As one of the biggest hobby forums out there, Reef Central was certainly showing her age. As other forums sprung up tapping into the latest and greatest forum software, Reef Central was stuck in the past. Serious modifications to the platform over time handcuffed the forum to the past but today Reef Central is getting a facelift shifting to a newer version of the forum software. The site improvements include a sleeker and more "Web 2.0" user interface and a simple, WYSIWYG text editor.

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I've been having a love/hate relationship with MACNA (Marine Aquarium Conference of North America) this week. I love it because its a great show and one many hobbyists, vendors and indusrty peeps look forward to each Septmeber. I hate it for one reason -- I'm not going! Still, even though I'm not in Atlantic City for MACNA XXI I want to find out as much as I can and follow what's happening at this reefing mecca. So here are some ways to keep up-to-date on what's happening this weekend.

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Boy, have I been lagging lately on posting. Its been a crazy month and at the end of the day I haven't been able to get those bits of inspiration down in digital form--my apologies! I did have this idea after reading Scott Fellman's post on tips to save electricity and money, so I thought it would be a good idea to share some of the tips and tricks I've found for saving money on fish, coral, equipment and more. Some of these are probably familiar to you and maybe a few are new to you, either way I hope you enjoy.

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