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click here to visit the gallery of photos from our recent Workshops and Auctions
The
Carolina Aquarium Workshop XXVI
June 11th, 12th & 13th, 2010
For
the latest weather forecast, click here
to be directed to WRAL's website.
The Flyer for the Workshop can be downloaded here (in Adobe .pdf format 
)
The
registration form can be found here.
If you have any questions, feel free to send an email to our club President:
Ltwaddle@yahoo.com
Back to top The
schedule is as follows:
Friday, June 11th, 2010
12:30pm - Native
Fish Collecting trip -
Meet at Wake County Commons Bldg. and return by 5:30. Equipment provided, but bring dry clothes, boots/waders, buckets, & dip nets if you have them. Contact John Patterson at jrpatter@hotmail.com, 919-264-4011 to sign up or for further information.
6:30pm
- Workshop Registration opens
7:00pm - Brandon Berry – Reef Lighting & Retrofit DIY: Get the Biggest Bang for your Buck
Grace Romano & Carmalee Scarpitti - Frag Demo and Frag Swap
8:00pm -
B.J. Staton – How to Build an Acrylic Sump – DIY Demo
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
8:30am - Registration opens
9:00am -
Joseph Granato, Jr. – Creating Awesome Ponds and Water Gardens
10:00am -
Todd Wenzel – Characins...That’s Tetras for you in Rio Linda
11:00am -
Scott Arney – All the Corys (Identifying, keeping and breeding the Corydoras catfish)
12:00pm - Lunch (on your own)
1:00pm -
Dr. Brian Plankis – Setting up and Maintaining an Economic and Eco-friendly Reef
2:00pm -
Ken Davis – The History of Discus in the Hobby
3:00pm -
Christian Moscarell – Blackwater Fish
4:00pm -
John Patterson – Collecting in the Amazon
5:00pm - Break
6:00pm - Dinner - Speaker - Ray Lucas – Fish, Food, Fun & Friends
Sunday, June 13th, 2010
9:00am – 11:00am Auction Registration Opens – (Sellers and Buyers may register at any time during the auction.)
11:00am – Auction begins. Rules for the auction can be found Here.
Where: (map courtesy of google maps - click on the image below for an interactive map where you can zoom in and out, scroll, etc...)
This year the
event will be held at the (back to the old location!):
Wake County Commons
4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610
Directions to the Workshop location at Wake County Commons:
From the South : On I-440 get off at the Poole Road Exit, exit #15. Turn right off the exit ramp. Turn left onto Carya Drive (you will see the Wake County Office Park sign and a stone wall entrance). Follow Carya drive down to the lower parking lot. The Commons building is the last building on the left.
From the North : On I-440 get off at the Poole Road Exit, exit # 15. Cross the bridge. Turn left onto Carya Drive (you will see the Wake County Office Park sign and a stone wall entrance). Follow Carya drive down to the lower parking lot. The Commons building is the last building on the left.
From Downtown Raleigh : Take New Bern Ave. towards the beltline. Turn right onto Poole Road. Cross over the beltline on Poole Road. Turn left onto Carya Drive (you will see the Wake County Office Park sign and a stone wall entrance). Follow Carya drive down to the lower parking lot. The Commons building is the last building on the left.
Registration:
The
registration form can be found here
All this for
$20.00 per person or family
Student rate:$10.00 with a valid student ID
New this year! Receive a $5.00 discount off your Workshop registration with the donation of 2 cans of dog food or 3 cans of cat food. All donations will be given to the SPCA of Wake County. Help feed a homeless dog or cat and receive a discount!!!
Saturday's dinner is $20.00 per person
Dinner Children Under 12 - $10.00 each
Suggested Accomodations:
Fairfield Inn
2641 Appliance Drive (919)856-9800
Sleep Inn
2617 Appliance Drive (919)755-6005
MainStay Suites Hotel
2601 Appliance Drive (919)807-9970
Motel 6 Raleigh East (New Bern Avenue)
3520 Maitland Drive (919) 231-0200
Microtel Inns & Suites Raleigh
1209 Plainview Drive 919-231-0002
Holiday Inn Express-Raleigh
4716 New Bern Ave (919) 231-2727
Howard Johnson Raleigh
3120 New Bern Ave (919) 231-3000
Comfort Suites Raleigh
1309 Corporation Pkwy (919) 212-6900
Super 8 Raleigh/East -
3804 New Bern Ave (919) 231-8818
Best Western Raleigh Inn
3618 New Bern Ave (919) 256-2800
Contributing Manufacturers, Distributors, Pet Stores and Organizations:
The Raleigh Aquarium Society greatly appreciates the contributions of these manufacturers, distributors, Pet Stores and Organizations to the Carolina Aquarium Workshop. Their donations will be featured in the raffle and auction during the Workshop
