tanknovice Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Our August meeting will be held at the Gosport Aquarium in Gosport Indiana on Saturday August 10th. As an added bonus this is the same day as the Gosport town festival. The Festival starts at 9am and runs throughout the day. Our meeting will run from 4-6. Lets make a day trip out of this anyone interested in car pooling try to coordinate it through the thread. The address for the meeting is 27 East Main Street Gosport, Indiana 47433 Club this meeting will be worth the trip just to check out what Niki and Brian have accomplished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosportaquarium Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Hello everyone! I’m glad to host August’s meeting and show you all what we’ve been up to down in good ol’ Gosport. First, let me explain the location 🙃 I’m having trouble uploading photos; hopefully I’ll figure that out later. Our house is the old Gosport Bank that was built in 1867. After 15 years or so of renovation, we’re still working on it. 😪 In the basement is my art gallery/studio called Grey Dog Gallery, after our trusty guard dog Avalanche. The main floor is the least renovated so far (it needed the most demo work) and the top floor is where we live. The meeting will be on the main floor, so come on in through the main door. Now a little about the aquarium! Shortly after I opened the gallery and was spending many hours a day down there, I decided it was time to get back into the reef hobby after a 5 year hiatus. I set up a 22 gallon open-top peninsula with a 10 gallon refugium. It was a great way to take breaks from painting and re-focus my eyes. Soon, regulars starting coming in to check on the progress of the aquarium and we started jokingly calling it the Gosport Aquarium: the world’s smallest public aquarium. I loved telling people about the science behind it and basically just liked talking reef again! (I worked at Petco for 5 years during college, which is where the reef bug bit me. I know, Petco 😆) Well, one day my husband, Brian, made the mistake of telling me I could use the coal room for more aquariums. Since the coal room is right behind the gallery, it was perfect! Perfect except it was storage for his tools, (you could barely walk through) had bare brick walls that flaked, had no ceiling, and was missing a window. Not to mention it had a single electrical outlet. But it had concrete floors that Brian had poured years earlier and the sump pit for the building. After a year or so of cleaning the room up enough to set some refugiums in to marinate, here we are! The Gosport Aquarium Expansion, as I’m calling it, will have 2 zoomed low boys (50gal) with 40 gallon display refugiums and a 160 gallon with a 75 gallon display refugium. I’m still missing one 40 gallon breeder, so if anyone has a lead on one... 😉 Of course, I imagine the Aquarium will expand back out into the gallery, which has become more of a working studio anyway. In the interest of keeping this short, I’ll cut myself off now and add more later. I really can talk about this project forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosportaquarium Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 This is the tank that started it all- my 22 gallon rimless peninsula display with a 10 gallon refugium. ❤️ It’s about 2 years old with LEDs, MP10, and an algae scrubber as the main hardware. Currently, I have one naked clownfish (David Pumpkins) and one Pajama Cardinalfish (Gary). There’s an unnamed clown in the refugium temporarily, but she’ll be moved soon. I especially love my leather corals lately, but they may be tied with the zoanthids as my fave coral in the tank. Of course, my bubble tip anemone gets a lot of my attention because it’s my first anemone and I’m still worried it’s going to go nuclear any day. But it’s been in there for a few months and has just been happy as a clam 🤷🏽♀️ If anyone needs chaeto at the meeting, I’ll be more than happy to share. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentNight1793 Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 We will plan to attend. I may also have an extra 40g breeder and a few other tanks laying around 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosportaquarium Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 Fantastic! Thank you so much ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryansweet Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 Amber and I are planning to attend. Is there anything else you can think of that you may need to get another tank or two up and running? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosportaquarium Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 I could really use some more rock; I try to snatch up dry rock at about $1/lb when I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosportaquarium Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 On another note, the festival (called Lazy Days) has a parade at 1:00. I’m working on the Gosport Aquarium float and I’d be glad to give out some Gosport Aquarium T-Shirts in exchange for able-bodies to walk alongside the float! The parade route runs down Main Street from 9th Street to 3rd Street. Meet at the aquarium at noon for t-shirts! For the float, I got these screens from my friend who got them at an auction. They’re gold leaf and the person who painted them initially used the wrong kind of paint (came off with water in spots) and sketched everything out with sharpie (can be hard to cover). I’m working on covering the old stuff and painting a more ‘Gosport Aquarium’ scene on them- keeping as much gold visible as possible. They’ll be back-to back on our trusty little trailer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosportaquarium Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Here’s where I am now, I still have quite a bit to go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefNewby82 Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 That looks great! Jenn and I planning on going to the meeting but will likely miss the parade... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike762 Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 I plan to attend! Open to carpooling ideas as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosportaquarium Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 I’ll be glad to see everyone there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosportaquarium Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Since there will be plenty of delicious festival food options, and I don’t want to hinder your chance of partaking in the fried glory, I’ll prepare a simple charcuterie board and some drink options. Also, our very friendly dog will be at the meeting as well. Please don’t feed him! 😂 He doesn’t beg and we want to keep that habit strong 💪🏽 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo620 Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 I hope I don’t work too late, but I plan on attending. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzNik2 Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 I ll be able to make it now... 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanknovice Posted August 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 Lets get a great turnout for this. Anyone else going 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetesFolly Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 I will not be able to attend as we will be moving our son back to Purdue this Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZIDLICK1 Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Mike and I are planning to be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanknovice Posted August 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Niki and Brian Greatly appreciate you hosting. The bed races and parade were really cool. I know you have a lot to do between nod December. Do not hesitate to ask if you need anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ReefNewby82 Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 Great looking nano Niki! Love the exposed mangrove too. Was trying to load more pictures but those of you who didnt make it missed out! Art by Niki, street wrestlers, smoked bbq pulled pork nachos, the future of Gosports very own public aquarium, and a bedroom in a bank vault! Thanks for hosting Brian and Niki...very excited to see what is next. Make sure to make it to the Pay it Forward! Very very cool house and little town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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