Frag swap May 21 at atlanta zoo

SITNLOWDOWN · #1 03/25/2005, 11:07 PM

We at the atlanta reef club would like to welcome everyone to the atlanta zoo may 21. To have a frag swap in side the zoo at the saltwateru.com event with all kinds of speakers(walt smith,eric bornman,and scott michael) just to name a few. If you only wont to come to the frag swap it will cost $10 bucks(the cost of zoo admittion) and we ask for a $5 dollor donation to attend the swap. please check out the saltwateru.com website for more info or contact me. If the club would like to attend we will setup a table for your club and welcome you. please contact me if your club as a whole would like to attend. if not a member of a club your still welcome everyone is welcome please contact me for more info or hope to see you there...........
please check out saltwateru.com
sitnlowdownsouth@aol.com
thanks daniel bryant

wasabi · #2 03/26/2005, 01:23 AM

wow sounds like a sweet deal...i would not want to miss it.borneman is a great speaker...bill light always is interesting

Mafiaman · #3 03/26/2005, 07:21 AM

Will you be offering the discount to our club members that you are offering the ARC?

SShindell · #4 03/26/2005, 08:54 AM

No, the discount for SaltwaterU only applies to ARC members, but everyone can purchase tickets for the zoo at a discount for that day ($10) thru SaltwaterU, whether they are ARC members or not. (It is not on the site yet, but will be in a few days). We did this so family members and people just attending the frag swap can enjoy a day at the zoo.

Admission to the conference already includes admission to the zoo.

Steve

EvilMel · #5 04/18/2005, 09:51 AM

What about the frag swap? Can someone go down there just for that to sell/trade frags?

SITNLOWDOWN · #6 04/20/2005, 04:34 PM

YEAH IT WILL COST ADDMISSION TO ZOO AND THEN 5 BUCKS TO GET IN THE FRAG SWAP

Nomad37 · #7 05/03/2005, 03:57 PM

Is there a place where people are posting frags to trade or is this a bring what you have and hope for the best?

Nomad37

EvilMel · #8 05/03/2005, 06:53 PM

That's a great question. I have been wondering that myself but virtually no information seems to be available about the frag swap.

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, but I have really searched around.

jessezm · #9 05/03/2005, 08:03 PM

Sorry, that's my fault! I'm supposed to be spreading the word and helping to coordinate the swap. Let me direct you to our thread at The Reef Tank, where we will be posting what we're bringing. Please read through the thread and post what you'll have available. It's a new thread, so there might not be anything on it yet, but please, if so, be the first! A lot of people will be attending this!

If you have any questions, please pm me here or at TRT.

Here's our thread:

FRAG SWAP

jessezm · #10 05/03/2005, 08:11 PM

By the way, folks, there is NO ZOO ADMISSION NEEDED for those who are only attending the frag swap--this is a new perk! So that's just $5 to attend, and there will be a coral check room for your coolers if you're there for awhile, and many coral frags will be raffled for $1 tickets!!!

Mafiaman · #11 05/03/2005, 08:23 PM

The frag swap sounds cool, but the rest sounds like a high priced rippp.

Nomad37 · #12 05/04/2005, 07:49 AM

Watch out for the red bugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nomad37

EvilMel · #13 05/04/2005, 12:11 PM

Thanks Jess! I really appreciate it!

jessezm · #14 05/04/2005, 12:48 PM

Nomad37--
Is there any way to easily detect redbugs onsite? For instance, if you can do it easily with a magnifying glass and a bright light we could probably set up a "red bug station" if we plan in advance, where you could inspect a frag just to be safe. Any thoughts?

jessezm · #15 05/04/2005, 12:49 PM

EvilMel--
No prob! I hope you can make it!

EvilMel · #16 05/04/2005, 03:29 PM

So the red bugs would be pretty easy to see with a magnifying glass (the little, more magnifying part is what you should use if you do this). BUT supposedly a jewelers loop is really good for it.

I think the problem would be that they have eggs, don't they? So you could see adults but not eggs, therefore having been checked by the red bug station doesn't necessarily guarantee that frags are red bug free. Plus, being in a bag is already going to make them harder to see, isn't it?

Hopefully people are going to quarentine any corals they get but there's always a bunch of people who don't.

With that said, I do think it's a great idea to set up some sort of area where frags could be checked.

SITNLOWDOWN · #17 05/04/2005, 04:12 PM

yeah where going to try and put up holding tank also

Nomad37 · #18 05/04/2005, 05:17 PM

I always carry a magnifying glass and a jewlers loop to inspect any frag before I purchase. You can detect them in the bag, but it's better if you can put the frag in a white bowl so you can turn the frag as needed plus it keeps the slime down which makes it harder to see them. Putting new frags in a q-tank is always your best bet for insurance.

Nomad37