badxgillen Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Happy New Year!!! To kick things off in 2019 we are going to be taking a trip to one of the most old school salt water shops around, Upscales. Known for their killer salt water fish, amazing corals, and exotic reptiles, Upscales has a little something for everyone. Join us at the end of the month for a meet and greet at one of our oldest sponsors to get your reef on. I still have my Oregon Tort and my Upscales Microlados but I am sure Travis and his crew will have a plethora of other must have corals in stock that I will be tempted to walk away with, gotta hit up those buy one get another coral half off deals. And they always have nice clams and anemones to choose from as well. Here are the basic details below. Time---Sunday January the 27th at 1:00PM Address---19295 SW Martinazzi Ave, Tualatin, OR 97062 Stay tuned for updates on the event as they roll in, there is always something brewing here in the PNWMAS club. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Great work on this @badxgillen! Looking forward to it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 This is a new one for me. Being so far south I often don't get a chance to check out all the shops up north so I am looking forward to checking it out! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremevans Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 This shop is an old favorite of mine. If you haven't been there for a while there are some new tanks in the back that can view even more corals from the top down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Awesome! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 looking forward to it Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 It's on my calendar not to miss! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Will be good to get back there for a visit - looking forward to it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I'm really going to try hard to make this meeting. My daughter is moving by the end of the month and I have to drive the uhaul so hopefully she will be moving the weekend before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Would there be any public interest in having a microscope available at the meeting? I'd be happy to bring my microscope and clean slides if anyone has something they're trying to ID. Diatoms, dinoflagellates, ich, pods, and many other things are easy to ID under magnification. This microscope can view samples at 40x, 80x, 100x, 200x, 400x, 800x, 1000x, or 2000x. The view can also be recorded on video on your own smartphone since I have a universal adapter to hold a phone up to the eyepiece. Let me know if anyone is interested. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I was at Upscales Saturday he had really wide selection and really nice corals and clams. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles902 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, SuncrestReef said: Would there be any public interest in having a microscope available at the meeting? I'd be happy to bring my microscope and clean slides if anyone has something they're trying to ID. Diatoms, dinoflagellates, ich, pods, and many other things are easy to ID under magnification. This microscope can view samples at 40x, 80x, 100x, 200x, 400x, 800x, 1000x, or 2000x. The view can also be recorded on video on your own smartphone since I have a universal adapter to hold a phone up to the eyepiece. Let me know if anyone is interested. If I were you, I'd bring and make a little small walk-by demonstration because that is too cool. Edited January 11, 2019 by milesmiles902 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 Upscales and the PNWMAS club have got some awesome raffle prizes coming up for this months meeting. Take a look at some of the goods we have for the winning tickets pulled. An Aquatic Life 50 Gallon Per Day Reverse Osmosis unit. Not a bad idea to start with the cleanest water you can, nor is it a bad idea to have a back up unit in case the main unit has some down time or needs a tune up. An Icecap Gyre 1K to get flow to some of those spots in the aquarium that you didn't know needed it, these things are supposed to do their job well. And for the larger tanks there is a bigger model, the coveted Gyre 3K will also be making an appearance at the January meeting... I have had my eye on these pumps for a while and am dying to try one out. It is $5 for single tickets or $20 for a strip of 5, and don't forget paying members get a free entry ticket to increase those odds some. We will have a few other items added to the raffle list over the next week or two so stay tuned. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Anyone else getting a little excited for this coming weekend? I know I am! I have been trying to make room for some much anticipated coral from Upscales, doing the old frag tank shuffle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmony Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Looking forward to seeing everyone. It's been a while!Sent from my SM-G928P using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Well this is Cool! I just got confirmation from Upscales that we will have a spot for a table so that SunCrestReef can setup his Microscope! If you haven't checked it out I recommend that you take the opportunity to do so and Geek out with us! Diotoms, Dinoflagellates, prtotozoans... Everything is cooler up close and in person. SunCrestReef- will provide clean glass slides and cover slips if anyone wants to bring a specimen for viewing. They don't need to bring much because one eyedrop is all that's needed. I'll also have my universal cell phone bracket that people can use to hold their own phone up to the eyepiece and record video or photos of their specimen. They will be able to view at 40x to 2000x magnification. Thanks for doing this man, looking forward to the conversations it will bring up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 34 minutes ago, badxgillen said: Well this is Cool! I just got confirmation from Upscales that we will have a spot for a table so that SunCrestReef can setup his Microscope! If you haven't checked it out I recommend that you take the opportunity to do so and Geek out with us! Diotoms, Dinoflagellates, prtotozoans... Everything is cooler up close and in person. SunCrestReef- will provide clean glass slides and cover slips if anyone wants to bring a specimen for viewing. They don't need to bring much because one eyedrop is all that's needed. I'll also have my universal cell phone bracket that people can use to hold their own phone up to the eyepiece and record video or photos of their specimen. They will be able to view at 40x to 2000x magnification. Thanks for doing this man, looking forward to the conversations it will bring up. That is cool! I wasn't sure if we had followed up on that or if they thought they had enough space. Could be pretty interesting for sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Yea I get to make it to this meeting, cant wait to chat with you all on Sunday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 32 minutes ago, lewisriverfisherman said: Yea I get to make it to this meeting, vant wait to chat with you all on Sunday. Will be good to see you! Bring something interesting to put under the scope 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 hours ago, albertareef said: Will be good to see you! Bring something interesting to put under the scope 👍 It will be good to see you as well Sean. I'm sure I can scrape something ugly out of my tank to look at under the scope. lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalick Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Looking forward to it. This has long been my go-to, now with Cuttlefish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalick Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Also looking forward to bringing a little algae to determine once and for all what species has been driving me nuts the last year! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I stocked up on cups and plates and silverware and such. I had oral surgery this week so I'll be there a few minutes early to drop off and say hello but probably cant stay the whole time. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 40 minutes ago, youcallmenny said: I stocked up on cups and plates and silverware and such. I had oral surgery this week so I'll be there a few minutes early to drop off and say hello but probably cant stay the whole time. Sorry to hear about the teeth - had that before ands it’s no fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Looking forward to seeing everyone at Upscales this afternoon. Been a while since the club has been there so excited to see what Travis has been up to at the store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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