Origami September 3, 2014 Share September 3, 2014 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- CoppsAlong 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 School8935 Bradmoor DrBethesda, MD 20817Agenda1:00 - 2:30 Sign-in / socialize2:30 - 2:45 Club business2:45 - 3:00 Break3:00 - 4:15 Speaker: Rich Ross4:30 Raffle!Miscellaneous- food & drinks providedBIO: 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. Directions:- NOTE: The school is just inside the north edge of the beltway near Old Georgetown Road.Here's a map from Mapquesthttp://mapq.st/5-kx2S5HzrSpecial 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 eScapeWAMAS 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 AquaticsFrozen food from LRS Reef FrenzyLight fixture from Marine SceneReef Nutrition product samples from Reed MaricultureGift certificates from Avast MarineGift certificates from Incredible CoralsGift certificates and an RO/DI system from Air, Water, IceCorals from FishNReef.comGift certificates and coral from Blue Ribbon KoiGift certificates from King of CoralsNew Reef Octopus Ozone Reactor Donated by Coral Hind (More to be announced) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 October 21, 2014 Share October 21, 2014 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 October 22, 2014 Share October 22, 2014 From FishNReef: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami October 24, 2014 Author Share October 24, 2014 (edited) From Blue Ribbon Koi & Marine (pickup required within 2 weeks of meeting): Lobophyllia Tyree Rainbow Chalice: Edited October 24, 2014 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami October 24, 2014 Author Share October 24, 2014 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami October 25, 2014 Author Share October 25, 2014 Rich is in town! Doors open to the membership at 1 PM. See you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami October 25, 2014 Author Share October 25, 2014 We're on the right hand side of the school at the door with the bike racks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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