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I will firm up date this weekend. Right now plan is for Oct. 26 or 27. We are working to book speaker who is presenting at MACNA. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

Once you form an updated plan I suggest you just start a new thread and put in your first post a link to this thread. But now that the bugs are worked out so to speak, members who want to organize event can get back to basics on the event. Good luck with it. I hope members have fun seeing tanks and meeting other members.

From the club management side of things / support from the club for your event: the reason the officers have not responded is that they (including me) have been busy getting the bid proposal ready for bidding on MACNA 2015. This has been a lot of work. Add in summer vacations, work schedule & family time = little time to take on another task at this point in time. But if you have ideas or other needs, you can submit a PM to one of them or email to officers@wamas.org with your request and they can consider it. This is a volunteer run club. None of the officers are paid for their time. Hence, the club is what the membership make it. The more active members are and creative in event plans make the club special. The core officer group can't always be the driving force on every club event. Thus, thanks 703, & any other member who offered suggestions, for trying to get something going. Regards,

See this for planning ideas: http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=109294

Looking to give back to the hobby and support a nationwide organization that oversees MACNA and many other great things industry-related. Then consider joining MASNA - Marine Aquarium Societies of North America. www.masna.org

Thanks to all the vendors & sponsors who came out & donated to raffle. Over 220 members showed up today. Over 1600 frags handed out. Great talk by Mike Henley. See you in the fall. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

This Sunday! We will have Reef crystals and Instant ocean 200 gallon boxes ON SALE for pick up on the 14th. Reef crystals 200 gallon Box $50 Instant Ocean 200 gallon box $40 See thread in BRK Forum to reserve your box.

Save the date! We are working with BRK to finish setting up the details for a club social at BRK on Sunday July 14, 2013. More details soon. Once we get it set we will post up in club news. STARTS at 2:00! http://wamas.org/forums/topic/58471-specials-for-july-14th-wamas-social-event-salt-pre-order-ora-and-more/

Dip G. is the winner of the 150 tank/stand/canopy Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

You and your reefing friends are cordially invited to a WAMAS-sponsored Social at Reef eScape (in Fairfax) on Saturday June 22 from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Food and drink will be provided. Reef eScape is partnering with Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture and WAMAS to host this event during their two-day Open House this weekend. This is your opportunity to take a look at all that Reef eScape has in stock, including used gear at garage-sale prices, and to peruse and purchase Dr. Mac's awesome corals (if you've been on our forum recently, you've seen just how awesome they are) and clams locally. See http://wamas.org/forums/ for more details. http://wamas.org/forums/topic/57944-wamas-social-at-reef-escape-june-22-2013-4-7-pm-dr-mac-corals-on-site-for-purchase/ Reef eScape 11141 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22030 ("around back" in the America's Best building with the blue awning) We'll also be raffling off a new 150 gallon reef-ready AGA tank, new stand and (lightly used - 1 month only) canopy. Tickets may be purchased at Reef eScape throughout the 2-day open house and will be drawn at 2 PM on Sunday. WAMAS members will have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets during the Social and will receive an bonus raffle ticket for other items donated by Reef eScape and Dr. Mac (those other items to be raffled off during the Social). So make a little time this weekend to stop in and visit. You won't be disappointed. Hope to see you there! **** Can’t make the WAMAS Social? – Reef eScape is having an open house from 12:00 to 7:00 Saturday; 10:00 to 2:00 Sunday.

Date & start time updated.

Saturday June 22 from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reef eScape is partnering with Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture and WAMAS to host a club social. See post in Dr. Mac's WAMAS Forum Reef eScape 11141 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 22030 ("around back" in the America's Best building with the blue awning) Looks like there will be a nearly-new 150 gallon reef-ready tank, stand, and canopy to be raffled off! (See post #3 for a picture.) Food and drink will be provided.

There will be a MEMBERS ONLY summer meeting SUNDAY, July 21, 2013 @ 1:30. * You can join WAMAS at the door for $20.00 individual; $35.00 family = 1 year of membership, access to member area of forum + free frags at this meeting. Location will be: Charles Wesley United Methodist Church's all purpose room 6817 Dean, Dr McLean, VA 22101 Exhibitors at the meeting selling corals & clams: - Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture - DaveS. - Incredible Corals - Exotic Reef Creations - Copps Coral donations from: - Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture - Blue Ribbon Koi & Marine - Reef eScape - Fins and Feathers - Exotic Reef Creations - www.fishnreef.com - Artfully Acrylic & Incredible Corals Other donations from: - Air, Water, Ice (RO/DI system) - Aquaholics (Gift Certificates) - Avast (logo hand towels) - Fantastic Frags (Gift Certificate) - Pimped Out Aquariums (2x2x14" Starphire Frag Tank) - Petland (Gift Certificates) AND a nearly-new 150 gallon, reef-ready tank, stand and canopy donated by member Dipg! (See the post below for a picture.) Current plans for FFE include; * Talk by Mike Henley, Smithsonian National Zoo, on coral pest treatments * Demo on how to frag several types of corals * demo on glass tank hole drilling -- More events to be added. WAMAS will also have door prizes and the usual awesome raffle ticket items: * Coral donations will also be taken, If you have corals for fragging, please contact officers@wamas.org. * If you can bring 5 - 15 g's of saltwater that would be helpful as well. [We will start a post so we can get idea on how much is coming] NOTE: Vendor space is limited - the officers will be posting updates in the near futher on procedures & guidance of exhibiting at this meeting. Most likely, we will request that members not set up a sales display to save space for sponsoring vendors. 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. - Air, Water & Ice - Aquaholics - Aquatic Obsession - Artfully Acrylic & Incredible Corals - Avast Marine - Blue Ribbon Koi - Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture - Exotic Reef Creations - Fantastic Frags - Fins & Feathers - Jan's Natural Reef Foods - Petland - Premium Aquatics - Reef eScape - SaltwaterWorx - www.FishNReef.com - Quantum Reefs - Rob's Aquarium Service * Save your receipts from our sponsors and get raffle prize tickets

When was the last time you cleaned the car-radiator type grill the coolant circulates through and the air is drawn over. I was using a brush & air duster over the years to clean mine, or so I thought, but that only really got one side. About a month ago I took it outside & borrowed neighbor's air compressor, took the cover off and really blew some air on the radiator. Lots of dust & other stuff blew off it. Unit is working like it was new again.

I smell inventory reduction sale while John is away.

Date confirmed. See below for details:

Saturday, May 4, 1:00pm Speaker: Felicia McCaulley, "Seahorses in the Aquarium" More details visit here PVAS Felica McCaulley is a well known marine aquarist who has written extensively on her hobby, as well as a top-notch aquarium photographer. She currently works as an aquarist at the Fish Factory, and manages an online blog via aquariumadventures.blogspot.com Join us for the presentation, raffles, refreshments, a door-prize and our (not-so-mini) mini-auction. PVAS meetings are held at the following location in the cafeteria: Green Acres School 4401 Sideburn Road Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Directions link: http://www.pvas.com/meetings.php

No. BUT Ozone is a can be a tricky one to use in a safe manner; and if you get a reactor, can be expensive to run by the time you buy reactor, ozone generator; monitor/controller + orp probe; air dryer .... Some have said you can get benefits of ozone by running a low rate ~50 rate. See this Advanced Aquarist article: http://www.reefkeepi...es/2006-03/rhf/ Part 2: http://reefkeeping.c...4/rhf/index.php Part 3: http://www.reefkeepi...es/2006-05/rhf/ Avast makes a reactor; some others on the market. Maybe you can ask Dan & Justin long-term success. There were few other wamas members who were running ozone via reactor. Maybe they will chime in. Or do search on forum. Here is one thread: http://wamas.org/forums/topic/48881-ozone/page__hl__ozone

You may be able to find a UV unit at a local shop - I think BRK has some. Otherwise this sponsor has the aqua uv. I have one on my 215 / 300g system. http://premiumaquati...UAUV-57WT2.html Specifications Dimensions: 20" X 4" X 2 1/2" Weight: 5 LBS Sterilizer Maximum Flow Rate: 3200 GPH Clarifier Maximum Flow Rate: 3250 GPH Fresh water application: 1500-3000 Salt water application: 355 Num of Lamps 1

sorry to read of your ato problem. I use one of these floats. Used on first tank from late 2000 to 2006 with no fails. Put new one on new tank in 2006 until now. Now fails. RODI unit has pressure valve on system that shuts water off. I have water softener on house so don't see an negative effect on membrane; spectrapure guy said I would be fine with this system. http://spectrapure.com/AQUARIUM/LIQUID-LEVEL-CONTROLLERS/Float-Valve-Level-Controller/Automatic-Shut-Off-Float-Kit-w-1-4in-fittings

Last Sunday I took my chillers off-line and took them outside and used the air compressor to blow the radiator-screen clean. Amazing how much more efficient they are working. I had been using a brush to try to clean the radiator but that only cleans it on one side. Wish I would have done that sooner - might have saved a few bucks in electric. Nice to look at temp record on Apex and see that it has not peaked over 76.5 since I cleaned both chillers.

Tank is looking good. Nice talking with you at BRK Saturday.

Yup - confirmed this at MACNA last year - 3 of the marineland employees left them & started Cobalt when marineland shifted manufacturing to china. The fellas behind Cobalt didn't want to stand behind a product made in new location. Good guys with Cobalt - I have known one of the guys running it since 2005 when we hosted MACNA.

Thanks for your draft Chad! I made a few tweaks to make mine a little different and submitted to add a +1 to number of people commenting.

- Added title of Tony Vargas's talk - Updated vendors and members with sale/trade tanks on location If you are vendor or member wanting to have a display, PLEASE let us know so we can plan for you. - bring your own power cords