{"id":3052,"date":"2017-05-29T19:51:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T23:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/?p=3052"},"modified":"2017-06-01T13:47:37","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T17:47:37","slug":"may-2017-meeting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/may-2017-meeting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2017 Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GWAPA\u2019s May 2017 meeting was held at Cristy Keister\u2019s house in Laurel, MD.\u00a0 About 25 members were there to hear Michael Barber talk on back yard planted ponds.\u00a0 <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here is Barber giving his talk:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/may-2017-meeting-2\/presentation\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3053\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3053\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/presentation-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/presentation-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/presentation-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/may-2017-meeting-2\/slide-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3055\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3055\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/slide-500x354.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/slide-500x354.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/slide-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/slide-1024x724.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main item of GWAPA business was Nick Kinser\u2019s presentation about the upcoming planted tank contest.\u00a0 According to Nick, \u201cThe 2017 GWAPA aquascaping contest is open now so please participate. As always it will be a popular choice contest. It is only $5 to enter\u200b and there are $450 in cash prizes up for grabs. Any style of planted aquarium is welcome, just take a picture on a good tank day and send it in along with your registration fee. We must have photos and fees in no later than Midnight, November 1st. Please look on the GWAPA forum, under announcements, for complete contest rules. Get them tanks ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As usual we had a plant auction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/may-2017-meeting-2\/auction-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3056\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3056\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/auction-439x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/auction-439x500.jpg 439w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/auction-768x875.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/auction-899x1024.jpg 899w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/auction.jpg 2022w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few photos of Cristy\u2019s tanks:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/may-2017-meeting-2\/aqu-1-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3057\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3057\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-1-500x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-1-500x247.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-1-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-1-1024x506.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/may-2017-meeting-2\/aqu-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3058\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3058\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-4-500x326.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-4-500x326.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-4-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-4-1024x667.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3059\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3059\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-3-500x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/may-2017-meeting-2\/aqu-2-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3064\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-2-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/aqu-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As always there was a nice selection of food, including these especially delicious cookies:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/may-2017-meeting-2\/food-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3061\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3061\" src=\"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/food-500x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/food-500x413.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/food-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/food-1024x846.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/food.jpg 1952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A number of GWAPA attendees hope that we will see these again at some future meetings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GWAPA\u2019s May 2017 meeting was held at Cristy Keister\u2019s house in Laurel, MD.\u00a0 About 25 members were there to hear Michael Barber talk on back yard planted 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