Here’s something you brag about to your friends and family.
From now until end of December, you can snag a great deal!
You get double the years you sign up or renew for.
So, if you sign up for a year, you get an additional year. If you renew for 5-years, you’re good for 10! I mean, where else can you get a 10-year membership for 75 bucks?!?
Head on over to our online membership center and take advantage of this amazing deal before it’s gone for good.
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It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Lou Ekus, CEO of Tropic Marin USA, who passed away on September 27, 2025.
Lou led Tropic Marin USA with vision, integrity, and unwavering dedication for 28 years. Under Lous leadership, the company grew to be a household name within this industry. Lou was not only a leader but also a mentor, a friend, and a passionate advocate for marine life and sustainability. Lous knowledge and passion for this hobby was well known as he was always eager to share his knowledge to help industry experts and hobbyists alike. Continue reading R.I.P Dear Friend – Lou Ekus, CEO of Tropic Marin USA passed away. :(
Dear Aquarist,
The summer is coming to a close, but that means another new year at BAS. I for one am excited to get back. We will open up September 12th with Marc Levenson from Melev’s Reef. Marc will give a talk on moving your tank. Most of us had to do that atleast once or twice, so that should be interesting. Marc is known among reefers for his site Melev’s Reef, I am looking forward to his talk.
As most of you probably know we visited the Long Island Aquarium, this past week. For those of you that missed it, it is your loss. Joe Yaiullo gave us an amazing behind the scenes tour second to none! We got to see just how much work is put into running an aquarium, and how many people it takes to do it. It was fun and educational. There was also a terrific boat ride to a remote island. The staff there was so helpful and knowledgable. We thank you Joe for your long support of our club!!
Before you know it, we’ll be back at it.
For our September 12 Event we’ll be hosting Mark Levenson (Melev’s Reef) who will be talking about moving his tank.
Marc “melev” Levenson has been in the hobby since 1997, blogging his experiences about his own reef on his website melevsreef.com to help others learn good husbandry skills. Most recently he’s become an online personality with over 67,000 followers on his YouTube channel (melevsreef) also geared at helping other reefers through his personal experiences, including a weekly livestream for roughly two hours every Saturday where anyone can hop on and ask a question.
Continue reading We’ll be back shortly – September 12th, “Moving a Tank” By Marc Levenson
BAS is going to the Long Island Aquarium on Saturday, August 16th, and everyone is invited. All members, family, and friends are welcome. It will be fun day!
We will be collecting money at the June 13th meeting. The price is as follows:
Please pay by the June meeting. Please note that these are club discount prices. Anyone not paying before, will not get the discount the day of the trip.
We will meet at the aquarium at noon on the 16th.
Transportation is not included; see address below.
LONG ISLAND AQUARIUM
431 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901
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Dear Aquarist,
April was a terrific meeting with the help of our long time friend and speaker for the night, Joe Yaiullo. Joe always gives a great presentation for us. He spoke on his 38 years of creating of the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead. We got to see his early drawings and watch the installation of the shark tank panels. It was sensational! We enjoyed his talk so much that we’ve setup a day to go visit the his aquarium. BAS is going to the L.I Aquarium on Saturday, August 16th, and everyone is invited. All members, family, and friends are welcome.
We will be collecting money at the next two meetings. The price is as follows: for the aquarium only is $22.00, the boat tour with the aquarium is $40.00 and the butterfly exhibit adds $2.00 to any package. All three total $42.00. Please pay by the June meeting. Please note that these are club discount prices. Anyone not paying before, will not get the discount the day of the trip. We will meet at the aquarium at noon on the 16th.
Dear Aquarist,
Hopefully the frigid months are behind us. The older I get, the more I hate the cold. February was COLD, but our members are hearty and came out to hear Bob Likins of Pet Advocacy Network speak on important issues facing the hobby both here and abroad. Since there was a storm in the forecast, we featured him virtually. He answered a lot of questions at the end of his presentation.
Pet Advocacy Network is a great organization who fights for the fish trade and keeping us up to date. We thank Bob for taking time to enlighten us on the work his of organization.
Renowned for his expertise with all tropical fish, Harry Faustmann’s major focus is on killifish, of which he has written numerous articles, as well as competed in many shows, winning top honors across the country since 1977.
They include Best of Show at the AKA annual show. Celebrated breeder, Harry has been active in the hobby since 1967 and keeping killifish since 1973.
Continue reading Live Food Cultures by Harry Faustmann – January 10, 2025
Dear aquarists,
We invite you all to take part in the Brooklyn Aquarium Society Holiday Party at Dolce Vita Italian Restaurant. It is located at 5811 Avenue N, Brooklyn NY 11234 taking place on Friday December 13th at 7pm. Reservations are $70 per person which includes Choice of Anti Pasta, Entrée and Dessert as well as Coffee, soda or tea.
Continue reading Brooklyn Aquarium Society Holiday Party 2024
For our November 8th event we introduce to you Tia Davis
TOPIC: Planted saltwater tanks, and the macroalgae farm.
Tia Davis is a marine biologist and a lifelong scientist with her current projects including 76 fully aquacultured species of macroalgae, trace element dosing live rock, captive breeding seahorses and invertebrates, culturing phytoplankton using AI, feeder insects for reptiles and fish, macroalgae as a food source for humans and more. All three of her degrees are focused in the reef keeping hobby and nutrition, fueling her deep love of proper food with husbandry. For the “farm” currently under construction there are over 3300 gallons and over a hundred tanks being fueled by the Early Carboniferous and Ordovician-made “Lost sea” underground aquifer in Tennessee. Having been on several sides of the hobby – from stopping cyanide collection on the ground in Indonesia, working as a collector in the Gulf of Mexico, working in one of the world’s largest clownfish hatcheries, being a veterinary technician for exotics and aquatics, renovating aquarium exhibits, and an academic researcher for climate change with corals – she loves to show multifaceted and intersectional views of the industry and exotic pet trade as a whole
Welcome back!
We’re going to start our September meeting with hosting Paige MacGregor of LibertyLand Axolotl Rescue. She’ll tell you “All About Axolotis”
Friday, September 13 @ 7:30 – Don’t be late.
Until further notice, we will be having a 50/50 split on donated livestock only (corals, fish and plants in good health) for members only. There is a 10 bag limit per event.
Members must sign in at the donation desk that they want 50% of whatever their livestock items are auctioned for (no reserves). The total of all donations must be greater than $5 and your return check will be available for pickup at the next regular meeting.
Not a member yet? No problem, become one at the event. Join Now
Dear Aquarist,
February the club featured Joe Yaiullo from Long Island Aquarium who came to speak to us. Joe never lets us down! His talk was on “A Hard Reboot of a 20,000 Gallon Reef Tank and Combating a New Coral Parasite Known Only as THEM.” It was a riveting tale on how he got his showcase tank emptied out and then ready for prime time again. He battled creatures both big and microscopic. In fact prior to the talk, he’d just gotten stitches removed from his hand and arm due to the potent and mysterious mytobacteria. What an incredible story! Joe is the curator of the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, and if you haven’t been there yet, it is worth the trip!!
It takes a lot of effort from many people like our board members who continue to work hard to bring a great show every month. I want to thank them for their dedication, drive and loyalty. Anyone wishing to help out, we will gladly give you something to do! Please ask.
Welcome aboard and thank you for your support.
Pop Corals, aka “The Candy Shop“, is a Brooklyn, NY based company that was started by a few dedicated hobbyists. As hobbyists, we believe individuals should not have to pay crazy prices for quality livestock. Pop Corals has the ability to keep costs low because we own our own facilities and work directly with importers.
Pop Corals offers various products including corals, fish and dry goods.
Reservations and required in advance.
Friday, December 8th @ 7:00PM
Dolce Vita Italian Restaurant
5811 Avenue N in Brooklyn
$50 Per person
All payments must be in by November 30th – kindly contact Steve or David at BklynAquariumSociety@hotmail.com
Dear Aquarist, 
Our October Giant Auction event was a great success! We had many donations from stores, manufacturers and our own members. The 50/50 model is bringing in a lot of bags of donations each month. What is a 50/50? Whatever livestock our members bring in, they split the winning bid with the club, 50/50. This is for livestock only. We are going to continue to do a 50/50 every month except during our next Giant Auction which is in May.
Dear Aquarist,
We had a very good turnout in March to see our own David Manuel speak on starting a saltwater tank. This was David’s first time speaking at any club, and he did a great job! This is a topic that many of our members are interested in. Thank you David for once again stepping up for us! Since the pandemic, it has been hard to get speakers to make the trip to Brooklyn to speak. We will continue to do our best to bring you engaging speakers.