WAMAS Summer Meeting - July 26, 2025 - Salem Clemens of Reef Builders

Gatortailale · February 28

FYI - we are planning to bring in Salem to speak to the club.

Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM (Speaker starts at 3:00 PM)

Where: North Bethesda Middle School, 8935 Bradmoor Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817

WAMAS members get in free. Guests are $10 each (paid at the door). Join WAMAS at this link.

Agenda:
1:30 Sign-in / socialize / frag sales

2:00 Workshop - TBD
2:50 Club business
3:00 Speaker - Salem Clemens

4:00 Break
4:15 Raffle!

Directions to North Bethesda Middle School:
- NOTE: The school is just inside the north edge of the beltway near Old Georgetown Road.

Here's a map from Google Maps:
https://goo.gl/maps/bKz79Y9HmQF2

Salem Clemens is an aquarist that's been obsessed with all aspects of the hobby fresh and salt for a decade. He worked for around five years in the retail side of the industry and recently graduated with a degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and a minor in Chemistry. During his time in college he studied coral pathology working closely with his universities Biology and Chemistry programs where he gained experience in microbiology, biochemistry and analytical techniques such as GC-MS. Salem has a passion for rare and oddball corals, fish and inverts, experimenting with new methods and attempting to solve problems in the trade. He hopes to utilize an objective lens to help elute the best information and practices in the industry.