badxgillen Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 We are happy to announce that the PNWMAS May meeting will be a behind the scenes tour of North West Aquatics marine aquaculture breeding facility. The lead aquarist Colby will be giving a talk on wild caught and captive marine fish quarantine procedures as well as ideal treatments to follow. After the speech he will take us on a tour of his facility and explain some of the details of clown fish & seahorse breeding and what goes into culturing the live foods to keep them happy. At the end of it all we will get a chance to see his prized weedy sea dragons in person and that is a rare treat indeed. These things are amazing! These cell phone pictures do them no justice, I will have my real camera next time I go in, the first shot is when they were tiny babies. Once the actual presentation and tour are over there will be a raffle and frag swap to participate in, that is if your not too busy engaging in conversation with all the other reefers there. Miles and I will be bringing in an aquarium to put the corals in so we can do this proper, as usual there will be a separate thread for that exchange here shortly. North West Aquatics will also be offering up a very nice frag pack for the raffle in addition to our usual PNWMAS prizes so stay tuned for that, let me tell you he has some pretty good looking corals up in there. So come one come all and join us for a another great PNWMAS meeting and a killer coral exchange, these are going to be some informative discussions that's for sure, you won't want to miss out on this one.. Oh, almost forgot to mention that pizza and sodas will be provided so not to worry if you get the munchies before the raffle, your club has you covered! Being only two weeks away you really want to get that day off of work fast so you will be able to attend, the day will be Saturday May 6th: 2 -4 p.m. at North West Aquatics 33740 99Hwy East Tangent Oregon These guys are so cool, mother nature s so incredible. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Bump! This meeting is going to be worth the drive, Portland peeps! Do you want to know how to breed seahorses or clownfish? Colby is one of the best and can show us how he does it in his facility. Do you want to know how to raise live foods? Colby has that going too. How about how to prevent the spread of common fish diseases and the optimal quarantine setup. Colby's got that covered too. I should take a notebook along to this meeting. Fish school is in session. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Looking forward to it! I think the weedy sea dragons are going to be real popular in our household. (looking around to see where we could possibly fit a specimen tank ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 oh bummer ill be in the Caribbean then, you all have a great time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 26 minutes ago, stylaster said: oh bummer ill be in the Caribbean then, you all have a great time Haha! I'm not sure that being in the Caribbean that weekend qualifies as a bummer but I get what you mean... Enjoy your trip! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Would love to see those sea dragons in person! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratore Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Would love to see those sea dragons in person!I got to see them yesterday! They are so cool! Talk about majestic lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mchums Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I have a very well behaved 10 year old that will definitely want to come w me - kids allowed?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 10 minutes ago, Mchums said: I have a very well behaved 10 year old that will definitely want to come w me - kids allowed? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Of course kids are welcome! We like to try to suck them into the hobby too! They are the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 13 minutes ago, Mchums said: I have a very well behaved 10 year old that will definitely want to come w me - kids allowed? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Great to have kids interested in attending to help carry the torch. Be prepared to come home with a sea dragon though - I can't imagine a kid (or adult really) who won't want one of those! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stugots Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Are those dragons leafy or weedy? I watched a couple vids and they look leafier to me. They are amazing! I can't make the meeting this month but look forward to the next one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Stugots said: Are those dragons leafy or weedy? I watched a couple vids and they look leafier to me. They are amazing! I can't make the meeting this month but look forward to the next one! These are weedy sea dragons. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Ahhh, I'm so excited for this one! I was even blabbing away about it this afternoon to co-workers, most of whom gave blank stares, followed by looks of, "Wow, she's into some weird stuff." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 As if sea dragons were not enough as usual there will be raffle items!! How about a one year subscription to Coral Magazinr? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 How about another raffle item? I have 2 25 dollar gift certificates to TPA Wilsonville. Also officially in May they will be known as All Things Aquarium. This is still the same great store under the same ownership rhe only thing that has changed is the name ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 14 hours ago, Emerald525 said: How about another raffle item? I have 2 25 dollar gift certificates to TPA Wilsonville. Also officially in May they will be known as All Things Aquarium. This is still the same great store under the same ownership rhe only thing that has changed is the name ! Did you spill a little saltwater on those gift certificates, Kim? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles902 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Lexinverts said: Did you spill a little saltwater on those gift certificates, Kim? Don't judge our queen. How could you?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles902 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I recently made my own amino acid solution. It consists of only the top five amino acids that corals take from the water column and a buffer of acetic acid to prevent growth of microbes and increase shelf life. It's nothing fancy, but if anyone is willing to try some, I'd be happy to bring you a solution. I've been using it for two weeks with a dosage of 5mL per 100 gallons per day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmiles902 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Also, the acetic acid concentration is 10% of common acetic acid, so it's quite minimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 How about another raffle prize ? We have 2 Marineland pumps up for grabs! Who doesn't need a pump and those of you who have been doing this for a while know a backup pump is always a good thing to have!! These are roughly 600 GPH . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 We have some great prizes as always!! Oh yes the meeting is this Saturday!! How about a 50 dollar gift to the Premium Aquarium in Salem! Stop on the way back from the meeting ! Hands down this is the best store in Salem!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 How about another prize !! We have a brand new algae turf scrubber from Santa Monica Filtration!! I have seen the great results that other people have had with these and just got two for my own tanks. These are hand made and the owner is great about answering questions. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 22 minutes ago, Emerald525 said: How about another prize !! We have a brand new algae turf scrubber from Santa Monica Filtration!! I have seen the great results that other people have had with these and just got two for my own tanks. These are hand made and the owner is great about answering questions. Fortunately I was already planning on coming because I could use this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 22 minutes ago, albertareef said: Fortunately I was already planning on coming because I could use this! Yes I'm excited about getting mine up and running !! They cost about 200 dollars so a chance to win one would be great!! I tend to wait and see with new technology and I have seen enough successful tanks using them with great results , I took the plunge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 On 4/29/2017 at 11:16 AM, milesmiles902 said: Don't judge our queen. How could you?! I judge the queen! There is BBQ sauce on something the club owns... Kim knows all about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.