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MACNAXX — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:08:42 GMT

MACNA XX September 5-7, 2008 in Atlanta

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We are excited about this year's MACNA conference. We already have Pre-registered and paid as many as most of the total attendance of the first 15 or so MACNAs, so it should be huge. Combine that with a great hotel, great speakers, cheap flights, and the Georgia Aquarium and we have everything to try to get you guys to have a good time while in Atlanta.

The hotel is great, and the room night of $119 can't be beat, it usually is in the $250-300 range. We were able to negotiate pretty well, but rooms are going fast.

There is a lot to do in Atlanta if people come early or bring significant others - CNN, Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, the Children's museum, the world of Coke, and Hooters (hey, I know my audience) is within a 5 minute walk, and MARTA goes from inside the airport to the hotel for $1.75 - so no cab charges. The same MARTA can take you to the Braves, shopping centers, etc. We are also getting together a kids program (popcorn and movies in the hotel) to allow parents to go to the banquet and speakers. We will offer that at cost.

Oh, and the banquet is food by Wolfgang Puck. No open bar like Pittsburgh, but good food inside a great banquet hall inside the largest aquarium in the world with two windows - one toward the largest indoor aquatic exhibit in the world (over 6 million gallons - the size of a football field) that includes four whale sharks and the other one toward the four beluga whales.

Please use this thread to ask questions and I will try to check in to answer them. You can also check out our website at www.MACNAXX.com. If the administrator could make this a sticky and add our banner that would help alot.

So who is going and how can I help?

Steve

Marine Aquarium Conference in Connecticut

hans1976 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:27:39 GMT

You are invited to a Marine Conference in Ct on Sunday April 13th from 9-5. Our speakers will be: Adam Blundell, Mystic Aquarium, Joe Burger and James Fatherree. The price is only $25 and includes lunch.

It will be topped off with a great raffle.

We hope to see you there.

CTARS Marine Aquarium Conference

Special IMAC Deal for Marine Depot Members

degall — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:58:41 GMT

Hi Everybody;

Have you heard about IMAC? You probably have. It is one of the biggest hobbyist conferences in the country. Next year it will be in Chicago on May 30, 31 and June 1. Here is the Speaker List:

Dr. Sanjay Joshi

Dr. Ron Shimek (2 presentations)

Dr. Adelaide Rhodes

Mark Schick

Tullio Dell Aquila

Tom Frakes

Robert “Bob” Fenner

In addition to many of the regulars you find at other aquarium conferences, you will find many “new” names on the list since IMAC tries to bring fresh faces to the aquarium circuit. And IMAC gives them a full hour to talk with a 20 minute Q&A and doesn’t rush them off after 45 minutes.

And there will also be a “behind-the-scenes” tour of the Shedd Aquarium, a tour of LFS, a Speakers’ Reception, a Banquet and a Huge Raffle.

It is at a pretty good rate right now at $125 but for members of the Marine Depot Board we are offering a special at $99 good until the end of November. So get over to www.theimac.org and sign up for this special while it is still good. You will have to scroll down past the regular registration to find it and enter the name of this Board.

We hope to see you in Chicago in May. It’s a great opportunity to meet up with other reef addicts and speakers in a social atmosphere.

Happy Reefkeeping,

Dennis

MASSIVE Marine Auction in Toronto, ON (MAST)

SnelgroveReefer — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:53:14 GMT

This is the big event of the year – huge auction of livestock &

equipment.

Last year we had over 120 items for sale, including a great selection

of full coral heads and frags.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 9

Arrive at 7 p.m. for registration of sales items.

Corals should be tagged in advance with name or brief description.

7:30 p.m. - auction begins

Usual meeting location (Hillcrest Public Library)

Seller gets 70% of sale price. MAST keeps 30% to defray costs.

Seller must be a MAST member but you can join on the spot, full

year membership is only $25.

Reserve price allowed for items over $100.

The Hillcrest Library is at, 5801 Leslie Street, Toronto.

The Hillcrest Library is on the east side of Leslie Street, just south of

The Pickle Barrel Mall, about half-way between Finch Avenue East

and Cummer/McNicoll. Avenues.

Go to the MAST website for full directions

http://www.mastcanada.org/

DON"T MISS THIS MASSIVE EVENT, DEFINETLY THE

BEST DEALS OF THE YEAR !!!!

14th Annual All Ohio Frag Swap 041308

Zeppelin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:49:36 GMT

*** 14th Annual All Ohio Frag Swap ***
Just a reminder for everyone:

14th Annual All-Ohio Frag Swap, sponsored by C-SEA

Date: Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Noon to 4 pm, with HUGE raffle beginning at 3 pm

Location (same site as last year):

American Legion Hall--Clifton Post
22001 Brookpark Rd
Fairview Park, OH 44126

directions at www.c-sea.org

Admission $5 per adult; under 14 yrs old is free
--admission gets you 4' of table space and 4 hours of frag swappin' madness!
--electricity available (within reason--leave the 1000W MH at home please)
--doors open to swappers at 12 noon
--food available in attached restaurant and bar (we'll try to make sure the cook has more help this year!)
--plenty of free parking.

And don't forget the dry goods raffle at the end of the swap!
$1 per ticket; $5 for 6 tickets

The swap had over 350 attendees through the door last year. Lots of frags for sale/trade.

Midwest Marine Aquarium Conference in Ann Arbor Michigan March 15th

Steven Pro — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:00:39 GMT

Come see half of the Marine Depot crew in Ann Arbor Michigan March 15th. Eric Borneman, Frank Marini, and myself will be joined by Dr. Bruce Carlson of the famous Atlanta Aquarium to do a one day event. I have gone to this show several times as an attendee and spoke at it several more and always thoroughly enjoy myself. I have to say, it is one of my favorite yearly events behind MACNA. They get a decent size crowd for a regional one-day show, but it is still very comfortable and friendly. If you are anywhere in the area, check it out!

http://www.masm.org/Events/Event.asp?ID=42

Midwest FragFest - May 3rd and 4th

auto_loader — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:40:50 GMT

Midwest FragFest Doubles Up in 2008!

2 DAYS OF FRAG SWAPPING

2 DAYS OF SPEAKERS

2 DAYS OF RAFFLES

Be part of the Midwest’s premier reef aquarium event!

May 3 and 4, 2008

Clock Tower Resort

(featuring CoCo Key indoor water park)

Rockford, Illinois

**A special DELUXE frag seller package is available**

Frag Seller registration will open on Thursday January 17, 2008 at 08:00 am. Attendee registration is now open. Please visit www.midwestfragfest.com for registration packages and more details about the event.

Midwest FragFest, now in its second year, has become the Midwest’s premier coral conference. With an expanded program and list of sponsors, FragFest 2008 offers a complete weekend for the reef aquarium hobbyist and his/her family in a first-class facility with a water park to entertain the children.

FragFest 2008 isn’t just about buying and selling corals and reef aquarium equipment. Behind this event are reef hobbyists who care about corals and our planet’s endangered reefs. A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to reef conservation efforts and given back to the community. Admission will be discounted with a donation of canned goods for the Rockford Rescue Mission.

2008 Schedule for the Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society

Steven Pro — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:43:34 GMT

Jan. 26 - Coral Propagation Workshop

Feb. 23 - Chuck Stotelmeyer on Keeping Non-Photosynthetic Corals and Other Filter Feeders

*Bonus Meeting at the Pittsburgh Zoo - Must be a member in good standing to attend*
March 1 - Rich Terrell on Life Support Systems

March 29 - Kelly Maers on the Penn State Aquarium & Related Experiments

April 26 - Adam Cesnales on Designing a Refugium to Work Harder

May 31 - Matt Wittenrich on Breeding and Rearing Marine Fishes

June 28 - Jim Black on Diving in the Indo-Pacific

July 26 - Chris Jury on Carbonate Chemistry in the Aquarium: Making Sense of Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium, Carbon Dioxide and pH (tentative)

Aug. 30 - Steven Pro on The Greenhouse Two Years Later (tentative)

Sept. 27 - MACNA XX Review

Oct. 25 - John Coppolino on Rare & Unusual Angelfishes (tentative)

Dec. 6 - Mega Raffle

CaribSea photo contest

Declevis — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:09:01 GMT

CaribSea, Inc. is having a photo contest and is giving away over $10, 000 in prizes.

It’s simple:

CaribSea will be offering prizes for the top three aquariums in two categories, they are:

Marine and Freshwater categories

Within the above two categories will be three divisions:

Professional (retail store set-up, Maintenance / installation company, public aquaia etc.)

Adult Hobbyist (18 and up)

Junior Hobbyist (17 and under)

The prizes are as follows:

For each of the above six categories- Hobbyist

3^rd place; Gift certificate to favorite retailer for $200 and one year subscription to “C the Journal”

2^nd place; Gift certificate to favorite retailer for $500 and one year subscription to “C the Journal”

1^st place; Gift certificate to favorite retailer for $1000 and one year subscription to “C the Journal”

Professional prizes:

3^rd place; Gift certificate to favorite distributor for $200 and one year subscription to “C the Journal”

2^nd place; Gift certificate to favorite distributor for $500 and one year subscription to “C the Journal”

1^st place; Gift certificate to favorite distributor for $1000 and one year subscription to “C the Journal”

To be eligible the aquariums must contain and/ or utilize CaribSea product. We are looking for natural looking habitats, (true biotopes are encouraged as well). Deadline for entries is Wednesday April 30^th, 2008. Entries will be judged by the CaribSea staff along with our guest judge Anthony Calfo. You may enter as many aquariums as you like.

MACNA XX

ericmcj31 — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:29:02 GMT

Didn't know if this is the right forum, but wanted to get the word out there! MACNA XX is in Atlanta this year! What is MACNA?? The Marine Aquarium Conference of North America--the biggest trade/hobbiest show for the saltwater aquarium. Just wanted to get the word out there--

www.macnaxx.com

Marine Aquarist Courses Online Starts April 6th

argi — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:12:59 GMT

Marine Aquarist Courses Online (MACO) has a course on Fish Husbandry starting on April 6th! The course is 6 weeks of full instruction. MACO courses are internet based, with a 2 hour chat session per week. The husbandry course will have the live interactive chats at 6pm Sundays PST (9pm EST).

www.aquaristcourses.org (click the link on the left menu for the Fish Husbandry for more details)

This class will introduce you into the world of marine fish husbandry, from basic biology and taxonomy, to principles and procedures used to insure that these animals live out long and healthy lives under your care. You'll learn how to select the proper equipment, and be guided on how to set up your system in a way that suits the fish that you've chosen and the environment that you would like to emulate. Most importantly, you'll learn to avoid all the mistakes that are so easily made when learning to keep these amazing animals. The class will cover the tendencies and idiosyncrasies of various families of marine fish, how they interact with each other, and how to keep them together without experiencing the problems that plague so many aquarists. You'll learn how to manage and avoid diseases that commonly infect and often kill so many captive marine fish. You'll learn what you must do, and as importantly, what you must not do in order to excel as a marine fish keeper.

The following is an outline of the course's topics:

Responsibilities of the Marine Aquarist

The life in our hands Give something back

Basic Taxonomy

What is a fish? What is a Genus? What is a species? Why does it matter?

Basic Biology

Basic Anatomy Do fish sleep? Hermaphroditism

Habitats

Where do our fish come from? Does it matter? What is a microhabitat? What is a biotope?

Tank Selection & Setup

How big? Glass or Acrylic? Plywood? To skim or not to skim? What kind of filter? Do I need live rock? Lighting

Quarantine Procedure

What is quarantine? Why do I have to quarantine? Does quarantine stress the fish more than just placing it in my tank? Is it worth the extra expense?

Stocking order & Compatibility

What do I introduce into my tank first, and why? Can I keep fish of the same species together? Can I keep fish x with fish y? Aggression Management/Aggressive tanks

Disease management

Prevention and treatment of common fish diseases Nutrition

Family Specific Discussions

Angelfish Triggerfish Groupers Wrasses, etc

Species Specific Discussions

Open discussion on suitable species and compatibility What are the most desirable species for a reef?

Fishes to avoid

Fishes that shouldn't be purchased, and maybe shouldn't even be available!

Invert Compatibility

Can I keep this fish in my reef/this invert with my fish? Angels in the reef

Nanos

What is a nano? What makes it different? What fish can I keep in my nano? Are nanos harder to keep?

Talkingreef Live Talkshow

lReef lKeeper — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:08:15 GMT

i hope this is not out of line posting this here. we think it will be an excellent source of info and help for everything reef related.

Hello all,
Over the years of doing The Talkingreef podcast, one request that kept popping up was the request to have a live call in show. Well we're going to give it a try..

Introducing Talkingreef Live (TRL)
Talkingreef Live will be a live show hosted by myself and Bobby (IReef_IKeeper) and with assitantce and support from Carmie (CarmieJo). It will take place every other Sunday night at 8:00 PM EST (frequency and time not in stone yet) along side the regular Talkingreef Chat. During this show Bobby (IReef_IKeeper) and I will will take your questions, or discuss your topics. You can present questions, or bring up ideas for discussion and we can talk about them and let the audience ring in with their thoughts on the topic. If successful we are planning to do special talk nights with various industry experts, giving you the chance to join us live and ask your question.

During the show, while listening you, will be in a chat room live with everyone. You can present your topics or questions, get added to the queue, join the show, or just hang out and chat with everyone while listening. The shows will be recorded and released as a Talkingreef Live Podcast. These shows will go out in the existing Podcast feed, so everyone will have the chance to listen to them.

There is only one catch. This project is launching on a trial basis. In order for this to be successful we need YOUR participation. Make sure you spread there word and rally all your friends. Without your participation, this show can not succeed.
During this trial period, the team will evaluate the show quality and listener participation to make sure its a valuable resource for everyone.

The first show will be held tomorrow night (9/23/07). This show will be VERY experimental, and may not even get released on the public podcast feed. The idea for this show is to give everyone an idea how the system will work, and let us get an idea how to properly run things.

The show will be hosted at Talkshoe. Make sure you head over there to sign up for a free account. To participate, you can call in from a regular phone (long distance charges may apply), using a VOIP client like Skype or Gizmo Prject, or using the built in ShoePhone client that comes with Talkshoe (all free).

The Connecticut Area Reef Society Presents Mike Paletta

hans1976 — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:10:50 GMT

On Sunday, November 18th, The Connecticut Area Reef Society will present Mike Paletta.

When: Sunday November 18th, 2007
Where: E. O. Smith High School in Storrs, CT Time: Doors Open 1 PM
Mike Paletta - "Propagation and Coloration in SPS Corals"
Followed by Jon's Students presenting "What is Happening at E.O.Smith"
Then the Raffle which will include a PFO's new Galileo LED lighting system

For more information, go to the CTARS website
CTARS Next Meeting

MACNA 19 September 14-16, 2007

Steven Pro — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:30:48 GMT

The

Pittsburgh Marine Aquarium Society, Inc. is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 19th annual Marine Aquarium Conference of North America. This should be a great opportunity to see some fabulous speakers, new and interesting products, rare and unusual livestock, and to hang out with fellow fish geeks from all over the world.

Registration for the full show, including the Friday night reception and Saturday banquet, is only $75! But, this price will only last until 10/09/2006, so register now to lock in this great price.

We have a number of excellent speakers already confirmed and are aggressively working on others. Here is a current listing:

Eric Borneman
Anthony Calfo
Dr. Bruce Carlson
Dr. Stan Dannemiller
Helmet Debelius
James Fatherree
Lee Goldman
Ron Hessing
Kelly Jedlicki
Dr. Sanjay Joshi
Daniel Knop
Dr. Frank Marini
Mike Paletta
Steven Pro
Dr. Ron Shimek
Dr. Rob Toonen

See our website for more information, http://www.macna2007.com/

ASK ERIC LIVE!

salt-rookie — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:06:11 GMT

The # is 347-215-7988I believe...it's on the www.blogtalkradio.com/120gallons site.

Sunday night at 8 pm Eastern time! Live on the 120 Gallons Podcast!

Online Class Registration

Ron Shimek — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:18:04 GMT

Hi Folks,

If you are planning on registering for the Invertebrate Embryology, Sand Bed, or Invertebrate Zoology classes that I will be offering this autumn/winter (see here), it is NOW time to sign up. If you have any questions about these classes, please don't hesitate to contact me.

October 21 - Connecticut Area Reef Society Presents

hans1976 — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:57:17 GMT

The Connecticut Area Reef Society will be holding their next regularly scheduled meeting on Sunday, October 21, 2007.

It will be at Science and Technology Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut, 490 Jefferson Ave. , New London, CT 06320. The doors will open at 2 PM with the lecture beginning at 3 PM.

Admission is free with your 2007 or 2008 CTARS membership card. Guests are $5.00.

This month will feature "Keeping Acro’s" by Joe Burger. Joe is a long time aquarist and the September 2002 “Tank of the Month” winner in “Reefkeeping” Magazine.

It will be followed by our regular raflle and big item raffle. This month big raffle item is a Hanna Phosphate Low Range Meter (with reagents). Tickets are only $5.

Also available will be CTARS gear available – Shirts & Coolers. Justin will have frags and full adult Berghia available.

MACNA XX

kj_yoda — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:07:54 GMT

It's official, MACNA is finally coming to ATLANTA. The Atlanta Reef Club is really excited about this opportunity after a very successful MACNA XIX in Pittsburgh.

We wanted everyone to know a few things:

Venue: Westin Peachtree Plaza

Room Rate: $119.00 per night (reservations need to be made through the MACNA XX committee, please contact us via www.macnaxx.com)

Registration Fee: Full price admission is $159.00, however, through the end of September, we have discounted the rate to $89.00 for the full conference.

Saturday Banquet is at the Georgia Aquarium.

Grand Prize Raffle Announced: Trip for Two to FIJI (Donated by Walt Smith)

For more information, including the new way to win the FIJI trip, please visit www.macnaxx.com

LMAS is proud to Announce our 1st Annual Frag Swap

lReef lKeeper — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:33:42 GMT

LMAS is proud to Announce our 1st Annual Frag Swap

WHEN:
November 3, 2007

Where:
Falls of The Ohio State Park
201 West Riverside Dr
Clarksville, IN 47129

Time:
Saturday 1pm to 4pm
Set up for reserved tables 12 noon

Raffle will be held at 3 pm. You do not need to be present to win.

This is a hobbyist only swap, so no commercial vendors will be present.
Lots of raffle items. Admission is $5 per person and
includes admission into the Museum, which has a 1200
gallon reef tank! One raffle ticket will be included with
your paid admission.

Table Space is limited, and should be reserved for the best spots. For reservations please contact:
Jeremy Beavin
Bobby Moser or
Webmaster

IMAC is Coming!

degall — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:12:25 GMT

Hi Everybody;

We just had a fantastic IMAC this year and broke all records for the number of attendees and exhibitors. If you have never attended a major reef aquarist’s conference let me give you some idea of what to expect. There are 3 days of lectures by some of the world’s best-known experts and authors in the hobby. You can ask them questions after their presentations or get together with them later in the bar or any time you run into them in the hotel. We already have experts like

Martin Moe

Scott Michael

Eric Borneman

Anthony Calfo

Dr. Ron Shimek

Tullio Dell Aquila

Bob Fenner,

Kelly Jedlicki

Dr. Markus Huettel

Mark Schick

Frank Burr

Steven Pro

Joe Lichtenbert

Dr. Andrew Rhyne

Dr. Sanjay Joshi

lined up. Some speakers will be discussing advanced topics, of interest primarily to experienced reefers, others will be discussing topics of interest to new hobbyists. There is also a large exhibit hall with displays by major manufacturers and livestock dealers (with fabulous prices and great deals). They will be showing products you NEVER see in your LFS. And there is the Big Raffle with prizes donated by the exhibitors. But, for many people, the best part is getting together with other hobbyists and all the partying that is going on.

The next International Marine Aquarium Conference will be on June 1, 2 and 3, 2007 in Chicago at the Crowne Plaza O’Hare. We now have an Early Bird registration for just $125 that covers everything, including the Gala Banquet on Saturday night and the Speakers’ Reception on Friday night where you can mingle with the speakers and other attendees.

So hurry over to the IMAC website www.theimac.org and sign up for what we believe will be THE event of the year for reef aquarium hobbyists.

Happy Reefkeeping,

Dennis

Reef-A-Palooza Saturday, August 18, 2007 in Southern California

Kevin Adams — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 03:21:52 GMT

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Reef-A-Palooza 2007 has officially SOLD-OUT its Floor Plan!

This is one of the biggest Marine Aquarium shows EVER, ANYWHERE!

Here are some quick facts:

When: Saturday, August 18, 2007 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Where: Orange County Fair and Exposition Center, building #14

Address: 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 building 14

Admission: $5.00 adults, kids 12 and under are FREE (free parking)

Presale: $5.25 each via Paypal to: quidproquo820@aol.com (5 for 4 quantity discount available) tickets mailed immediately upon payment.

Website: http://www.reefapalooza.org/

Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott: $89 King, $99 2 queens, unlimited people

Closest Airport: John Wayne/SNA - 10 minutes. LAX - 45 minutes

Booth Vendor ratio: 1/3 livegood vendors, 1/3 retailers, 1/3 manufacturers

Statistics:

- 80 + vendor booths

- 1,500 + attendees

- 4 speakers/lectures

- 24,000 postcards distributed

- 145 tables (draped)

- 350 foldup chairs

- 50 pipe-and-drape walls

- All Non-Profit organized

YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY BE AT THIS ONE!

Sincerely,

Kevin T. Adams, MBA, President

Southern California Marine Aquarium Society

"Reef-A-Palooza 2007"

SCMASPresident@aol.com

ORCA announces 2007 Southeastern Reef Conference

anative — Wed, 09 May 2007 19:10:17 GMT

The Orlando Reef Caretakers Association (ORCA) announces
the 2007 Southeastern Reef Conference to be held on
Saturday, July 14th. Join us in Orlando for a day of live
presentations by some of today's most widely known, well-respected
experts and authors in the marine aquarium hobby.

Julian Sprung - Richard Harker - Sanjay Joshi - Eric Borneman

Our panel of speakers will be discussing the latest information
and research on marine aquarium corals and invertebrates -
practical reef keeping information you can take home and
use in your home aquarium.

SRC is open to ALL hobbyists. You do not have to own a
reef tank or belong to a local marine aquarium to attend.
You are welcome to attend even if you are just interested
in learning more about this fascinating hobby and how to
get started.

The opportunity to hear so many different speakers in one
conference is typically only available at the annual MACNA
or IMAC conferences in distant locations. Whether you are
a seasoned aquarist or just a beginner, you should make
plans today to attend SRC 2007.

Date: Saturday, July 14, 2007 8 – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Holiday Inn Select, Orlando International Airport
Admission: $35 for ORCA members, $45 for non-members
Prices include lunch.

For more information or to register please click here.

Connecticut Area Reef Society May '07 Meeting

hans1976 — Wed, 02 May 2007 06:14:09 GMT

The Connecticut Area Reef Society (www.ctars.org) next meeting will feature:

Kelly Jedlicki

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Rt 372

Cromwell, CT 06416

May 20th from 2-5 pm

We will be having a great raffle and group buys.

Go to www.ctars.org --> Meetings --> Next Meeting for all the details

Palm Beach Marine Aquarium Society

outprowllin — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:05:21 GMT

The Palm Beach Marine Aquarium Society will hold its monthly meeting on March 24th 2007 in West Palm Beach...location and time can be found @ www.pbmas.org

Rockford Frag Fest

Rob Top — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:52:13 GMT

Mark your calanders, plan a road trip, do what ever it takes to get to this event. It will be huge. Plenty of vendors and fraggers, and a huge raffle. More info can be found on the Rockford Reefers website.

http://www.rockfordreefers.org/Feb2007.html

Atlanta area??

ericmcj31 — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:05:35 GMT

Anyone know of any shows/conferences in the Atlanta area? Or possibly where I could find out of the happenings in this area? Thanks

Connecticut Area Reef Society March '07 Meeting

hans1976 — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:50:09 GMT

The Connecticut Area Reef Society (www.ctars.org) will be holding their next meeting:

Our featured speaker will be Dr. Frank Marini

Science and Technology Magnet School

490 Jefferson Ave

New London, CT 06040

March 18th from 3-5 pm

INDMAS ANNUAL FRAGSWAP

Mr.Firemouth — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:58:17 GMT

[size=24]Time for another annual FRAG SWAP![/size]

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Directions to the swap:

Take 465 towards the airport
Go East on Airport Expressway
Turn Right (South) onto Lynhurst
Go straight through first stoplight
Turn left into Lynhurst immediately after going over bridge[/size]

NORTHEAST REEF AQUARIUM CONFERENCE

Fragmented 99 — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:28:38 GMT

Northeast Reef Aquarium Conference

MARCH 10th & 11th 2007
Atlantis Marine World Aquarium
Tickets are still available at www.neracli.com , we just added more speakers and will be putting together a hands on photo workshop.
See you at the show.

Dr. Sanjay Joshi in real life is a professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State University. He has been a reef addict since 1992, and currently keeps 3 reefs at home 55G, 60G and a 180G SPS dominated reef. He also co-manages the 500G aquarium at Penn State. He has published several articles in magazines such as Marine Fish and Reef Annual, Aquarium Frontiers, Aquarium Fish, and Advanced Aquarist. In addition he has been an invited speaker at several marine aquarium society meetings.

Michael Paletta has been keeping marine tanks since 1980 and reef tanks since 1985. During the past 20 years he has written over 160 articles on marine fish and invertebrates in both the US and Europe. His first book “The Modern Marine Aquarium” is an attempt to simplify marine fish keeping for the beginning hobbyist while at the same time incorporating advances that have been made due to reef keeping. This book has sold over 110,000 copies. His second book “Ultimate Marine Aquariums” illustrates how far the hobby has come in the past 15 years. In this book are examples of just about every type of reef tank using different methodologies and technology. Michael has enjoyed speaking at over 100 marine societies and national conferences in North America, Canada and Europe. Michael has appeared on both local and national radio shows to discuss the hobby and to help new hobbyists become successful. Currently Michael has 1,200 and 40- gallon reef tanks set up in his home. He has helped in the set up of over 140 tanks throughout the U.S, including several tanks over 4,000 gallons in capacity. Michael also acted as a consultant with the National Aquarium in Baltimore and the Pittsburgh Zoo Aquarium. Michael has B.S. from Dickinson College and a Master's degree from Yale University. Michael has also been a technical consultant for several equipment manufacturers and online companies. Michael is currently employed in sales in the biotechnology field.

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NFMAS Florida Feb 18th

Anthony Calfo — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:46:15 GMT

Feb 18th NFMAS Meeting

The NFMAS meeting sponsored by Bio-Reef Inc. is set for Feb 18th, 1-4 p.m. Guest speaker is Anthony Calfo. Location is Guana Park, www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/gtm/ which is on A1A between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Limited to 150 tickets. Tickets are $5.00 ea to cover the use of the facility and facility entry fee. Tickets are available now at Bio-Reef Inc. An agenda is being developed and will be posted soon. Similar to our last meeting we will have door prizes, vendors rep's etc.

Special thanks to Clay Terrell (user name Grayout) as he is providing lodging for our guest speaker, at his St. Augustine Bed and Breakfast, Peace and Plenty Inn.
The Peace and Plenty Inn, www.peaceandplentyinn.com is a great place to stay if you're traveling to attend the meeting or if you just want to spend a wonderful weekend in St. Augustine.

See you there
Jack
www.bioreef.com

CHICAGO MARINE SOCIETY FRAGSWAP/MEETING

Mr.Firemouth — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:08:58 GMT

CMAS FRAGSWAP!!!

January 20, 2007 CMAS Frag Swap!
VFW Post – West Chicago, IL

CMAS will host our first major Frag Swap for 2007 on January 20 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. It will be held at the VFW Post on Rte 59 in West Chicago. We will have room for twenty sellers and 100 attendees, so reserve your table early!

In order to offset the hall rental costs, there will be a nominal $10 table rental for CMAS sellers and a $25 table rental for non-CMAS or commercial sellers. Help CMAS and reserve your table now!

Send me an email me at fiberlux @ comcast.net

Boyd

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President elect and Proud member of CMAS!

Midwest Marine Confrence March 17, 2007

Mr.Firemouth — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:39:28 GMT

MidWest Marine Conference 2007
Saturday, March 17, 2007
9:00 am

Come visit with us, at a confrence that is smaller, and more personable. I was on of the lucky winners last year that got to have lunch with Eric Borneman, Steven Pro, Sandy Shoup, and Scott Micheal. We will be doing that again this year. http://www.masm.org/Events/Event.asp?ID=38

Connecticut Area Reef Society January ' 07 Meeting

hans1976 — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:40:24 GMT

The Connecticut Area Reef Society (www.ctars.org) next meeting will be:
January 28th, 3-5pm
Aquactinics
5 Philip Place
North Haven, CT 06473

We will be getting a factory tour, holding membership renewal, frag trading and raffle.