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Monday, January 03, 2011

GIRS Business Meeting 2011
By apjohnson @ 12:15 AM :: 236 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: GIRS News, Club Events (Non-GIRS), GIRS Events, Des Moines Area, Waterloo/Cedar Falls Area, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Quad Cities Area

On January 29th, 2011, we'll be having a business meeting in Coralville, IA. This is the annual club meeting where we will be discussing the activities of 2010, goals for 2011, how the club is doing financially, getting an update on MACNA, among other interesting topics. There will also be a great raffle in which all members in attendance will be recieving free tickets! We hope to see you there. Details about the meeting are as follows:

Date:	Saturday January 29th
Time:	4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:	Country Inns and Suites 2571 Heartland Place Coralville, IA 52241

Monday, June 21, 2010

GIRS Videos Now Available!
By jtesdall @ 12:46 AM :: 209 Views :: 3 Comments ::

:: Club Events (Non-GIRS), GIRS Events, Frag Swap

All of the videos from past GIRS events are now available on the GIRS Website. This is another great benefit to GIRS membership!

Look for the "GIRS Video" Link under "Resources" in the main menu.

Here is a list of currently available Videos:

Adam Cesnales at Fall Fest 2008
Fragging a "Duncan" Coral at Fall Fest 2008
Randy Reed at Fall Fest 2009
Anthony Calfo at Fall Fest 2009
Kevin Kohen at Spring Fest 2010
Jon Coppolino at Spring Fest 2010
Rod Buehler at Fall Fest 2008

Please thank Jeremy Meyer(Waverz) for all of his hard work in making these happen!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

John Coppolino is our second speaker for Spring Fest
By xroads @ 4:16 PM :: 545 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Club Events (Non-GIRS)

We are happy to announce that John Coppolino has agreed to come speak to us at the Spring Fest. John is a formed TOTM winner on RC. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/totm/index.php

His specialty is dwarf angelfishes.

Presentations:
Angelfish in Reef Aquaria: From QT and Adaptation to Pairing and Spawning Of the numerous brightly colored and personable families of reef fish that brought many of us into the hobby, perhaps none is more popular than that of angelfish. However, as our hobby has evolved to include a much higher percentage of reef aquariums over “fish-only”, angels are often excluded out of fears they are not “reef safe”. When angels are kept in reefs, it is often only a single specimen, out of fears that angels cannot be mixed together. Many of these blanket misconceptions are based on misinformation, hearsay, and outdated advice. In “Angelfish in Reef Aquaria” we’ll discuss the cutting edge techniques you need to know to successfully keep angelfish together in your reef aquarium for years, from proper QT and adaptation to attaining nightly natural displays of spawning pairs or harems and everything in between. “Angelfish in Reef Aquariums” is of interest to all angelfish lovers from the casual observer to the angelfish nut!

Biography:
John Coppolino's innate passion for fish was nurtured growing up on an island on a lake in Northern New Jersey with a fish loving father and a mother allergic to everything with fur and feathers! A saltwater hobbyist since age 11, John began working at a large regional aquarium store as soon as he obtained working papers in high school, and in college went on to study reef fish in Bermuda and the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador where he lived (and met his wife!) for about two years after obtaining his B.S. in biology. John now lives in Northern Virginia with his wonderfully supportive wife and two young children, and keeps over 1000 gallons of saltwater aquariums with over twenty angelfish spread throughout, with most in pairs or harems in reef tanks. These include a trio of Pygoplites diacanthus (regal angelfish), a trio of Centropyge joculator (joculator angelfish), and the mixed species pair of Centropyge resplendens / Centropyge fisheri that created the first tank bred hybrid angelfish. John travels yearly with work to Hawaii and Guam, where most free time is spent underwater! John writes articles and has spoken at conferences and reef clubs on the topic of angelfish, and has contributed to the newly published book "Angelfishes of the World"

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Kevin Kohen is coming to Spring Fest May 15th
By xroads @ 7:31 AM :: 176 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Club Events (Non-GIRS)

Who is Kevin Kohen you ask?

He is the founder of Live Aquaria & manages the Live Aquaria facility in Rhinelander Wisconsin. He is also bringing along

10 Drs. Foster and Smith’s Limited Edition Captive Grown Coral Frags.

Here is a brief Bio on Kevin. Hope to see you there.

Kevin Kohen earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Wright State University, and is an avid marine life photographer, lifelong aquarist and marine fish enthusiast. He was one of the early pioneers maintaining live corals in captivity back in the early 80's. He began his professional career in the marine fish industry working in a retail fish store, and then moved on to manage the operations of one of the largest freshwater and marine fish wholesale and import/export businesses in the Midwest for over eight years. From there, he ventured on to launch the LiveAquaria.com web site, and designed and oversaw the installation of the Drs. Foster & Smith Aquaculture Coral & Marine Life Facility. He currently oversees the operations of the facility, and is responsible for the acquisition of the animals, as well as their husbandry.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Save the Date - Spring Swap 2010
By apjohnson @ 3:00 PM :: 302 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: GIRS News, Club Events (Non-GIRS), GIRS Events, Saltwater/Reef, Des Moines Area, Frag Auction, Frag Swap

We have just confirmed our facility for the 2010 Spring Fest. Following in the footsteps of last years very successful spring fest, this years event promises to be better than ever. We anticipate more individual sellers, more vendors, and possibly even a few special speakers or demonstrations. Mark your calendars now and plan to join us for a great event!

Where:
Iowa State Fairgrounds - Walnut Center

When:
Saturday, May 15, 2010

Time:
Noon to 5:00 PM

More information to come....

Monday, August 24, 2009

Don't forget these upcoming events!
By apjohnson @ 12:04 PM :: 281 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Club Events (Non-GIRS), GIRS Events, Freshwater, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area

Hey everyone! Hope you're enjoying the last bit of summer...Fall will be here before you know it. Don't forget about these upcoming events:

CR / IC Regional Monthly Social - Thursday. August 27th

Iowa Aquatics Swap Meet - Sunday, August 30th

More details about each of these events can be found below. Hope to see you there!

Monday, August 10, 2009

GIRS at the Iowa Aquaria Swap Meet
By apjohnson @ 10:01 AM :: 303 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Club Events (Non-GIRS), Freshwater, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Club News (Non-GIRS), Frag Auction, Frag Swap

Hello everyone! We have been approached by the Iowa Aquaria club to join them at their upcoming swap meet on the 30th. Click this link for a full flyer on the event. They have graciously extended IAA member pricing to all GIRS members. This includes everything; entrance fee, table fee and raffle. Now to be clear, this is a freshwater aquaria club event, but most/many of us have our roots in freshwater stuff and some still have freshwater tanks. Also, a couple of the GIRS Board members will be there handing out info on our club and answering questions about saltwater fish and corals. Please contact me with any questions about this event. Also, if you're interested in selling or would like to help out, contact me for that too. We will be creating a photo book for the GIRS table that will include pictures of some of the incredible tanks owned by our members. If you would like to have your tank or corals featured in that photo book, let me know. Here's the details for the event:

EVENT:
Iowa Aquatics Swap Meet

DATE:
Sunday, August 30th, 2009

LOCATION:
Country Inn and Suites
2571 Heartland Place
Coralville, Iowa

TIME:
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

A big thank you to the Iowa Aquaria club for inviting us to participate in this event!

Monday, August 10, 2009

CR/IC Regional Monthly Social
By apjohnson @ 10:00 AM :: 235 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Club Events (Non-GIRS), Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Club News (Non-GIRS)

Hey everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying this unusually cool summer that we're having. It's that time again for another monthly social. Come and join us for some food, drink, and conversation. Bring your questions, comments, or update everyone on your tank, or just come out to hang out. For new people, this is a great time to come out and put a face to a name in a casual setting. Looking forward to seeing you there!

EVENT:
CR/IC Regional monthly social

DATE:
Thursday, August 27th, 2009

LOCATION:
Parlor City PUB and Eatery
1125 3RD ST. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA
(319) 247 - 0000

TIME:
7:00 PM - Until (You all go home)

Also, please keep your eye on the CR/IC forum as I will be posting a calendar of events later this week. This will include monthly socials, Fall Fest and the holiday party. Save the date and make plans to attend!

Friday, July 03, 2009

CR/IC Regional monthly social
By CyberJester @ 1:07 PM :: 254 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: GIRS News, Club Events (Non-GIRS), Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area

Hey all,

Time to have a social, come out meet your regional members and have a bite to eat and a few drinks.
This event is open to both Due's paying and non-due's paying members alike.
So if you are not yet a full fledged member of the club, come on out and meet some of the members.
This is your chance to come out and share in food, friendship, & BEER, and even some reef chat, with those who share your passion.

We will be meeting downtown CR at Parlor City (owned by our very own Nick Jelnick's father).
They just got married, so, lets get out their spend some money and help build that new house fund that Steph is going to be asking Nick for shortly.

Here is the information for the event.

EVENT:
CR/IC Regional monthly social

DATE:
Thursday July 9, 2009

LOCATION:
Parlor City PUB and Eatery
1125 3RD ST. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA
(319) 247 - 0000

TIME:
7:00 PM - Until (You all go home)

See you all then

Jeremy Orchuk
"CyberJester"
GIRS CR/IC Regional Trustee

Friday, June 19, 2009

Iowa City Tank Tour, DIY Calcium Reactor, & Barbecue! 6/27
By CyberJester @ 10:25 AM :: 345 Views :: 1 Comments ::

:: Club Events (Non-GIRS), GIRS Events, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Area, Club News (Non-GIRS), Tank Tour

Whats this, another big DIY event for the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City GIRS folks!

Event Info Link

It is true, we have gone crazy, Another DIY event is on tap for Saturday June 27th (2 in the same month ).

The general plan for the event will be:

Estimate a start time of 12:00PM

A small tank tour of 2 tanks:

Fawn - 1st Stop
Rick - 2nd Stop

This will be followed up by a DIY demonstration of Rick's DIY Calcium Reactor, several of the GIRS community is already running the reactor with great results. This is you chance to see how to fabricate one for yourself or to sweet talk Rick into building one for you (for a modest charge of course).

We will be following that up with a Barbecue event. Rick has said "I am the greatest griller in all the land!". Well Rick, we are going to put you to the test my friend. Alright you got me there, Rick did not say that, but, what the hey it was meant for impact. Hamburgers and hotdogs, with fix'ins will be provided at no charge.

So please, clear your calanders, get you car fueled an plan on joining us for the event.

The DIY food event held on June 13th was a great success, and we promise this one to be not so messy and smell a whole lot better!

See you all then!

Details of the time, event locations, and directions will be posted next week some time in the members thread. I will place a like to that thread here. So check back early next week.

Again if you are not a member of the club and would like to use this chance to use up your one free event pass please contact me and I will PM you the information.

Jeremy Orchuk
GIRS CR/IC Regional Trustee

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