Tomorrow I purchase the spiral sliced ham. I have lot's of beer and diet sodas. Found about a dozen cans sugared sodas in the GWAPA box. Will also lay out a bunch of Holiday cookies. I see that we have: Thai Pumpkin Soup - Cavan Pumpecapple Piecake - Arlene Collard Greens - Arlene Cheese plate - Arl...

Finished this morning with the overflow, sump and return system. Moved tank to final spot. Just need to level, move some rock nearby and everything will be set. Looking forward to some leisurely scaping and chatting. Will start pizza dough rising and sauce simmering in the morning. Should have the f...

Address: 12606 Bayard Drive - just south of the Dulles Toll road off of the Fairfax County Parkway. Turn west on Sunrise Valley drive and then left at the first traffic light onto Thunderchase, second right is Bayard drive.

If you need the address for the informal gathering this Saturday, please send me a PM.

Cristy Keister wrote:What time are we starting? Not too early, please!

I was thinking 1:00 pm as that is the regular meeting time.

Cristy Keister wrote:I will probably come. Do you have an aquascaping kit (long tweezers, scissors, etc)?

I do have the aquascaping kit from the group buy we made a few years back.

Let me know if you'll be here on Saturday so I know how much dough and sauce to make for the pizzas. The beer fridge next to the 125 is fully stocked. I also have lots of diet sodas. I will paint the back of the tank black (unless there are strong objections) and set-up the sump system this week. I'...

Either would be fine; however, clam chowder is one of my favorites and is seldom offered. So I vote for clam chowder as step away from the norm.

Rumor has it that the Holiday Party will be at my home on December 7. I'd really like to have a nice tank to show-off at the party. I have a Perfecto 125g six-foot aquarium sitting empty in the RecRoom. It is the only tank outside the Fish Room. Therefore, since there is no meeting in November I inv...

MT Amazon Expeditions' next Tropical Fish Collecting trip is January 25 through 30, 2015. Cost is $1,495 for the trip. Airfare right now is $652 from Dulles to Iquitos. Hotel in Iquitos is extra. This trip now can be done with only taking a week off work since COPA now flies to Iquitos. There is a ...