2024 Events
Date | Event | Host | Location | Topic |
---|---|---|---|---|
01/27 | January Meeting | Rick Dotson | Oakton, VA | Aquarium Controls by Rick Dotson |
02/25 | February Meeting | Splashy Fish | Springfield, VA | Setting it up for success and keep it growing! by Jen Williams and Corey Wickliffe |
03/23 | March Meeting | John Meyer | Reston, VA | Starting Your Shrimp Keeping Journey by Jacob Waters |
04/27 | April Meeting | Reston YMCA | Reston, VA | Ferns of our Aquarium by Corey Wickcliffe |
05/18 | May Meeting | Viktor Gyorffy | Gaithersburg, MD | Screening of 'Hidden Rivers' |
06/22 | June Meeting | Tim Koles | Glenn Dale, MD | Cookout! |
07/27 | July Meeting | No meeting | ||
08/24 | August Meeting | Splashy Fish | Splashy Fish | Hardscaping Techniques |
09/28 | September Meeting | Cristy Keister | Laurel, MD | Nick Kinser - Trimming Plants to Create Beautiful Aquascapes |
10/26 | October Meeting | Najib Adi | Gainesville, VA | TBD |
12/01 | December Meeting | Corey Wickliffe | Springfield, VA | Holiday Party |
Previous Years Meetings:
October Meeting
- Paludarium Faceoff - Nick vs Corey!
June Meeting
- Kelly Billing - Water Quality via Beautification
February Meeting
- Jen Williams - Aquascaping for Anyone
February 2020 Meeting
- Hiep Hong - Aquascaping
January 2020 Meeting
- Cavan Allen: Plants from the Gratiola Genus (and a few others)
2019 Holiday Potluck
- Bring your favorite dish, and celebrate a great 2019 with other hobbyists!
October 2019 Meeting
- Jeff Michaels - Adding Fish to Your Aquascape
September 2019 Meeting
- Jeff Miotke - Aquascaping
June 2019 Meeting
- Tim Koles - Ponds
May 2019 Meeting
- Ghazanfar Ghori - Bucephalandra
April 2019 Meeting
- Photography Talk by Alex Wenchel
March 2019 Meeting
- Nick Kinser - Paludariums
February 2019 Meeting
- Ghazanfar Ghori - Growing Aquatic Plants Successfully
January 2019 Meeting
- Sean Murphy - Emersed Setups
October 2018 Meeting
- Nick Kinser - Paludariums
September 2018 Meeting
- Karen Randall - Borneo Talk
June 2018 Meeting
- Tour of Lilypons facility
May 2018 Meeting
- Bailin Shaw - Wabi Kusa Workshop
April 2018 Meeting
- Vin Kutty - Understanding Growth Issues in Rotala and Other Sensitive Species
March 2018 Meeting
- Talk - Setting up a pond, and various pond plants to use
February 2018 Meeting
- Viktor Gyorffy - Planted Tanks for Beginners
January 2018 Meeting
- Kris Weinhold - Native Plants
December 2017 Meeting
- Bring a dish and enjoy! Note SUNDAY meeting date.
October 2017 Meeting
- Speaker and Topic TBD after Cancellation
September 2017 Meeting
- Cara Wade - Best of Both Worlds: A Guide to Building Planted Paludariums
August 2017 Meeting
- Erik Lucas - Freshwater Shrimp, an overview of the hobby in the US.
July 2017 Meeting
- Rachel O'Leary - Topic TBD
June 2017 Meeting
- Nick Kinser - CO2 Systems
May 2017 Meeting
- Michael Barber - Ponds
March 2017 Meeting
- Ghazanfar Ghori - Fertilizers in a Planted Aquarium
February 2017 Meeting
- Sean Murphy - Mineralized Soil Substrates
January 2017 Meeting
- Cavan Allen - Dealing with Problems in a Planted Tank. Plus, a recap of his trip to Amano's huge planted tank in Lisbon, Portugal.
December 2016 Meeting
- Potluck - Bring a dish and enjoy!
September 2016 Meeting
- Chance Peragine: Apistophile
August 2016 Meeting
- Jen Williams: Aquascaping Demo
June 2016 Meeting
- Cara Wade: Algae
May 2016 Meeting
- Kris Weinhold - Photographing Aquariums and Their Inhabitants
April 2016 Meeting
- Mark Denaro: Water Gardens
March 2016 Meeting
- Cavan Allen: Plant Species Talk
January 2016 Meeting
- Joshua Wiegert: Loricariids for Planted Aquariums
2015 Holiday Party
- Enjoy great food and plant talk with GWAPA members. Regular auction too!
September 2015 meeting
- Collecting Fish and Plants from the Wild: Viktor Gyorffy in Guyana, GWAPA members in Florida
August 2015 meeting
- Aquarium Automation
June 2015 meeting
- Bob Bock - North American Native Fish
May 2015 meeting
- Becca Goldring - rainwater collection system and plant-friendly dwarf cichlids
March 2015 meeting
- Speaker: Josh Wiegert
February 2015 Meeting
- Speaker: Sam - How to get started with planted aquariums; his experiences.
January 2015 Meeting
- Speaker: Cavan Allen - Plant Genus Talk
Holiday Potluck
- Potluck -- please specify what you're bringing on the forum.
October Meeting
- Custom Aquarium Stand Building
GWAPA Annual Picnic – August 2014
- Annual Picnic
July Meeting
- Amanda Wenger - Growing Aquatic Plants Emersed in Greenhouses
June Meeting
- Cavan Allen - Bacopa genus talk
May Meeting
- Speaker: Karen Randall
Joint Meeting with ACLC
- Sean Murphy: Basics of Planted Aquariums
March Meeting
- Bucephalandra
February Meeting
- Kris Weinhold & Eugen Leontie: LED Lighting
January Meeting
- Cavan Allen: Organics in the Planted Aquarium and their Impact
October 2013 Meeting
- Shane Linder - Catfish in the Planted Aquarium
April 2013 Meeting
- Jason Baliban - Photographing Aquariums
March 2013 Meeting
- Speaker: Sean Murphy
February 2013 Meeting
- Cavan Allen - North American Native Plants and Responsible Plant Collecting
January 2013 Meeting
- Kris Weinhold - Basics of Planted Aquariums and Aquascaping
May 2012 Meeting
- Fertilization (Beginner to Advanced Methods)
April 2012 Meeting
- Cavan Allen: Plant Talk (Eriocaulaceae)
March 2012 Meeting
- Lighting
February 2012 Meeting
- Nature or Iwagumi Style Aquascapes (dependent on member voting)
January 2012 – National Zoo Tour
- Tour of Amazonia Exhibit.
May Meeting
- Dutch Aquascaping
April 2011 Meeting
- DIY Workshop
March 2011 Meeting
- Topic TBD
February 2011 Meeting
- Aquascaping Styles
January 2011 Meeting
- Tropica Tour
Nov/Dec Holiday Potluck
- Holiday Potluck
July Meeting
- Aquascaping: Critiques/Small Adjustments
June Meeting
- Aquascaping: Prepping & Photographing a Tank for Contest Submission
May Meeting
- Aquascaping: Trimming & Maintenance
April 2010 Meeting
- Aquascaping: Planting the hardscape
March 2010 Meeting
- Aquascaping: Hardscaping Workshop
February 2010 Meeting
- Fertilizing a Planted Aquarium
January 2010 Meeting
- Conservation of Rare Plants Using Tissue Culture
October 2009 Meeting
- Acanthaceae (Hygrophila/Staurogyne)
September 2009 Meeting
- Taking the Next Step (Going High Tech)
August 2009 Meeting
- Carnivorous Plants
June 2009 Meeting
- Container Water Gardening
Pressurized CO2 (May 2009 Meeting Notes)
- CO2 Systems
April 2009 Meeting
- Growing Aquatic Plants Emersed
March 2009 Meeting
- DIY Workshop
February 2009 Meeting
- Lighting a Planted Aquarium
January 2009 Meeting
- Collecting and Preparing Driftwood for Aquarium Use
Nov/Dec 2008 Meeting
- Holiday Potluck
October 2008 Meeting
- Photographing your Aquarium
September 2008 Meeting
- Soil Substrates
August 2008 Meeting
- Fertilization by Jeff Ucciardo
July 2008 Meeting
- Luis Navarro: Aquascaping Demonstration
June 2008 Meeting
- Bob Bock: Native Plant-Friendly Fish
April 2008 Meeting
- Aquascaping Indepth 201 +
2.5G Aquascaping Contest Kickoff
March 2008 Meeting
-
Aquascaping Indepth 101 +
Hardscaping Workshop
February 2008 Meeting
- Algae 101
January 2008 Meeting
- Golden Ratio Principle +
180G Aquascaping Demo