Welcome to COMAS!!!
Welcome to the website of the Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society (COMAS). We are glad you could make it and hope that you find the content of this site useful and informative. We would like to send a special greeting to anyone visiting us for the first time, especially if you found us following the recent article in the Edmond Sun. For more information about COMAS, please check out the About COMAS page. There you will find out a little more about the clubs and the programs that we offer. Otherwise, browse the recent news items below and checkout the site in general.
You might also want to check out the Meeting Info page to see when our next meeting is. If you are new to the club, we look forward to making your acquaintance at our next meeting. Otherwise, we would like to welcome you back!
We are currently enrolling new members for 2009. Membership is $25 per year and provides many benefits including the Donor program, the Library, Store discounts and much more. You can join at the November or December meetings or online. For more details click the "Join" button above.
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Next meeting: Sept 13 at 7:30pm at the UCVO venue |
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Written by Paul Whitby
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Monday, 01 September 2008 |
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As the title says, the next meeting will be at UCO (in the Atrium) on saturday the 13th September.
The topic will be taking frags of corals: how best to do so to ensure they survive and grow well.
I am not sure what corals we will be working with, but this will be a hands on deal to allow you to learn. It is likely that the frags made will be sold off at the end, or added to the donor program..so there should be lots to go around.
I am sure we will have zoanthids, a leather of some kind, sps of some kind and maybe an LPS
If I think we may have time, I will also present some of my talk from CRASE 2007 showing how to take and mount frags. Please add your name to the sign up list if you are coming to this one:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1451164
In addition we will be handing out Phyto starter packs for people who have signed up for them on the Reefcentral site.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1458102
This will also be the last chance to get CRASE tickets at a meeting, we will have them available and they are $15 each.
I hope you can all make it out to this one, I am sure it will be a lot of fun.
Paul
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COMAS Meeting August 9, 2008 - Minutes |
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Written by COMAS Scribe
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Monday, 18 August 2008 |
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The August meeting was held at UCO and started at 7.30pm. This month’s topic was entitled “Water Movement in the Reef Aquarium”, by Stephanie Kohl, RGIT. There were approximately 30 members present for the meeting.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 August 2008 )
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August Meeting. Sat 9th @ 7.30pm |
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Written by Paul Whitby
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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
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Water Flow in Marine Systems. One of the hardest things to figure out in a marine system is whether you have too much, or too little flow. Depending on the corals you have, your rockwork, and tank size, your flow requirements may be very different to that of others...so how do you control this important aspect? The month Stephanie Kohl will present Water Flow in the Reef Aquarium. In this presentation she will review the objectives of water flow and the different types of water flow that can meet those needs. Additionally, she will cover some of the various pumps and devices available, comparing power consumption, flow rates, and cost. Finally, she will discuss tools such as controllers, closed loop systems, current changing devices, and surge devices that can be utilized to meet your tank's needs. As usual, we will have LFS gift certificates for our free member door prize. This month we will also hold a cash raffle to help fund the up-front costs of The CRASE. Raffle tickets will be $2.00 and you can enter to win one of two Koralia 4 powerheads.
This meeting will be held at UCO - doors open at 7.30.
CRASE tickets will be available.
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COMAS Meeting June 14, 2008 - Minutes |
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Written by COMAS Scribe
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Monday, 23 June 2008 |
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The June meeting was held at UCO and started at 7.30pm. This month’s topic was entitled “The Captive Propagation of Clownfish”, by Eric Knox. Eric Knox was unable to attend. Dr. Paul Whitby gave a presentation about parasites and pests, how to identify them, what they do and what you can do to kill them. There were approximately 40 members present for the meeting.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 August 2008 )
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JUNE Meeting, 7.30 pm at UCO; Breeding Fish and Water Flow |
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Written by Paul Whitby
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Monday, 02 June 2008 |
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At 8.00 Eric will present the "breeding of clownfish" seminar. This is a topic I have wanted to see at a COMAS meeting for a long time now and I know many of you are equally excited about the thought of learning the nuts and bolts of propagation. With the success of the donor program, captive breeding programs are the next logical step forward for the club. Eric has experience with many different species of clownfish and is currently basing his Doctoral thesis on the genetics of the species. The information he has to share will be invaluable to anyone hoping to breed these beautiful animals.
In this regard I would also like to propose we set up a splinter group of individuals who would really like to pursue this as a goal and hopefully succeed and act as a collective of information for others to follow. This will be one of the topics of conversation before and after the seminar.
In addition we will also be discussing water flow in marine systems, the practicalities and pitfalls.
Door prizes this meeting will include gift certificates to local stores (Door prizes only available to COMAS members).
Since everyone will want to be sure and get to right place, here are some directions:
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Please click on the map above for
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Driving Directions:
Take Broadway Extension to 2nd Street in Edmond turn right (East). Take 2nd St. East to
University and turn left. Turn right on Main at light into parking lot. The meeting is in Howell Hall Annex.
Should you have any questions, please contact us at:
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Thanks, and see you there,
Paul.
COMAS President.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 June 2008 )
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Next Meeting: May 10 2008 @ 7.00 |
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Written by Paul Whitby
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
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The next meeting of COMAS will be held at the UCO venue on May 10th beginning at 7.00pm. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 02 June 2008 )
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