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Can also be used as a light shade cloth- provides 30% shade.
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You can choose 16 different colors and four kinds of dynamic models by using the 24 key remote.
Integration of receiver and manual switch and can control flash mode.
Two ways to control “flash mode” : (1). 24 key remote control, (2) light touch button control on the receiver.
Use low voltage dc 12 v working voltage, safe and won’t cause any harm to people or fish.
Using high density bubble tube, gas evenly and with sufficient oxygen.
Using high quality transparent potting glue, durable and will not be yellow.
A 46cm long led strip and air stone combination that adds a whole new decorative dimension to any aquarium.
Leds fully illuminate the air curtain, producing the impressive wall of bubbles.
Each unit use a low wattage led lamps and low voltage transformer.
Great night light for nocturnal viewing
Self-weighted, quick assemble and install in your aquarium, suitable for fresh and saltwater aquarium
Specifications:
light color: RGB, total 16 colors and various light color changing modes to choose
Length: 46cm. Power: 6W
Voltage: 100-240V/50-60HZ
Working voltage: DC12V. Current rating: 1000 MA
LED lamp bead number: 5050 18 SMD LEDs
Suggested adapter pump: about 4 w
Air inlet: an air inlet
Remote control distance: 3 m
Weight: 345 g
Product size: long 46cm x 2.6 cm wide
Package Include:
1 x Air stone LED Bubble Light
1 x IR remote controller
1 x US Plug
1 x Air Tube
1 x receiver (with manual switch)
Notes:
It must be fully submersed and air pump is not included.
The final curtain effect will be affected by the power of the air pump you use.
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A female beluga whale called Maris died suddenly at Georgia Aquarium on Thursday. Aquarium CEO Mike Leven said that they will know the necropsy results of the 21-year old Maris in four to six weeks.
The aquarium stated that Maris showed no signs of illness before her death. Maris was one the first beluga whale to arrive at the aquarium, and she interacted normally with two other beluga whales (Grayson and Qinu) in the aquarium. Leven said Grayson and Qinu have adapted to living without Maris. Maris was born in the New York Aquarium in 1994, and arrived at the Georgia aquarium in 2005.
“This is a case of sudden, acute animal death,” said Dr. Gregory Bossart, chief vet at Georgia aquarium.
According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimate, beluga whales live to be 35 to 50 years in the wild. Georgia aquarium veterinarians and University of Georgia pathologists are set to ascertain the cause of death in a few weeks. On May 10, Maris gave birth to a female baby beluga, but the calf died 26 days later as it was unable to gain sufficient weight. Maris had also given birth to a baby calf in 2012, but it died in less than a week. The death of Maris has affected the caregivers at the aquarium.
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said that Maris died because she was a captive animal. On Friday, Lisa Lange, senior vice president, PETA stated that Maris was denied freedom her entire life. She was transferred from one facility to another, and her babies died one after the other, she added. Georgia Aquarium says that beluga in human care can be studied by researchers for application in areas of diseases, rising ocean temperatures and how underwater sounds affects animals.
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Specifications:
*Fits for Aquarium Size:36″- 43″ Aquarium
*White LEDs:110pcs (8000K,0.1w)
*Blue LEDs:9pcs (460nm, 0.1W)
*Pink LEDs:4pcs (465nm, 0.1W)
*Red LEDs:4pcs (625nm, 0.08W)
*Green LEDs:2pcs (500nm, 0.97W)
*Adaptor PowerInput:100-240V 1.0A
*Output:12V 2.6A
*Size of One Extendable Bracket:10-3/4″L x 4-1/4″W x 1″H
*Overall Size of Light:36-1/2″L x 5″W x 1-1/4″H
Package Contents:
*1x LED Aquarium Light
*1x Adaptor
*2x Extendable Brackets
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Divers at the Blue Planet Aquarium came to the rescue of baby stingrays.
The five little stingrays were spotted in the aquarium’s giant Caribbean Reef display which holds almost 4m litres of water.
Blue Planet’s curator, David Wolfenden, said: “The stingrays share the display with a variety of large shark species and we decided it would be safer to remove the newborn babies and look after them in a special nursery display.
“The youngsters, which each measure about 20cms across, are feeding well and will eventually be transferred to a section of the large shark exhibit which contains small reef sharks where they can grow in safety.”
Found throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the southern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico the stingrays mainly feed on shrimp, small fish and bivalves like clams.
In order to find prey buried in the seabed they force jets of water through their mouth to blast the sand away
Southern stingrays have a gestation period of about six months. The eggs hatch within the mother’s body and the pups are born folded up like a newspaper.
In the wild they must immediately fend for themselves and it is believed their tail stings are fully functional from the moment they emerge from their mothers.
Related to sharks stingrays get their name from the razor-sharp barb on their tails which the animal uses to defend itself when threatened.
Fully grown females can reach lengths of up to 2m and the heaviest recorded specimen weighed more than 135 kgs.
Although southern stingrays are not under threat in the wild at least nine other species of stingrays are at high risk of extinction.
The aquarium has one of the largest collections of shark and rays.
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The AquaClear Power Filter represents one of the most versatile hang-on filter systems available. The five models available provide a complete selection of flow rates for the most popular sizes of aquariums. The filter’s unique design allows for up to six times more media volume and the longest water to media contact time in the industry.
Sometimes delicate fish and plants require a more gentle water flow. The patented AquaClear re-filtration system allows you to control the flow rate without compromising filtration efficiency. When the flow rate is reduced, up to 50% of the water within the filter chamber is processed multiple times.
Provides optimal mechanical, chemical, and biological filtration. A healthy aquarium requires “beneficial” bacteria. Invisible and harmless, beneficial bacteria are essential in the removal of toxic ammonia and nitrite. With cartridge filtration systems, when you throw away the cartridge, you throw away beneficial bacteria. It can take weeks for the bacteria to re-colonize, resulting in a stressful environment.
AquaClear Foam Insert, which does the following: 1. Helps with debris removal and provides optimal water distribution patterns, allowing subsequent filter media to perform at full efficiency. 2. Biological filtration, due to the porous structure of foam, providing surfaces for beneficial bacteria.
AquaClear Activated Carbon Filter Inserts contain 100% premium research grade carbon. Premium research grade carbon provides large amounts of surface area for adsorption of undesirable impurities.
AquaClear BioMax Filter Inserts contain BioMax ceramic rings. The surface of BioMax is made up of a complex pore system that allows bacteria to thrive.
AquaClear Foam Filter Insert: Replace Foam Filter Insert every two months. AquaClear Activated Carbon Filter Insert: Replace Activated Carbon Insert every month. AquaClear BioMax Filter Insert: Replace BioMax Insert every three months.
The AquaClear Power Filters are guaranteed against defects in material or workmanship under normal aquarium usages and service for as long as you own the filter. We offer a Lifetime Guarantee on all non-replaceable parts which means that the filter will be repaired or replaced at the manufactures discretion, free of charge, when the complete pump is returned with proof of purchase and postage paid. Please include $5.00 to cover shipping and handling. This warranty does not apply to any filter that has been subjected to misuse, negligence or tampering. No liability is assumed with respect to loss or damage to livestock or personal property irrespective of the cause thereof.
| Model |  AquaClear Powerhead 10 |  AquaClear 20 Power Filter |  AquaClear 30 Power Filter |  AquaClear 50 Power Filter |  AquaClear 70 Power Filter |  AquaClear 110 Power Filter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquarium Capacity | up to 10 US Gallons | 5 to 20 US gallons | 10 to 30 US gallons | 20 to 50 US gallons | 40 to 70 US gallons | 60 to 110 US gallons |
| Dimensions | 4.5 x 2 x 4 inches | 4.5 x 7 x 6.5 inches | 18 4.5 x 8.2 x 6.7 inches | 4 x 9 x 8 inches | 6.2 x 10.7 x 8.6 inches | 7.1 x 13.9 x 9.1 inches |
| Pump Output | 80 US Gal/h | 100 US Gal/h | 150 US Gal/h | 200 US Gal/h | 300 US Gal/h | 500 US Gal/h |
AquaClear Ammonia Remover is ideal for new or heavily populated freshwater aquariums. It removes and controls harmful ammonia and nitrite. AquaClear Ammonia Remover reduces stress on fish, provides numerous bacterial attachment points, and is long lasting and reusable. It is exclusively designed for use in the AquaClear Power Filter.
The AquaClear BioMax Filter Insert provides an optimal environment for beneficial bacteria growth. It works to reduce ammonia and nitrite levels in your tank, and it increases biological filtration efficiency by 30 percent.The AquaClear BioMax Filter Insert is made exclusively for the AquaClear 50 Power Filter.
AquaClear Activated Carbon Filter Insert improves water clarity for freshwater and marine aquariums. AquaClear Activated Carbon Filter Insert provides superior adsorption qualities which eliminate odors, discoloration and impurities. The Carbon Filter supports beneficial bacterial colonies and works to remove chlorine, smoke and aerosol spray contaminants.
AquaClear Foam Filter Insert provides mechanical filtration in freshwater or marine environments by trapping particles and debris. The porous construction provides numerous bacterial attachments, and in addition the AquaClear Foam Filter Insert offers powerful biological filtration.
The AquaClear Filter Media Bag makes media maintenance extremely simple. The fine mesh holds small grained filter media and the bags may be used in both fresh and salt-water aquariums.
AquaClear Zeo-Carb is a premium blend of research grade Fluval Carbon and Fluval Ammonia Remover. Working together, these highly effective media eliminate liquefied impurities.
The AquaClear Vibrator Pumps are a full range of technically advanced air pumps that provide reliable power for all aquarium air requirements. These “virtually silent” running air pumps will provide many years of trouble-free operation. The AquaClear Vibrator Air Pumps are a reliable source of air for air-operated items such as air stones, air-actuated ornaments, air driven protein skimmers or for adding movement or oxygen to any aquarium.
Nutrafin Cycle Biological Aquarium Supplement features a high-concentration formula that immediately establishes a safe biological aquarium environment. Cycle goes to work fast, releasing massive amounts of beneficial bacteria that eliminate toxic ammonia and nitrites and creates a biologically well-balanced aquarium for healthy fish to thrive.
Nutrafin Aqua Plus Tap Water Conditioner makes tap water safe for fish. It protects scales and fins, neutralizes chlorine, chloramines, and undesirable metals. Nutrafin Aqua Plus Tap Water Conditioner features a patented stress-relief function with the inclusion of pure herbal extracts.
Nutrafin Waste Control Biological Aquarium Cleaner helps reduce aquarium maintenance by helping to reduce waste in gravel, power filters, decoration and on interior aquarium surfaces. It rapidly reduces organic waste from overfeeding, fish waste and other decaying material such as plant leaves.
Nutrafin Plant Gro Aquatic Plant Essential Micro-Nutrients supports strong plant growth and conditioning by providing a complete chelated micro nutrient formula (except boron).
Nutrafin Mini Master Test Kit contains 4 tests for freshwater aquariums. There’s also a special quick reference guide and each test kit has its own instructions.
The Nutrafin Master Test Kit is suitable for fresh and saltwater aquariums. It includes 10 test parameters to help make sure you are providing a proper living environment for your fish and plants including tests for: Phosphate, Calcium, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, pH High Range, pH Low Range, Carbonate Hardness, General Hardness and Iron.
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By Jay Fox
Brooklyn, NY, USA
The global corporation operates with resolute constancy—at low relative cost—as if the entire world (or major regions of it) were a single entity; it sells the same things in the same way everywhere… — Theodore Levitt
New York is not a city of ruminators. It’s not that New Yorkers are dumb; rather, they are just very active, frenetic even. It is, and always has been, a city of urgency populated with busy people who can at times come off as impatient, aggressive and rude. Even those of us who pride ourselves on our comportment and self-restraint can sometimes get caught up in the whirlwind of work and play and sex and booze that can turn entire decades (your twenties, for example) into one ultimately pleasant blur. While it’s clear—even from the vantage of within the whirlwind—that all five boroughs have seen a lot of transition over the past ten years, the most important of these changes go far deeper than gentrification or development or the disappearance of a myriad of landmarks like the Domino Sugar Refinery, Shea Stadium or a few dozen Irish pubs in Midtown. If you don’t sit and think about just how much the city has transformed every now and again, you can sometimes just accept it without really noticing it.
Perhaps what is most different about the city is its cultural landscape. There are several reasons for this. There’s the obvious: Artists have been pushed out due to rising rents. And then there’s the less obvious: They’re being pushed out by aesthetes who appear to be artists and work in fields that require some degree of creativity, usually in the field of design, but “artist” is a bit of misnomer for them. While they have talent and enough of an artistic sensibility to successfully generate the aesthetic content that contributes to a brand’s identity or its virtual presence, they are not really artists. They work on the creative side of a firm, thereby making them creatives. It is these individuals, and not the reviled yuppies working in fields like finance and law, who serve as the primary engine for change in this city.
Creatives now occupy the same physical and cultural space in New York City that artists did roughly ten or twenty years ago. They look just like artists; they talk just like artists; they have interests that are similar to those of artists. The same can be said of the hipster. (In fact, one could even think of a hipster as being a creative in his or her larval stage.) And as these two groups intersect, the interests of the younger hipsters are introduced to the older creatives, who then disseminate said interests to a wider audience because they work for the marketing firms responsible for developing the looks and brand identities of entities from tiny startups to Fortune 500 companies. This is how what was once considered obscure and something so esoteric that only a hipster could enjoy it enters into and, eventually, becomes mainstream.
This process does not concern fashion or music tastes exclusively. In fact, of all the arenas where it is felt none is more widely felt than the ways in which creatives have changed the type of foods and beverages that most urbanites consume. This is for two reasons. As a result of possessing more money than the artists that they replaced, these creatives have developed more sophisticated tastes. However, they still possess the artists’ sensibility that favors the unique and the authentic, while eschewing the corporate. And this is crucial. They are not just people who are throwing around money at any premium product (like vodka that has been distilled a thousand times until it tastes like water, or caviar or duck liver spread that has been created by torturing said duck—i.e. foie gras). The premium element is secondary to the authentic element in this equation.
Most of the establishments that open in creative neighborhoods strive to satisfy this itch by serving locally grown food, craft beer, interesting cocktails and the like. It is now entirely normal to assume that the new restaurants in these neighborhoods will source their food from a farm upstate and that their bartenders will know how to make a Vieux Carre or a Sazarac.
This is a huge cultural shift. Unless you were at a Michelin star-rated restaurant ten years ago, your only cocktail options were typically limited to ones with one type of booze and a mixer. Food came from…wherever food comes from. It was the absolute height of pretention to give a shit about the terroir of anything except for maybe French wine and weed. The idea of walking into a dive bar with a whiskey option more extensive than Jack, Jim and Jameson would have been met with ridicule.
That was New York in 2005.
The reality of Brooklyn in 2015 is that the people who are defining the cultural landscape of the borough have money and an anti-corporate sentiment. This means that these ersatz artists don’t have to settle for swill produced by multinational corporations like Anheuser-Busch, InBev or Diageo when they go out for a drink. Because of the anti-corporate sentiment behind the act, it is not considered pompous to favor the micro over the macro.
Again, this is a huge cultural shift, and it is one of the reasons why so many dive bars are hurting. Dive bars are being eschewed by creatives and those who have bought into the creative penchant for artisanal products not because the dives are dirty or because even their ceilings are coated in graffiti and punk band stickers; it’s because the only beers they serve are Bud and MGD, and the only gin they have tastes like Pine Sol and comes from a plastic jug. If a dive is to survive, it can’t just sell mass produced swill and the type of booze that will give you rotgut. The creative class may be willing to sell out to corporate America between the hours of nine and five, but happy hour is all about the small batch.
The concept of the dive bar has had to evolve to accommodate these somewhat finicky drinkers. And many have. One that I’ve come to drop into from time to time is Buttermilk Bar (577 5th Avenue, Park Slope).
Buttermilk is not what people who came of age during the Seventies will think of when they think of a dive. Rather, Buttermilk exemplifies what a New York City dive bar has come to be. It’s not that there are no frills; it’s that there’s very little pretention, and this becomes obvious as you strike up conversations with the people who happen to be sitting next to you taking slugs from bottles of High Life or nursing pints of Smuttynose. You can talk to people in Buttermilk, and you can go on a pretty good tear without feeling as though you’ve somehow insulted a far more cultured patron’s delicate sensibilities. Also, the occasional derelict will still happen to walk in from time to time, too, to argue with his equally disheveled girlfriend and to remind you that, yes, there are still junkies in this town. If you need another reminder, the bench in front of the bar is another a favorite hangout for the preternaturally fucked.
Ultimately, though, it’s really that Buttermilk strives to be nothing more than a solid neighborhood bar with a pool table, a few TVs to watch big games, air hockey and even pinball. This is all a dive bar really is now: A simple place to simply have a drink.
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Jay Fox at Stay Thirsty Publishing
All opinions expressed in this article are solely those of its author and do not reflect the opinions of Stay Thirsty Media, Inc.
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The Marineland Contour Aquarium Kit with Rail Light provides a quick and stylish foundation for starting your new aquarium. The 5 gallon kit features curved glass and an LED lighting system that uses bright white and blue LEDs to show off the aquarium in the best possible light with both daylight and moonlight settings. Advanced 3-stage filtration keeps the aquarium clean and healthy with an adjustable flow filter pump and one included RITE-SIZE Z Filter Cartridge. The sleek, contour design of this kit stylishly hides the filtration and features a hinged light that allows for easy access to the tank.
The Marineland Contour Aquarium Kit includes an LED lighting system that is energy efficient and money saving. These bright white and blue LEDs feature two settings that show off your aquarium in the best light and are mounted on a hinged light that offers easy access to the tank.
Each Marineland Contour Aquarium kit features an easy-to-use glass canopy that slides back over your aquarium filter to provide a gap for daily feeding and water care additions. This canopy also prevents fish from jumping and helps to maintain your aquarium’s water temperature.
The Marineland Contour Aquarium Kit comes complete with 3-stage filtration that works to provide a clean and healthy aquatic environment. Each kit includes an adjustable flow filter pump.
 | Water Care | Maintaining the optimal water chemistry in your new aquarium is vital to its success. Tetra’s complete line of Water Care liquids makes it easy to condition, dechlorinate, add beneficial filter bacteria, and remove ammonia and nitrite. |
 | Expert Feeding | Feeding your fish a well-balanced diet can help to ensure health and vitality. It is important to never overfeed and to feed your fish a supplemental food in addition to your staple flake. |
 | Heat & Aerate | Adding an air pump to your new aquarium is especially important for optimal fish health. An aquarium heater is essential for keeping tropical fish. |
 | Decorate | To decorate your new tank, Marineland recommends adding 5-10 pound of gravel and adding plants, ornaments, and rocks for your fish to explore |
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