The June GWAPA meeting was held at Sherry Mitchell’s house in Centreville, Virginia. Sherry is a garden writer and president of the Potomac Valley Aquarium Society. Thirty people came to hear Sherry talk about her garden, ponds, and aquatic gardening in containers.
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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 »
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.
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.
