Gatortailale March 9, 2010 Share March 9, 2010 WAMAS SPRING MEETING - Oakton High School, Vienna, VA - May 15, 2010 (Saturday) The Spring Meeting of The Washington Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) will be on Saturday May 15, 2010 from 1:30-5:00 p.m. at Oakton High School, 2900 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181 (immediately outside Washington, DC). Go in through Door 5. Special Guests and Highlights: - Speaker: Tony Vargas - - Speaker: Almon Packard - Breeding Clownfish Along with lots of frag swapping and a great raffle, this is sure to be a meeting NOT to miss! Sam (L8 2 Rise) will also be there to show off Oakton High's 150 gallon tank that he's set up with WAMAS' help. For further information on the WAMAS Fall Meeting, visit our web site http://www.wamas.org/ Who: WAMAS (Washington D.C. Area Marine Aquarist Society) When: May 15, 2010 (Saturday) Time: 1:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (EST) Where: Oakton High School (Door 5) 2900 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181 Cost: Members - FREE Non-members - $5.00 [WAMAS Annual Membership = $20 - Individual; $35 - Family; $10 - Educators; Free - Students] Agenda 1:30 - 2:00 Sign-in / socialize 2:00 - 2:45 Almon Packard (Almon) - Breeding Clownfish 2:45 - 3:00 Break 3:00 - 4:30 Tony Vargas 4:30 Raffle! Miscellaneous - food & drinks provided - Raffle prizes - Air, Water & Ice: Typhoon III Extreme RO/DI Unit & win 1 of 3 $50 gift certificates - The Marine Scene Win 1 of 10, $25 gift certificates - Fins & Feathers: win 1 of 2 LED actinic strip lamps. - Dr. Mac's Pacific East: Win 1 $100 or 1 of 3 $50 gift certificates - Mr. Coral: Win 1 $100 or 1 of 3 $50 gift certificates * more to be posted soon Bio: Tony Vargas Tony Vargas started his aquatic adventures at the age of seven, with Guppies in a pickle jar. Shortly thereafter, he was breeding a large host of fresh water tropicals. In the early eighties he took a giant leap forward and assembled his very first salt water aquarium (fish only). The biological system of choice back than were under gravel filters. Moving on to more challenging waters, in the late 1980's he took another leap forward and experimented with marine invertebrates and corals. At that point in time a sump loaded with Bio-balls was the biological filter of choice. Moving forward in the late eighties a handful of aquarist and Tony were among the first in United States to successfully keep and maintain Acropora alive in captivity, long term. He started to share this experiences and knowledge with others through the many articles written on the subject. These articles were written in a column called "Feature Coral" for FAMA. One of the Acropora articles in FAMA was acknowledge in Carden Wallace text book on Acropora "Staghorn Corals of the World". Today, Tony SCUBA dives around the world taking underwater photos and observing many of these creatures in their natural environment. With his writings he has effectively communicated his experiences and observations. Tony has traveled the States and Europe giving lectures and consultations on corals and reef fish husbandry. Currently, he is working on a book call "The Coral Reef Aquarium". This book focuses on the basics of reef keeping, how to properly assemble a coral reef aquarium (five great examples), and the long term care of these critters in a captive environment. Bio: Almon Packard Almon has been a member of WAMAS since January 2007. He is a marine enthusiast/hobbyist who began the aquarium hobby in 1985 with one freshwater tank and within 5 years started his first fish only saltwater aquarium. Almon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gatortailale April 10, 2010 Author Share April 10, 2010 Note speaker change. A work conflict arose in Frank Marini's work schedule. We now have booked Tony Vargas. Tony has spoken at several MACNA's in the past and is booked to speak at MACNA this fall in Orlando. Please join us for this exciting talk with lots of eye candy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dbartco May 10, 2010 Share May 10, 2010 see everyone Sat. Lots of raffle items this meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatortailale May 13, 2010 Author Share May 13, 2010 Members - bid on this super rare soft coral Tony Vargas will be donating to the club. All proceeds go to WAMAS. See details in Auction forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami May 13, 2010 Share May 13, 2010 Just a reminder about our Receipts for Raffle Tickets program! See here for details: http://www.wamas.org/forums/topic/35910-receipts-for-raffles-a-new-member-perk/page__view__findpost__p__309095 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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