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Hello to all!
The Marine Scene is the Washington
D.C. area's premier, saltwater-only retail
store.
Combined with Custom Aquarium Concepts, our
design, installation, and maintenance
division, we are
the area's best full-service solution.
Conveniently
located off of the Dulles Toll Road in Herndon,
Virginia, within a short driving distance from
anywhere in the metro area.
TGIFriday!
I hope everyone has had a nice week, despite the rain
and chilly weather. Just remember, spring is not too
far away! Our tanks are stocked this week with
beautiful specimens so take a break from all the
hustle and bustle and relax in the tranquil beauty of
our aquariums.
The Marine Scene now has a Facebook page!
Become a fan and get updated first with new stock
and other important information!
Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing
you this weekend!
________________________ The Marine Scene
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What's New |
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We are selling our fully stocked 12-Gallon display by
our kitchen and bathroom. The tank, stand and all
livestock, excluding the Seahorses, is going for $400.
This tank has been set up for about six years and has
been doing great. It is a perfect setup for Seahorses
or even some smaller Gobies, Blennies and even
Clownfish. So if you have been hoping to start a new
system but want all of it at once, this is a great
opportunity!
The new Oceanic BioCube HQI system is in stock.
Complete with 150 watt HQI lighting with built-in fans,
integrated filtration with a protein skimmer, a built-in
refugium chamber and even a glass canopy with
feeding rings. We have one opened up and displayed
on our floor so you can get an up close look of the
upgrades from the original PC version to the new HQI
version.
The new EcoXotic Stunner LED Strips are in stock.
These 12.5 inch strips are available in 8000K (white),
453nm (blue), 8000K/453 combo and 403nm
(ultraviolet). They are even linkable and you can link
up to six Stunner Strips off one 24V power supply.
Each strip emits a beautiful, shimmering light and are
easily retrofit into your existing setup using the
included hardware mounting kit. The Panorama
Module LED Strips are also available and these are
awesome! Each module has 12 LED lights, 8x 8000K
white and 4x 453nm blue. Each module comes with
its own mounting bracket and power spply. To see
these in person, stop in and we will give you a
demonstration. Also soon to arrive are the Panorama
LED Fixtures!
IceCap’s LunarLite LED Retrofits are in stock. These
LunarLites have the same look of a standard T5 tube,
yet they are powered by a low voltage transformer, not
a fluorescent ballast. They produce little heat yet still
have an aluminum heat sink on the back side of the
tube to help dissipate what little heat they may
generate. If you think your corals look good under
actinics, you haven’t seen anything yet! Most LPS
corals, Mushrooms, Zoanthids, Ricordea and even
some SPS really pop under LED’s. Each tube
contains hardware for mounting into an existing
canopy, commercial hood or even an existing light
fixture. They are very light weight and come in 2ft, 3ft
and 4ft tubes and prices are reasonable.
We received a breakdown of fully cured, coralline and
coral encrusted live rock. This rock is beautiful and
has Blue Mushrooms and even Ricordea growing all
over it. The purple coralline is thick and almost
completely covering each piece of rock. We also still
have some Pohnpei and Indo/Jakarta live rock
available. Along with the live rock we have some
beautiful Trumpet corals available along with smaller
Blue Mushroom Rocks, Green Frogspawn and Torch
corals, Green Bubbles, Red and Green Cynarinas,
Orange Ricordea, Green Clove Polyps, Blue Clove
Polyps, Wellsophyllias, lots of beautiful Chalice Frags,
Aussie Acan Frags, and hundreds more!
Fish and invert shipments this week included Flame
Angels, Coral Beauty Angels, Eibli Angels, a female
Swallowtail Angel, Peach Midas Blennies, Tail Spot
Blennies, Red Scooter Dragonets, Mandarin
Dragonets, Bangaii Cardinals, Pajama Cardinals, lots
of Green Chromis, Firefish, Hi Fin Banded Gobies,
Yashia Gobies, Yellow Clown Gobies, Green Clown
Gobies, Yellow Watchman Gobies, Orange Spotted
Sleeper Gobies (great sand sifters), Longnose
Hawkfish, Flame Hawkfish, Candy Hogs, Fuzzy Dwarf
Lionfish, a Volitan Lionfish (eating), Purple
Dottybacks, Diadema and Bicolor Dottybacks, Royal
Grammas, ORA Yellow Assessor, Valentine Puffer, a
very cute Porcupine Puffer, Hippo Tangs (small and
medium), a small Naso Tang, Blonde Naso Tangs,
Bristletooth Tomini Tang, Six Line Wrasse, Long
Tentacle Anemones, Green Bubble Tip Anemones,
Pink & Green Cucumbers, Fire Shrimp, Skunk
Cleaner Shrimp, Peppermint Shrimp, Pistol Shrimp,
Arrow Crabs, Mithrax and Sally Lightfoot Crabs, Pencil
Urchins, Serpent Starfish, Blue Linkia Stars,
Chocolate Chip Starfish, lots of Hermits and Snails
and so much more!

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What's On Sale |
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Sales are good from Friday, March 5th through
Saturday, March 6th.
ALL FISH are 10% OFF this weekend! We
have a great selection of fish ranging from nano-size
Gobies to large Tangs. No matter what size tank you
have we are sure you will find a great new fish to add.
AragAlive Fiji Pink and Indo-Pacific Black 20lb
bags originally priced at $39.99 are now $33.99
each. Carib Sea substrates and live sands are a
perfect sand bed for any reef or fish only system.
AragAlive! is sand packaged with live bacteria so no
rinsing is needed yet remember to make sure to rinse
any of the dry sands well before putting it in your
aquarium.
Selected Marc Weiss and Weiss Organic products
are 20% off! Weiss products are made from
either natural or USDA certified organic materials.
The products are designed to condition water and
creating an Environmental Equilibrium for the
aquarium hobbyist. Products on sale include: Reef
Vital DNA, Immuno Vital, Black Powder, Combo Vital,
Coral Vital, Amino Vital, Immuno-Vital Marine, Live
Sand Booster, Funky Old Reef Mud, Algae Magic,
Coral Boost, Sand Boost and more!
Selected Kent Supplements are 20% off! Kent
Marine has a variety of different supplements for
marine aquariums to help keep water parameters
within the correct ranges which in turn increase the
health of the aquariums livestock. Stock up on
supplements! Kent supplements that are on sale
include: Liquid Calcium; Tech-I (Iodide); Iodine;
Strontium & Molybdenum; ProBuffer dKH; Coral-Vite;
Ammonia Detox; Garlic Xtreme 1 oz bottles;
SuperBuffer dKH.

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Did You Know? |
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Did you know that trace elements are naturally
occurring elements found in varying quantities in
seawater? They are the elements that fish, corals and
invertebrates use to form their skeleton, tissue, and to
help maintain coloration and health. Some of the
trace elements are rapidly utilized by the corals and
need to be replenished on a regular basis. Any trace
element that is naturally occurring in the ocean should
be present in a captive saltwater tank. Depending on
the quantity and type of animals in the aquarium,
different trace elements become more or less
important. The Marine Scene suggests that a reef
tank be dosed with Calcium, Magnesium, Strontium
and Molybdenum, and Iodine. Tanks with lots of
microalgae’s should be dosed with Iron, Bromide,
and Iodide. Fish only tanks should be dosed with all
elements, but perhaps to a lesser degree. There are
numerous test kits for the hobbyist to use which help
to identify the particular needs of a given tank. The
Marine Scene carries all the trace elements that
saltwater aquariums need as well as the test kits to
make sure they are at their proper levels. Check out
our new brand of water care products, called
Brightwell Aquatics, for the trace elements, buffers
and vitamins that your aquarium needs. If you have
any questions about your tanks personal needs,
please feel free to stop by the store and speak with a
sales associate. Is your aquarium being dosed
properly?

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