Origami January 11, 2017 January 11, 2017 ==> ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE: <<== WAMAS Winter 2017 Meeting - Oakton High School - February 11, 2017 (Saturday) The Winter Meeting of The Washington Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) will be on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2016, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Oakton High School, 2900 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181. IN THE CAFETERIA (Use Door #14). Speaker: James Fatherree on Tridacna clams James Fatherree is a professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida, and has been a reef aquarist and diver for over almost 25 years. He has been keeping marine aquariums for over twenty years, and has spent many days diving in Florida, Hawaii, the Bahamas, Japan, Australia, and Indonesia. He also managed a large retail aquarium store, owned and operated an aquarium design, installation, and maintenance business for several years, and spent a summer working as a diver/collector for an aquarium livestock wholesaler in Florida . James has also published several hundred articles in various aquarium magazines in the U.S. and Europe , and has written and illustrated a half-dozen books on the topics of reef organisms and marine aquariums, including Giant Clams in the Sea and the Aquarium. He has given numerous presentations at aquarium club meetings and conferences in the U.S. and Europe. James will be giving a presentation on the unusual biology of giant clams, and will provide lots of information on their care in reef aquariums. Particular attention will be given to lighting requirements and the needs of different species, as well as whether or not they need to be fed when kept in aquarium systems. ==>> WAMAS Elections <<== This is also our annual meeting. The offices of Vice President and Secretary will be filled at this meeting (two year terms). See this thread for nominations and election updates. Meeting Agenda 1:00 - 2:15 Sign-in / socialize2:15 - 2:45 Club business (including elections for Vice President and Secretary)2:45 - 3:00 Break3:00 - 4:15 Speaker: James Fatherree4:30 Raffle! Miscellaneous- food & drinks provided Raffle Donations- Avast Marine: Three $25 gift certificates- Avast Marine: Two $50 gift certificates- Avast Marine: Two $100 gift certificates- Spectrapure: RO/DI System: Maxcap 90-GPD 5-stage w/ membrane flush- Exotic Reef Creations: Five $25 gift cards (for purchase of in-stock livestock)- Exotic Reef Creations: A Lightning Maroon clownfish pair (fully quarantined using ERC's QT process) ($250 value)- Pimped Out Aquariums: Three $100 gift certificates for custom acrylic aquariums, sumps, or top off containers- Reef Nutrition: Two samplers of their bottled reef food products!- Reef Nutrition: Chroma Boost pellets (3 ounce bags)- Dr Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture: Five $25 frags- SaltwaterAquarium.com: Auqa Gadget Reef Rack 50 (frag rack, $50 value)- SaltwaterAquarium.com: Auqa Gadget Gourmet Grinder (flake and pellet food grinder,. $25 value)- SaltwaterAquarium.com: Skkye Light Clamp 18 (clamp on LED light for nano aquariums, $129 value)- BarebottomCorals.com: Two $75 gift certificates.- Marine Depot: AquaMax Hang-on Media Reactor (retail value $58)- Marine Depot: AquaMaxx Media Reactor (retail value $75) - Capital Aquarium: Aqueon Model 3 Sump ($270 value) - FishnReef.com: Six frags With more to come! Please come back to this thread for meeting updates (including raffle prize updates).Special thanks to theses sponsors for their support and donations to our raffles. 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- Artfully Acrylic & Incredible Corals- Avast Marine- Barebottom Corals- Blue Ribbon Koi- Capital Aquarium- Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture- Exotic Reef Creations- FishnReef.com- LRS Reef Frenzy- Marine Depot- Pimped Out Aquariums- Premium Aquatics- Pure Reef Systems- Reef Nutrition- Reef eScape- SaltwaterAquarium.com WAMAS Banner-Only Sponsors - Cobalt Aquatics- Live Aquaria- Industrial Test Systems (makers of the Exact iDip 570 Smart Photometer System)
Origami January 25, 2017 Author January 25, 2017 Bump. I added a bunch of raffle prizes donated by our generous sponsors Avast Marine, Exotic Reef Creations, Pimped Out Aquariums, and Reef Nutrition. Also included is a donation from Spectrapure. The list will continue to grow, so continue to watch this post for updates!
Origami January 28, 2017 Author January 28, 2017 Bump. If any member or sponsor is going to sell frags/equipment at the meeting, please contact me (by PM) so we're ready for your attendance. Everybody: If you've ever considered keeping a maxima or other Tridacnid clam for your aquarium, or have one today, this is a meeting that you'll want to attend. If you have James Fatherree's book, bring it along to the meeting. Maybe he'll sign it! If you don't have the book (Giant Clams in the Sea and the Aquarium), then there's still time to get it in time to bring to the meeting.
Origami January 28, 2017 Author January 28, 2017 Did everybody see what Exotic Reef Creations is donating to the raffle? (A Lightning Maroon clownfish pair!) Interested in getting a chance at these? Then come to the meeting and participate in the raffle. Track the pair in this thread.
Hilary February 1, 2017 February 1, 2017 Bump. Dr Mac has donated five of his gorgeous frags to the raffle!
Origami February 5, 2017 Author February 5, 2017 Raffle donations from SaltwaterAquarium.com.... Innovative Marine Auqa Gadget ReefRack 50, a $49 value Auqa Gadget Gourmet Grinder, a $25 value Skkye Light Clamp 18 (clamp-on LED light for nano aquariums), a $129 value
Origami February 6, 2017 Author February 6, 2017 Updated first post to indicate that people attending the meeting should use Door #14 to be closest to the cafeteria.
Origami February 6, 2017 Author February 6, 2017 Updating the raffle to include two $75 gift certificates to our generous sponsor, Barebottom Corals! Please show your appreciation and consider them when making your purchasing decisions!
Origami February 7, 2017 Author February 7, 2017 Add an AquaMax Hang-on Media Reactor (retail value $58) and a regular AquaMaxx Media Reactor (retail value $75) to the raffle. Both have been donated by Marine Depot.
Origami February 7, 2017 Author February 7, 2017 Zack over at Capital Aquarium is donating an Aqueon Model 3 sump to our raffle! Retail value ~$270.
Origami February 7, 2017 Author February 7, 2017 Let me take a moment to acknowledge donations for our meeting raffle from other sponsors, Avast Marine (gift certificates) and Pimped Out Aquariums (gift certificates) and, for our meeting sponsor, Spectrapure
Origami February 10, 2017 Author February 10, 2017 Adding sponsor donations received from Reef Nutrition! Product Sampler Pack #1, four 6-oz. bottles. An $84 value! Product Sampler Pack #2, four 6-oz. bottles. A $73 value! Sampler Pack of TDO Chroma Boost Pellet Food (three 3-oz. packs). $25 value!
Hilary February 11, 2017 February 11, 2017 Fishnreef.com is donating frags from these gorgeous mother colonies! SBC Brick Red Chalice (frag value $99.99)Micromussa Green with Blue Center (frag value $59.99)Hollywood Stunner (frag value $21.99)Toxic Green Trumpet (frag value $39.99)Duncan/Whisker Coral (frag value $29.99)Tyree Meteor Shower Cyphastrea (frag value $39.99)
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