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Jessy
04-01-2010, 02:42 PM
This is finally happening! A SDMAS meeting at Aquatic Warehouse and its a doozy!

Not only is Joe Yaiullo from Atlantis Marine World Aquarium's 20,000g tank coming to speak to us, but IceCap is sponsoring him and a huge sale for attendees. 20% off all IceCap products, and AW is giving us a 10% off sale during the meeting (not combined).

ICECAP
If you want to get anything from IceCap now's your chance. If you preorder through AW, the ICECAP rep will bring to the meeting your lights or whatever you order and it will be 20% off. You can also place an order that night if you so decide.

AW
Aquatic Warehouse is so generously opening up their store for us to meet in and providing us with a 10% off sale that whole night.

Joe's Bio
As a kid, Joe Yaiullo spent much of his childhood maintaining home aquariums and exploring the marine life surrounding Long Island, New York. Now he gets paid to basically do what he did as a kid and has been keeping reef tanks for over 20 years.

Joe Yaiullo has a B.S. in Marine Science from LIU Southampton College's marine science program, and worked for 8 years at the NY Aquarium in Brooklyn, New York as Senior Aquarist. In 1992, he began to shape his plan for a world-class aquarium on Long Island's East End and in 2000, after toiling for eight long years, his plans and vision became a reality with the opening of Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in Riverhead, NY.

In 2003, Joe was awarded The Distinguished Alumni Award from Southampton College and is currently president of the Long Island Reef Association, LIRA. (www.longislandreef.org) Joe, an admitted “Coralaholic”, currently feeds his ever increasing addiction with a 20,000 gallon live coral reef display, which is acclaimed as the pinnacle of reef keeping to date. As in true coralaholic fashion, a much larger display is in the planning stages.

Joe has been featured in many reef keeping magazines and books, and has presented lectures throughout the USA including several MACNA’s and in Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, England, Monaco, France and The Netherlands. The best recent addition to his reef tank though is a water proof iPod case so Joe can rock out while diving in his tank. Atlantis Marine World has doubled in size since it opened, with many future exhibits in the works. So even though it’s on a larger scale, Curator and Cofounder Joe Yaiullo still considers it all his “DIY” project.

WHEN:
Wednesday April 14th at 7:00pm
WHERE:
5466 Complex Street Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92123
United States

SDguy
04-02-2010, 11:57 AM
People, this is a speaker not to be missed!! SDMAS is very fortunate to be able to help bring Joe here to California!! The 20,000 gallon reef (http://www.atlantismarineworld.com/exhibit-indoor-coralreef.html) at AMW is considered one of the most beautiful reefs in North America. The coral and fish are simply amazing. You've probably seen pics in various threads on RC and other large national sites. I think the picture of Joe himself SCUBA diving in the tank (http://www.sdreefs.com/forums/imagehosting/5974bb6489155631.jpg) surrounded by his fish is probably one of the most famous ones...

Plus, Aquatic Warehouse has generously agreed to provide a wonderful, central location for this meeting! Please let us know if you'll be attending, so we have enough seats for you all :D


Some pictures to peak your interest!!

http://www.sdreefs.com/forums/imagehosting/5974bb6489163fb6.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c345/Farinon/NERACIIPictures005.jpg

Left Side:
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c345/Farinon/NERACIIPictures036.jpg

Right Side:
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http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c345/Farinon/NERACIIPictures047.jpg

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http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c345/Farinon/NERACIIPictures041.jpg

SDguy
04-13-2010, 05:17 AM
One more day, folks :) AW will be graciously providing food and refreshments as well!

SDguy
04-14-2010, 05:56 AM
Today is the day :yahoo:

Pallaz
04-14-2010, 09:23 AM
See you all there

nahtanoj
04-14-2010, 10:04 AM
i'm driving down from LA for this!!! should be good.

SDguy
04-15-2010, 01:31 PM
Hope all is well with you, Jon. I didn't see you last night.

nahtanoj
04-15-2010, 08:53 PM
yeah, sorry. i was simply too tired to make the 4+ hour round trip.