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I talked with Chris yesterday from AWI and he confirmed discount code still good. They also sent items for club meeting raffles. Appreciate the support over the years.

Grand Prize - Typhoon III Extreme, 150 gpd, five-stage RO/DI system. ($300 value) The serious reefkeeper knows that good water quality starts with good water. A quality RO/DI system from long-time WAMAS Sponsor Air, Water & Ice provides you with the starting point you need as the foundation for building and maintaining your reef tank. Providing excellent quality at a fraction of competitor's costs for both systems and parts, in addition to excellent service and support, AWI has been a long-time WAMAS favorite, providing both for many WAMAS old-timers. AWI even provides a 10% discount code (29439) for WAMAS members and even more on club group buys! Their signature reefkeeper product is the Typhoon III Extreme, five-stage RO/DI which features a high-volume RO membrane, sediment and catalytic carbon stages, afast-flush valve, and a built-in TDS meter and alarm. It even comes with your choice of three water supply connections so you can begin to use it the day you receive it. If you're in the market for a RO/DI system, please check out Air, Water & Ice for both quality and value! Reminder that our Platinum club sponsor AWI offers WAMAS forum patrons a 10% discount when placing orders with Air, Water and Ice! Use discount code #29439. www.airwaterice.com * AWI has been a long-time sponsor of club, thanks to all who shop with our sponsors.

Reminder that our Platinum club sponsor AWI offers WAMAS members a 10% discount when placing orders with Air, Water and Ice! Use discount code #29439. Code should still be valid. * AWI has been a long-time sponsor of club, thanks to all who shop with our sponsors.

We had Keri O'Neil as a speaker back in 2014. Exciting news and work on trying to spawn corals in captive environment.

Are there any powerheads in the tank? A bit more flow may help with cyano and limiting low flow or dead spots of water movement. What light are you running over the marco algae in the sump? And are you running it on alternate cycle from display? Or 24/7. It helps to have a quality light source in sump Refugium to get beneficial algae to grow. Are you feeding pellets or flake foods? I’ve read and have far better success controlling phosphate by feeding rinsed frozen foods. What filtration are you using for making your saltwater and when was last time you replaced filter media? Cleanup crew - you need to have a lot of mouths to attack it and a diverse spread of snails, hermits, and urchins (I like tuxedos). If your local store doesn’t have what you like over 20 years I’ve had good success getting cleanup crews from Reeftopia.com. Finally, you can try slowly over time to raise ALK up to 9 as nuisance algae doesn’t do well in my experience when ALK 9-10. Using small amounts of kalk powder dripped in or a quality 2 part may benefit tank as well. I have read lots of people have good results with all for reef; but I prefer esv bionic.

There is a par meter borrow forum in member section. I just got one back and in process of getting ready to mail out to next on list.

It also helps to feed nori from 2 spots/ feeding stations opposite ends, then everyone gets fed and nobody gets to dominate 1 spot

WAMAS is excited to announce that Jason Fox Signature Corals will be on site selling his aquaculture corals. You can check out his selection on his website: jasonfoxsignaturecorals.com

If you plan to be at the meeting selling frags and goods as a vendor or member please message me or one of the officers; or reply here that you plan to attend so we can add you to social media posts. Thinking of selling frags - see here for some old, but helpful tips. Appreciate everyone's involvement in making club events great.

Thanks for sharing & a good reminder. Several years ago the club did a special event fundraiser and we sent all the proceeds to the aquarium as they were raising funds for expansion project.

My 215 been up since fall of 2005. Still has 4+ deep sand bed. Things chugged along okay, but still have an occasional sps loss or slow tissue loss that starts at base. After all these years & heavy skimming, off and on use of ozone, continual use of uv, periods of running a gfo and/or carbon, I’m curious if I would see some benefits from use of waste away, or other products from him. I did start a 65 in December with water from 215 & Marco rock + real reef branch as tank for seahorses & used Dr. Tim’s one & only for cycling and been happy with results. Test gorgonians seem to be doing well in there as well as test monti. on 215 I also started after thanksgiving using TLF Acropower and periodically broadcasting reef roids few days a week. Sps colors perking up in some corals and my 7+ year old $500 efflo colony is showing more intense purple rim. But could also be a combination of things that after Sanjay’s talk last summer I went back to a full spectrum light profile on radion gen 4 instead of venture in AB+ blue spectrum. Anyone have something to share on using something on older tanks to refresh good bacteria?

Have you tried a six line wrasse? I’ve had good results with a six line

I’ve heard of putting a mirror on outside of tank to distract established tang. I have 5 tangs in a 215 and last fall put a 12x12 mirror on outside when I wanted to introduce few new fish, but not tangs. However, did seem to distract tangs as would see some looking in mirror swimming against glass.

Is there a poll visible?

We are looking at creating some activities for members and their families. Trying to gage interest in attendance numbers for a social at the local store Reef eSscape. Looking to get more in-person community events going for members to interact and meet other fellow aquarists to share and mutual interest in the hobby.

In accordance with WAMAS Bylaws, the Officers announce the WAMAS Winter 2024 (Annual) Meeting - Green Acres Center (Fairfax, VA) - February 10, 2024 (Saturday) Event: WAMAS Winter 2024 Meeting (in person, not streamed) Saturday, February 10, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Speaker starts at 3 PM) Where: Green Acres Center, 4401 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA WAMAS members get in free. Guests are $5 each (paid at the door). Join WAMAS at this link. Refreshments provided by WAMAS. Note that this meeting starts a little bit later than our normal meetings. Officers and other volunteers will not have access to the facility until 1:00pm to begin setting up (we normally arrive at around 11:45am), so anyone arriving before 2:00pm may have to wait outside or may be put to work inside. Please be patient at the start because everything may not be ready at 2pm. Speaker will be Jim Graham, WAMAS member and social-media active reefer. Joe Yaiullo has a medical emergency and can't speak to us for this meeting. We'll have him back as soon as he's able! Topic: Backup Power and Disaster Preparedness Speaker Biography: Jim Graham Jim Graham is an active in socials marine aquarist with interests in emergency preparedness, lighting, and wanting to know what's inside the reefing products we use. He's also a 20 years, 16 days US Air Force retired Master Sergeant aircraft electrician turned medicine maker for the last 16 years, and a champion for budget reefing. Jim enjoys sharing inexpensive alternatives to expensive consumables and gear, but at the foundation of it all is Jim's wanting to be prepared when the bad thing happens. That means being ready for power outages, gear failure, and operator errors. Ultimately, the goal is to simply have a plan. Jim's current tank is a mixed reef IM100 EXT that's now 400+ days happy. Started with dry rock, live rock, live sand, and live media from locals and commercial sources, Jim's tank is a thriving mixed reef that has been populated with fish and coral from Day 1. The tank is lit with two GHL Mitras LX7206 fixtures with a ReeFi Uno Pro 2.0 mounted between. Water movement is provided by Jebao SDW and SLW power heads and flow through the 30 gallon Fiji Cube sump is provided by an Orlushy return pump. Protein skimmer duties are managed by a SmarterReefs roller skimmer and minor control/monitoring is overseen by a GHL Mini WiFI. Finally, dosing of kalk slurry, Captiv8 trace, sodium hydroxide, and vinegar is entrusted to a GHL Doser 2.1 standalone. Refreshments provided by WAMAS. ==>> WAMAS Elections <<== This is also our annual meeting. The offices of President, Treasurer, and Membership Director will be filled at this meeting (two year terms). Nominations are now open and thread will be posted tonight in members forum to nominate people to serve. Votes will occur in person at annual meeting. Agenda: 2:00 Sign-in / socialize / frag sales 2:45 Club business 3:00 Speaker: Jim Graham 4:00 Break, frag sales 4:30 Raffle! Directions to the Green Acres Center: Green Acres Center is next to George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Here's a map from Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/neGSWGJ2G8APuh5k8 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 Platinum Sponsors - Air, Water & Ice - AquaHaus - Avast Marine - Blue Ribbon Koi - Capital Aquarium - ChemiPure (Boyd Enterprises) - Coral Magazine - Exotic Reef Creations - FishnReef.com - Frank's Tanks - ICP Analysis - Maxspect - Premium Aquatics - Puddle Aquatics - Reed Mariculture (Reef Nutrition) - Reef eScape - Reef Nerd Aquatics - SaltwaterAquarium.com - Supreme Reefs WAMAS Banner-Only Sponsors - Cobalt Aquatics - Jellyfish Art - MASNA - Two Little Fishies Raffle Prizes: Grand Prize - Typhoon III Extreme, 150 gpd, five-stage RO/DI system. ($300 value) $50 Gift Certificate for Reef Nutrition products (with $40 bump-up for shipping). (2 chances to win!) $100 Gift Certificate for Reef Nutrition products (with $40 bump-up for shipping) 2 Sicce - 5000 XStream 2 Sicce - 6500 XStream Nyos fish trap Colours of the Reef - 3 volume set (donated by Ned & Anna DeLoach). Cobalt Aqua Sponge Mat ($50 value) donated by Cobalt Aquatics Cobalt nano kit, Microvue 20, $100 value, Donated by Cobalt Aquatics 2x32oz C-Balance Two-Part Dosing ($30 value) from Two Little Fishies 1 AlgaEraser, 1 Julian's Thing feeder ($70 value) from Two Little Fishies 1 VeggieMag Nori Clip, 1 AquaStik Epoxy Putty, 1 CorAffix Gel ($42 value) from Two Little Fishies $50 Gift Certificate for Livestock (2 chances to win!) from Blue Ribbon Koi Jebao PU-55 UV Sterilizer Penn Plax Battery Powered Air Pump ($40 value) from Blue Ribbon Koi (2 chances to win!) Two issue trial subscription to Coral Magazine ($20 value) from Aquatic Media Press (4 chances to win) More items posted soon. Sponsors On Site, Selling Supreme Reefs: @Supreme Reefs Blue Ribbon Koi Vendors On Site, Selling Jason Fox Signature Corals: jasonfoxsignaturecorals.com Members On Site, Selling @copps @ReefdUp @gws3 The Washington D.C. Area Marine Aquarist Society, Inc. (WAMAS) is a 501(c )3 non profit educational society dedicated to the husbandry of marine life in a captive environment. Our mission has many facets: To exchange information with one another, thus sharing our collective knowledge on successful husbandry of the animals in our care and promoting education on advanced captive husbandry practices. To promote captive propagation and exchange of ornamentals within our organization and encourage conservation both within and outside of the aquarium trade. To encourage public outreach through Internet presence and interaction with the marine aquarium trade. To further our understanding of the oceans and ocean life by providing education on the current status of the world's coral reefs and ongoing research in the scientific community regarding coral reefs. We welcome you to join us, as we try to further our understanding of the reefs and ocean life of this planet.

Marcna is live today:

You can watch the video of this meeting - it's over on our Facebook page: WAMAS | Facebook Thanks again to all the WAMAS Sponsors for their support, the members who came out to attend, our speaker and panel guests, and lastly, the officers for their time and work to put the meeting on.

WAMAS Donates $20K to the Living Coral Biobank Project (reef2rainforest.com) Hopefully this article is viewable, and a subscription not needed to read.

It's with sad news that I share the passing of Jeff. He was a longtime member of WAMAS and CMAS and helped many locals in the reefing community over the years. I see on Facebook one of his high school classmates has started a fundraiser to assist his daughter. If you can spare a few bucks, here is the link (hope it works): https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10221052379203224&id=1355261125&sfnsn=mo Jeff Haddock, Sherwood High School Class of 1983 and friend to many passed suddenly 3 days ago of a heart attack. Jeff had just become a grandfather and never got to hold his granddaughter. His daughter is overwhelmed with handling his estate and does not have enough funds to clean out his house and rent a trailer to take his possessions to Florida. CALLING ALL SHS AND FRIENDS TO HELP PLEASE !

WAMAS is excited to announce this news. Via Todd Gardner over on Reefs.com: https://reefs.com/2017/05/02/sccc-marine-lab-recieves-wamas-grant/ "I am thrilled to announce that the Marine Science lab at Suffolk County Community College is the recipient of a $5000 grant from the Washington D.C. Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS). Part of this club’s stated mission is: “To foster the exchange of information, promote captive propagation, encourage conservation, encourage public outreach, and to further understanding of the oceans and ocean life.” In order to accomplish these goals, WAMAS disburses small grants to eligible parties. This particular grant comes from funds raised as a result of hosting MACNA 2015. More evidence of the need for this rennovation This money couldn’t come at a better time as the two 30-year-old systems that make up the bulk of the aquarium space in the lab are falling apart and slated for a rebuild this summer. This rebuild is considered increasingly necessary as we are preparing to offer an Aquaculture course in the next year. When I inherited this lab almost four years ago, I also inherited its modest $2,000 annual operating budget. Hoping to inspire my students with something slightly more intriguing than the resident tilapia, I set out on a mission to renovate. Without the generous assistance from several entities in the hobby, my lab would be floundering (pun only moderately intended). Thanks to the assistance of generous donors, in just a few short years this small room, on a small campus, of a small community college, has been home to some big developments. We house the first Rainfordia opercularis and Gramma dejongi to be raised in captivity. We have added substantial tank space and been gifted a MOLAR system from Roger Williams University. We have provided a jumping off point for aquaculture enthusiasts from two of the local high schools with programs in the subject. We have had students enamored with the science that we as hobbyists know, love, and strive to support. My first year, I spent my entire annual budget on salt. I find myself constantly grateful for the support of the community I am fortunate enough to be a part of. My passion for marine life would not result in real world benefits without the support of entities like WAMAS. I thank you, and so do my students." Thanks to the WAMAS Officers and the Grant committee for making this happen!

Now you need a bigger tank to go with the big skimmer. You know you want a 300!

It's your club. Show your support and help make MACNA 2015 the largest MACNA ever. Head on over to the MACNA website right now and register for your pass. Remember WAMAS Members who volunteer to help us run the conference will get some or all of your ticket refunded post MACNA, dependent on the number of hours you help at the conference.

Stop by Super Pet Expo booth 814 this weekend.

LOL - on first read of title I thought you sent a picture of a Dendros to http://www.fathead.com/ and made a banner for the shop.