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Topic: Guest Speaker Suggestion
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Subject: Guest Speaker Suggestion
Date Posted: January 11 2011 at 11:58pm
We will have a Guest Speaker at our May meeting and we wanted to get your input on this.  We don't just book speakers, we like to get a lot of input from everyone first.

Feel free to tell us what topic you'd like to learn more about.

Or tell us a specific speaker you'd like to hear.  

Share your thoughts and we'll bring in a rockin' speaker for the May meeting.  

Thanks,

Adam


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Posted By: Ryan Thompson
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 9:56am
Go get Oliver, the president of ATI! That won't be cheap though, LOL


Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 10:05am
John Coppolino,  Expert on angels.
Fairly new to the speaker tour, but would love to come to Utah.


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Posted By: jcoulter17
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 10:43am
Originally posted by tileman tileman wrote:

John Coppolino,  Expert on angels.
Fairly new to the speaker tour, but would love to come to Utah.


http://www.imacwest.com/speakers/coppolino.html - http://www.imacwest.com/speakers/coppolino.html


Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 11:28am
how about a lighting expert?


Posted By: Sculpin
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 1:37pm
The kind of stuff I really like is hearing how others run there systems. I love new innovative ideas that work. Here in Utah we have a certain way of doing things and it's all the same old thing (to us that is) so a speaker who knows about other ways of building systems and running them would be cool.

Micah


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Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 2:58pm
Jake Adams. If he showed up again for an event I'd get time off to go see that for sure.

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Posted By: badfinger
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 5:01pm
i would say the guy from ati too, but if hes alot then never mind..... but lighting would be nice

i also think someone who can talk about flow would be nice

jake adams would be nice too


Posted By: CapnMorgan
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 7:38pm
Originally posted by tileman tileman wrote:

John Coppolino,  Expert on angels.
Fairly new to the speaker tour, but would love to come to Utah.


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Posted By: Sculpin
Date Posted: January 12 2011 at 7:43pm
I thought of another topic I'd like to learn about. Biological Warfare. What and how different corals will react to each other in the tank. I'd love to hear about some kind of case study about various corals and their compatibility in a tank environment. Sort of a what works close together, what works far apart, and what will kill what on the other side of the tank.


Micah


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Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 7:41am
Originally posted by Sculpin Sculpin wrote:

I thought of another topic I'd like to learn about. Biological Warfare. What and how different corals will react to each other in the tank. I'd love to hear about some kind of case study about various corals and their compatibility in a tank environment. Sort of a what works close together, what works far apart, and what will kill what on the other side of the tank.


Micah

That's a great idea also Micah.Thumbs Up


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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 13 2011 at 10:07am
For a guest speaker, I would like to nominate myself, and talk about what it is like to be married to an obsessed fish hobbyist.  I would like to invite all wives to attend!!!!
Thank you for your consideration, and a moment of your time,
Donna Peterson


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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 19 2011 at 6:46am
I guess Donna made her point.  That complaint box is stuffed full. Wink

Originally posted by Sculpin Sculpin wrote:

The kind of stuff I really like is hearing how others run there systems. I love new innovative ideas that work. Here in Utah we have a certain way of doing things and it's all the same old thing (to us that is) so a speaker who knows about other ways of building systems and running them would be cool. Micah
Actually, we in the WMAS have always been on the cutting edge of trying new methods. All you have to do is take a tour of WMAS member aquariums to see a lot of different ways to set up and maintain tanks from the fully automated, extra gadgeted, overstocked reef to the sugar/carbon supplemented ultra bacterial driven filtration system to the natural sunlight no frills Mother Nature operated system.
For lighting we also have it all.
This meeting could be very effective by just picking four or five members and give them each 20 minutes to explain how and why their system works for them, with pics and visuals too, of course. Another great idea Micah.Clap


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Posted By: jmw
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 7:05pm
Originally posted by Mark Peterson Mark Peterson wrote:

For a guest speaker, I would like to nominate myself, and talk about what it is like to be married to an obsessed fish hobbyist.  I would like to invite all wives to attend!!!!
Thank you for your consideration, and a moment of your time,
Donna Peterson
I'll bet my wife could fill any remaining time!!!LOLLOLLOL


Posted By: arthuriv
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 6:01pm
Originally posted by tileman tileman wrote:

Originally posted by Sculpin Sculpin wrote:

I thought of another topic I'd like to learn about. Biological Warfare. What and how different corals will react to each other in the tank. I'd love to hear about some kind of case study about various corals and their compatibility in a tank environment. Sort of a what works close together, what works far apart, and what will kill what on the other side of the tank.


Micah

That's a great idea also Micah.Thumbs Up
I agree this would be a very interesting topic!
 
There is also this guy I heard was a great speaker. I believe his name was Adam Blundell. LOLLOL


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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 7:00pm
Arthur- we can't afford that guy, he charges a lot.

Adam


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Posted By: bur01014
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 7:05pm
Speaker Title:  "How to Transform the Dark Places of your Reef"
 
Cheesy enough...looking to fill in those dark places, crevices, caves, overhangs, with diverse ocean life, I know it can be done, I have seen it in some tanks, but help me understand how.
 
I would be interested in hearing from a NPS specialist.  I don't see too many NPS corals and animals in many of our tanks (except for Capn), perhaps because we lack a lot of knowledge on the idea.  For example, I would love to get better growth on my dendro, be able to add some unique sponges that thrive, understand how to properly care for cocoworms (save that crown!), gain knowledge of whether such animals can successfully thrive in a LPS or SPS tank, Biowarefare, importance of biodiversity, importance of phyto, the list goes on.  I am not looking to ask how to run an all NPS tank, I just would like to include some of that amazing ocean life in my home reef. For example, there are literally some sponges out there that give corals a run for their money in beauty and coloring.  All I hear is it can't be done, they are too hard, etc....or I come up short myself in trying to keep the animals thriving....I need a speaker that specializes in the area to help me out!  Perhaps just to re-enforce the idea that it can't be done.... Embarrassed  or what it would take for it to be done...


Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: January 26 2011 at 8:08pm
bur01014- love that post.

Adam


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Posted By: jdinchak
Date Posted: January 27 2011 at 9:57am
Adam I enjoyed your presentation at Reef-a-poolza about unique tanks or species only tanks.

Also at RAP my wife really enjoyed the simple do it yourself how to build a good sump presentation.  I believe Melev's reef guy did that one. 

We are always partial to Scott Michael!  Wink


Posted By: arthuriv
Date Posted: January 27 2011 at 11:28am
Originally posted by Adam Blundell Adam Blundell wrote:

Arthur- we can't afford that guy, he charges a lot.

Adam
Really I had heard he was cheap. I heard he would do it for free as long as there was some Dairy Delight involved!
 
 
Originally posted by bur01014 bur01014 wrote:

Speaker Title:  "How to Transform the Dark Places of your Reef"
 
Cheesy enough...looking to fill in those dark places, crevices, caves, overhangs, with diverse ocean life, I know it can be done, I have seen it in some tanks, but help me understand how.
 
I would be interested in hearing from a NPS specialist.  I don't see too many NPS corals and animals in many of our tanks (except for Capn), perhaps because we lack a lot of knowledge on the idea.  For example, I would love to get better growth on my dendro, be able to add some unique sponges that thrive, understand how to properly care for cocoworms (save that crown!), gain knowledge of whether such animals can successfully thrive in a LPS or SPS tank, Biowarefare, importance of biodiversity, importance of phyto, the list goes on.  I am not looking to ask how to run an all NPS tank, I just would like to include some of that amazing ocean life in my home reef. For example, there are literally some sponges out there that give corals a run for their money in beauty and coloring.  All I hear is it can't be done, they are too hard, etc....or I come up short myself in trying to keep the animals thriving....I need a speaker that specializes in the area to help me out!  Perhaps just to re-enforce the idea that it can't be done.... Embarrassed  or what it would take for it to be done...
 
I really like this idea as well. I think a lot of people would be interested in this topic!!!


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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: January 27 2011 at 11:42am
Well you hadn't said anything about Dairy Delight.  I mean that changes everything.  

Otherwise, he's out of our range.

Adam


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Posted By: buttrflismile
Date Posted: January 27 2011 at 12:12pm
Originally posted by Adam Blundell Adam Blundell wrote:

Well you hadn't said anything about Dairy Delight.  I mean that changes everything.  

Otherwise, he's out of our range.

Adam
 
I am sure one of us tooele people could arrange this payment LOL Just as long as we have a little advanced notice


Posted By: Roy
Date Posted: January 30 2011 at 6:37pm
How about Julian Sprung lol.




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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: January 30 2011 at 6:52pm
We've had Julian a couple times.  Would you like him again?

By the way thanks for all the suggestions.  We'll see what we can do.

Adam


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Posted By: Roy
Date Posted: January 30 2011 at 9:39pm
Or

Eric H. Borneman

I like his aquarium corals book.



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Posted By: tileman
Date Posted: January 30 2011 at 9:41pm
I talked to Tony Vargas and he suggested he would be available during his book tour.  He wanted me to contact the presidency about him coming here.

http://reefbuilders.com/2010/09/08/coral-reef-aquarium-tony-vargas-great-book-reefing/ - http://reefbuilders.com/2010/09/08/coral-reef-aquarium-tony-vargas-great-book-reefing/


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