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Sorry, I didn't see some of these lasts posts until this am (Sun). Spoke or texted with a number of the above, But wanted to say thank you for all pitching in and bringing food & drinks etc. I hope some of you who took pictures will post them here because this was great time. WHAT A BLAST! Really enjoyed getting to meet some of the new members. Haven't spent anytime looking for a stray mermaid, but haven't noticed her yet either.... There may have to be some form of retribution to those delinquents who aided in or instigated of hiding of said mermaid.... LOL. 14,236 days... made it through another one!

Future meeting hosts, there’s a little game that was started at the summer social this year, involving small mermaid aquarium decoration being hidden in the house. If and when Craig finds it, he’s going to pay it forward to one of you. If you find it, keep it going… 😸

Laura and I would like to thank everyone that made the trip down. We really appreciate it. Also everyone who bought coral, thanks and we hope they do well for you.

Sorry, I could not make the July meeting so you will not need to hunt... but I may need to. Its possible Connie put it back into the box of freebies and it left the day of the June meeting. As of now (July 20th) its MIA... 🙁

I don’t pay attention, obviously

We would like to thank all the Sponsors, Vendors, Hobbyist and Volunteers that helped to make the 2021 Frag swap a success. We look forward to seeing everyone next year on April 2, 2022

These are all from the last time I was part of the club. I think my old pictures were deleted, but I remember we used to be very limited with how many pictures we could post at that time.

I plan to attend

So another spawning event last night. This time it was the Rose bubble tip.

Looking forward to being there. Will be my first meeting.

Just messing around with my new lens filters on my iPhone. I need to work on getting better video.

I sold my 125 today. I feel like it was an end of an era. This tank was running continuously for over 20 years. And was an accumulation of a 75 and 55 reef that started in 1993. Most of you in the club has seen my tank over the years. And maybe was the oldest continuously ran reef tank in the club. So with that said I will be doing a future build.

Luis and Chanel Thank you again for hosting the November meeting The tank looks great as always and I think that everyone liked the pay it forward part of the meeting. Temperature/Chemistry/Par

Here is my first hammer pinwheel after 48 hours or so. I used the orange baby wall hammer elevated in the center. 24k up front, splatter hammer back left and the gold tip top right. I didn't want to over crowd the wheel...so I will be doing a second wheel as well. This one will have the purple tip, the baby blue and the purple hammer. When I get the peach octospawn I will do one of those as well. So in the end when this baby step (get it) build is done and ready we will have three euphyllia centerpieces for the new system!

I have been collecting hammers to make a centerpiece for the new build when and if it's finally wet lol. Right now I have gold, orange, baby blue, splatter hammer and purple. It should be really cool when I get it fragged and set up.

Well. she is JUST about done. a little more. and then to tidy the cables and set it all up in fusion

bump... stars (and starfish) aligned! see many of you this afternoon.

Hello everyone, Im Jace! From "Jace Exotics" Marine Fish & more. I'm a Hoosier native, opening a new exotic fish in the heart of Broad Ripple. I fell in love with saltwater while living in Southern California. Surfing & snorkeling with the Garibaldi sold me on everything salt water. After moving back to indy at the beginning of covid and spending most of my time with my tank, I decided to turn a hobby I am passionate about into a something I can share with my fellow aquarist & the Indy Community. Mission: Your destination for well priced unique corals and marine life. Grand opening: September 4, 2021 6528 Cornell Ave (Use Rene's Bakery in your gps if you get lost) Everyone is welcomed to come check the place out! What to expect? 15% off for all INDMAS members An unique array of exotic saltwater fish Much more inventory to come in the following weeks

Unfortunately I am not going to make it had to go to Florida to clean out my MIL HOUSE as she passed away

FYI for people coming next Saturday. Pending good weather, I have a nice outside area that is directly off my family room/Fish room. I have places for everyone to spread out and kids to play on the playset! I look forward to seeing everyone!

Nice! I'm back in the field in Michigan this week.

Steve, feel free. We’d love to get a new family of reefers to geek out with.

Alan and I will be attending! Definitely been a very long time since we attended one.

Of course!

Would it be alright to extend an invitation to a possible new member and his wife?

A good "re-start" after a very difficult 2020 and 2021. I know many are still concerned about limited group events but this went quite well for most attending! We'll get back to record numbers soon. I know this took an incredible amount of work, effort, patience, and perseverance to pull this event off. Thank you to the board and especially Mike for making this happen!

Great job by the club again. Thanks

Welcome to the club. Don't forget to enter the raffle for some excellent prizes!

Welcome to the club, this should a fun event for you. Plan on taking your time looking around, asking questions and enjoying the group!

Vender will supply a small bag, deli cup or specimen container

So guessing this means you’re actually new the the hobby all together?. Well there will be lots and lots and lots of coral available to purchase. You’ll have a hobbiest section. Pretty much guys in the club growing stuff in their tanks looking to make some cash to put right back into the their tanks. 🙋🏽‍♂️ Like me! Then you have vendors. They’re the tables that have turned all this into a business. Places like Aquarium World, Modern Aquatix, The Reef, Premium Aquatics, Salt Critters, and some out of town place that do some traveling. This year the building is a large one with a lot of space to be able to get a good look at all the tables before deciding what you want to purchase. Be wary though, don’t wanna come back to a table just find the coral you were thinking about had sold moments ago. Bring a well insulated cooler to keep the corals as comfortable as you can till you get them to their new homes. And lots of money lol 😂 Bring cash just in case it the only method accepted by vender/hobbiest (It’s 2021 no reason other methods shouldn’t be but you never know) Have fun, meet lot of new people, talk fish and coral with everyone.

My little one would have it no other way. She grew up watching Octonauts and between that and my love of the ocean she was stuck. 🤣 We have decide to go with the Red Sea Max e-170. Starting out without the sump refuge option, but hopefully adding later. My daughter is a real rule follower and always looking to make peace out of any situation and I think I am going to carry that theme into the tank with a couple of examples of symbiotic relationships and just an overall peaceful tank. Which means I will probably also stay away from corals that have a tendency to take over the tank. We'll see, slow and steady.

Welcome back to the hobby and to the club Energy efficient lights with LED and DC powered pumps are some of the better innovations Tyr to make it to the April meeting on the 10th

Well, I would take his cell phone or computer away then...can't have him just throwing his gametes around the tank whenever he feels the need...gross!! 🤣

Person on Reef2Reef made a home-made removals tool. I tried it and it worked. Here is the link: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/anemone-removal-invention.778278/ Brent

10 gauge welded 316L stainless steel tweezers for feeding the eel. No wet hands anymore.

I can do it again.....

Hey all I’m Jimmy, I’m new to the saltwater hobby and am really looking forward to getting to know everyone. Right now I’m in the soaking up knowledge and planning what I want my tank to look like stage. I am a big Pacers fan and my family has had season tickets for over 30 years. I’m also a bit of a cigar collector with likely close to 2000 cigars. I’ll likely be selling off a small portion to help kickstart this new hobby!

Made the same mistake! Just my experience not to discourage you, but it took a good month to 2month before chaeto grew again after stop dosing vibrant. The one that was in my Refugium completely melted a month later I added a new ball, with no success either. Only now I see robust macro algae growth. Also if you chaeto is melting it will release all of the nutrients back into the water column. Why did it take that long? Vibrant is mostly a bacterial product, these bacteria will settle and grow on substrate and as such doing water changes will not get rid of them. So they have to run it’s course. My suggestion would be to pull your chaeto and wait a few weeks or a month before reintroducing any macro algae, but it just my two cents.

https://www.4ocean.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlvT8BRDeARIsAACRFiWGwh9wlMz-FX8tXcRCMKI6_h01-ihQNFDp2Ch0j8l8xIocue3KlIkaAglTEALw_wcB Pretty cool operation here. Check them out and consider getting a bracelet for a loved one this year...you can be helping the environment more than you know! I think the club reached out to them in the past to try and work out a group buy and they weren't interested. But doesn't mean we can all spend $20 to help the fish and corals we all live with and love.

Got the plumbing done! Looks pretty sharp...it's a little tighter than I wanted it to be for the equipment but I'm digging it! What do you think?

Sounds good! I will go ahead and put that on my tank. Thanks to all who replied.

Cheryl & Doug, thank you for having us. This was truly inspirational!! Hope all will go well and you guys can host again to show off your finished product!!

Man I remember this tank! I got out, then back in, then upgraded three times during the span of your tank! Glad you are staying in the hobby!

Thank you for hosting. It was good to see everyone at the meeting. It looks like your plan for the new build is well on it's way. Very detailed, well planned and executed. Very Nice! You'll have to host again next year so we can see your accomplishments. (Hosting next year is also true for Mike Duffy, Mike Miller and Bob Myer). Im looking forward to seeing these tanks grow out.

Doug and Cheryl Thank You again for hosting. This is already a great setup without water and will be even better once running!

Great meeting Doug. Thanks for having us. I am looking forward to seeing your system up and running. It is awesome. Take care.

Here's my latest one