North East Council of Aquarium Societies

krandall@rdrcpa.biz · 01-24-2009, 04:47 PM

The North East Council of Aquarium Societies will hold its annual convention on March 20-22, 2009.

For those who have not had the pleasure of attending in the past, this is one of the best (if not THE best!) general aquarium hobby conventions in the country.

This year, the convention has an emphasis on planted aquaria, and, as usual, AGA will be well-represented. Friday afternoon from 2:00 - 4:00 AGA will have its traditional meeting, this year, featuring Ghazanfar Ghori as speaker. This meeting is open to all conference attendees, whether they are AGA members or not.

The entire "plant line-up" is as follows:

Ghazanfar Ghori - Cryptocoryne
Ole Pedersen (University of Copenhagen)- Nutrition in the Planted Tank
Ole Pedersen (University of Copenhagen)– Algae
Karen Randall – Thailand (this will be different from my talk at AGA last fall and will include material from my just concluded trip)

Something new this year will be an all-plants auction on Friday night. For those of you who decide to come, I'd put your rare plants or delicate stem plants in this auction. The real "plant people" will be paying attention to this auction. Save your "tank busters" for the giant general auction on Sunday, the plants that go for the biggest bucks in that auction tend to be large Anubias, huge chunks of Java fern, big swords, etc.

In addition, there will be all the usual NEC fun, speakers and vendors. There is usually a vendor with lots of nice (sinking) driftwood, Lee Finley with all his books (including stall a few mostly complete sets of the old "Aquarium Today") Frank Greco with lots of "mini" fish for your nano tanks, and lots more. (Plus the AGA booth, this year graced by a tank designed by Bailin Shaw!).

For full details, visit the NEC website at:

http://northeastcouncil.org/convention/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Ite mid=2

Please help spread the word, and come if you can, it will be a great time!!!

t0p_sh0tta · 02-13-2009, 02:06 AM

I'll be there!

**thief** · 02-16-2009, 03:13 PM

Aww I can't drive all the way to Vermont!

t0p_sh0tta · 02-16-2009, 03:55 PM

It's at the Hartford Marriott in Farmington, CT (If that makes sense).

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...A&iwstate1=dir

**Gatekeeper** · 02-16-2009, 04:08 PM

Very interesting. I may head up for this.

01-24-2009, 04:47 PM	#1
krandall@rdrcpa.biz Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Holliston, MA Posts: 25	North East Council of Aquarium Societies The North East Council of Aquarium Societies will hold its annual convention on March 20-22, 2009. For those who have not had the pleasure of attending in the past, this is one of the best (if not THE best!) general aquarium hobby conventions in the country. This year, the convention has an emphasis on planted aquaria, and, as usual, AGA will be well-represented. Friday afternoon from 2:00 - 4:00 AGA will have its traditional meeting, this year, featuring Ghazanfar Ghori as speaker. This meeting is open to all conference attendees, whether they are AGA members or not. The entire "plant line-up" is as follows: Ghazanfar Ghori - Cryptocoryne Ole Pedersen (University of Copenhagen)- Nutrition in the Planted Tank Ole Pedersen (University of Copenhagen)– Algae Karen Randall – Thailand (this will be different from my talk at AGA last fall and will include material from my just concluded trip) Something new this year will be an all-plants auction on Friday night. For those of you who decide to come, I'd put your rare plants or delicate stem plants in this auction. The real "plant people" will be paying attention to this auction. Save your "tank busters" for the giant general auction on Sunday, the plants that go for the biggest bucks in that auction tend to be large Anubias, huge chunks of Java fern, big swords, etc. In addition, there will be all the usual NEC fun, speakers and vendors. There is usually a vendor with lots of nice (sinking) driftwood, Lee Finley with all his books (including stall a few mostly complete sets of the old "Aquarium Today") Frank Greco with lots of "mini" fish for your nano tanks, and lots more. (Plus the AGA booth, this year graced by a tank designed by Bailin Shaw!). For full details, visit the NEC website at: http://northeastcouncil.org/convention/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Ite mid=2 Please help spread the word, and come if you can, it will be a great time!!!

02-16-2009, 04:08 PM	#5
Gatekeeper Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (93/100%) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 6,562	Very interesting. I may head up for this. __________________

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02-13-2009, 02:06 AM	#2
t0p_sh0tta Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 668	I'll be there!

02-16-2009, 03:13 PM	#3
thief Iwagumi Junkie! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CT, Shelton Posts: 536	Aww I can't drive all the way to Vermont!

02-16-2009, 03:55 PM	#4
t0p_sh0tta Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 668	It's at the Hartford Marriott in Farmington, CT (If that makes sense). http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...A&iwstate1=dir