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WAMAS Fall 2014 Meeting - Rich Ross (Phosphate - Should we really care?)


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WAMAS FALL MEETING - North Bethesda Middle School - October 25, 2014 (Saturday)

The Fall Meeting of The Washington Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) will be on Saturday October 25, 2014 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at North Bethesda Middle School, 8935 Bradmoor Dr, Bethesda, MD 20817.

Special Guests and Highlights:

- Speaker: MASNA Aquarist of the Year (2014), Rich Ross - (Topic: Phosphate: Should we really care?)
The drive to lower phosphate levels in reef aquaria has consumed aquarists for the last decade, but is this never ending quest for low levels really necessary to have a thriving reef tank? This talk will discuss what we think we know about phosphate, what we know about test kits, successful reef aquariums that run ‘high’ and ‘absurdly high’ phosphate levels without experiencing disaster, possible reasons why this is happening, and what this might mean for reef keeping in general.

Vendors on site:
- Exotic Reef Creations
* [VENDORS can enter hall at 12:00 p.m. to set display]
 
WAMAS Members selling/trading (table display)
- GWS3
- Copps

Along with lots of frag swapping and a great raffle, this is sure to be a meeting NOT to miss!

For further information on the WAMAS Spring Meeting, visit our web site http://www.wamas.org/

Who: WAMAS (Washington D.C. Area Marine Aquarist Society)
When: October 25, 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (EST)
Where: North Bethesda Middle School
8935 Bradmoor Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817

Agenda

1:00 - 2:30 Sign-in / socialize
2:30 - 2:45 Club business
2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 4:15 Speaker: Rich Ross
4:30 Raffle!

Miscellaneous
- food & drinks provided

BIO:  Rich Ross
 
Rich Ross, the 2014 MASNA Aquarist of the Year, is a Senior Biologist at the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences  where he cultures and cares for exotic cephalopods, fish & coral, participates in ongoing field work on coral spawning, animal collection & transport, and manages tropical saltwater displays including the 212,000 Philippine Coral Reef exhibit. He is a prolific writer and dynamic speaker, authoring academic papers and a catalogue of articles on aquarium and reef related educational topics including his Skeptical Reefkeeping series which focuses on critical thinking, responsibility and ethics of aquarium keeping. His work has been covered by mainstream media outlets including Scientific American, National Geographic, Penn’s Sunday School and Fox News.
 
Richard has kept saltwater animals for over 25 years, and has worked in aquarium maintenance, retail, wholesale and has consulted for a coral farm/fish collecting station in the South Pacific. Before working in the animal world was a professional Juggler and corporate presentation script writer. He is an avid underwater photographer/videographer and has been fortunate to scuba dive many of the worlds reefs. At home he cares for a 300 gallon reef system and a 250 gallon cephalopod/fish breeding system, a hairless dog, 2 hairless cats, 2 geckos and 6 chickens. When not doing all that stuff, he enjoys glass blowing, juggling, horseback riding, mixed martial arts, exercising his philosophy degree, spending time with his fabulous daughter and his incredibly generous, intelligent, gorgeous and patient wife.
 
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Directions:
- NOTE: The school is just inside the north edge of the beltway near Old Georgetown Road.

Here's a map from Mapquest

http://mapq.st/5-kx2S5Hzr

Special thanks to theses sponsors. Please support them & say thanks next time you shop with them. You can find their website address by visiting their forum or the sponsor page on the WAMAS website.

WAMAS Premium Sponsors
- Air, Water & Ice
- Avast Marine
- Blue Ribbon Koi
- Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture
- Exotic Reef Creations
- King of Corals
- Pimped Out Aquariums
- Reef eScape

WAMAS Sponsors
- Artfully Acrylic & Incredible Corals
- Cobalt Aquatics
- Fins and Feathers
- FishnReef.com
- LRS Reef Frenzy
- The Marine Scene
- Petland
- Premium Aquatics
- Reed Mariculture (Reef Nutrition)
- Quantum Reefs
- Reed Mariculture
* Save your receipts from our sponsors and get raffle prize tickets
 
Raffle Items include:
 
Gift certificates from Premium Aquatics
Frozen food from LRS Reef Frenzy
Light fixture from Marine Scene
Reef Nutrition product samples from Reed Mariculture
Gift certificates from Avast Marine
Gift certificates from Incredible Corals
Gift certificates and an RO/DI system from Air, Water, Ice
Corals from FishNReef.com
Gift certificates and coral from Blue Ribbon Koi
Gift certificates from King of Corals
New Reef Octopus Ozone Reactor Donated by Coral Hind
 
(More to be announced)
 
 
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More raffles added - pictures coming soon!

 

Don't forget that your receipts are exchangeable for raffle tickets when you shop at our sponsors!  Go in, load up on supplies, save those receipts and then bring them to the meeting to get raffle tickets!  We've had people walk out with hundreds of dollars in raffle prizes just for buying at our sponsors!

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From Blue Ribbon Koi & Marine (pickup required within 2 weeks of meeting):

Lobophyllia
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Tyree Rainbow Chalice: 
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Edited by davelin315
FYI, for these corals you will need to pick them up within 2 weeks of the meeting - make sure to contact John if you win!
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I've pretty much finished the raffle sheets for tomorrow. All I can say is, "Wow. We have a lot of stuff for you."

 

An RO/DI unit, a T5 lighting setup, food, corals, gift certificates, & equipment. Almost $2,900 worth of goods for you. This is a "must see" event.

 

Doors open at 1 PM. See you tomorrow!

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