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The marine warehouse websitte is finally fully functional! This particular area we hope to utilize as a forum to pass on usefull information, industry news, store events or anything else that someone may find of interest. I will also be utilizing this page to share the answers to any questions we recieve that may be helpful to a wider audience. Feel free to send us any experiences, questions or comments you may have regarding the store or any fish related topic we may all find interesting. Send them to info@marinewarehouse.biz We also would welcome any pictures you may have of your tanks that you would like to share with your fellow aquarists. They will be posted in the "Readers Reefs" section. Send you pictures to readersreefs@marinewarehouse.biz

1-14-10 Happy New Year! We have a new product launch to tell you about. We have the Tampa exclusive for the new LED lighting systems from Ecoxotic! LED lights promise to be the wave of the future in aquarium illumination. The technology has finally improved to the point where we felt it was time to jump on the band wagon. Pricing has also dropped dramatically over the past year as the tech has matured and manufacturing costs have dropped. The benefits of LED's over pretty much any other type of lighting are many. First off there is very little heat produced compared to other systems greatly reducing the need for a chiller. Cost of bulb replacements are almost virtually eliminated too as the life of the LED's are 10,000 hours. Electric usage is a fraction of any other type of system as well. So even though the cost of the units is still higher initially than other types of lighting the savings over time will be dramatic. The units from Ecoxotic come in several different arrangements. In full tank illumination systems the units are modular and come in 18 and 24 inch sections to fit virtually any size tank. We also have individual light bars to add accent lighting to existing systems. These come in 13 watt bars that can be used as the main lights for smaller systems or accent lights for larger tanks, and 6 watt "stunner" bars that can add pop to any tank. The stunner bars are very similar to the power brite bars we have had so much trouble keeping in stock. However unlike the power brites these are twice as bright, easier to install, and cheaper. The full line of products is in stock now. For more information visit their website at ecoxotic.com. The units can be purchased directly from the website but we have them in the store now at the same price as on the site but with no additional shipping charges. Come in and check them out, you will be impressed!

4-6-10 Finally an update! After about a 5 year hiatus we are finally getting back into Discus!! We have reconfigured an 8' section of tanks exclusively to housing discus. All our fish will be coming from Discus Hans USA a german breeder / im,porter and will be of the highest quality, much better than most of the domestically raised fish seem on the local market. Our first shippment will arrive wednesday the 7th and be available for sale on thursday. We have several different sizes and varieties and prices will range from $40 to $100 each. Come in check them out!