AlanM September 14, 2019 Share September 14, 2019 Saturday, October 26, 2019 Time: 1:00PM to 5:15PM (speaker starts at 3pm) Where: North Bethesda Middle School 8935 Bradmoor Dr, Bethesda, MD 20817 WAMAS members get in free. Guests are $5 each (paid at the door) Refreshments provided by WAMAS. DOOR PRIZES! Everyone at the meeting gets one ticket for the door prizes: $25 Gift Certificate to our loyal and longtime sponsor, Premium Aquatics. Use online or by phone. FIVE chances to win! Speaker: Michael Gerdes, Ph.D. Michael is a cell and molecular biologist with a passion for corals and coral biology currently residing in Albany, NY. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he transplanted to Akron, OH at the age of 4 where Jacques Cousteau specials peaked his interest in the world under the sea. While in graduate school at the Baylor College of Medicine, he started his first reef tank after years of keeping freshwater aquaria. It was during this time that he also learned of the total demise of the Jamaican reefs, which has fueled his interest to see better outcomes for other reefs. In 1999, Michael moved to Washington, DC and shortly thereafter helped found the Washington Area Marine Society, where he was president until he moved to NY in 2005. It was through his role in developing the program for MACNA XVII which was hosted by WAMAS , that he met and became friends with Justin Credabel. His broad background encompassing genetics, cellular interactions, developmental programs, reproductive biology, and cancer all contribute to his evolving views on coral biology, as mechanisms are conserved throughout evolution. He has over 20 filings and issued patents from the USPTO and 34 peer reviewed publications and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Justice. In 2017 he founded the Credabel Coral Lab and Gallery in New London CT with Justin Credabel Grabel after an adventurous trip to St. Martin, brought the realization that he had much to contribute to coral reef ecology that could be accomplished through this one of a kind operation. He is currently working on several lines of research to improve husbandry, accelerate coral growth, and lower overall costs for coral aquaculture. In parallel, he is driving innovation in the biotech arena where corals may have utility for human health applications. For down-time, Michael is an avid fly fisherman and explores many of the rivers and streams throughout NY and New England. Topic: A Deep Dive into Aminos for the Reeftank. Amino acids are a core component to all life, and are derived from dietary sources and biosynthesis, and in the case of corals, symbiosis. The talk will explore the basic biology of a.a.’s, past scientific studies on corals and aminos, work at Credabel Coral on developing a unique cocktail of aminos using a scientific based approach, and how supplementation can benefit both the corals and the overall health of the reef tank. Agenda: 1:00 - 2:50 Sign-in / socialize / frag sales 2:50 - 3:00 Club business 3:00 - 4:15 Speaker: Michael Gerdes 4:15 - 4:30 Break 4:45 - 5:15 Raffle! Directions to North Bethesda Middle School: - NOTE: The school is just inside the north edge of the beltway near Old Georgetown Road. Here's a map from Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/bKz79Y9HmQF2 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. WAMAS Platinum Sponsors - Aquarium Depot - Avast Marine - Blue Ribbon Koi - Capital Aquarium - Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture - FishnReef.com - LRS Reef Frenzy - Marine Depot - Pimped Out Aquariums - Piscine Energetics - Premium Aquatics - Reed Mariculture (Reef Nutrition) - Reef eScape - Reef2Rainforest Media (Coral Magazine) - SaltwaterAquarium.com - Supreme Reefs WAMAS Banner-Only Sponsors - Cobalt Aquatics - Coralvue - Jellyfish Art - Live Aquaria - MASNA - Two Little Fishies Raffle Prizes* - Aquael 10 W Leddy Slim LED lighting. Plant spectrum. Perfect for your 20-27.5" fuge. $90 value. Donated by SaltwaterAquarium.com. - Aquael 36W Leddy Slim LED lighting. Plant spectrum. Perfect for your 40-48" fuge. $180 value. Donated by SaltwaterAquarium.com. - Aquael 5W Leddy Slim LED lighting. Plant spectrum. Perfect for your 8-11.25" fuge. $60 value. Donated by SaltwaterAquarium.com. - 11-ounce flat of Reef Frenzy frozen food. Treat your fish to the best! Donated by LRS Reef Frenzy. $21 value. Four chances to win! - 4-ounce flat pack of Reef Frenzy Nano. Treat those smaller mouths! Now with probiotics for healthier fish. Courtesy of LRS. $12 value. Two chances to win! - $50 gift certificates to Aquarium Depot. Two chances to win! - 5-pack of Chemipure Blue Nano. Advanced resin-based ion-exchange lasting 4-6 months. Treats 5 gallons per packet. Donated by Chemipure.com. Eight chances to win! - 7.8 ounce packet of Chemipure Blue. Advanced resin-based ion-exchange lasting 4-6 months. Treats 75 gallons. Donated by Chemipure.com. Three chances to win! - Cobalt Nano-flow 2600 prop pump. Perfect for in-tank circulation for your nano or small frag tank. 686 GPH rating. $60 value. Donated by CobaltAquatics. - 7.8 ounces (medium-sized container) of Cobalt Ultra-Pellet Marine. Perfect for your autofeeder. Your fish will love it and benefit from it, too! $35 value. Donated by CobaltAquatics. - Three pack of Cobalt Aquatics brand premium silicone airline, 13-ft each. Black, Blue and Clear. Fits all standard airlines. Also great for drip acclimating fish and inverts. $7 value each for a total value of $21. Donated by Cobalt Aquatics. - $25 Gift Certificate to our loyal and longtime sponsor, Premium Aquatics. Use online or by phone. TEN chances to win! - Avast Marine Gift Certificates: One $25 certificate, Two $50 certificate - 1 year complimentary subscription to Coral Magazine. The world's premier marine aquarium magazine. $37 value. Donated by Reef2Rainforest - Two $25 gift certificates to Live Aquaria. Two chances to win! - Reef Nutrition: Samplers of their bottled reef food products! (2 chances to win!) - Reef Nutrition: Chroma Boost pellets (three 3-ounce bags raffled together) - Two 4oz bags of 2mm mysis pellets, $15 value each from Piscine Energetics - Two 8oz bags of 3mm mysis pellets, $27 value each from Piscine Energetics Get Free Raffle Tickets! We have a "bring your receipts" program where if you bought stuff from one of our sponsors since the last meeting you can bring your receipts to the check-in desk to get one free raffle ticket for every $25 that you spent at a sponsor. Maximum of 20 tickets from receipts. We don't need to keep the receipts, but would like to see them in hardcopy form (not on your phone because it takes too long) to give you the free tickets. Sponsors on-site: - Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture - Blue Ribbon Koi - more to be announced Members selling on site: - CK Reef (darkseeker) - DMB0921 - ECreefer - gws3 - Leishman - Mr.Chalice - SkiCurtis - Btmdweller Watch this space for more information to be made available as it arrives! 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AlanM October 4, 2019 Author Share October 4, 2019 Bump for this. Our October meeting is around 3 weeks away. If anyone wants to set up a table selling frags please send me a PM as spots will fill up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 9, 2019 Author Share October 9, 2019 Raffle prizes: Aquael 10 W Leddy Slim LED lighting. Plant spectrum. Perfect for your 20-27.5" fuge. $90 value. Donated by SaltwaterAquarium.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 9, 2019 Author Share October 9, 2019 Aquael 36W Leddy Slim LED lighting. Plant spectrum. Perfect for your 40-48" fuge. $180 value. Donated by SaltwaterAquarium.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 9, 2019 Author Share October 9, 2019 Aquael 5W Leddy Slim LED lighting. Plant spectrum. Perfect for your 8-11.25" fuge. $60 value. Donated by SaltwaterAquarium.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 11, 2019 Author Share October 11, 2019 More Raffle items: 11-ounce flat of Reef Frenzy frozen food. Treat your fish to the best! Donated by LRS Reef Frenzy. $21 value. Four chances to win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 11, 2019 Author Share October 11, 2019 4-ounce flat pack of Reef Frenzy Nano. Treat those smaller mouths! Now with probiotics for healthier fish. Courtesy of LRS. $12 value. Two chances to win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 11, 2019 Author Share October 11, 2019 $50 gift certificates to Aquarium Depot Two chances to win! Thanks, Aquarium Depot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 13, 2019 Author Share October 13, 2019 5-pack of Chemipure Blue Nano. Advanced resin-based ion-exchange lasting 4-6 months. Treats 5 gallons per packet. Donated by Chemipure.com. Eight chances to win! 7.8 ounce packet of Chemipure Blue. Advanced resin-based ion-exchange lasting 4-6 months. Treats 75 gallons. Donated by Chemipure.com. Three chances to win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 13, 2019 Author Share October 13, 2019 Cobalt Nano-flow 2600 prop pump. Perfect for in-tank circulation for your nano or small frag tank. 686 GPH rating. $60 value. Donated by CobaltAquatics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 14, 2019 Author Share October 14, 2019 7.8 ounces (medium-sized container) of Cobalt Ultra-Pellet Marine. Perfect for your autofeeder. Your fish will love it and benefit from it, too! $35 value. Donated by CobaltAquatics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 14, 2019 Author Share October 14, 2019 Three pack of Cobalt Aquatics brand premium silicone airline, 13-ft each. Black, Blue and Clear. Fits all standard airlines. Also great for drip acclimating fish and inverts. $7 value each for a total value of $21. Donated by Cobalt Aquatics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 14, 2019 Author Share October 14, 2019 $25 Gift Certificate to our loyal and longtime sponsor, Premium Aquatics. Use online or by phone. FIFTEEN chances to win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 15, 2019 Author Share October 15, 2019 Avast Marine Gift Certificates: One $25 certificate, Two $50 certificate Thanks Avast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 17, 2019 Author Share October 17, 2019 - 1 year complimentary subscription to Coral Magazine. The world's premier marine aquarium magazine. $37 value. Donated by Reef2Rainforest Thanks Reef 2 Rainforest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 17, 2019 Author Share October 17, 2019 Also, PE Mysis is coming on as a sponsor, so expect to see some of their products here in the raffle. Plus we will be getting a shipment from Reef Nutrition. Those will get posted in the next week when they ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 22, 2019 Author Share October 22, 2019 New raffle items: - Two $25 gift certificates to Live Aquaria. Two chances to win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 23, 2019 Author Share October 23, 2019 Lots of WAMAS members will be at this meeting selling frags as well as Pacific East and Blue Ribbon Koi. There should be lots of opportunities for good deals, and it's a nice large space for the meeting, so come on out! We will have WAMAS t-shirts there for sale as well in dark blue and light blue for $10 each in sizes from small to 4XL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 23, 2019 Author Share October 23, 2019 Platinum Sponsor, Reed Mariculture has donated sampler packs of their feed products to our raffle. Come on out! Two chances to win! Pack #1 ($84 value): Pack #2 ($73 value): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 23, 2019 Author Share October 23, 2019 Reed Mariculture also donated a three-pack of their TDO Chroma Boost pelleted food. Perfect for your autofeeder! $25 value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 25, 2019 Author Share October 25, 2019 New raffle items from our new sponsor Piscine Energetics! - Two 4oz bags of 2mm mysis pellets, $15 value each - Two 8oz bags of 3mm mysis pellets, $27 value each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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