{"id":121,"date":"2008-01-30T16:50:07","date_gmt":"2008-01-30T20:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/?p=121"},"modified":"2008-09-06T16:50:52","modified_gmt":"2008-09-06T20:50:52","slug":"january-2008-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/2008\/01\/january-2008-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2008 Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Williams hosted the January 2008 meeting at his home in Mount                Airy, MD. Dave had been preparing a 180G aquarium in his basement,                which we aquascaped at this meeting. Prior to aquascaping, Dave                described his aquarium setup, and gave a brief talk about the Golden                Ratio, an ancient principle that defines the proper porportions                used to appeal to the eye.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Kris Weinhold, the new GWAPA president, talked about the upcoming                year&#8217;s events. Meeting topics are set for the first half of the                year, and a number of workshops are in the works. A possible native                collecting trip is also in the works for the summertime.<\/p>\n<p>We also had one of our largest &#8220;mini&#8221; auctions ever,                with countless items up for sale. A number of new members showed                up at the meeting; welcome to all of those folks!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Dave&#8217;s 180G aquarium, after aquascaping.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nLots of people turned up, socializing prior to the meeting&#8217;s start.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Dave&#8217;s 2.5G aquarium.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Another of Dave&#8217;s aquariums.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Kris &amp; Dave open the meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Everyone&#8217;s gathered around.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Some of the plumbing underneath the 180G tank.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Hanging the TEK T5 lights.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>The &#8220;mini&#8221; auction. Lots of stuff!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Aaron running the auction.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>The bare-bottom tank, with stuff eggcrate and plumbing in the                bottom. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Dave spreading dolomite in the bottom of the tank for his soil                substrate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Added in the soil.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>The hardscape, with golden ratio lines demonstrated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Kris and Aaron planting the tank.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Kris planting the tank.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Dave posing with his new 180G aquarium.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/january2008\/images\/Gwapa-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>The finished aquascape, just waiting to be completely filled                with water.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Williams hosted the January 2008 meeting at his home in Mount Airy, MD. 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