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thanks for thinking of the maast trip belinda. i think it would be great if we could plan them on the same weekend as we were planning on inviting our austin friends as well as those in dallas and houston. i have started a poll in the lounge on the maast website if anyone you or anyone else here would like to go give some input in the events that might be included for the weekend.

We would like to invite you to attend the 2011 MAAST Frag Swap

Saturday March 26th, 2011

Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center

2203 Babcock

San Antonio, TX 78229

In Medical Center at Babcock and Wurzbach Road

Time: 11 am until 3 pm

Lunch will be provided and served at noon!

Charter/Web members will bring their propagated corals, fragged from their own tanks, to either trade or sale at the event. Tables will be provided.

Stay tuned as more details will be posted shortly. Just wanted to let yall know the date so you can gety those frags snipped and healed in time for the swap!

Also please RSVP on the maast website so we know how much food to get for the event.

congrats jake!

i think it was a little over $200 a night

we have a collie - would stay away from that bc of pure breed issues with health, but we also have a couple of australian shepherds that are great. there is still a chance of hip dysplasia, but that will be the case with any med/large dog. as far as food goes, we have switched to kirkland brand food from costco, chicken and vegetable formula. no corn filler, so smaller/less poo.

thought i would post the current raffle list - still subject to additions...

Raffle Items will include:

135 gallon tank setup - $500+ value

Includes like new reef ready tank, stand, sump,

Mighty mite 50 gpd ro/di - $110 value

Tank maintenance package - $75 value

siphon starter, glass hydrometer, glass scraper and extra blade, coral Rx pro 1oz

Tank supplement package - $85 value

B-ionic, water sensor, coral Rx pro 1oz

Coral Rx Pro 4 oz - $70 value

Local maast sponsor gift certificate package - $60 value

$20 ea for pollys, gabes, and phenomenal aquatics

Local maast sponsor gift certificate package - $60 value

$20 ea to aquatek, Austin aquadome, river city aquatics

Local maast sponsor gift certificate package - $60 value

$45 to darby’s and $25 to fishy business

Online maast sponsor gift certificate package - $125 value

$25 ea to buckeyefield supply, coral creations, Austin aquafarms and $50 to reefcleaners

RL150 Redline Series Needle Wheel Protein Skimmer - $300 value

maast gift set - $100 value

maast computer bag, maast shirt, one year charter membership, coral Rx pro 1oz

Hand painted artwork - $ 260 value

Graciously donated by Mr. Cob

Schedule of Events:

8:00 Doors open / registration / checkout vendors and raffle prizes

9:00 Randy Reed: "Fundamentals of Feeding your Reef"

10:30 Peter Kordelski: "Sandbeds and Refugiums"

11:30 Lunch

1:00 Frank Burr: "SPS Made Simple"

2:30 Adelaide Rhodes: "Copepods"

4:00 Murray Camp: "Overview of Probiotic and Carbon Dosing Methodologies"

5:15 Raffle announcements, closing remarks

5:30 Conclusion

early registration deadline is September 27th. this speaker lineup should be a nice range of information - something for everyone...

i am heading up to austin on saturday and will return home to sa that afternoon/evening

if you want me to meet up with you to bring it back to sa, just gimme a call 2108466784

ace

Featured speakers:

• Frank Burr: "SPS Made Simple"
  
• Murray Camp: "You Want Me To Put What In My Tank? An Overview of Probiotic and Carbon Dosing Methodologies"
  
• Peter Kordelski: "Refugiums and Sandbeds"
  
• Randy Reed: "The Fundamentals of Feeding Your Reef"
  
• Dr. Adelaide Rhodes: "Copepods"
  

Vendors will include:

• Aquarium Masters
  
• Aquatic Auctions
  
• Cherry Corals
  
• Coral RX
  
• Fish2Morrow
  
• Reefkoi Corals
  

Tickets are $25 prepaid or $30 at the door on the day of the event.

You may send in payment by paypal to: [email protected]

just a quick note - this event is coming up soon. please dont forget to book reservations with the hotel if you will be staying there and please rsvp on the meeting announcement listed on the maast home page.

Correction:

Phone numbers for Plantation Suites reservations

(877)836-FUNN

(361)749-3866

Be sure to tell them you are with the MAAST group to get the discounted rate. Hope to see you there!

As promised... more details about the MAAST Port Aransas Collection Trip!

MAAST is pleased to announce our featured guest speaker for the weekend...

James Wiseman, presenting

"How Scuba Diving Has Changed My Aquarium"

including examples of his impressive reef photography to tell the story.

Saturday Evening Catered BBQ Dinner / Featured Speaker

5:30 - 7:30 in Plantation Suites conference room

$10 / person (children 10 and under free)

MAAST charter members with one guest free

Saturday Afternoon Boat Cruise

Dolphin Watch boat tour of the Coastal area, to the lighthouse, and around the bay.

$12 / person; MAAST Charter members $6 / person

(please rsvp in the announcement thread on the maast website so we can get a head count)

Saturday morning Texas State Aquarium tour

Guided tour through Texas State Aquarium with additional half hour option of a behind-the-scenes tour of the inner workings of their system.

Basic tour only:

$8.50 / children; $13.00 / adults

Tour including behind-the-scenes:

$11.00 / children; $15.50 / adults; $13.00 / MAAST Charter members

Sunday morning Lighthouse Kayak trip

Kayak rental costs TBA

Also join us for

Friday night bonfire on beach

Saturday night collection trip along jetties

Reminder: reserve your room at the Plantation Suites if you want to take advantage of the discounted group rate! (877) 836-FUNN (mention MAAST group)

Summertime is upon us and we've been hard at work planning another great MAAST event!

Of course, this wouldn’t be the same without our reef friends from around the state:)

It's the event you've been waiting for, so mark your calendars and start making plans for...

MAAST Port Aransas

Collection Trip

July 23 - July 25, 2010

This weekend will be packed with great activities, including:

o Bonfire on the beach

o Texas State Aquarium Tour

o Gulf Coast boat cruise w/ dolphin watch and lighthouse views

o Featured guest speaker

o Great raffle prizes

o Specimen collection along jetties

o Beachside BBQ dinner

o Kayak trip

All MAAST members are invited as well as members of our sister reef clubs around Texas: ARC, DMAS, DFWMAS, MARSH, and RSF.

Accomodations:

Plantation Suites

http://www.plantationsuites.com/

Plantation Suites

1909 State Highway 361

Port A

877-749-FUNN or 361-749-3386

$149 per night

All rooms would be the same rate, this includes:

Double queen with queen pullout – up to 6 people

King with queen pullout – up to 4 people

All rooms are non smoking unless smoking room is requested at time of making reservation

On premises: pool, spa, sand v-ball courts, bbq pits

Free continental breakfast every morning with at least one hot item

Rooms would be held until 2 weeks prior to event - after cutoff, rate stays the same, but rooms are subject to availability

If you are interested in attending, please rsvp in the event listing on our calendar linked below:

http://www.maast.org/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=26&c=1

If you have any questions, please ask away in the discussion thread for the event linked below:

http://www.maast.org/showthread.php?60179-Port-A-Collection-Trip-July-23-25

mike, i still have two small colonies of that scuba steve euphyllia and many people here in sa have pieces they got from me over the years - definitely a nice piece to share with others.

thanks again brian, everything is doing great

wow! i didnt realize they were that big.... i dont know that i have space for either of the colonies. what about a decent size piece of each of the acros (about 3 or 4 inches)?

hey gabe, interested in #s 4, 5 and 9....are they still available, and how much for each?

also, didnt see a chalice - are there any left? if so, what color and how much?

thanks

ace

i have been putting together a 180 for christy and her micromussa/acan collection. that tank will actually be the new home to all of the lps in the 240 as well. that means i got to do a little rearranging of the rockwork and corals now that her tank is pretty much starting to take on corals. i took out about 50 pounds of liverock and alot of sand. i only kept one blasto, a couple of chalices, and the rest are sps. i just left in enough sand to cover the bottom. the fish really like it.

here is what it looked like just a few weeks ago

now:

full frontal

left half

again

right half

again

decided to change up the rock work on one end of the tank to make it a bit more open, whattaya think?

before front

now front

before back

now back

took some new shots today including some new LPS

front

back

some new corals and some old favorites

didnt get a new closeup of the gigas, but did take a few macros of some of the corals in the tank also

finally got around to taking some updated pics of the clam tank

fts

just the clams

the 2 maxima

the 3 crocea

ora derasa

hehe... bout to post a few updates

how about you?

someday you are gonna have to teach me to take that kind of full tank shot!

great tank and pics.... but you already knew that

check out my blog - ace's 240 reef