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WAMAS Summer 2024 Meeting (in person, not streamed)
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Speaker starts at 3 PM)
Where: Green Acres Center, 4401 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA
WAMAS members get in free. Guests are $5 each (paid at the door). Join WAMAS at this link.
Speaker: Rich Ross
Talk: Managing algae in reef tanks
Abstract: In this talk, Rich will make the case that despite popular opinion, lowering nutrient levels in a reef tank has a negligible, if any, impact on algal growth, and explore some management strategies that will help you avoid and manage algae issues
Bio: Richard Ross is known for the “Skeptical Reefkeepign” article series, groudbreaking work with cephalopod husbandry, entertaining and informative talks, managing the ambitious 212,000 gallon reef tank in the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences, ‘getting stuff done’ in the field, and spawning Acropora in closed systems at the Albright Lab and ins his Secret Home Lab. Richard has kept saltwater animals for over 30 years, has worked in the aquarium industry and trade (maintenence, retail, wholesale, collections, etc), and has consulted for coral farms, collecting stations, academia, public aquaiums, and for private research projects. Richard was presented with the 2015 MASNA Aquarist of the Year award (now the MASNA Award), and his work has been covered by National Geographic, Scientific American, Animal Planet, Penn’s Sunday School, NPR’s Science Friday, Discovery News, Fox News, and more. Richard is also co host of the popular Reef Beef Podcast.
In addition to working in the animal world, Richard was a professsional juggler and corporate script writer. He is an avid photographer/videoographer, but on land and under water, and has been fortunate to dive many of the worlds reefs. At home he cares for a 150 gallon display reef, as well as 300 additional gallons in his Secret Home Lab cephalopod/fish/coral breeding systems, two hairless dogs, 2 semi hairless ‘cats’, a mexican beaded lizard, a rose haired turantula, carnivorous plants, three chickens, and his Bride and child. Richard has collected weird skills; glass blowing, hot shop fabrication, juggling, newspaper layout, graphic design, scuba diving, horseback riding, kiteboarding, photography, drone piloting, video editing, mixed martial arts, and more. In his spare time, he exercises his philosophy degree, and maximizes joy by spending time with his fabulous daughter, and his incredibly generous, intelligent, smokin’ hot wife.
WAMAS Platinum Sponsors
- Air, Water & Ice
- Avast Marine
- Blue Ribbon Koi
- Capital Exotic Fish
- ChemiPure (Boyd Enterprises)
- Coral Candy Aquaculture
- Coral Magazine
- Exotic Reef Creations
- Frank's Tanks
- Fishnreef.com
- ICP Analysis
- Maxspect
- Puddle Aquatics
- Reed Mariculture (Reef Nutrition)
- Reef eScape
- Reef Nerd Aquatics
- SaltwaterAquarium.com
- Supreme Reefs
WAMAS Banner-Only Sponsors
- Bulk Reef Supply
- Cobalt Aquatics
- Jellyfish Art
- MASNA
- Two Little Fishies
check out www.wamas.org for latest news and updates
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Speaker starts at 3 PM)
Where: Green Acres Center, 4401 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA
WAMAS members get in free. Guests are $5 each (paid at the door). Join WAMAS at this link.
Speaker: Rich Ross
Talk: Managing algae in reef tanks
Abstract: In this talk, Rich will make the case that despite popular opinion, lowering nutrient levels in a reef tank has a negligible, if any, impact on algal growth, and explore some management strategies that will help you avoid and manage algae issues
Bio: Richard Ross is known for the “Skeptical Reefkeepign” article series, groudbreaking work with cephalopod husbandry, entertaining and informative talks, managing the ambitious 212,000 gallon reef tank in the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences, ‘getting stuff done’ in the field, and spawning Acropora in closed systems at the Albright Lab and ins his Secret Home Lab. Richard has kept saltwater animals for over 30 years, has worked in the aquarium industry and trade (maintenence, retail, wholesale, collections, etc), and has consulted for coral farms, collecting stations, academia, public aquaiums, and for private research projects. Richard was presented with the 2015 MASNA Aquarist of the Year award (now the MASNA Award), and his work has been covered by National Geographic, Scientific American, Animal Planet, Penn’s Sunday School, NPR’s Science Friday, Discovery News, Fox News, and more. Richard is also co host of the popular Reef Beef Podcast.
In addition to working in the animal world, Richard was a professsional juggler and corporate script writer. He is an avid photographer/videoographer, but on land and under water, and has been fortunate to dive many of the worlds reefs. At home he cares for a 150 gallon display reef, as well as 300 additional gallons in his Secret Home Lab cephalopod/fish/coral breeding systems, two hairless dogs, 2 semi hairless ‘cats’, a mexican beaded lizard, a rose haired turantula, carnivorous plants, three chickens, and his Bride and child. Richard has collected weird skills; glass blowing, hot shop fabrication, juggling, newspaper layout, graphic design, scuba diving, horseback riding, kiteboarding, photography, drone piloting, video editing, mixed martial arts, and more. In his spare time, he exercises his philosophy degree, and maximizes joy by spending time with his fabulous daughter, and his incredibly generous, intelligent, smokin’ hot wife.
WAMAS Platinum Sponsors
- Air, Water & Ice
- Avast Marine
- Blue Ribbon Koi
- Capital Exotic Fish
- ChemiPure (Boyd Enterprises)
- Coral Candy Aquaculture
- Coral Magazine
- Exotic Reef Creations
- Frank's Tanks
- Fishnreef.com
- ICP Analysis
- Maxspect
- Puddle Aquatics
- Reed Mariculture (Reef Nutrition)
- Reef eScape
- Reef Nerd Aquatics
- SaltwaterAquarium.com
- Supreme Reefs
WAMAS Banner-Only Sponsors
- Bulk Reef Supply
- Cobalt Aquatics
- Jellyfish Art
- MASNA
- Two Little Fishies
check out www.wamas.org for latest news and updates
