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We’ll be back shortly – September 12th, “Moving a Tank” By Marc Levenson
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.
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We are going to the Long Island Aquarium! – Saturday, August 16th
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:
- For the aquarium only is $22.00
- The boat tour with the aquarium is $40.00
- 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.
Transportation is not included; see address below.
LONG ISLAND AQUARIUM
431 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901
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Live Food Cultures by Harry Faustmann – January 10, 2025
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.
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Brooklyn Aquarium Society Holiday Party 2024
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.
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Planted saltwater tanks, and the macroalgae farm – Tia Davis, November 8th
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
We Are Back! – September 13th @ 7:30 – “All About Axolotis” by Paige MacGregor
50/50 Split on Donated Livestock at our monthly auctions.
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
Supporter Spotlight :: Absolutely Fish
We have a new sponsor – PopCorals.com
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.
BAS Holiday Party – Friday, December 8th @ 7:00PM
Earn 50%* on donated livestock in February 2023
To kick off 2023 we will once again be having a 50/50 split on donated livestock only (corals, fish and plants in good health) for members only.
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
We are back at The New York Aquarium Educational Hall!
We are happy to announce that The New York Aquarium has once again granted us use of the Education Hall for our monthly meetings. (Thank you!)

We are going back to our normal schedule! Regular meetings every second Friday of the month at the New York Aquarium Education Hall at 7:30pm. We are very excited!
Schedules, topics and speakers to be posted soon so make sure you check back.
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