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THE LARGEST AQUARIUM EVENT IN NORTH AMERICA FEATURING THE BEST OF FRESHWATER, SALTWATER, REPTILES AND AQUATIC ART!

WHO IS

AQUASHELLA

FOR?

Aquashella is an event for ALL Aquarium Hobbyists from beginner to Expert, or even people who don’t have an aquarium who want to experience the wonders of aquariums, and exotic pets.

Ticket Pricing & Options

EARLY BIRD

$ 30 + Taxes & Fees
  • 1 DAY WRISTBAND
  • 11 AM EARLY ENTRY
  • AQUASHELLA GLASSES
  • EARLY BIRD SPEAKERS
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GENERAL

$ 25 + Taxes & Fees
  • 1 DAY WRISTBAND
  • 1 PM GENERAL ENTRY
  • AQUASHELLA GLASSES
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KIDS TICKET

$ 12 + Taxes & Fees
  • FOR AGES 5-12
  • MUST BE WITH ADULT
  • ENTRY MATCHES ADULT
  • AQUASHELLA GLASSES
  • AGE 4 AND UNDER FREE
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REEFING ICON

SANJAY JOSHI

KG TROPICALS

JOHN HUDSON

MELEV'S REEF

MARC LEVENSON

AUTHOR / REEFING ICON

MICHAEL PALETTA

LONG ISLAND AQUARIUM

JOE YAIULLO

ZENZO TAZAWA

TAZAWA TANKS

JASON ADAMS

PRIMETIME AQUATICS

REEFING ICON

SANJAY JOSHI

Sanjay Joshi in real life is a Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State University. He has been a reef addict since 1992, and currently keeps several reefs aquariums at home including a 500G SPS dominated reef. He also co-manages the 500G aquarium at Penn State. Dr. Joshi is actively involved in educating the hobby on various topics through his publications in reef magazines and lectures. He has published articles in magazines such as Advanced Aquarist, Reefs Magazine, Coral, Marine Fish and Reef Annual, Aquarium Frontiers, and Aquarium Fish. 

KG TROPICALS

JOHN HUDSON

John has been keeping aquariums since 1993 at the age of 19. In 2011 he and his wife Lisa started the KGTropicals YouTube channel to educate new fish keepers and get them through the pitfalls of a new aquarium.

MELEV'S REEF

MARC LEVENSON

Marc “melev” Levenson has been in the hobby since 1998, blogging his experiences about his own reef on melevsreef.com to help others learn husbandry skills. Most recently he’s become an online personality with tens of thousands of followers on his YouTube channel (melevsreef) also geared at helping other reefers through his personal experiences. His website’s articles, blogs, and Critter ID cover topics like pest control, feeding techniques, working with acrylics, reef photography and water chemistry to name a few.

AUTHOR / REEFING ICON

MICHAEL PALETTA

Michael Paletta has been keeping marine aquariums (specifically reef aquariums) since the 1980s. He is a well-known aquarist who has traveled worldwide giving presentations about various aspects of the aquarium hobby. Mike is also the author of The New Marine Aquarium and Ultimate Marine Aquariums from T.F.H. Publications.

LONG ISLAND AQUARIUM

JOE YAIULLO

As a kid, Joe spent much of his childhood maintaining home aquariums and exploring the marine life surrounding Long Island, New York. Now he gets paid to basically do what he did as a kid and has been keeping reef tanks for over 29 years.

Joe earned a B.S. in Marine Science from LIU Southampton College’s marine science program, and worked for 8 years (1987-1995) at the NY Aquarium in Brooklyn, New York as Senior Aquarist. Starting in 1987, Joe pioneered what is now common practice in reef keeping today and upped his game in 1993 with the establishment of a 1400-gallon reef tank, which at the time was the largest successful reef tank in the Western Hemisphere. In 1992, he began to shape his plan for a world-class aquarium on Long Island’s East End. In 2000, after toiling for eight long years, his plans and vision became a reality with the opening of Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in Riverhead, NY (now known as the Long Island Aquarium). On that day, the public was able to see his 20,000-gallon reef tank, which was the largest closed system reef tank in the Western Hemisphere, and second largest in the world at that time. In 2003, Joe was awarded The Distinguished Alumni Award from Southampton College for his contributions to the community.

Joe, an admitted “Coralaholic”, currently feeds his ever increasing addiction with nurturing his 20,000 gallon reef tank, which contains corals that date back over 26 years. While he has admitted his addiction, he has no plans of seeking a cure and enjoys talking with reef keepers from around the world.

Joe has been featured in many reef keeping books and magazines, and has presented lectures in Canada, Germany, Sweden, Finland, England, Fiji, Monaco, France, The Netherlands, and Italy and throughout the USA including several MACNA’s dating back to 1994.

The Long Island Aquarium is a world-class aquarium, so even though it’s on a larger scale, Curator and Co-founder Joe Yaiullo still considers it his entire “DIY” project.

ZENZO TAZAWA

TAZAWA TANKS

JASON ADAMS

PRIMETIME AQUATICS

Jason started keeping fish at the age of six and has almost 40 years of freshwater fish-keeping experience. His background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, a Master’s Degree in Biotechnology and Chemical Science as well as a Graduate Certificate in Aquaculture and Fish Health. He and his family started Prime Time Aquatics to help people of all ages and experience succeed in the freshwater fish-keeping hobby

OVER 100 PREMIUM AQUATICS VENDORS

Aquashella proudly displays the largest collection of top tier aquatic vendors and brands anywhere in the country. Our line-up includes the best of Freshwater, Saltwater, Reptiles, Aquatic Art and more…

FEATURED CREATORS

KG TROPICALS

JOHN & LISA

PRIMETIME AQUATICS

JASON ADAMS

SIMPLY BETTA

TAYLOR

REEF NEWS NETWORK

PETER CHERRICK

MELEV’S REEF

MARC LEVENSON

BAHAMA LLAMA

REMY

TAZAWA TANKS

ZENZO TAZAWA

Dustin’s Fish Tanks

Dustin Wunderlich

BEN JOHNSON

REEF BEEF

WILL NACE

WILL NACE

TIDAL GARDENS

THAN THIEN

RICHARD ROSS

AQUATIC BIOLOGIIST / REEF BEEF

DANNY’S AQUARIUMS

Danny

MIKE SENSKE

ADG

JEFF SENSKE

ADG

MD FISH TANKS

Mark

CONTESTS

MORE TO SEE THAN EVER BEFORE

UFA FLOWERHORN COMPETITION

CREATORS CHALLENGE

KIDS AQUASCAPING CONTEST

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DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

TO COMPETE WITH THE BEST AQUASCAPERS IN THE HOBBY…

Registration Open Now

Fluval

The Aquashella Aquascaping Contest, sponsored by Fluval is a new and exciting contest that lets you test your skills up against fellow scapers and hobbyists from around the world. The contest includes qualifying round at Aquashella Dallas, with a $1,000 cash prize for the winner and a chance to compete for $5,000 in the the championship round at Aquashella Daytona in November!

Anyone can enter, and just like other aquascaping competitions, competitors must apply and be selected for participation in either the qualifying rounds or the final competition. Watch these elite contestants build out their competition aquascapes live on Saturday, and view the final results and their finished inspirational designs on Sunday.

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100% of the proceeds from our raffle go to supporting 1000 Mermaids and Ocean Rescue Alliance. To find out more about their mission please click the logo to visit their site.

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MAINSTAGE SATURDAY

VIP Meet & Greet
  • 10:00 am
  • Social Event
  • Media Lounge

VIP Meet & Greet

Various Creators (VIP Exclusive)

Raj Shingadia
  • 11:00 am
  • Speaker
  • Fluval Mainstage

Raj Shingadia

Reef Builders / MRC

Joe Yaiullo
  • 12:00 pm
  • Speaker
  • Fluval Mainstage

Joe Yaiullo

Public Aquarium Manager

Jeff Miotke
  • 1:00 pm
  • Speaker
  • Fluval Mainstage

Jeff Miotke

Aquascaper

John Hudson
  • 2:00 pm
  • Speaker
  • Fluval Mainstage

John Hudson

KG Tropicals

Sanjay Joshi
  • 3:00 pm
  • Speaker
  • Fluval Mainstage

Sanjay Joshi

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Michael Paletta
  • 4:00 pm
  • Speaker
  • Fluval Mainstage

Michael Paletta

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MAINSTAGE SUNDAY

VIP Meet & Greet
  • 10:00 am
  • Social Event
  • Media Lounge

VIP Meet & Greet

Various Creators ( VIP Exclusive)

Marc Levenson
  • 11:00 am
  • Speaker
  • Fluval Mainstage

Marc Levenson

Melev's Reef

Zenzo Tazawa
  • 11:45 am
  • Speaker
  • Fluval Mainstage

Zenzo Tazawa

Tazawa Tanks

Jeff Miotke
  • 12:30 pm
  • Speaker
  • Fluval Mainstage

Jeff Miotke

Aquascaper | Oase

Jason Adams
  • 1:15 pm
  • Speaker
  • Fluval Mainstage

Jason Adams

Prime Time Aquatics

Sara Stevens
  • 2:00 pm
  • Speaker
  • Fluval Mainstage

Sara Stevens

Butterfly Pavillion

Aquashella Awards / Jake Adams Memorial
  • 3:00 pm
  • Ceremony
  • Fluval Mainstage

Aquashella Awards / Jake Adams Memorial

FEATURE STAGE SATURDAY

FEATURE STAGE SUNDAY

  • 12:00 pm
  • Workshop
  • Planet Feature Stage

Live Art Painting

Lisa Lachri

  • 1:00 pm
  • Competition
  • Planet Feature Stage

Saltwater Scape Off

Danny's Aquariums VS Shelby Thomas

  • 2:00 pm
  • Workshop
  • Planet Feature Stage

Jellyfish Art Workshop

Jeff Turner

  • 3:00 pm
  • Workshop
  • Planet Feature Stage

Scaping Workshop

Mike & Jeff Senske

  • 4:00 pm
  • Workshop
  • Planet Feature Stage

Betta Workshop

Lisa Hudson | KG Tropicals

  • 12:00 pm
  • Competition
  • Planet Feature Stage

ACI Frag Off

IJam Coral | North American Coral Labs | Rich Reefer

  • 1:00 pm
  • Workshop
  • Planet Feature Stage

Axolotl workshop

Jake Pak - Axolotl Planet

  • 2:00 pm
  • Competition
  • Planet Feature Stage

Freshwater Scape Off

Jen Williams | Grant Eder

  • 3:00 pm
  • Workshop
  • Planet Feature Stage

Live Art Painting

Nori Vossen

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TUNZE
Aquawind Eco Chic
TUNZE
Osmolator 3155
FX6 High Performance Canister Filter
API Prize Pack
PNW-Custom
Micro Tank
Rapid Rinse
Eco-Filter
$100 Credit
(to be used at show)
$50 gift card
towards any VS3 purchase
Reef Nutrition $50 Gift Card
Reef Nutrition $50 Gift Card
Reef Nutrition $50 Gift Card
Reef Nutrition $100 Gift Card
Reef Nutrition $100 Gift Card
Reef Nutrition $200 Gift Card
GHL Profilux 4e
Starter Set
White
Ultramax 1500
Canister Filter
32W Black
Leddy LED Light
BRS 4 Stage Value Plus RODI System
BRS 4 Stage Value Plus RODI System
Pro Clear Aquatics
EcoReef 200 Sump
$20 Off
Shipping Label Coupon
Avast Plank
Auto-Feede
r
AccuraSea1
50 gallon box
C-Balance 1L
ReVive
AcroPower 500 ml
AquaStik 4 oz Red
ZoPlan
Goniopower 30g
HydroCarbon2 1L
Kalkwasser 1lb
AlgaEraser
VeggieMag
AI Nero 5
AI Freshwater
21" Blade LED
Vortech
MP-40
Freshwater
Radion
Xr15FW
Apex Jr.
Controller
Michael Vargas
Photography
24" x 36" Print
3 Headed
Dragon Soul
Torch
Division 125
Skimmer
Element M
Media Reactor
Nature Design
T-shirt
Eheim
250 Watt
Wi-Fi Heater
32 Gallon Biocube
& Stand
Aqueon Cannister Filter 55G
Sera Product
Packages
for Freshwater & Marine
Lazy Coffee Design
Coral Art Print
(Sat)
Lazy Coffee Design
Fish Art Print
(Sun)
MarinePure
Biofilter Spheres
2qt
MarinePure
Biofilter Spheres
2qt
MarinePure
Biofilter Gems
MarinePure
Biofilter Gems
Conscious Art
Prints
Conscious Art
Prints
Conscious Art
Prints
Red Sea
DipX
500ml
Red Sea
Energy Plus
500ml
Red Sea
DipX
500ml
Red Sea
Energy Plus
500ml
Red Sea
DipX
500ml
Red Sea
Energy Plus
500ml
Trigger Systems
Sapphire 26
Sump
Trigger Systems
Sapphire 26
Sump
Trigger Sytems
Aquamarine Triton ATO
5 Gallon
Trigger Sytems
Aquamarine Triton ATO
10 Gallon
Barracuda 100 gpd RODI
Barracuda Filter Set
T-Shirts
Champion Lighting & Supply
$100 Gift Certificate
Champion Lighting & Supply
$100 Gift Certificate
SeaTak
2oz tube
SeaTak
2oz tube
BlueLine Syringe Gun
w/
SeaTak 1oz Syringe Tube
& Needle
BlueLine Syringe Gun
w/
SeaTak 1oz Syringe Tube
& Needle
Benepets Foods 160gm Jar
Benepets Foods 80gm Jar
Benepets Foods 80gm Jar
Multiple Drawings for Benepets Foods 40gm Jars
Multiple Drawings for Benepets Foods 40gm Jars
BenePets
MicroFiber
Towel
$100 A-Z Gift Card
Jelly Cylinder
Nano Tank
Hanna Instruments
Marine Nitrate Checker
High Range – HC HI782
Hanna Instruments
Magnesium Checker
HC HI783
Sicce
XSTRME 6500
Pump Clean
Sicce
T-shirt
Multi-Layered
Flourescent Wood
Art
Dr Tim's
Large Saltwater Tank – Value $140
Dr Tim's
Large Freshwater Tank – Value $140
Dr Tim's
Medium Saltwater Tank – Value $100
Dr Tim's
Small Freshwater Tank – Value $75
MX Pump
210
MX Pump
260
MX Pump
260
MX Pump
350
Betta pack:
betta water,
betta guard
Freshwater Kit:
Complete, 7, Monster,
Trace, Marycyn, & Paracleanse
Saltwater Kit:
Salt,9, Monster Maxout Pro,
Coralmax, & Bugout
RPM Salt Box
Fritz High Alk
Salt Box
AlgaeBarn Ultimate Refugium Starter Pack
AlgaeBarn Galaxy Pods
AlgaeBarn Galaxy Pods
AlgaeBarn OceanMagik
AlgaeBarn OceanMagik
AlgaeBarn Ultimate Macro 4-pack
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