WAMAS Summer Meeting - July 14, 2024 - Rich Ross - Sunday

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WAMAS Summer 2024 Meeting (in person, not streamed)
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Speaker starts at 3 PM)
Where: Green Acres Center, 4401 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA
WAMAS members get in free. Guests are $5 each (paid at the door). Join WAMAS at this link.

Speaker: Rich Ross

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Talk: Managing algae in reef tanks

Abstract: In this talk, Rich will make the case that despite popular opinion, lowering nutrient levels in a reef tank has a negligible, if any, impact on algal growth, and explore some management strategies that will help you avoid and manage algae issues

Bio: Richard Ross is known for the “Skeptical Reefkeepign” article series, groudbreaking work with cephalopod husbandry, entertaining and informative talks, managing the ambitious 212,000 gallon reef tank in the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences, ‘getting stuff done’ in the field, and spawning Acropora in closed systems at the Albright Lab and ins his Secret Home Lab. Richard has kept saltwater animals for over 30 years, has worked in the aquarium industry and trade (maintenence, retail, wholesale, collections, etc), and has consulted for coral farms, collecting stations, academia, public aquaiums, and for private research projects. Richard was presented with the 2015 MASNA Aquarist of the Year award (now the MASNA Award), and his work has been covered by National Geographic, Scientific American, Animal Planet, Penn’s Sunday School, NPR’s Science Friday, Discovery News, Fox News, and more. Richard is also co host of the popular Reef Beef Podcast.

In addition to working in the animal world, Richard was a professsional juggler and corporate script writer. He is an avid photographer/videoographer, but on land and under water, and has been fortunate to dive many of the worlds reefs. At home he cares for a 150 gallon display reef, as well as 300 additional gallons in his Secret Home Lab cephalopod/fish/coral breeding systems, two hairless dogs, 2 semi hairless ‘cats’, a mexican beaded lizard, a rose haired turantula, carnivorous plants, three chickens, and his Bride and child. Richard has collected weird skills; glass blowing, hot shop fabrication, juggling, newspaper layout, graphic design, scuba diving, horseback riding, kiteboarding, photography, drone piloting, video editing, mixed martial arts, and more. In his spare time, he exercises his philosophy degree, and maximizes joy by spending time with his fabulous daughter, and his incredibly generous, intelligent, smokin’ hot wife.

WAMAS Platinum Sponsors
- Air, Water & Ice
- Avast Marine
- Blue Ribbon Koi
- Capital Exotic Fish
- ChemiPure (Boyd Enterprises)
- Coral Candy Aquaculture
- Coral Magazine
- Exotic Reef Creations
- Frank's Tanks
- Fishnreef.com
- ICP Analysis
- Maxspect
- Puddle Aquatics
- Reed Mariculture (Reef Nutrition)
- Reef eScape
- Reef Nerd Aquatics
- SaltwaterAquarium.com
- Supreme Reefs

WAMAS Banner-Only Sponsors
- Bulk Reef Supply
- Cobalt Aquatics
- Jellyfish Art
- MASNA
- Two Little Fishies

check out www.wamas.org for latest news and updates
 
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Raffle Prizes:
  • $100 Gift Certificate for Reef Nutrition products (with $40 bump-up for shipping)
  • 50 Gift Certificate for Reef Nutrition products (with $40 bump-up for shipping). (2 chances to win!)
  • 2 Part Pharma Calcium & Alkalinity Bulk Total Package ($169 value) - by Bulk Reef Supply
  • Sicce XStream SDC pump. $249 value. 1 chance to win!
  • Aqua Illuminations Nero 5 powerhead. $239 value. 1 chance to win!
  • Coral Candy Aquaculture - Zoa frags
  • $20 gift card (with bonus if use the gift card towards 2 corals, get an additional $10 off) for Reef eScape. 5 chances to win!
  • (1) 4 Head Mottled Hammer Coral - Value $74.77; and (1) New York Knicks Torch - $149.77 by Reef eScape. Pickup in store..
  • $100 Gift Certificate for Capital Exotic Fish. 3 chances to win!
  • Cotton candy torch coral frag by Capital Exotic Fish. 1 chance to win!
  • AccuraSea 1 Synthetic Seawater Mix (50 Gallon) - Two Little Fishies. 1 chance to win!
  • Chemi-pure Blue 5.5 oz by Boyd Enterprises. 3 chances to win!
  • ReVive (500ml); AcroPower (500ml); SeaElements (250ml) by Two Little FIshies - 3 chances to win!
  • AquaStik Epoxy Putty by Two Little Fishies. 1 chance to win!
  • Chemi-pure Blue nano - 15 pack by Boyd Enterprises. 5 chances to win!
  • Chemi Clean 2g by Boyd Enterprises. 3 chances to win!
  • Air Water Ice TDS meter (3 chances to win!)
  • Frank's Tanks - F-Aiptasia Killer. 5 chances to win!
  • Reef Art - donated by Eye Candy Corals

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
- Air, Water & Ice
- Avast Marine
- Blue Ribbon Koi
- Capital Exotic Fish
- ChemiPure (Boyd Enterprises)
- Coral Candy Aquaculture
- Coral Magazine
- Exotic Reef Creations
- Frank's Tanks
- Fishnreef.com
- Maxspect
- Puddle Aquatics
- Reed Mariculture (Reef Nutrition)
- Reef eScape
- Reef Nerd Aquatics
- Supreme Reefs

WAMAS Banner-Only Sponsors
- Bulk Reef Supply
- Cobalt Aquatics
- Jellyfish Art
- MASNA
- Two Little Fishies
 
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Expected vendors/members on site selling aquacultured and sustainably sourced corals at the meeting.
Sponsors On Site, Selling
-Capital Exotic Fish
-Coral Candy Aquaculture
-Supreme Reefs

Vendors On Site, Selling
-Coveys Coral Cove

Members On Site, Selling
-gws3
-Scorpion Corals
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WAMAS Summer Meeting this Sunday!
July 14, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Speaker starts at 2:45 PM)
Speaker: Rich Ross - Managing algae in reef tanks
Where: Green Acres Center, 4401 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA


NOTE: we are making plans to try to record the talk and make it available to WAMAS members, and if technology works, stream the meeting live on Zoom as a member benefit for those that cannot attend in person. Link to Zoom meeting is posted in WAMAS members only forum section (meeting news). (The Zoom account is limited to 100 participants). Link to recording will be posted within a few days of the meeting and/or details where it can be viewed.

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