dbartco September 27, 2012 Share September 27, 2012 WAMAS Fall MEETING - Kilmer Middle School- Oct 21, 2012 (Sunday)The Fall Meeting of The Washington Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) will be on Sunday, Oct 21, 2012, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Kilmer Middle School, 8100 Wolftrap Road, Vienna, VA 22182.Special Guest and Highlights:- Speaker: Matt Wandell- “Expert Only" Fishes: They’re not as tough as you think.Along with lots of frag swapping and a great raffle, this is sure to be a meeting NOT to miss!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: October 21st, 2012 (Sunday)Time: (1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (EDT) )Where:Kilmer Middle School8100 Wolf trap RoadVienna, VA 22182Cost: Members - FREENon-members - $5.00[WAMAS Annual Membership = $20 - Individual; $35 - Family; $10 - Educators; Free - Students]Agenda12:00pm Open for Setup (hint hint frag sellers!)1:00pm Sign in and Socializing2:00pm Matt Wandell3:30pm Q&A, Socializing4:00pm Raffle, Clean upMiscellaneous- food & drinks provided- Raffle prizesSaltCoral colonies and fragsEquipment (to be named soon)* more posted as news becomes availableand Gift Certificates Galore!Bio: Matt WandellMatt Wandell has been a reef aquarium hobbyist since 1999 and worked as a biologist at the Steinhart Aquarium, California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco since 2007. During that time he has worked with a wide diversity of coral reef and fish systems from 2 gallons to 200,000 gallons. Matt earned his BS in Marine Biology from UC Davis in 2004. He has written articles for Advanced Aquarist, Coral, Reef Hobbyist, and Reefs Magazines. A lifelong geek and tinkerer, his passion is to figure out the best way to care for difficult fishes in a controlled environment.In his talk, “’Expert Only’ Fishes: They’re not as tough as you think,” Matt will be discussing the nuts and bolts of how public aquariums like the Steinhart acquire and acclimate difficult fishes for display. From Ribbon Eels to Moorish Idols and Ghost Pipefish, Matt is going to share some reasons why it isn’t too terribly hard to keep these fishes with a bit of special care.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- Avast Marine- Blue Ribbon Koi- Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture- Exotic Reef Creations- Fantastic Frags- Fins & Feathers- The Marine Scene- Mr. Coral- Petland- Premium Aquatics- Reef eScape- Saltwater Oasis- SaltwaterWorx- www.FishNReef.com- Quantum Reefs- WVReef- Rob's Aquarium ServiceMeeting Sponsor: Polyp Lab (manufacturer of Reef Roids - samples donated for meeting)* Save your receipts from our sponsors and get raffle prize tickets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatortailale October 2, 2012 Share October 2, 2012 Bump -updated bio. We are still working to get location confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartco October 5, 2012 Author Share October 5, 2012 sorry about not posting the location sooner. FCPS slow in returning the final authorization. most likely: Kilmer Middle School, Vienna VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartco October 5, 2012 Author Share October 5, 2012 Kilmer is now confirmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller October 5, 2012 Share October 5, 2012 Well that's t-bucketable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartco October 17, 2012 Author Share October 17, 2012 coming soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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