September 2009 Meeting
Paul Sandler hosted our September 26th meeting at his home in Laurel, MD. Kris Weinhold gave a presentation on Taking the Next Step.
August 2009 Meeting
Michael Szesze hosted our August 22nd meeting at his home in Derwood, MD. Michael is the owner of carnivorousplantnursery.com, the leading provider of engaging educational materials that use carnivorous plants to promote environmental stewardship.
Get to know your Ludwigias! (July 2009 Meeting Notes)
Whorled, Crenate and Sessile. Sound like a foreign language? At the July 2009 meeting Cavan Allen decoded the technical side of the plants themselves, specifically the genus Ludwigia. After the pre-meeting socializing and tour of Chris Todd and Amy Payne’s lovely collection of tanks, a few quick announcements and the fun began! More »
Featured Tank – Francine Bethea
See Francine Bethea's winning aquascape in GWAPA's 2011 Dutch-style Aquascaping Contest. Judging was by popular vote.
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.
