FMAS March 24, 2018 Meeting

DRThompson · 03/14/2018, 09:06 PM

FMAS Brings you another MACNA Speaker!!!

John Coppolino

Date: March 24, 2018
Location: University of Miami, meeting room is inside Cox Science Building
1301 Memorial Drive University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 33146

FMAS is working with the UM Aquarium Club to bring you this presentation!

Bio:
John’s innate passion for aquariums 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 now over twenty five years since age 11, John began working at a large regional aquarium store as soon as he obtained working papers in high school, resulting in a house full of tanks before going off to college. In college he went on to study reefs in Bermuda, 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 about 2500 gallons of saltwater aquariums, most being reefs. In addition to publishing articles and speaking at conferences, including three past MACNAs, John has spoken to reef clubs in over twenty states. His systems have been featured in publications in Asia, Europe, and the United States. These include the book “The Coral Reef Aquarium” by Tony Vargas, which profiles two of his systems, including a 10 gallon “kitchen nano” from over ten years ago, and his SPS system he recently moved. John is also one of just two people to have received the prestigious Reef Central Tank of the Month for two different systems (September ’04 and January ’11), where he is known by his username and childhood nickname, Copps. In the summer of 2013 John started building his largest system yet, with a 1300 gallon SPS display, a 240 gallon anemone display and two six foot frag tanks that are installed in the “forever home” he and his wife recently had built. In addition to his reefkeeping at home, John travels yearly with work to Hawaii and Guam, where most free time is spent underwater.

DRThompson · 03/14/2018, 10:08 PM

Cox Science Building is at top right on map. Parking lots do not require permits on weekends. I will post the exact room when I get info from UM Aquarium club in the next few days.

rovster · 03/15/2018, 08:26 AM

Time? Would love to go. Spent a few years at Cox. Would be a nice blast from the past, LOL!

DRThompson · 03/16/2018, 07:03 AM

FMAS will be raffling an Ecotech Vectra S1 1400 pump at the meeting

DRThompson · 03/16/2018, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rovster

Time? Would love to go. Spent a few years at Cox. Would be a nice blast from the past, LOL!

Meeting is currently set at 2pm by UM Aquarium Club. We are trying to get that changed to earlier; I'll post an update if we get a better time.

rovster · 03/16/2018, 01:51 PM

Nice!

DRThompson · 03/19/2018, 12:37 PM

Meeting is at 11am
University of Miami
Cox science building access thru outside room #184
follow this link for directions
https://her.is/2HApcXY

DRThompson · 03/22/2018, 07:58 AM

National MACNA Speaker
Big Raffle prize
Located in Miami
Meeting on a Saturday
Everything miami peeps have been asking for!!! Dont miss out, show your support!

AquamanE · 03/23/2018, 04:44 PM

I hope we get a good turnout ��

rovster · 03/23/2018, 07:32 PM

I'll be there need to up my sps game!

Sharpimage · 03/24/2018, 04:17 PM

How was the turnout?

03/14/2018, 10:08 PM	#2
DRThompson 2018 FMAS President Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Coral Springs, Florida Posts: 2,082	Cox Science Building is at top right on map. Parking lots do not require permits on weekends. I will post the exact room when I get info from UM Aquarium club in the next few days. __________________ dave Current Tank Info: 180gal mixed reef, asm g4xx, LED lights, apex, 65gal sump, 2x mp40's, methanol denitrator

03/15/2018, 08:26 AM	#3
rovster Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,518	Time? Would love to go. Spent a few years at Cox. Would be a nice blast from the past, LOL! __________________ "Cause you don't need to be a scientist to see, what we can accomplish with good chemistry..." -Sophia the First Current Tank Info: Tank killed by Hurricane Irma...once dust settles restart to come...

03/16/2018, 07:03 AM	#4
DRThompson 2018 FMAS President Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Coral Springs, Florida Posts: 2,082	FMAS will be raffling an Ecotech Vectra S1 1400 pump at the meeting __________________ dave Current Tank Info: 180gal mixed reef, asm g4xx, LED lights, apex, 65gal sump, 2x mp40's, methanol denitrator

03/16/2018, 01:51 PM	#6
rovster Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,518	Nice! __________________ "Cause you don't need to be a scientist to see, what we can accomplish with good chemistry..." -Sophia the First Current Tank Info: Tank killed by Hurricane Irma...once dust settles restart to come...

03/19/2018, 12:37 PM	#7
DRThompson 2018 FMAS President Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Coral Springs, Florida Posts: 2,082	Meeting is at 11am University of Miami Cox science building access thru outside room #184 follow this link for directions https://her.is/2HApcXY __________________ dave Current Tank Info: 180gal mixed reef, asm g4xx, LED lights, apex, 65gal sump, 2x mp40's, methanol denitrator

03/14/2018, 09:06 PM	#1
DRThompson 2018 FMAS President Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Coral Springs, Florida Posts: 2,082	FMAS March 24, 2018 Meeting FMAS Brings you another MACNA Speaker!!! John Coppolino Date: March 24, 2018 Location: University of Miami, meeting room is inside Cox Science Building 1301 Memorial Drive University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 33146 FMAS is working with the UM Aquarium Club to bring you this presentation! Bio: John’s innate passion for aquariums 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 now over twenty five years since age 11, John began working at a large regional aquarium store as soon as he obtained working papers in high school, resulting in a house full of tanks before going off to college. In college he went on to study reefs in Bermuda, 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 about 2500 gallons of saltwater aquariums, most being reefs. In addition to publishing articles and speaking at conferences, including three past MACNAs, John has spoken to reef clubs in over twenty states. His systems have been featured in publications in Asia, Europe, and the United States. These include the book “The Coral Reef Aquarium” by Tony Vargas, which profiles two of his systems, including a 10 gallon “kitchen nano” from over ten years ago, and his SPS system he recently moved. John is also one of just two people to have received the prestigious Reef Central Tank of the Month for two different systems (September ’04 and January ’11), where he is known by his username and childhood nickname, Copps. In the summer of 2013 John started building his largest system yet, with a 1300 gallon SPS display, a 240 gallon anemone display and two six foot frag tanks that are installed in the “forever home” he and his wife recently had built. In addition to his reefkeeping at home, John travels yearly with work to Hawaii and Guam, where most free time is spent underwater. __________________ dave Current Tank Info: 180gal mixed reef, asm g4xx, LED lights, apex, 65gal sump, 2x mp40's, methanol denitrator Last edited by DRThompson; 03/14/2018 at 10:03 PM.

03/22/2018, 07:58 AM	#8
DRThompson 2018 FMAS President Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Coral Springs, Florida Posts: 2,082	National MACNA Speaker Big Raffle prize Located in Miami Meeting on a Saturday Everything miami peeps have been asking for!!! Dont miss out, show your support! __________________ dave Current Tank Info: 180gal mixed reef, asm g4xx, LED lights, apex, 65gal sump, 2x mp40's, methanol denitrator

03/23/2018, 04:44 PM	#9
AquamanE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 6,544	I hope we get a good turnout �� __________________ Eddie Soler FMAS BOD Member MACNA 2013 Chairman "I'd rather die living than live to die" Current Tank Info: 200G mixed reef with 60G sump, Radion LED’s , Bubble King skimmer, blah blah blah.

03/23/2018, 07:32 PM	#10
rovster Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,518	I'll be there need to up my sps game! __________________ "Cause you don't need to be a scientist to see, what we can accomplish with good chemistry..." -Sophia the First Current Tank Info: Tank killed by Hurricane Irma...once dust settles restart to come...

03/24/2018, 04:17 PM	#11
Sharpimage Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 324	How was the turnout?