment with a link to your tank’s picture or email me your FTS at JoeyRuberti@gmail.com. Be sure to check back for next week’s episode!
February 3rd, 2012 
Industry News, Inverts, Lighting, Nano News, New Products, Opinion, Tanks 
No Comments » Nano News: Episode 02
This is the 2nd episode of Nano News, where I talk about nano reef related content and highlight interesting stuff I found during the week that pertains to the reefing hobby. If you would like to be featured in the FTS of the week, just leave a comment with a link to your tank’s picture or email me your FTS at JoeyRuberti@gmail.com. Be sure to check back for next week’s episode!
My Claim to Fame? Or Lost Opportunity?
Well, I’m not quite sure how I feel about this one. Happily annoyed, let’s say.
Back in 2010 I performed a DIY LED build, when they were just beginning to ramp up in popularity. I’ve posted about it around here before. One of the biggest things about the DIY route I recognized at the time was the finished product just didn’t look very… pretty. So my engineering brain quickly went to work and I dreamed up some ways to address this aspect. I did plan on hanging these in my living room, after all. Read more »
Nano News: Episode 01
This is the first episode of Nano News, where I talk about nano reef related content and highlight interesting stuff I found during the week that pertains to the reefing hobby. If you would like to be featured in the FTS of the week, just leave a comment with a link to your tank’s picture. Be on the lookout for next week’s episode!
