I was thinking about a different concept for the next meeting. I had the idea instead of a formal presentation, have round tables. Have a few groups setup where newer reef members can talk to some more expereinced members about really anything from sps corals to nudibranchs from plumbing sumps to lighting. The round tables could be setup formally ie each one designated to a certain topic or less formal where any questions can come up.
Idea for next months meeting
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I second that...
It's always good to have someone to talk to that has been in the hobby longer and to learn from their mistakes & experiences.
Another suggestion is to maybe pick a few members and have them take detailed pictures of their setups so we can talk about different ways of reefing, coral propogation, plumbing, etc. I am sure we can find a few reefers that are proud of thier systems. I know one frustration of mine is that I have all these good ideas about making the systems run more efficient but I know they might have been attempted by someone else in the past and it failed.
On my motorcycle forum we call it a newby ride.....this would be sort of the same except we all won't be in leather and fending for our lives on the Georgia roads. Great idea!
It's always good to have someone to talk to that has been in the hobby longer and to learn from their mistakes & experiences.
Another suggestion is to maybe pick a few members and have them take detailed pictures of their setups so we can talk about different ways of reefing, coral propogation, plumbing, etc. I am sure we can find a few reefers that are proud of thier systems. I know one frustration of mine is that I have all these good ideas about making the systems run more efficient but I know they might have been attempted by someone else in the past and it failed.
On my motorcycle forum we call it a newby ride.....this would be sort of the same except we all won't be in leather and fending for our lives on the Georgia roads. Great idea!
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Hey, Leather is not out of the question... Opps, sorry, that is the theme in my "OTHER" club!
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We did that style of meeting a year or two ago. If I remember correctly, the topics included photography (by Melissa), setting up a nano tank, seahorses (myself), and maybe one or two others. I greatly enjoyed the meeting, and I wouldn't mind putting together another presentation if asked.
If needed I can compentantly (not expert) speak on sumps, wet/dry, pumps, skimmers, ozone, calcium reactors, kalk reactors, chillers, mh lighting, pc lighting, plumbing, closed loops, sps corals, some inverts, fish, water chemistry on a high level. I'm by no means an expert on any one subject, just very dangerous at most of them.
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I can give an excellent speech on how not to have your powerstrip set up so if your friend who is taking care of your tank wants to turn on the light can accidently turn off your whole filtration/heater system and turn your tank into a water coffin! Or I could just listen to those that know a lot more about reefing than I do! I think the later is more appropriate!
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Need photography talk table if avail. Can we also setup some cardboard mats and a boombox and see if anyone will break dance?
We are actually starting to put together a "Tour of Tanks" where we'll get together as a group on a weekend and drive around to a few houses of people that want to host and check out tank setups that way...
Keep a lookout, I'm trying to make it happen in the next couple weeks.
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I would be willing to do something on Fish Pathology, Diseases eg., Ich, (With Jmany's help too since he is vey knowledgable) and QT and Dip preventitive measures.
The only other skill I have to offer is Real Estate Appraisals and Psychology. So I can tell you how much your house value will go down because of the 300G you want to place in the wall and what your fish inner most desires are!
The only other skill I have to offer is Real Estate Appraisals and Psychology. So I can tell you how much your house value will go down because of the 300G you want to place in the wall and what your fish inner most desires are!
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Some people also put in pools that lower thier value. You and I might like a 300 gallon tank but the average Joe Blo isnt going to know what to do with....unless he hires me to take care of it for him then its all good :shades:
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Exactly.... Only build a tank in your wall if you are going to live there for quite some time, or have cash to blow, or build it so you can drywall over it before you move out.
I would love to have a 300G in my wall, but then again, we must remember that not EVERYONE is as cor-ray-zee about spending every waking moment on their tanks as we are!
