January meeting

marge618 · Post by **marge618** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:42 am

I hope to be there too. Anyone who can give me a ride from Catonsville please PM me.
Thanks

Rick Dotson · Post by **Rick Dotson** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:54 pm

Vic I really wanted to see your home and fish rooms. I also wanted to make the meeting, but have been committed to a volunteer project and a retreat in the early evening.

Luckily My schedule looks better for the Spring and I will have to learn to say NO! so I will have time to enjoy the hobby I love.

See you all soon.

Rick

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:22 pm

BEAUTIFUL tanks you have Viktor, awesome set ups with nice fish and plants selection!

what size is the large one in the living room? thanks for Hosting ! the talk was very helpfull, now i can look around during the spring time, see if i can get some nice woods

halak · Post by **halak** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:38 pm

The large tank in the living room is a 125. You don't have to wait until the spring to look for wood.

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:42 pm

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, yes! i have to wait, if there is something i hate is defenitly the cold weather

PaulS · Post by **PaulS** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:29 pm

I too plan to go out into the woods near my home to see what kinds of interesting pieces of wood I can find. Thanks for hosting Viktor. It was another oustanding meeting.
Paul

chris_todd · Post by **chris_todd** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:07 pm

Thank you so much for hosting Viktor, we loved seeing all your beautiful tanks, and enjoyed hearing about your driftwood collecting experiences.

Man, are you folks good at growing plants! Every single plant we brought home was drop-dead gorgeous, from the Crypt Beckettii, dwarf sag, cyperus helferi, and anubias Coffefolia from Eugen to the Blyxa from Christy to the Narrow leaf Java Fern from Dave, to the crypts and taiwan moss from Aaron, C. Wendtii 'mi oya' from Jim, downoi and C. Potederiifolia from Viktor, rotala verticularis/pogostemon erectus from Kris; it was all just incredible.

We were up until after 1 am getting it all planted, and we still ended up having to float Ghazanfar's hygro overnight - there was just so much of it, we couldn't get it all planted. Whew!

Thanks again for another great meeting! Can't wait for next month...

magsdez · Post by **magsdez** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:38 am

Thank you Viktor (and your wife and daughter) for allowing us into your home. Your tanks are amazing. Have a quick question. I live down in Calvert county, so there are downed trees in the woods around here. Would popular roots work in a tank? I believe we have some down behind my parents house. Also, other than pine, are there any trees commonly found around maryland that wouldn't work in a tank? What about cypress? We have the most northernly stand of cypress in the world right around the corner from my parents house.

Thanks again!

halak · Post by **halak** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:27 pm

Bridget,

Other than pine avoid cherry and walnut. Cypress and poplar are good; however, I read that poplar may take a long time to sink.

Post by **krisw** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:30 pm

Check out Jen's notes from the meeting. Thanks Jen!

http://gwapa.org/wordpress/2009/01/janu ... 9-meeting/

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