Well guys it is getting to be that time again, Nights draw in, the weather cools and we all remember we have fish tanks! This will be our 5th CRASE conference and the second we have held at the Cox Convention Center, in Oklahoma City On October 15th We are now taking pre orders for tickets, which remain at only $15 per person. COMAS would like to invite Razorback Reef to attend. Here is a list of speakers: Frseh from Tanked, we have Justin Credabel I have known Justin for several years and he will be a great addition to the speakers at CRASE V. Justin founded the non-profit Applied Sustainable Aquaculture to conduct research on coral propagation, and educate the public about coral aquaculture and the importance of coral in the wild. At the Coral Research Lab at the Science and Technology Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut Justin further refined the techniques of fusing mulitple coral together to create new varieties, and micro-culture techniques. Justin also founded the Coral Bank, a living stocks collection of coral in captivity, during his time at the Science Magnet school. The website is [url2='www.coralbank.org':15vgz0dk]www.coralbank.org[/url2:15vgz0dk] Justin is now at Underwater World in Los Angeles where he is developing the aquaculture division, and establishing new strains of captive grown coral, including many species of Goniopora, and new varieties of fused coral. Justin is also in the band Incognito Sofa Love, signed to Tribe Muzik. He is often joined by is friends and daughters in the creation of music and videos.  Tony Vargas Tony Vargas started his aquatic adventures at the age of seven, with Guppies in a pickle jar. Shortly thereafter, he was breeding a large host of freshwater tropical’s. In the early eighties he took a giant leap forward and assembled his very first salt water aquarium (fish only). Moving on to more challenging waters, in the mid 1980's, he took another leap forward and experimented with marine invertebrates and corals. Moving forward in the late eighties a handful of aquarist including Tony were among the first in United States to successfully keep and maintain Acropora alive in captivity, long term. Tony began to share this experiences and knowledge with others through the many articles he wrote in a column titled "Feature Coral" for FAMA magazine. One of the Acropora articles in FAMA was acknowledge in Carden Wallace text book on Acropora titled "Staghorn Corals of the World". Today, Tony SCUBA dives around the world taking underwater photos and observing many of these creatures in their natural environment. With his writings he has effectively communicated his experiences and observations. Tony has traveled the States and Europe giving lectures and consultations on corals, reef fish husbandry, and complete system design. Recently, Tony has completed work on his forthcoming book titled "The Coral Reef Aquarium". This book focuses on the basics of reef keeping, how to properly assemble a coral reef aquarium (five great examples), and the long term care of these critters in a captive environment. Forward by Sanjay Joshi and Preface by J. Charles Delbeek. Topic Presentation: The World’s most Successful Reef Aquariums! Joe Yaiullo I have know Joe for several years and he gives an absolutely excellent talk regarding the design, building, maintenance and plans for a 20,000g marine tank that is one of the main features of Atlantis Aquarium in Long Island. As a taste of some of the contents of his talk, check out this link below: [url2='http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/2/aquarium':15vgz0dk]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/2/aquarium[/url2:15vgz0dk] More information can be found here: http://www.thecrase.com/
