lnevo March 15, 2014 March 15, 2014 Hey all, I know it's not the closest conference, but since I haven't seen any mention of it here I thought I'd post it. It's also really not that far considering its on the east coast http://www.neracviii.com/ This is happening at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead. There's a catered lunch, if you stay for dinner an open bar..and some awesome speakers!! Julien Sprung Charles Delbeek Dr. Andrew Rhyne Click the link for more info. Oh and did I mention the 20,000 gallon reef tank or the 2400 gallon anemone tank? So, who's in?
YHSublime March 15, 2014 March 15, 2014 Man, that looks like an awesome time! I wish I had known sooner, it would have given me some time to plan!
lnevo March 15, 2014 Author March 15, 2014 Yeah, i don't know why i didn't think to post it sooner..sorry for the short notice.
lnevo March 20, 2014 Author March 20, 2014 Probably a useless bump but anyone registering by today will help the catering folks there will be tickets available at the door too.. Anyway I'll be a better NY representative next year...maybe hopefully someone will make the trip. LMK if you do so i can say Hi
lnevo March 27, 2014 Author March 27, 2014 The conference was great, very well run. Everything went very smooth. There were around 20 vendors there. I missed Julien Sprung and Charles Delbeek but the talk by Andrew Rhyne was great. I got some great pieces of Marco rock to fill in some gaps in my tank. They were there with a huge display of regular and shelf rock. I got an awesome deal on a JF jack o' lantern lepto and a nice frag of JF tricolor acro from Dan Rigle and a 3p frag of Golden Mauls from R&R Aquatics All that plus a good time seeing the aquarium. Finally saw the sea lion show, penguins and sea otters. Last time I was there it was too cold to see the outdoor exhibits. I hope next time some of you can make it! May 4th is the Manhattan Reef Frag Swap
ExoticReefCreations March 27, 2014 March 27, 2014 Very Nice pieces. R and R are good guys, they always have a great selection of zoas and palys See you at the Manhattan Swap!
dbartco March 27, 2014 March 27, 2014 Appreciate lnevo posting this. Wish I would have gotten it on the calendar earlier, I would have gone.
lnevo December 19, 2014 Author December 19, 2014 Hey all, I promised to let you guys know a bit earlier on the next NERAC. Well in keeping with that promise, NERAC IX is March 21, 2015! Registration is starting at $10 right now. Speakers confirmed so far are Jake Adams, Sanjay Joshi and Jamie Craggs. I know everyone will be busy this year with MACNA, but hey, you get to visit the Long Island Aquarium and it's 20,000 gallon reef tank http://www.neracix.com/ Hope you can join us!
YHSublime December 20, 2014 December 20, 2014 Thanks for the reminder. I hope I can get that way, but I think this year is a no go.
lnevo March 14, 2015 Author March 14, 2015 I heard you guys were going to have a table there this year? Who's coming?
ReefFrenzy March 14, 2015 March 14, 2015 We will be there for sure and have been looking forward to it for months! Joe's tank was one of the first "big" tanks we ever had the privilege to feed our foods to and Joe and I have been friends ever since. The first time I saw that tank I was in awe and my giddiness comes through in the video...LOL. https://youtu.be/SFXfjyboeTc
lnevo March 14, 2015 Author March 14, 2015 Looking forward to seeing you there Larry! I been a fan for so long now and missed all the close events you've been at!
paul b March 14, 2015 March 14, 2015 I may go, I go out there all the time as it is not to far for me.
YHSublime March 14, 2015 March 14, 2015 I heard you guys were going to have a table there this year? Who's coming? Are you going? How's the tank reboot?
lnevo March 15, 2015 Author March 15, 2015 Yes, I will be there! The reboot is going slow. Still having nitrate issues. I think the biopellets are starting to kick in, but I'm still at least 25 nitrates, at least 99% of the algae is gone, just one rock has a patch that hasn't disappeared. At least my zoas and soft corals are doing great. My anemone just split into maybe 6! Still healing and not quite finished yet, so its hard to check.
YHSublime March 15, 2015 March 15, 2015 Yes, I will be there! The reboot is going slow. Still having nitrate issues. I think the biopellets are starting to kick in, but I'm still at least 25 nitrates, at least 99% of the algae is gone, just one rock has a patch that hasn't disappeared. At least my zoas and soft corals are doing great. My anemone just split into maybe 6! Still healing and not quite finished yet, so its hard to check. Glad to hear, success in any shape or form is usually welcomed IME. Will you be joining us for MACNA?!
Origami March 15, 2015 March 15, 2015 I heard you guys were going to have a table there this year? Who's coming? Wade.
ReefFrenzy March 15, 2015 March 15, 2015 Looking forward to seeing you there Larry! I been a fan for so long now and missed all the close events you've been at! Looking forward to meeting you! We are a sponsor of the event and donating a bunch of LRS caps, shirts, towels and goodies to the raffle. Hopefully you can win something.
ReefFrenzy March 16, 2015 March 16, 2015 Paul I am taking my wife and son to the aquarium for their first time as a mini-vacation. As a sponsor I donated a bunch of stuff for the raffles, but I did not get a booth to actually sell any products. We have a bunch of stores in NY and Long Island stocking our products and I didn't want people to have to worry about rushing home with their frozen food. I will be floating around the aquarium all day Saturday and at the Dinner banquet that evening. I have a lot of friends who want to meet up and enjoy a relaxing couple days. I'm pretty sure it won't be hard for us to find one another. The last time I was there I got to play with the penguins and to this day my wife will not let me live it down that she missed out on that. From what I am told the penguins make a cameo appearance during the dinner banquet so that alone is worth the price of admission. https://youtu.be/9EgJUc3ZiHg Hope to see you there!
paul b March 16, 2015 March 16, 2015 If I go my wife won't be going. Her snoring may disturb the guests. She has been to the aquarium many times as we have a few friends near there. If I knew sooner I would have donated a couple of Majano Wands and coral feeders.
ReefFrenzy March 22, 2015 March 22, 2015 It was great meeting Paul, Lee and everyone else at the event! Our Friday flight was cancelled so we arrived Saturday, AM hung out all day at the Aquarium and then partied until about midnight with our industry freinds who regroup at these events. It has been an exhausting 24 hours but more than worth it! We are currently sitting at Islip airport waiting for our 11:40 am flight back home. We will do it again next year for sure and if you attend I would highly recommend staying for the Saturday evening dinner. The food was great! Hopefully next year the weather will be better because a few vendors had to cancel due to the snow which left some booths empty.
paul b March 22, 2015 March 22, 2015 Larry, sorry I didn't get a chance to spend more time with you. I left about 2:00 so I was there for 5 hours. I really liked the day and will go next year.
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