KOSOVAR1  Well, I'll grant that ten dollars for an upgrade (an upgrade mind you, not the full Marine Aquarium product!--might not be so unreasonable IF the Mac version does all that the developer says it does for the Windows product. But keep in mind that this is just a screensaver. Most screensavers are free or cost $5 to $10 for the full product. So, the developer is promising us something magical and far more attractive than last version... Let's hope that the Mac version does everything--feature-for feature--that the Windows version does. Otherwise, people are going to feel bamboozled. Already, we Mac users are waiting for a product that has already become available for Windows users. I also hope that it will be stable fresh out the gate so we don't have to wait for bug fixes that may, or may not come.   
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OZZPOT  @Kosovar:

On the contrary, MA3 is a total overhaul of the whole app, which has taken the artist/developer a very long time. The art has been painstakingly, expertly and totally redrawn from scratch in ultra-high definition to accommodate modern screen sizes. Many of the background features now animate too. there are many more fish to choose from, and you can now have up to 30 at once (rather than 8). The work that has been put into this is well worth the $10 upgrade.

If you visit the official forums for this app, (www.feldoncentral.com/forums/), you'd be able to communicate directly and frequently with both the developer/artist behind the whole thing, and the guy charged with converting the app to Mac. You'd also have access to info and screenshots of version 3. I recommend you check it out.

At time of writing, the conversion to Mac is complete, and version 3 is available to download in it's full from from Nova Development. We are still waiting for the download to appear on SereneScreen.com however, so that we current users can pay the very reasonable $10 for the upgrade. Hopefully this is imminent.  
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KOSOVAR1  The maker of Marine Aquarium wrote to say the following:

"We are working on Marine Aquarium 3 as we speak. This new version of the aquarium will be fully compatible with Snow Leopard. There will be a small upgrade cost to the newer version."

As I wrote before, these folks neglected Marine Aquarium for years and now, as they see an opportunity to wring some bucks out of this oldie again, they're going to charge for the upgrade. There was no mention of any improvements, like enhanced graphics or realism; just that it will work once again on Snow Leopard. (big deal) Maybe the competition will take the initiative to do better and send us a truly photo-realistic aquarium screen saver, with the same feature set for Mac users as for Windows users. That's something I'd pay for!  
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KOSOVAR1  I bought the newest iMac (early 2009) and installed MarineAquarium on it. I also just updated my OS to 10.5.7. I have owned MarineAquarium Time and Marine Aquarium for years. Unfortunately, MA doesn't seem to work anymore on my new equipment. A message pops up and says that this version of the screensaver doesn't work on this model of the Mac that I own and to contact the developer. My guess is that this screensaver will not be updated again for compatibility, since it hasn't been for such a very long time. Potential buyers should consider this, or at least install either or both screensavers as a demo first for testing. I wish the developer would prove me wrong about their not updating their product as it was always one of my favorites. If they DO fix it, I would also suggest increasing the resolution of the images, especially the coral rock background. On a 24" screen, it is looks unrealistically pixellated. On a 30" screen it must look worse.

I just tried checked the developer's website and can find no reference to the incompatibility problem. I know it is naive of me to say that they should warn potential buyers not to waste their money since their software apparently doesn't work anymore on the newest machines and/or Mac OS software, but that's just me.  
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WJB3WVU  I was going to try this program but after reading the comments of poor customer service, I'll pass. I've had it with companies that won't support their product. Customer service should be their number one priority after providing a quality product.

Thanks to comments like those posted here, we no longer have to purchase a product to find out things like this.  
(Version 2.6.1)

HERMIE  I'm sorry, but I will not set my monitor to thousands of colours...  
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XYPHER  Some people had trouble with this on Intel, but it works on my MacBook Pro without any trouble. Still the best Screensaver around, but it's time they introduced some new fish, features etc...Agree about the customer service though. I haven't had a reply after 6 months, LOL!  
(Version 2.6)

MBHOCKEY  Pretty absurd that half the registration keys they give out do not work at first.

Horrible service too. Emailed them 4 days ago, nothing.  
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REY  This screen saver is beautiful, but they lose big points for horrible service. On Sunday night I purchased/installed the screen saver, but it won't take the install code they gave me. I tried every troubleshooting trick on their page and in the Read Me doc (which accompanies the download) and a few extras and could not get it to accept this code.

I'm an expert user and I know I can rule out user error here. I've cut and pasted the code, entered it manually, checked permissions manually, tried reinstalling and activating it from the root user account... no luck. This was on a clean install of 10.4.7, so I know there's nothing wrong with the system. I even booted to my firewire drive which contains the old system and it didn't work there. I think they just gave me a bad code.

To make things worse, I emailed their customer service, which promised a reply within 48 hours. Well, here I am on Tuesday night without a reply. That's not acceptable.  
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MAKARDEL  I hate the clock! Why must I see it and can’t turn it off? No one who loves naturally Aquaristik would have a clock among his fish!!!  
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