I mentioned this at the last club meeting- MACNA XVI (2004) DVD Set for the club use includes: J. Charlie Vernon - "Coral taxonomy, biogeography & evolution: a tortuous pathway" Eric Borneman - Current Research Project Highlights Dana riddle - "Making Corals Colorful" Charles Delbeek -...

MACNA XX September 5-7, 2008 in Atlanta -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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...

My LFS is selling one of these for 100 bucks i never even heard of this thing. Is it reef safe?? its about 6 inches long my cell phone pictures dont do it justice because it is amazing in the colors any input would be helpful because not much is available online. I want him is he is...

Ok, so the conference isn't until September, but they extended the cheap registrations (until yesterday). Although a dear friend of mine from college is getting married that same weekend in Boston, husband (who hasn't attended a wedding that he hadn't been in!) was adding plenty of pressure to...

I apologize to everyone if this is not in the right forum location. I am a staff member for CMAS and would like to invite everyone here at WMRC to come join us for our holiday gathering/frag workshop. Details are below if anyone is interested, please let me know if you are planning on attending...

I went to Macna this year and loved it! :) Who else went? Oh and here is some pictures in case you missed out! http://www.reef-builders.com/fourms/showthread.php?t=14

Anyone ever made a DIY surge device for circulation or seen any simple to do plans anywhere. I am debating what i wanna do for circulation and thought a surge device would be cool. Thanks, Josh

check this out... very nice setup.. is this guy using a pool filter on his aquarium? http://seavisions.com/photo%20gallery%2015.htm

Thursday Night Dinner Pictures- Walt & Deb Smith, Dr. Bruce Carlson & Marj Awai This dinner was so much- we were there about 3.5 hours and had the best time! Here we are at Kyma. Starting from the Front Left: Russ, Simon, me, and Matt, and on the Right- Marj Awai, Dr. Bruce Carlson, Margi, Deb...

To all of the Sponsors; Speakers; Volunteers; Attendees and Georgia Aquarium People that made it happen. It was an outstanding success - and I am so very happy to have been a part of SaltwaterU TWO! THANK YOU EVERYBODY! Margi Shindell

Oh I dunno, I must've gotten a little gust of wind there, not a second wind, just a gust. 4 hours to go, c'mon 7:00!!! For those of you who are lucky enough to be waking up in the am, enjoy the day! Friday is right around the corner for most, and someday it will be for me too! It just...

Congratulations to Gwen Steburg for winning the redraw for the dinner for two on Thursday, May 4th with Walt Smith and Dr Bruce Carlson! Don't forget there are going to be many prizes you can win - even if you are not present during SaltwaterU TWO - including the trip to LA!! Buy your raffle...

The drawing for the first "Dinner for Two" on May 4th with Dr Bruce Carlson & Walt Smith was won by AKULA! The Second dinner for two is still up for bid - current bid is $250. Congratulations Lester!!!

has anybody setup one of these? i am toying with making a petting zoo pond in the basement and was wondering if anybody has done or seen one. i have a basic idea on what needs to be done, just looking for ideas and examples. G~

Found this interesting.... Thought some others might too.... Dear All, It seems we are all at both ends of the field here. A couple of things to point out / remember. I am basing my comments on 16 years experience in the South Pacific (Tonga and Fiji) where the water temp for most of the year...

I had to repost this thread that Chris (Mojo) just posted about our Friday speaker on www.saltwateru.com - it is pretty cool: Rusty Brainard, Ph.D. Rusty Brainard has a diverse and interesting background as an oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for...

That's right! You can win a private dinner with Walt & Deb Smith and Drs. Bruce Carlson & Marj Awai! As part of SaltwaterU, we're been able to setup this special event for one lucky winner (and a date) at KYMA restaurant here in Atlanta! Ask the experts any question you want over dinner. Dr...

Some of you may have seen our posts on the Atlanta forum here on TRT, but just in case, I wanted to bring it to your attention here. I realize the you guys are a bit of a jouney from Atlanta, but I know a lot of people have been wanting to come see the new Georgia Aquarium, and using this...

Some of you may have seen our posts on the Atlanta forum here on TRT, but just in case, I wanted to bring it to your attention here. I realize the Twin Cities is a bit of a jouney from Atlanta, but I know a lot of people have been wanting to come see the new Georgia Aquarium, and using this...

Going to do a few trips this year. Greys Reef, Bonaire, Puerto Rico, Destin, Key Largo and Key West. There are so many cameras out there. Anyone who dives, what do I need. HAte to try and figure it out on my own. Price is iffy, but I know cheap isn't the way to go - especially since you get...