June 2009 Meeting
Sherry Mitchell will host our June meeting at her home in Centreville, VA on June 27th at 1:00pm. The topic will be Container Water Gardening, which is how to grow aquatic and ponds plants outside in containers during the summer.
Pressurized CO2 (May 2009 Meeting Notes)
If the mere thought of pressurized CO2 injection makes you feel like your head will explode, fear not! The May GWAPA meeting at Rob Peterson’s house was intended to be a safe environment where you could be around a supportive group of folks ready to hold your hand through the transition. It’s really not nearly as scary as you think…we promise! More »
April 2009 Meeting
If you’ve ever wondered “Why would I want to grow aquatic plants out of water?” the April GWAPA meeting was just the place to be. In the ever-inspiring home of Ghazanfar Ghori, members (and guests from New Jersey’s NJAGC club) were introduced to the art of emersed growth. The standard not-so-mini auction followed the talk and plenty of socializing while enjoying the views of Ghazanfar’s amazing tanks.
Featured Tank - Lorena Rodriguez
Lorena Rodriguez's 2.5G Aquarium Winner of GWAPA's 2007 2.5G Aquascaping Contest (Beginner Category)
Featured Tank - Jeff Ucciardo
Jeff Ucciardo 29 Gallon Filter: Filstar XP1 Substrate: Eco-Complete Dosing: Daily dosing of KNO3, PO4, K, 2ml Flourish, 1 ml Flourish Iron Lighting: 65 watts PC 9 hours, with an additional dual Coralife T-5s for 7 hours in the middle total 101 watts CO2 diffusion: Glass diffusor CO2: Azoo regulator, 5lb. tank Fauna: Harlquin radboras, neons, ottos, cherry and bee shrimp, nerite snails
Featured Tank - Robert T Ricketts
Robert T Ricketts 55 Gallon Low-Maintenance Tank Substrate: Plenum based with mixed Estes' Nutmeg and Flourite Filtration: Two internal Eheims for mechanical filtration, plus a prefiltered external Eheim 2213 for bio. Lighting: 1-Two-tube strip light, 1 single-strip light. 12 hours/day. Plants: Val, Crinum, Anubias nana and a couple of other small nana cultivars, A. nana petite, Marimo balls, and Java Moss Fauna: school of glass cats, a school of Debaui cats, Otos, one male cherry Barb, Amano and Red Cherry shrimp, ramshorn and common pond snails.
