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The Living Reef May 2003 The Living Reef May 2003 Editorial.... Upcoming Monthly Many people say that owning a pet can be a very Meetings.... rewarding process both physically and mentally. What they don’t tell you is that once you get one th May 28 – Phillipe Dor it’s hard to stop. The problem lies when you lose your treasured pet companion. The emotional 10 Cheritons Place, Armidale attachment formed between the owner and the pet is a strong one and when it’s broken this leads to June 25th – Paul Taylor irrational decisions being made at the pet shop! July 30th – ? Such decisions only lead to more turmoil as the “replacement” pet (or rebound pet) is never as th good as the original loved companion. After some August 27 – Jan Anderson time of adjustment thoughts such as “this will be the last” may cross the mind, but only for a second! September 24th – ? October 29th – ? Inside this Issue.... th November 30 – Glenn Fletcher April Meeting Rundown 2 May Meeting Information 3 December 17th – Nathan Cope Attack of the Killer Cnidarians, Part I 3 MASWA Message Board 4 Fishy Links and News 4 Meetings start promptly at Buy, Sell and Swap 6 7.30pm! The Marine Aquarists Society of WA is a name that we, as a group of friends with like interests have applied to ourselves for the purpose of information exchange. No one person, nor the group as a whole, can be held responsible for liabilities, injuries or other that may result either directly or indirectly as a result of our gatherings or the information exchange therein. The same applies to the information contained in this newsletter. 1 MASWA Contact AQUARIUM ANTICS Information.... As winter approaches and the Committee temperature drops our aquariums lose President – General Enquiries heat more rapidly and the aquarium Nathan Cope - 0416 092 000 heater is left with the burden of [email protected] keeping the water warm! Often many Vice President of us unplug our heaters over summer Currently Vacant however its now time to plug them Treasurer – Treasury/Payment Enquiries back in so that they can do their job. Paul Tayler - 0419 908 264 On cold nights air temperatures can [email protected] drop quite low and without an Secretary efficiently working heater the Currently Vacant aquarium temperature may not be able to be kept from falling. To help our Newsletter Editor – Newsletter Submissions and poor little heaters cope with this Membership Enquiries David Bloch - 0412 079 886 stressful time there are some small [email protected] things that can be done to make their Web Editor – Web Page Enquiries lives a little easier. They include Jason Booth - 0416 056 380 cleaning off all encrusted organisms [email protected] from the glass, making sure they are Social Coordinator – Meeting Venue Availability mounted in an aria of high water flow and Enquiries and lastly adding some foam insulation Tony Fiorentino - 0412 467 519 to the back and sides of the aquarium. [email protected] Try some of these tips this winter and Science Officer make a difference in the life of the Currently Vacant often neglected aquarium heater. Web Address www.auscyber.net/maswa/ April Meeting Membership Payments Make cheques payable to: Rundown.... Paul Taylor (MASWA Treasurer) By Nathan Cope PO Box 7185 Shenton Park WA 6008 Anyone who wasn't able to make it to last month's meeting at Elmer Ellison's house, certainly missed out on a spectacular aquarium! Elmer's tank is 7' (2.15m) by 7' (2.15m) square which, for those who Newsletter Contributions can't visualise dimension in their heads, is just If you would like to make a contribution to the enormous - approximately 3000 litres. When I first newsletter please don’t hesitate to contact the heard about it, I couldn't imagine how anyone Newsletter Editor, David Bloch on the phone could incorporate a 7' square in their lounge number or email address listed above. without relegating the TV and couch to some less Contributions to the newsletter need to be received appropriate part of the house. Once I arrived at no later than 7 days prior to the next meeting date. Elmer's address and saw the size of his house, Don’t be shy – I don’t care if you can’t spell or use though, I was beginning to think that the aquarium a computer. Hand written transcripts are fine! probably wouldn't look so out of proportion. When I entered the front door, I was greeted by a window The Marine Aquarists Society of WA is a name that we, as a group of friends with like interests have applied to ourselves for the purpose of information exchange. No one person, nor the group as a whole, can be held responsible for liabilities, injuries or other that may result either directly or indirectly as a result of our gatherings or the information exchange therein. The same applies to the information contained in this newsletter. 2 onto the Barrier Reef - I felt like I'd entered a rotifers, brine shrimp or larvae of fish and/or other modern public aquarium (not one of those inverts. ones that maintain their aquariums around the philosophy of voodoo and other dark arts). Phil is the only hobbyist I know who can claim to have developed his own reef keeping system. The entire aquarium appears almost seamlessly Phil's display tank is setup in what he calls the integrated with the house and once you learn that Ezyreef System which he developed and has Elmer sited the tank in place of a disused atrium continually perfected over the last 12 years during that was part of the original house design, you can his time providing aquaculture maintenance in understand why. And, because it was originally an Cairns. The very first Ezyreef tank was setup 5 atrium, the tank location has a convenient drain in years ago at the Radisson Hotel in Cairns, but the floor for Elmer to dump his waste water and to apparently Phil's tank is the first complete system rectify any unexpected overflows - another reason in WA based on the latest version of the Ezyreef for most of us to be jealous of System. It is comprised of a 1/3 "Aquaflush" filter, a Elmer. The transparent roof of the atrium allows 1/3 deep sand bed and a 1/3 rock pool in the main some sunlight in, although it wasn't enough to keep tank, and an Ezyreef designed counter flow protein plants alive, which is why Elmer decided to skimmer, along with an improved Jaubert make better use of it. It does, however, give sump/refuge and large calcium reactor. Phil says Elmer's house an unusual look at night as a faint his Ezyreef design is aimed at maximising blue glow can be seen in the middle of the roof efficiency and reliability with minimum complexity, when walking along the street. This glow is labour input or financial investment. According to attributed to the 5 x 400W metal halide lamps Phil, Ezyreef Systems can not crash and all hanging over the aquarium - 3 x 20,000K Radiums potential "mishaps" have been eliminated. Phil and 2 x 6000K GEs. Despite the fact that the believes they are the ideal setup for beginners aquarium is on the ground floor of the two-story through to experts and will save the reef hobby residence, it is able to be vented through the roof - many headaches and losses that other systems another legacy of the old atrium. are prone to. Elmer says that he loves aquariums where you The whole setup should make for an interesting don't see everything in it at first glance - he likes meeting but to top it all off, the MASWA meeting something where you have to sit and watch it for will coincide with Phil's last eye operation and the hours just to see the most obvious inhabitants. long delayed relaunch of his business in WA. Phil That's a pretty good description of Elmer's tank tells us that his business launch will see the first and accordingly, he isn't sure exactly how many batch of factory produced "Aquaflush" aquarium fish are in the tank. He has deliberately left out filter bases plus a media campaign to appoint local wrasses and Blue Tangs, though, as he believes distributors. them to be too aggressive for a harmonious community reef tank. And to his credit, all animals The meeting will begin at 7:30pm sharp and the did appear to be getting on fantastically - even the address is 10 Cheritons Place, Armidale. If anyone has problems getting to this meeting and five Flame Angels! would like a lift please don’t hesitate to contact one of the committee members so that we can try and I, for one, hope we get invited back to Elmer's find some transport for you. house soon. May Meeting Attack of the Killer Cnidarians, Part I...! Information.... By David Bloch The next MASWA meeting is at Phil Dor's house. It is often said that some Cnidarians such as corals Phil's tank is a traditional 4 footer and was moved are hard to keep in captivity. This can be true mid April from inside his house to his new purpose however lurking in the world of “Cnidaria” there are built large (55m²) workshop, assembled with a few species that can be considered weeds! insulated coldroom panels and 50% skylights. These Cnidarians have the potential to take over Also viewable at Phil's house are two aquaculture an unsuspecting reef tank in a manner that can breeding tanks (1.2m X 1.2m) with a built-in only be considered as WAR! "aquaflush" filter.
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