hello

[scarletknight06]

Hi,

I just moved to DC (capitol hill) with my girlfriend and setup my tank again. I'm on RC addict, and was a member of the NJ reefers club. Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.

Does anyone know of any LFS's in DC that I can metro too, or that arent too far by car from union station?

 

Oh and here are my tank specs.

 

40g breeder acrylic

15g sump

DAS ex-1 skimmer

Aquacontroller JR

4x39w Tek light

quiet one 1200 return (300gph)

2 mj 1200's set to oscillate on AC jr, soon to be replaced when the tunze nano streams come out

 

-Jonathan

[dbartco]

Welcome to WAMAS.

 

I live out in the sticks, so can't give you a recommendation. Our meetings are usually just off metro lines, so we look forward to meeting you there. Members are great about picking up at the stations. Keep an eye out for postings.

[mutley29]

[dhoch]

Yes welcome....

 

What kinds of things (fish/coral/etc) do you keep/plan to keep...

 

Dave

[jamesbuf]

Welcome to the club. Not sure of any stores close to metro stations. There is a pinned message showing many of the LFS in the area.

[scarletknight06]

This tank was previously setup as an sps tank, but going into law school I will be going a little more low key for a while. The main focus will be an RBTA and my GSM clownfish. After that I'll get some zoos, various LPS, maybe a cap or encrusting monti, and who knows maybe an acro or 2 down the road if it works out.

As far as fish I plan to get a flamehawk, either a harem of 5 chromis or 3 anthias, some sort of goby, and maybe a small kole or tomini tang as I'd like to raise something from very young and have it grow with me and be able to upgrade in a few years when I finish school. And trust me, I overskim.

 

I saw alot of stores in virginia/maryland, are there none in DC?

[Gadgets]

Welcome to WAMAS!!! Sorry but there are no saltwater stores in DC. All of them are either in MD or VA.

[Sugar Magnolia]

 

I live out in the sticks, so can't give you a recommendation.

Same here....Welcome to WAMAS!

[scarletknight06]

thanks for all the welcomes. I am looking forward to meeting you guys and trading/buying/selling some frags.

 

Can anyone tell me what rate pepco charges per kilowatt hour in DC?

[BeltwayBandit]

thanks for all the welcomes. I am looking forward to meeting you guys and trading/buying/selling some frags.

 

Can anyone tell me what rate pepco charges per kilowatt hour in DC?

 

 

From what I found it averages about $0.12/kwh with all the fees etc. added in

 

Here is the full rate schedule: http://www.pepco.com/_res/documents/dc_schedule-r-2006.pdf

 

Welcome to WAMAS. What Law School will you be attending? I am starting my second year (part time) at American.

[HowardofNOVA]

Jonathan,

Welcome aboard!

[EricBrian]

Welcome to Wamas and the greater DC area!

[scarletknight06]

I'm going to George Mason in Arlington

[davelin315]

For all of you 1Ls and 2Ls... it's not too late to switch careers! Just kidding, here's an early welcome to the enormous club of lawyers - don't forget to waive in to DC as soon as possible - by applying early you save a ton of money. Anyway, welcome to not only the lawyer club (in another 1 and 2 years respectively) but also to WAMAS. Great club, I'd recommend joining as a member instead of simply being a BB member.

[scarletknight06]

waive into DC?

[davelin315]

I'm assuming that since you're attending law school in Virginia that you're taking the Virgina bar. There are some jurisdictions that will honor your scores from other states and allow you to waive into their bar without taking any additional tests, but few of them are as desireable overall as DC. DC itself requires scores that are typically about the same as most jurisdictions and so it's pretty much a shoe-in that if you pass your own state bar, you'll be eligible to waive into DC. Also, if you sign up earlier to do it, you pay less money. The further removed you are from your 1L year, the more it costs. Not sure if they have changed it, but that's how it was when I was in school and I waited several years to waive into DC and it cost me more.

 

The added bonus is that DC has no CLE requirements (continuing legal education) as do some other jurisdictions. One of the reasons I didn't waive into Virginia when I moved here was the cost and the fact that Virginia requires either 10 or 30 hours of CLE yearly, something that as a non-practicing attorney I was not prepared to do. Also, VA requires the establishment of an office that is maintained throughout the year that must also be outside of the home, which was another reason I didn't waive into VA (you can only waive into VA if you have been practicing for 5 out of the last 7 years in another jurisdiction with reciprocity), as well as the $1500.00 price tag. These are all things that you'll learn about when you start school, so when there's a chance to save future money, take it if you're even remotely interested.

[Caribbean Jake]

Welcom Jonathan

Any pictures of your set up?

[scarletknight06]

I'm assuming that since you're attending law school in Virginia that you're taking the Virgina bar. There are some jurisdictions that will honor your scores from other states and allow you to waive into their bar without taking any additional tests, but few of them are as desireable overall as DC. DC itself requires scores that are typically about the same as most jurisdictions and so it's pretty much a shoe-in that if you pass your own state bar, you'll be eligible to waive into DC. Also, if you sign up earlier to do it, you pay less money. The further removed you are from your 1L year, the more it costs. Not sure if they have changed it, but that's how it was when I was in school and I waited several years to waive into DC and it cost me more.

 

The added bonus is that DC has no CLE requirements (continuing legal education) as do some other jurisdictions. One of the reasons I didn't waive into Virginia when I moved here was the cost and the fact that Virginia requires either 10 or 30 hours of CLE yearly, something that as a non-practicing attorney I was not prepared to do. Also, VA requires the establishment of an office that is maintained throughout the year that must also be outside of the home, which was another reason I didn't waive into VA (you can only waive into VA if you have been practicing for 5 out of the last 7 years in another jurisdiction with reciprocity), as well as the $1500.00 price tag. These are all things that you'll learn about when you start school, so when there's a chance to save future money, take it if you're even remotely interested.

 

wow, thanks for all the info. I haven't even begun to think about this kind of stuff yet, but I guess I should start. Just anxious to start school. I was under the impression that I would take the bar after I graduated in 3 years, or I am misunderstanding and you're saying I can just sign up early to take it and save some money. I had heard about DC accepting scores from other jurisdictions, I actually know of someone who took the bar in wyoming (supposedly one of the easier states to pass) and waived into DC. Thanks again for the heads up.

 

I'll get some pics up in a minute.

 

 

And a picture of the sole inhabitant

[Lee Stearns]

Welcom to wamas, Good club- lots of great members who will help you with whatever you may have going- lots of great meetings , swaps and tanks to see.

Looks like you have the basics set and have been reefing for a while- et us know how we can support, whether it is a baggy of sand for innoculation to chaeto for the fuge.

Regards,

[davelin315]

Think of it like this, you'll rack up between $90,000 and $150,000 debt in tuition throughout law school and once you graduate, you'll have to begin paying it back. Even if you land a job with a top firm, most of them don't pay your debt for you so depending on what kind of job you land, it'll take you some time. At the amount of debt that you're going to be in, you might as well pay for as much as you can right off the bat. When you get there, go to some of the orientations and then call around and talk to some of the state bars. Remember, there's a difference between a state bar and a bar association. The bar association is just a club (although it will be very handy if you go into any sort of private practice as they offer discounted rates on insurance and have many referral services), while the state bar is what licenses you.

 

I'm not sure how much you'll save on signing up to take the bar in Virginia right now, but I do know that you'll save money on waiving into DC. Also, let me know what your books are when you start classes. There's always a chance that I have one of them left over from law school (my wife and I both went at the same time and have duplicates of many books). The cost of these books can be overwhelming as they typically cost around $50-$75 used and upwards of $100 when new. Also, don't buy into that crap that some schools say when you start, the stuff about look to your left and look to your right, one of you won't be there. Law schools are very much a business nowadays and they do a lot more to keep people in school than keep them out, so don't over stress yourself, take it easy, and figure out what you want to do early if you can. Take a lot of different clerk positions and decide what it is that you are going to school for.

 

Feel free to ask for any advice along the way from a now disgruntled ex-attorney turned school teacher.

[scarletknight06]

thanks for the advice davelin315, we will be in touch