June 2016 Meeting
For the June 2016 meeting, eighteen to twenty GWAPA members descended on Nagesh’s house for the usual meeting activities: food, conversation, a presentation and a plant auction.
For the June 2016 meeting, eighteen to twenty GWAPA members descended on Nagesh’s house for the usual meeting activities: food, conversation, a presentation and a plant auction.
The May 2016 meeting was hosted by Victor Almeida in Rockville, Maryland. Kris Weinhold talked about photographing aquariums and their inhabitants. Some photos of the meeting are posted below. More »
The April 2016 meeting was hosted by Damian Davila in Burke, Virginia. Some photos of the meeting are posted below. More »
See Francine Bethea's winning aquascape in GWAPA's 2011 Dutch-style Aquascaping Contest. Judging was by popular vote.
Lorena Rodriguez's 2.5G Aquarium Winner of GWAPA's 2007 2.5G Aquascaping Contest (Beginner Category)
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
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.