D.A.R.C. Meeting May 19th at Jon & Tabitha's House (Jaw969)

[freddie40]

All,

Jon & Tabitha (Jaw969) have generously offered their home for the D.A.R.C meeting on Sat May 19th at 3:00pm Directions (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=&daddr=5250+S.+Zeno+Way+80015&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=54.093296,60.205078&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1)

Here's a description of their tank:

Our tank is a 130gallon AGA dual overflow on a custom built (by me) stand and canopy.
The lighting is 3 x 250 watt SE Radium bulbs driven by Icecap electronic ballasts, and two 80watt T-5's one blue one actinic driven by an Icecap 430.

I am just installing a new custom made sump and refugium ( by my buddy carbuyersfriend) .
Skimming is via a Euroreef CS6-3
My return pump is a Little Giant Mdqx4-sc
Additional circulation by a Seio 1100 and a Seio 820 on mag mount.
I have a Ranco temperature controller to monitor and control heater/fans. Also have fans in the canopy on timers.

Our tank parameters are: Temp 82
Salinity 1.027
PH 8.3
Calcium 400
Dkh 8
Mg 1380
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0

We do 10% water changes weekly or bi-weekly and clean the glass almost daily!!!
We feed frozen Brine, Rod's, Mysis, and Formula 1 and 2, once a day and supplement with New Life Spectrum pellets.

WE WILL BE HOLDING A DRAWING FOR A LARGE (3" x 3") PIECE OF IDAHO GRAPE MONTI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and all proceeds will go to D.A.R.C. Second drawing for a smaller piece maybe??

As always if people could bring a snack along it would be appreciated.

Dave

Full Tank Shot
http://home.comcast.net/~fishman88/best_tank_shot.jpg


View of left side
http://home.comcast.net/~slats88/left_side_4-23.jpg

View of right side
http://home.comcast.net/~slats88/right_side_4-23.jpg

View from the Center
http://home.comcast.net/~fishman88/center_shot_4-23.jpg

[rmougey]

Nice tank!

I'll be there... I'm actually home for this one! :)

-Rob

[mateo lopez]

Hey Jon & Tabitha! Count on me being there. I can't wait to meet some of the DARC people. Let me know if you need anything.

P.S. I will bring a surprise for you.

Matt

[jaw969]

Hey thanks buddy!!

I will figure out the menu in the next couple of days and post.

[jaw969]

As far as snacks and drinks go..............

Jon and I will provide some snacks and drinks. Feel free to bring whatever fun yummy snacks you would like (or any drinks that excite you)

Also make sure to bring some $1 bills. We will have two raffles ($1 per ticket). The raffle will be for 2 pcs of Idaho Grape. If your tank cannot sustain a hard coral I am sure we will have something else you would love in our frag tank!!!!!

Can't wait to see everyone!!!

Tabitha

[jaw969]

Woops.......

Forgot to say that ALL proceeds will benefit DARC!!!!

[carbuyersfriend]

PM Sent

[zerillit]

John & I have theatre tickets, sorry we'll miss it. Your tank it pretty.

[rmougey]

What a fun meeting!!

Thanks for hosting us and letting us drool over your tanks. Also, congrats to the winners of the frags and sump.

-Rob

[freddie40]

Tabitha & Jon,

Thank you for hosting a very excellent meeting. Once again I learned a lot and came home and spent 2 hours playing with my own tank.

Dave

[bilge rat]

you popped my reef club meeting cherry
im not sure how im going to break it to my gf...
i had fun...minus the whole hour i was lost and the 1/2 tank of bio i burned up....thanks for the sweet frags. I spent a good 3 hrs messing with my tank when i got home...now that i look at i may have to move some things...

[jaw969]

Thanks to everyone who came. It was so nice to see everyone again and meet a lot new people.

It was a pleasure having you all. See you all at the next meeting!

Tabitha