Well, one of the best COMAS events of the year is rapidly approaching. The COMAS tank tour.

This is a great opportunity to actually see some great tanks owned by COMAS members and see how they handle all the problems we all face as hobbyists.

The following people and their systems will be on display:

Paul Whitby’s 600 Gallon Hybrid Tank, 1000 Gallon System
Paul's tank is an acrylic glass hybrid harboring numerous tangs and wrasses and other fish for a total of around 30. Corals are mostly SPS and LPS. The system totals around 1000g. Lights are T5s (28 of them) and he has created a very open rockwork structure. In addition Paul has 2 29g nanos housing anemones and clowns as well as QTing new fish and corals. Enough equipment to stock a LFS, come check it out!

Ed Brookshire’s 340 AGE Starphire Tang-tastic Tank
Ed’s tank is a custom 340 AGE tank with Starphire glass and PVC bottom hybrid, consisting of 400+ gallons. Custom sump and Refuge set up, Reeflo Dart return pump and, Hammerhead Closed loop. Lighting consists of 8 60” T5 bulbs. Reeflo 250 Skimmer, and hoards of Tang’s!

Glenn Stamm’s 150 Gallon Starphire, 250 System
Glenn's tank is a custom glass tank mixed reef containing several fish, sps, lps, and softies. The system total gallons are 250 gal. Lighting is a combination of T5's and 250 watt metal halide pendants. Glenn’s systems are top notch and worth the drive.

Glenn is also fostering the COMAS frag tank for the coral donor program. It contains sps, lps, softies and zoa's. Total frag tank volume is around 60 gal. Lighting is one 250 watt metall halide.

Greg Childer’s 220 Gallon System
Greg & Melanie have a Oceanic 220 gallon glass aquarium. The tank is currently 7 months old, upgraded from a previous Oceanic 150. The display tank is located in our living room with a separate fish room that houses the sump, equipment and 90 gal frag tank. Lighting consists of metal halide and VHO supplementation. This is a awesome set up and worth seeing.

George Adkin’s 180 Gallon and 120 Gallon and 340 AGE Hybrid in Process
180 Gallon SPS with tangs, wrasses, rabbitfish and more. Octopus DNW-200 Recirculating skimmer, Vortech MP40W powerheads, Current USA Outer Orbit light system with 3x 250W metal halide and 8x 39W T5 actinics.

120 Gallon Seahorse tank with community fish, LPS, softies, zoanthids, acans and blastos. Octopus Model 150 Recirculating skimmer, Pacific Coast Chiller to maintain water temp at 74 degrees. Koralia Wavemaker powerheads. Current USA Outer Orbit light system with 2x 150W metal halide and 4x 54W T5 actinics.

Teresa Armstead’s Twin 150’s and 450 Gallon Fish Propagation System
2-150 gallons(one fish only one seasoning to be coral) one 450 system(with clownfish comprised of 21 tanks 30 gal ea) one 200 system comprised of baby fish. One 350 gal system(12 tanks approx 28 gals) with an assortment of fish including seahorses.

Chad Perth’s 150 Gallon brick Reef Aquarium
150 Gallon brick Reef Aquarium Open top. 40 gallon sump. Many SPS, LPS, Zoa’s ect. Lighting: 250W metal halide lighting (XM 15k)/Actinic VHO's, Phosban reactor running a combo of carbon and
phosphate media. Quiet one return pump. 3 Koralia 4's for flow.

COMAS May Meeting:  

Jenks Aquarium Tour & Behind the Scenes

 May 9th, 11:00 AM t UCO

This meeting of COMAS will be a social / field trip.

Paul has managed to arrange with the Jenks Aquarium for us to visit and go behind the scenes. This is a great way to obtain a totally new perspective on this wonderful aquarium.

We will be meeting at Jenks at 11:00 am on Saturday May 9th.
Tickets will be discounted if we obtain a group of 25 or more people. With that in mind I need you to sign up if you are planning on going on this tour.

Initially this will be limited to COMAS members and a single guest. If space remains it will be opened to more guests.

If we have 25 or more people the ticket will be $10 to enter the aquarium.

After Jenks there will be a mini meeting at Aquarium Oddballs.

As you arrive at Jenks come find Paul or Stephanie and they will give you a raffle ticket for each COMAS member. These will be drawn later in the day at Aquarium Oddballs for 2 $50 gift certificates. You need to be present at Oddballs to claim this gift certificate.

In addition....COMAS will have its resident chef (Eddybaby) piloting a grill at Oddballs and cooking up burgers and hot dogs as we know you will all be starving after running around Jenks.

While this is happening, Scott will be handing free raffle tickets to COMAS members, as well as a special "in store" raffle for some serious goodies.

For Every $10 spent you will receive a ticket. Add your name on the back and drop in the pot. At the end of the day he will draw a winner. You do not have to be present to win this prize....but you do have to meet me as I will be bringing the prize(s) into OKC should you not be there.

Add to that 15% discount on Live Stock and in store specials (Red Sea salt @ $47.99 while supplies last)...and it should be a great day.

These directions assume you know how to get I-44 E .

1. Take I-44 E 82.2 miles(portions toll)

2. Take the exit toward PEORIA-ELM .3 miles

3. Turn LEFT onto S ELM ST. .1miles

4. Turn RIGHT onto W 101ST ST S/ S AQUARIUM DR. .8 miles

5. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto S AQUARIUM DR. .2 miles

6. End at 300 S Aquarium Dr Jenks, OK 74037

COMAS April Meeting:  

2009 Frag Swap(Sale) Program

 April 11th, 7:30 PM at UCO

COMAS promotes captive propagation of corals, as demonstrated in our Frag Program as well as our overall perspective on the hobby in general. Our frag swap is the perfect venue for us to share these beautiful animals with one another. A frag is a part or piece of a coral that has been cut. There are many ways to cut and mount corals for trading, which is discussed in our forums as well as at our meetings.

COMAS will host the Frag Swap in place of the April Meeting. The Frag Swap will occur on Saturday, April 11 from 7:30pm to 9:00pm at the UCO venue.

COMAS March Meeting:  

Emergency Procedures: Power Outages, etc. 

March 14th, 7:30 PM at UCO

COMAS February Meeting:  

Pests, Parasites and the Frag Program

 February 21st, 7:30 PM at UCO

This meeting will be the start of the education series for this year and is surely one you do NOT want to miss. Come check out what COMAS is doing to help fight the spread of pests and parasites. This will be a great opprotunity to learn proper QT and safety precautions we should take when introducing new things to our tanks.