October 17th Meeting!

[TippyToeX]

Las Vegas Valley Reefers
October 17th at Noon
Round Table Pizza (9350 W. Sahara Ave) near ATMII

This month we will be having Anthony Calfo (http://www.readingtrees.com/about.html) speaking. Author of The Books of Coral Propagation, (http://www.readingtrees.com/bocpV1.htm)Volume 1: Reef Gardening for Aquarists and Reef Invertebrates (http://wetwebfotos.com/store/nma-ri.html)

He will be speaking about the "State of the Hobby". A comprehensive talk covering lighting, feeding, aggression, some coral propagation, etc.

Anthony is a generous man when it comes to his knowledge on the hobby, so have some questions ready. :)

Hope to see you all there!

[orionsmamma]

Awesome, I cant wait!!

[opihi]

me either. see you all there :)

[Nanighan]

In like Flynn..

[mike bracken]

I can't wait, can some one give me some directions from I-15

[orionsmamma]

Well, lets see if this works.

http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&un=m&2tabval=address&cl=EN&ct=NA&2n=CLARK+COUNTY&1tabval=address&2v=ADDRESS&1y=US&1a=I-15&1c=las+vegas&1s=nv&1z=&1ah=&2y=US&2a=9350+W+SAHARA+AVE&2c=LAS+VEGAS&2s=NV&2z=89117-8814&2ah=&idx=0&id=4167493a-00120-03c09-400c252f&aid=4167493a-00121-03c09-400c252f

Enter your address and click on "get directions"

[Nanighan]

try to get to 95n, and exit summerlin parkway.
from there exit rampart and make a left at the light
its in the strip mall at the corner of fort apache(rampart becomes this) and sahara.
hope this helps.

[butterfly_cheeks]

I'm Mikes wife. I have a FOWLR will he touch base on any topics for my set up? I sure hope so if my husband is dragging me to Vegas again. The drive from St. George really sucks!:hmm1:

[TippyToeX]

Hi butterfly_Cheeks :) I'll send him an email and ask to be sure. I do however believe it is mainly reef topics.

[butterfly_cheeks]

Thanks! Are there any good Pet stores around the Round table area? I heard they have monky's in the pet stores there?

[TippyToeX]

There is ATM11. I really do not like the place but if you use QT they do get some lovely fish in from time to time. :)

I know nothing of monkies! Though it would not shock me if there were some pet stores that did have them.

[orionsmamma]

Yep Aim, It is legal to sell monkeys in Nevada. I have yet to see one; but if you look at pet stores in the phone book you will see places advertising them :rolleye1:

[TippyToeX]

Good grief.. :rolleyes:

[the Undone guy]

the "PET STOP" on charleston and lamb usually have monkeys....its horrible. dont go in there, save yourself. or go in and buy a reptile, save them.

[LaserGecko]

If you buy a reptile "to save it", you do nothing but tell the store "Why, yes, you CAN keep reptiles in horrible conditions and still make a profit." Offer to take it for free, but don't buy it.

The only way to get through to a bad reptile store is to let their stock die in their tanks and spread the word about how bad they are. Any other course of action only increases their profits and causes more reptiles to end up in the same miserable conditions, thereby increasing the suffering.

[Daniel62]

Looking forward to meeting everyone.
Daniel

[butterfly_cheeks]

Thanks guys, you all sound like our kind of people, it will be nice to meet you!

[the Undone guy]

i wasnt trying to get too technical here...was just making a simple statement that the store sucks. Even reptiles living in horrible conditions deserve a chance at a better life.

[Daniel62]

Hello again, I have some stuff for sale, that I can bring to the meeting if anyone is interested, check out my thread for details.
Thanks Daniel

[ktani]

I am afaid I cannot come. My daughter has vball tryouts that day and I want to be there.

Bums me out for several reasons.

1. I love roundtable pizza. Please eat a bite of pepperoni for me.
2. I so want to see Amy's tank.
3. To see Anthony is always a joy.

Please give my regards to Ant and you all have a great meeting. BTW there is some amazing sushi at Osaska off Flamingo and of course Nobu at the Hard Rock Cafe. If you all go there (Ant is a sushi man) please eat some for me.

Kip

[TippyToeX]

Aww Kip I'm going to miss you! :(

I'll give Anthony your best and we will toast some Sake in your name. :)

[ktani]

Awww thanks Amy.

Have fun as any time with Anthony is sure to be and will see you all in November.

Kip

[opihi]

I just wanted to thank Anthony for his time today. i enjoyed myself, and learned a lot. it was nice to see such a good turn out too, and hope you all will join us regularly.

j

[mike bracken]

thanks for letting some fellow desert dwellers join you. My wife and I both learned a lot. We hope to join you for more of these get togethers.

By the way ATM2 is like a candy store to a kid for me, our selectio/ stores are really bad. So bad that the owner does not know what an SPS coral is, this is not a joke he really doesn't know.

[opihi]

maybe you can make the drive to the SoCal frag swap next month, if you think ATM2 is a candy store...

[TippyToeX]

I too want to thank Anthony for his time and generosity. Not only for the talk he gave Sunday that was marvellous, but for the help and advice he gave Jeff and I to help LVVR grow and be a strong club. The whole weekend was invaluable. :)

A big thanks for all of the new faces at the meeting, and for those who made the long drive to Vegas! We hope to see you all often.

Thanks again Anthony!

[dallast]

anthony was the best!

i could have listened to him talk another 8 hours! he just flowed with information....and useful info, to boot! i like the enthusiasm he has for the hobby and it does inspire me to do more with my own systems as well as my participation in the hobby.

i hope to meet and talk with him again soon.

ps. that greenhouse in the back idea is starting to creep up on me...............

[Anthony Calfo]

A big thanks to you all for your great hospitality. I had a wonderful time and enjoy the engaging questions/interaction most of all!

A special thanks to Amy for coordinating the event and hosting me :)

I look forward to seeing your club grow stronger.

with kindest regards,

Anthony