CRASE October 15th at COX Convention Center

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pwhitby

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Well guys it is getting to be that time again,
Nights draw in, the weather cools and we all remember we have fish tanks!

This will be our 5th CRASE conference and the second we have held at the Cox Convention Center.

We are now taking pre orders for tickets, which are only $15 per person.

We have two great speakers already lined up- and I will give more details on those later.
We also have a lot of vendors coming to this years show so there will lots of great bargains to be had.

Over the next few days we will begin adding more details, such as the speakers bios and topics as well as more information on the individual vendors you can expect to see.

If you have any questions, p[lease feel free to post in this thread or contact me directly by PM.

Finally, I want to say a huge thanks to Stephanie Kohl for taking on the role of organizer for this years conference.

Regards,

Paul.
 
I am so bummed I have been planning this for a year and now I will be in Bogota Columbia until the 24th. I am one sad panda :(
 
As Promised here are the details on the first of our guest speakers:

Joe Yaiullo.

I have know Joe for several years and he gives an absolutely excellent talk regarding the design, building, maintenance and plans for a 20,000g marine tank that is one of the main features of Atlantis Aquarium in Long Island.

As a taste of some of the contents of his talk, check out this link below:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/2/aquarium

I had the pleasure of seeing this tank earlier this year and was literally amazed by it. Imagine having tangs spawning in your aquarium!
Joe is an avid fan of vodka dosing- while I was there I snapped this pic of him dosing the 20,000g tank.... while inside it:

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Regards,

Paul.
 
I just found out I will be getting back from Columbia earlier than expected so I can attend! I am so excited!
 
well I guess it is time for an update...

How about a few Raffle Prizes...

Lets start with ...

60LBs of Rock From Marco Rocks
First AID acclimation unit from CPR
A Marineland LED unit
Assorted wavepoint T5 (48inch) Bulbs from Tamm
Foods from Reef Nutrition

Thats just for starters....

And of course all of our vendors will also be donating items to the raffle...
 
As promised, here are the remaining two speakers for CRASE 2011.

Adding to Joe Yaiulio we have:

Frseh from Tanked, we have Justin Credabel

I have know Justin for several years and he will be a great addition to the speakers at CRASE V. Justin founded the non-profit Applied Sustainable Aquaculture to conduct research on coral propagation, and educate the public about coral aquaculture and the importance of coral in the wild. At the Coral Research Lab at the Science and Technology Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut Justin further refined the techniques of fusing mulitple coral together to create new varieties, and micro-culture techniques. Justin also founded the Coral Bank, a living stocks collection of coral in captivity, during his time at the Science Magnet school.

The website is www.coralbank.org Justin is now at Underwater World in Los Angeles where he is developing the aquaculture division, and establishing new strains of captive grown coral, including many species of Goniopora, and new varieties of fused coral. Justin is also in the band Incognito Sofa Love, signed to Tribe Muzik. He is often joined by is friends and daughters in the creation of music and videos.


Last, but by no means least, we have Tony Vargas

Tony Vargas started his aquatic adventures at the age of seven, with Guppies in a pickle jar. Shortly thereafter, he was breeding a large host of freshwater tropical’s. In the early eighties he took a giant leap forward and assembled his very first salt water aquarium (fish only). Moving on to more challenging waters, in the mid 1980's, he took another leap forward and experimented with marine invertebrates and corals. Moving forward in the late eighties a handful of aquarist including Tony were among the first in United States to successfully keep and maintain Acropora alive in captivity, long term. Tony began to share this experiences and knowledge with others through the many articles he wrote in a column titled "Feature Coral" for FAMA magazine. One of the Acropora articles in FAMA was acknowledge in Carden Wallace text book on Acropora titled "Staghorn Corals of the World".

Today, Tony SCUBA dives around the world taking underwater photos and observing many of these creatures in their natural environment. With his writings he has effectively communicated his experiences and observations. Tony has traveled the States and Europe giving lectures and consultations on corals, reef fish husbandry, and complete system design.

Recently, Tony has completed work on his forthcoming book titled "The Coral Reef Aquarium". This book focuses on the basics of reef keeping, how to properly assemble a coral reef aquarium (five great examples), and the long term care of these critters in a captive environment. Forward by Sanjay Joshi and Preface by J. Charles Delbeek.


Topic Presentation: The World’s most Successful Reef Aquariums!
 
Another addition to our Raffle Prize list!!


High Def Corals will be contributing a Planet Aquariums Custom Built 60g cube reef-ready aquarium on a Marineland stand.
 
CRASE tickets are available for purchase from Village Frags in OKC and Aquarium Oddballs in Tulsa.

If you're in OKC, give Paul a call or if you're in Tulsa swing by Scott's and grab a ticket to the CRASE!

You can also send payment through paypal to craseokc@gmail.com Tickets are $15. Just include the names to be printed on the badges and mark the payment as a gift.

I plan to attend the OMAS meeting this weekend, though I won't be able to stay the entire time, but I will have tickets with me.
 
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