Gatortailale April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024 WAMAS Summer 2024 Meeting Sunday, July 14, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Speaker starts at 2:45 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. Speaker: Rich Ross Talk: Managing algae in reef tanks Abstract: In this talk, Rich will make the case that despite popular opinion, lowering nutrient levels in a reef tank has a negligible, if any, impact on algal growth, and explore some management strategies that will help you avoid and manage algae issues Bio: Richard Ross is known for the “Skeptical Reefkeepign” article series, groudbreaking work with cephalopod husbandry, entertaining and informative talks, managing the ambitious 212,000 gallon reef tank in the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences, ‘getting stuff done’ in the field, and spawning Acropora in closed systems at the Albright Lab and ins his Secret Home Lab. Richard has kept saltwater animals for over 30 years, has worked in the aquarium industry and trade (maintenence, retail, wholesale, collections, etc), and has consulted for coral farms, collecting stations, academia, public aquaiums, and for private research projects. Richard was presented with the 2015 MASNA Aquarist of the Year award (now the MASNA Award), and his work has been covered by National Geographic, Scientific American, Animal Planet, Penn’s Sunday School, NPR’s Science Friday, Discovery News, Fox News, and more. Richard is also co host of the popular Reef Beef Podcast. In addition to working in the animal world, Richard was a professsional juggler and corporate script writer. He is an avid photographer/videoographer, but on land and under water, and has been fortunate to dive many of the worlds reefs. At home he cares for a 150 gallon display reef, as well as 300 additional gallons in his Secret Home Lab cephalopod/fish/coral breeding systems, two hairless dogs, 2 semi hairless ‘cats’, a mexican beaded lizard, a rose haired turantula, carnivorous plants, three chickens, and his Bride and child. Richard has collected weird skills; glass blowing, hot shop fabrication, juggling, newspaper layout, graphic design, scuba diving, horseback riding, kiteboarding, photography, drone piloting, video editing, mixed martial arts, and more. In his spare time, he exercises his philosophy degree, and maximizes joy by spending time with his fabulous daughter, and his incredibly generous, intelligent, smokin’ hot wife. 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 Sponsors On Site, Selling Capital Exotic Fish: @CapitalExoticFish Coral Candy Aquaculture: @Coral Candy Aquaculture Vendors On Site, Selling Coveys Coral Cove: https://www.coveyscoralcove.com/ Members On Site, Selling @gws3 Scorpion Corals @DaJMasta Raffle Prizes: $100 Gift Certificate for Reef Nutrition products (with $40 bump-up for shipping) 50 Gift Certificate for Reef Nutrition products (with $40 bump-up for shipping). (2 chances to win!) 2 Part Pharma Calcium & Alkalinity Bulk Total Package ($169 value) - by Bulk Reef Supply Sicce XStream SDC pump. $249 value. 1 chance to win! Aqua Illuminations Nero 5 powerhead. $239 value. 1 chance to win! Coral Candy Aquaculture - Zoa frags $20 gift card (with bonus if use the gift card towards 2 corals, get an additional $10 off) for Reef eScape. 5 chances to win! (1) 4 Head Mottled Hammer Coral - Value $74.77; and (1) New York Knicks Torch - $149.77 by Reef eScape. Pickup in store.. $100 Gift Certificate for Capital Exotic Fish. 3 chances to win! Cotton candy torch coral frag by Capital Exotic Fish. 1 chance to win! AccuraSea 1 Synthetic Seawater Mix (50 Gallon) - Two Little Fishies. 1 chance to win! Chemi-pure Blue 5.5 oz & Chemi Clean 2g by Boyd Enterprises. 3 chances to win! ReVive (500ml); AcroPower (500ml); SeaElements (250ml) by Two Little FIshies - 1 chances to win! AquaStik Epoxy Putty, VeggieMag, & CoralAffix Gel - $67 value. by Two Little Fishies. 1 chance to win! Chemi-pure Blue nano - 15 pack by Boyd Enterprises. 5 chances to win! Air Water Ice TDS meter (3 chances to win!) Frank's Tanks - F-Aiptasia Killer. 5 chances to win! Reef Art - donated by Eye Candy Corals ReefBoxx II from Puddle Aquatics with free shipping ($135 value - 1 chance to win) 200 gallon box of Instant Ocean salt - donated by Puddle Aquatics (1 chance to win) $50 livestock gift certificate - donated by Blue Ribbon Koi (2 chances to win!) 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 - Avast Marine - Blue Ribbon Koi - Capital Exotic Fish - ChemiPure (Boyd Enterprises) - Coral Candy Aquaculture - Coral Magazine - Exotic Reef Creations - Frank's Tanks - Fishnreef.com - Maxspect - Puddle Aquatics - Reed Mariculture (Reef Nutrition) - Reef eScape - Reef Nerd Aquatics - Supreme Reefs WAMAS Banner-Only Sponsors - Bulk Reef Supply - Cobalt Aquatics - Jellyfish Art - MASNA - Two Little Fishies More info. posted soon.
Gatortailale May 7, 2024 Author May 7, 2024 WAMAS Platinum Sponsor Reef Nutrition is donating three gift cards to our July 14 Summer Meeting: $100 Gift Certificate for Reef Nutrition products (with $40 bump-up for shipping) 50 Gift Certificate for Reef Nutrition products (with $40 bump-up for shipping). (2 chances to win!) Thanks Reef Nutrition for your continued support of the WAMAS Club!
Gatortailale May 16, 2024 Author May 16, 2024 Note: Our guest speaker had a schedule conflict, and we moved the date of the Summer Meeting to accommodate his schedule. New date - Sunday July 14, 2024
Gatortailale May 22, 2024 Author May 22, 2024 Raffle prize addition: Reef Art - donated by Eye Candy Corals
Gatortailale May 24, 2024 Author May 24, 2024 Adding prize: 2 Part Pharma Calcium & Alkalinity Bulk Total Package ($169 value) - by Bulk Reef Supply
Gatortailale June 3, 2024 Author June 3, 2024 Coral Candy Aquaculture is donating more Zoas to the July raffle. Thank you Coral Candy for your generous support of the club! Note: picture is representative of CCA Zoas - exact zoas in raffle will be announced at the meeting.
Gatortailale June 17, 2024 Author June 17, 2024 Raffle prize list updated. Thanks to all the sponsors for their continued generous support! $100 Gift Certificate for Capital Exotic Fish. 3 chances to win! Cotton candy torch coral frag by Capital Exotic Fish. 1 chance to win!
Gatortailale June 18, 2024 Author June 18, 2024 Coveys Coral Cove: https://www.coveyscoralcove.com/ from Bloomsburg, PA just confirmed they plan to be an exhibitor at the meeting. Below is the list of known vendor or members on site selling aquacultured or sustainably sourced corals at the meeting: Sponsors On Site, Selling Capital Exotic Fish: @CapitalExoticFish Coral Candy Aquaculture: @Coral Candy Aquaculture Supreme Reefs: @Supreme Reefs Vendors On Site, Selling Coveys Coral Cove: https://www.coveyscoralcove.com/ Members On Site, Selling @gws3 Scorpion Corals * Send an officer a message or email officers@wamas.org if you are interested in having a table at the meeting.
Gatortailale June 29, 2024 Author June 29, 2024 NOTE: Updated Speaker talk start time - now 2:45 Master prize list update above. Below are some of the recent additions. Thank you to all our sponsors! Please be sure to support our sponsors, and if you win, follow up and let them know you appreciate their donation to support the club. Aqua Illuminations Nero 5 powerhead . $239 value. 1 chance to win! Sicce XStream SDC pump. $249 vlue. 1 chance to win! Nero 5 XStream SDC
Gatortailale July 2, 2024 Author July 2, 2024 Update on raffle items from Reef eScape: $20 gift card (with bonus if use the gift card towards 2 corals, get an additional $10 off) for Reef eScape. 5 chances to win! (1) 4 Head Mottled Hammer Coral - Value $74.77; and (1) New York Knicks Torch - $149.77 by Reef eScape. Pickup in store.
Gatortailale July 12, 2024 Author July 12, 2024 Thanks to our amazing sponsor Reef Nutrition we will have some 6oz bottles of Tigger Pods & Apex Pods, and TDO food pack samples to give away as door prizes to some lucky attendees. Be sure to pick up a Reef Nutrition bag when you check-in at the welcome desk and look for your door prize ticket, as well as the brochures on all the products they offer. Thanks for your support!
Gatortailale July 13, 2024 Author July 13, 2024 Here is a picture of the Zoas frag pack donated by Coral Candy Aquaculture for the raffle. They will be on site selling aquacultured frags. Thanks to all our sponsors for supporting the club!
Gatortailale July 15, 2024 Author July 15, 2024 Thank you Rich Ross for taking the time out of your schedule to come speak to our club. Over 130 people came out on a hot July day. Thanks to all the volunteer officers and members who helped put on the meeting, worked the door, or assisted with setup/teardown. Special thanks to the vendors and members who brought corals to sell - makes the meeting special. Finally, thanks to all our amazing Sponsors for your support in making the raffle table large; as well as Reef Nutrition for the door prizes.
ReefdUp July 15, 2024 July 15, 2024 What an awesome meeting! Thanks everyone who came, sponsored, sold/bought/traded/gave goods, volunteered, and supported WAMAS in any other way! I also greatly appreciate all the patience at the door. I believe I have processed everyone's membership changes; please let me know if you find any errors or have questions. See you at the next one!
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