September Meeting (Trip to Nebraska Aquatics)

Chris C. · Aug 27, 2013

Looking for a great educational experience close to home? The Des Moines region will be taking a trip to Nebraska Aquitcs to celebrate their 2nd Anniversary with them. We will be leaving Saturday September 14th in the morning to head up there. The plan will be to meet at one location and car pool!

- Rich Ross for the Stienhart Aquarium in San Fransisco and Cephlapod expert will be one of their speakers. He is also the Master of Ceremonies at this years MACNA if anyone is heading down to Florida.

-Joe Yaiullo from the Long Island Aquarium in New York will be speaker number two! Joe put together and maintains one of, if not the largest private reef tank coming in at 20,000 gallons. Joe is also presenting at this years MACNA.

-Sanjay Joshi from Penn State University, who is considered the lighting guru in the aquarium hobby and has done some amazing research in this area will also be speaking. He also keeps Discus and is becoming known for his Photon Clownfish that he's breeding. He is another presenter at this years MACNA.

-Mitch Carl from the Omaha Zoo Aquarium

There are still some final details but this years anniversary party looks be another can't miss educational event. They will have food, beer, soda, give aways, raffles and working to get a few vendor reps to come answer specific product questions.

[font="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"]For those who attend this, there will be a box of Reef Crystals that we will draw for GIRS Members, along with two $25.00 certificates for those in the Des Moines Region.[/font]

11-2 PM Open, we will serve food, snacks and drinks. Meet and visit with our nationally recognized speakers.

2:00-3:00 Joe Yaiullo will be doing a presentation on the 20,000 gallon reef at the Long Island Aquarium. I saw this at MACNA and its amazing with lots of video

3:30-4:30 Sanjay Yoshi will be doing a presentaion on aquarium lighting.

5:00- 6:00 Rich Ross was asked to do whatever talk he enjoys doing the most. he is super entertaining no matter what he presents.

6:30-7:30 Mitch Carl wil entertain us for sure with his presentation, SECORE: The sex Just Keeps Getting Better

7:30-8:00 or whenever your done partying there will be more cocktails

Greshem Hendee with Reef Nutrition will be available all day to answer questions and Raj with My Reef Creations will be available as well to discuss all your filtration questions. Laura Birenbaum from Reef Gen will also be around all day if you have questions about the frags they sell from the Long Island Aquarium.

Railcar79 · Aug 27, 2013

Don't forget Mitch Carl is also speaking

beckerj3 · Sep 1, 2013

I'm planning to go! I went last year, and it was a great event. If you didn't make it to MACNA and want to hear 4 great speakers in one setting, here's you chance!.

If anyone is interested in car pooling from Des Moines - post here.

Chris C. · Sep 6, 2013

Hey guys,

Haven't seen a lot of interest in this, but it is coming up! In order for us to be able to give away items at this event we need to get several more people involved!

Please let Beckerj3 know if you are going! This is a great educational experience!

Zoobie · Sep 6, 2013

I will be going. Also interested in car pooling

jazzybio13 · Sep 6, 2013

I'm waiting to hear if I'm breaking down my reef on sat. or sun. that'll be the decider. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/wink.gif I hope I can come though! Will post as soon as I know! /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

Fence13 · Sep 6, 2013

i'm interested in going. however, i might not be able to carpool

daalbers · Sep 7, 2013

Kyle Murry and myself will be going

Chris C. · Sep 9, 2013

Keep it coming guys! Would love to have a great turn out for this educational experience! If we can make trips like this work, we can look at scheduling a tour of the zoo this next year as a part of our meeting schedule!

beckerj3 · Sep 9, 2013

Here's the schedule I just pulled from their Facebook page:

11-2 PM Open, we will serve food, snacks and drinks. Meet and visit with our nationally recognized speakers.

2:00-3:00 Joe Yaiullo will be doing a presentation on the 20,000 gallon reef at the Long Island Aquarium. I saw this at MACNA and its amazing with lots of video

3:30-4:30 Sanjay Yoshi will be doing a presentaion on aquarium lighting.

5:00- 6:00 Rich Ross was asked to do whatever talk he enjoys doing the most. he is super entertaining no matter what he presents.

6:30-7:30 Mitch Carl wil entertain us for sure with his presentation, SECORE: The sex Just Keeps Getting Better

7:30-8:00 or whenever your done partying there will be more cocktails

Greshem Hendee with Reef Nutrition will be available all day to answer questions and Raj with My Reef Creations will be available as well to discuss all your filtration questions. Laura Birenbaum from Reef Gen will also be around all day if you have questions about the frags they sell from the Long Island Aquarium.

beckerj3 · Sep 10, 2013

I am definitely going. I will drive or will pitch in for gas, if someone else wants to drive. Either way works fine with me.

Those interested in car pooling, please post....

jazzybio13 · Sep 10, 2013

eeh gads, well it looks like we are going to be super tight on time this weekend...but nonetheless, we are going to try our best to come but it looks like we will have to drive separate and we may miss the 'open' time slot.

Is there a place we can get more information on the location, times, check-in's?, and such?

Zoobie · Sep 11, 2013

Do we know where we are meeting at yet? I was planning on driving and can fit 5 people with me. I wanted to get an idea of what time we wanted to leave and where to meet at.

Zoobie · Sep 11, 2013

It might be 6 people I can fit will know later in the week

Chris C. · Sep 11, 2013

This is an awesome opportunity for all Club Members! Remember that the raffle for GIRS members will be taking place while we are there!!!!

In order to get into the raffles, Beckerj3 (Jeanette) will be collecting GIRS members info BEFORE 1:00PM and at 2:00PM drawing for a winner!!!!! Any questions PM me and ask away!!!!!

beckerj3 · Sep 11, 2013

Zoobie - My plan/suggestion would be to leave between 10:15 - 10:30. It's a 2 hr drive there from my house. So that would put us at Nebraska Aquatics around 12:15 - 12:30. Plenty of time to check out the store specials, talk with the experts that are there, and have lunch before the 1st speaker at 2pm. My preference would also be to leave around 6pm and skip the last speaker. That would put us back in Des Moines at 8pm. We can meet at my house, or elsewhere, depending on who wants to carpool - and what seems to be most convenient. If we meet at my house, its a straight shot to take Grand out west (which becomes hwy 169) and meets up with I80 at the 106 mile marker.

How does that sound to you for timing?? As of now, I'll plan that we're carpooling together - and we can see who else wants to join us.

Zoobie · Sep 11, 2013

That all sounds good to me. I will plan on that unless I hear differnt. Thanks

Sponge · Sep 11, 2013

I wish I could join you! Not going is killing me /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/sad.gif Be safe and enjoy!!

Sponge · Sep 11, 2013

Posted By Chris C. on 09/09/2013 3:59 PM

Keep it coming guys! Would love to have a great turn out for this educational experience! If we can make trips like this work, we can look at scheduling a tour of the zoo this next year as a part of our meeting schedule!
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A tour of the zoo next year sounds like a GREAT idea!!!/DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/w00t.gif

daalbers · Sep 13, 2013

So do we have a count of how many of us are going to be there and what time are we meeting at the store

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