We decided on a logo, which will be the banner that is at the top of our web page. It just says East Tennessee Reef Club. This will be what we put on flyers for future meetings. We also decided to look into getting the club meetings announced in a few more public places: Metro Pulse, Fish Magazines, or the weekend section of the newspaper.

2nd topic- Gatlinburg Aquarium trip 

It was mentioned that when we go to the aquarium that they have restaurants there. So we decided to eat at the aquarium, because they offered us a meeting room to do so. A biologist will do a presentation when we go there, as well as someone may show us behind the scenes and talk to us about the reef tank. It was determined that some people would prefer to drive themselves, so carpooling may be a better option than a single large van (or two). At the next meeting we need to have determined what time they open and when we should meet there.

3rd topic- Calcium and Alkalinity

Mike Teague said he would email all of us a large article about calcium and alkalinity. He went through the basics of this article, saying that it provides an explanation of how to keep your tank in balance and what to do if it gets out of balance. It is very easy to understand, Mike says.

Activities

Joe Wall gave us a demonstration on how to put together a calcium reactor (very easy, only took 10 minutes maximum). He talked about how to maintain a reactor and what type of media to use. A CO2 tank is needed and places to get refills were discussed. Essentially it was decided that you can get the gas from Holston, BOC, A-Welders (medical grade CO2), but you can also get it from a soda company.
 

The meeting concluded with a frag swap and presentation of a free door prize to one winner (one new 20-long aquarium).