We had a wonderful presentation, April 26th, thanks to Allison Cusick (Woman Scientist), who spoke about her work with FjordPhyto by Vernet Lab… We learned a lot about Fjords, Phytoplankton and what they are. Fjords are narrow inlets along the coast with steep sided valleys carved by past glaciers. They can mainly be found in the…
Just around the corner can you believe it? Wow what a great year for San Diego Marine Aquarists as we enter into our 2nd year as a local reef club! Wow been a busy month that’s for sure….. we had a great time at SDMA Beach clean-up Dec 1st 2018 can you believe we collected…
What a way to wind down summer before heading out to MACNA 2018 by meeting in North County at Shipwreck Cove, if you haven’t yet….plan to stop by one day! They have both saltwater and freshwater selections if your into either or both great selections on hand. Bob Fenner presented us with one of his…
Crystal Dynamic Aquarium Mfg Tour on July 21st 2018 was GREAT and a big Thank You to Zoya and Brent for hosting this event and walking us through the many steps that it takes to build their tanks. Found that there was much more to the planning stage to the completed stage setup in your…
May 25th we had our MASNA Speaks Program with Chad Clayton speaking on Reef Nutrition products and their uses -Culturing and Proper Utilization of Rotifers- Culturing and Proper Utilization of Copepods – Biosecurity -Why enriching rotifers is paramount. It was a great presentation on Rotifers and Copepods learned a lot about what Reef Nutrition does for the hobby.…
May started out with a BANG with the West Coast Coral Show in Buena Park Ca on the 5th of May. Show had a great turn out and many vendors from all over were there as well. San Diego was represented by VW Reefs and SD Corals two of our local supporters, there were well over…
By Anthony Calfo Proper water flow is crucial for success with reef invertebrates. However, it is an often neglected and surprisingly inflexible parameter for coral health. Water movement is one of the three fundamentals in reef aquarium husbandry along with light and food. Fortunately, it is also the least controversial dynamic and a very straightforward…
