{"id":164,"date":"2005-08-30T17:11:53","date_gmt":"2005-08-30T21:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/?p=164"},"modified":"2008-09-06T17:12:25","modified_gmt":"2008-09-06T21:12:25","slug":"august-2005-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/2005\/08\/august-2005-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2005 Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the August 2005 meeting, Robert and his wife graced us with his                wonderful hospitality and impressive fishroom. As usual, we had                a ton of plants at our mini-auction.             <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/banana_plant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Look at the size of that banana plant!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/tanks-wall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"250\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Ghazanfar&#8217;s checking out Robert&#8217;s Wall-O-Tanks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/tank1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"185\" \/><br \/>\n<em>One of Robert&#8217;s tanks<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/tank2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"228\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Another tank<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/tank3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"229\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Yet another&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/fish-flagtail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" \/><br \/>\nFlagtail Catfish.<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/veggie_filter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Now that&#8217;s a veggie filter!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/fishroom-left.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Behind the wall-o-tanks.<\/em> Lots of plumbing!<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/fishroom-right.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Behind the wall-o-tanks &#8212; more tanks!<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/auction.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Look at all those plants for auction!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aaron&#8217;s CO2 Reactor Demonstration<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/co2-step1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>First, clean materials with Acetone..<\/em><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/co2-step2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Cleaning.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/co2-step3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Apply PVC adhesive.<\/em><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/co2-step4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Attach the endcap.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/co2-step5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Use a twisting motion to better secure the join.<\/em><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/co2-step6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Add the Bio-Balls to the reactor.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/co2-step7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Put on the other endcap.<\/em><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/co2-step8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Use teflon tape to insure the barb connection is air-tight.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/co2-step9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Insert the barb.<\/em><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/articles\/august2005\/images\/co2_end.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Aaron looks quite pleased with his finished reactor, doesn&#8217;t                      he? <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the August 2005 meeting, Robert and his wife graced us with his wonderful hospitality and impressive fishroom. 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