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I just want to say thanks for the great showing for February's event and also let you know we have another awesome meeting planned for April.
We are pleased to have a reefer that has been in the hobby for nearly 40 years and current has a 30-year-old tank! Paul Baldassano (Paul B on RC) joins to discuss "Evolution of the Hobby and 30 Year-Old Tank."
Here is a quick rundown. Please visit the NVR Events Page for more details:
Topic: Evolution of the Hobby and 30 Year-Old Tank by Paul Baldassano
When: Saturday, April 25, 12:00 noon
Where: Valley Brewery Family Restaurant, Banquet Room
Address: 157 W. Adams St., Stockton CA
Paul is 60 years old and has had a fish tank since day 1. Paul's family owned a seafood business and he grew up in the store playing with the live crabs and lobsters. After serving in Viet Nam and being awarded two bronze stars for valor, Paul returned home to find that his fish tank only had a couple of inches of water in it and his huge catfish had died the week before.
His adventure into saltwater aquariums occurred in Manhattan in 1971 when he discovered blue devil damsels for sale. He has been a certified diver since 1974 and around 1990 Paul started an urchin collection business to sell urchins to hobbyists for algae control. As his interest in the hobby progressed he began to help fish stores in New York set up to carry saltwater fish and offered assistance in parasite removal and treatment of various specimens. In addition to inventing a unique brine shrimp feeder that revolutioned seahorse husbandry, Paul has written articles that have been published by several magazines ranging from breeding of sea slugs to feeding and care of sea horses.
Today Paul has one of the oldest, if not the oldest, reef tanks owned by an individual at over 30 years old. If you have seen his threads on Reef Central you're no doubt familiar with his tank. It definitely has a character of its own containing things such as antique bottles collected on dives, an undergravel fitler still alive and kicking, and some difficult to keep species of gorgonians and fish. Paul's unique experience and insight on the evolution of the saltwater hobby is not something easily come by. This is a one of a kind meeting that you definitely do not want to miss!
We are pleased to have a reefer that has been in the hobby for nearly 40 years and current has a 30-year-old tank! Paul Baldassano (Paul B on RC) joins to discuss "Evolution of the Hobby and 30 Year-Old Tank."
Here is a quick rundown. Please visit the NVR Events Page for more details:
Topic: Evolution of the Hobby and 30 Year-Old Tank by Paul Baldassano
When: Saturday, April 25, 12:00 noon
Where: Valley Brewery Family Restaurant, Banquet Room
Address: 157 W. Adams St., Stockton CA
Paul is 60 years old and has had a fish tank since day 1. Paul's family owned a seafood business and he grew up in the store playing with the live crabs and lobsters. After serving in Viet Nam and being awarded two bronze stars for valor, Paul returned home to find that his fish tank only had a couple of inches of water in it and his huge catfish had died the week before.
His adventure into saltwater aquariums occurred in Manhattan in 1971 when he discovered blue devil damsels for sale. He has been a certified diver since 1974 and around 1990 Paul started an urchin collection business to sell urchins to hobbyists for algae control. As his interest in the hobby progressed he began to help fish stores in New York set up to carry saltwater fish and offered assistance in parasite removal and treatment of various specimens. In addition to inventing a unique brine shrimp feeder that revolutioned seahorse husbandry, Paul has written articles that have been published by several magazines ranging from breeding of sea slugs to feeding and care of sea horses.
Today Paul has one of the oldest, if not the oldest, reef tanks owned by an individual at over 30 years old. If you have seen his threads on Reef Central you're no doubt familiar with his tank. It definitely has a character of its own containing things such as antique bottles collected on dives, an undergravel fitler still alive and kicking, and some difficult to keep species of gorgonians and fish. Paul's unique experience and insight on the evolution of the saltwater hobby is not something easily come by. This is a one of a kind meeting that you definitely do not want to miss!
