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Saturday, January 10, 2026 CCA Meeting - Building and Refining a Semi-Automated Fish Room

Join us on Saturday, January 10, 2026 for a talk by our very own Matt Quinn, awesome raffle items, a mini-auction, and socializing event after our talk!
For January, Matt will be giving a talk on his experience building and refining a semi-automated fish room. Come learn about how to make your hobby easier and more enjoyable through automation!

Here are the details:

Saturday, January 10, 2026 @ JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL:

1901 Randolph Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902

• Meeting from 12:30-4:00 PM
• 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Socializing
• 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Talk by Matt Quinn
• 2:00 PM -2:15 PM Break
• 2:15 PM Auction and Raffles
• **Join us for an early meal and drinks with the speaker!**

Talk Title: Building and Refining a Semi-Automated Fish Room

Speaker: Matt Quinn

Matt Quinn has been keeping aquariums and active in the aquarium hobby since he was in elementary school in the 1980’s. Starting with bettas, Matt has kept and bred dozens of fish species. He currently maintains a semi-automated fish room and seasonal greenhouse of nearly 100 tanks, mostly housing fish from Uruguay. Recently, Matt launched Wild West Driftwood, which sells sustainably sourced manzanita wood.

We have some great events already lined up for the rest of 2026. We hope you can join us!

• February 14: Peter George, West African Cichlids
• March 14: Dave McGrew, Aquaponics with Chindongo saulosi
• April 11: Josh Wiegert