SCRK club meeting- March 24th with Reef Nutrition & Maxspect Razor

[fragkiller]

Hey SCRK!

The next Southern California Reef Keepers meeting will be Sunday, March 24th, 2013 at Age of Aquariums in Signal Hill! We have moved the meeting one week back due to St Patricks Day falling on the third Sunday of the month.

Our guest speaker will be Chad Clayton from Reef Nutrition & APBreed products. He will be giving an Overview of Reef Nutrition and APBreed product lines including current, new and upcoming products. The basics of rotifer and copepod culture including good culture practices, the value of zooplankton as a source of nutrition for marine fish & invertebrate larva, and how to best use live feeds.

This month we will be raffling off a Maxspect Razor R420R 20.5 10,000k Led Lighting System. It does not get much better than this.

There will be drinks and snacks, along with a frag tank for members to buy, sell or trade corals. So if you are a member and have anything you would like to sell, bring it with you. You do not need to be a member to buy just to sell. Membership is just $25 a year.

You don't have to be a member to attend the meeting so come on out! .

When: Sunday, March 24th, 2013
Where: Age of Aquarium
2642 Cherry Ave, Signal Hill CA

Time: 6pm-9pm

Remember Age of Aquarium will be giving all members 15% off of all live goods and 10% off of all dry goods.

So if you have never been out to one of our club meetings or it has been a while since the last time you were out you wont want to miss this one.

 

[fragkiller]

 

[lurking]

Oh man I hope I win that maxpect!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[johnwin84]

nice..ill try to make it...

 

[BeanMachine]

If anyone has any frags to sell or trade at the meeting please feel free to post them here. Only members are allowed to trade or sell at our meetings.

 

[lowbudget]

i need to go and pay my dues

If anyone has any frags to sell or trade at the meeting please feel free to post them here. Only members are allowed to trade or sell at our meetings.

 

[Reefomeez]

Oh man I hope I win that maxpect!!!!!!!!!!!!

Haven't you won enough! That would look nice over my tank.

 

[BeanMachine]

Haven't you won enough! That would look nice over my tank.

A couple of wins and now he thinks he has my luck. Ha

 

[Azul17]

To sign up to the club do I have to wait till Sunday 24th to pay or can I go to AOA and pay before the meeting?

 

[Six2seven]

To sign up to the club do I have to wait till Sunday 24th to pay or can I go to AOA and pay before the meeting?

The club is not run by the store so I think you have to wait.

 

[Azul17]

Ok. Thanx!

 

[fragkiller]

some information about our speaker.

Chad Clayton grew up in Indiana and, as a child, was inspired by Jacques Cousteau and his passion for all things marine. In 1984, armed with this new found inspiration, he started his first marine aquariumat age 14 and kept everything from anemones to an octopus and jellies as well as a number of different species of fish. After that, he decided that he would pursue a career in marine biology. Since there is no ocean in Indiana and he wanted to study marine fishes and invertebrates, in 1992, Chad left Indiana to attend Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida and quickly found interest in the emerging field of Aquaculture. After graduating in 1997 with a B.S. in Marine Biology and a B.S. in Aquaculture, Chad began working with fish, invertebrates and live feeds in a variety of different areas. His ultimate goal was to eventually work in aquaculture breeding and rearing marine finfish.

After graduating, he worked in the fish department of a pet store in Brandon, Florida to gain experience in his field and remain true to his career goals. At Creature Castle, he helped customers trouble-shoot their freshwater tank problems as well as working with customers on the art of fish compatibility and placing the right fish with the right person. After a year in the store, Chad set his sights on big aquaculture.

In early 1999, he got a temporary job with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Fish & Wildlife Division. He lived at a fish hatchery in Avoca, IN. The hatchery raised freshwater game fish such as large-mouth bass, catfish, trout and sunfish. The game fish were cultured for stock enhancement of lakes, stream, and rivers in southern Indiana. Chad was also involved in lake, stream and river surveys which included electrofishing and setting fish traps to keep close tabs on how the fish populations were doing. When the position came to an end after 8 months, he sent his resume to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO.He applied for an opening in a zebrafish (Danio rerio) laboratory as a husbandry and molecular biology technician position.

Chad got the job and began working with zebrafish in a laboratory that studied the genetics of the animal’s melanocytes and ability to regenerate fins. During this time he got his first taste of larviculture and fish husbandry. He quickly learned the art of in vitro fertilization and keeping genetic lines of zebrafish alive and healthy for research purposes.

After working in a laboratory setting for 2 years, in 2002, Chad sent his resume to Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums. He was asked to come down to Florida for a face-to-face interview and tour. A few months later, he was hired as a production assistant at ORA. His dreams had finally come true and he quickly learned the process of culturing and sellingmultiple species of marine finfish including clownfish, seahorses, gobies, dottybacks, cardinal fish, and others. While at ORA, Chad immersed himself in every aspect of the business including quarantining broodstock, broodstock selection, improving growout techniques, live feeds production, research, larval rearing, growout, sales, trade shows, system design, water quality testing, and disease identification and treatment.

After 4 years at ORA, the position of a lifetime opened up. In 2006, Chad applied for a broodstock technician position at Kona Blue Water Farms in Kona, HI on the big island. He got the position and sold everything he owned and moved to Hawaii to work in foodfish aquaculture and live in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Unlike the variety of species that he worked with at ORA, this farm had just one species (longfin yellowtail Seriola rivoliana). Chad became the Assistant Hatchery Manager overseeing copepod culture and larval rearing. When the economy tanked, the company decided to downsize which led to Chad’s next adventure. Luckily, shortly after moving to Hawaii, Chad met the love of his life. He decided he would get off the island and move to California to settle down once and for all and hopefully find a job in his field.

In 2008, Chad moved to Santa Cruz, CA with his future wife. While job hunting, he remembered that Reed Mariculture was in the San Jose area because he had used their products at his previous jobs. He called up and sent in his resume. After an intensive interview process, he landed the job and remains there today. At Reed Mariculture, Chad is involved withproduct development, copepod culture, trade shows, biosecurity, speaking and overseeing macro algae culture.

During the past 13 years, Chad has successfully cultured 37 species of fish and invertebrates including marine invertebrates, freshwater fish and marine fish. He looks forward to adding to the list and will remain dedicated to sustainability in aquaculture.

 

[BeanMachine]

I have some King Midas frags available. 10 for 2 or 3 polyps and 15 bucks for the larger ones with 4 to 6.

Also have a utter chaos frag 3 polyp frag for 25 bucks.

Midas - the left two most frags are taken for club members. Rest are available. Nothing else is for sale. Thanks.

 

[ColorfulReef]

I have some King Midas frags available. 10 for 2 or 3 polyps and 15 bucks for the larger ones with 4 to 6.

Also have a utter chaos frag 3 polyp frag for 25 bucks.

Midas - the left two most frags are taken for club members. Rest are available. Nothing else is for sale. Thanks.

Do you have a photoshop version o the king Midas?

J/k

I will take the $15 frag. Can u take it to the scmas meeting instead?

 

[BeanMachine]

Haha that's straight cell phone. Sure thing Tim.

 

[francis2t]

Cody, i'll take the utter chaos

 

[wickedfish]

What's this

Cody? Me wants!

 

[BeanMachine]

That's the j fox insane rainbow. It's really bright in person. I bought one from planet zoa for like 50 bucks can't remember. Got three or four now but won't be fragging anytime soon. I'm a Hoarder.

 

[wickedfish]

That's the j fox insane rainbow. It's really bright in person. I bought one from planet zoa for like 50 bucks can't remember. Got three or four now but won't be fragging anytime soon. I'm a Hoarder.

MAAAAAN! 50$ for a head!? That $hi cray!

 

[BeanMachine]

I spent like 400 that day it was my xmas present to myself. Ya I have a pretty bad habit....


Anyone else bringing anything.? Post it up!