West Tn Frag Swap

[sperry]

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q143/SPerry5531/colorflyer.jpg

Look forward to seeing you there!!

[eyebedam]

Admission? It will be the only frag swap that cost to get in.

[sperry]

Covers the ticket for the door prizes.

[gflat65]

If at all possible, I'll be there. I grew up on that side of the state (Munford), so gotta support my peeps:).

[sperry]

Anyone interested in a sellers table please RSVP to klug3@comcast.net by Sept 1. We are needing to find out how many tables and power outlets will be needed. Tables are $10 or a frag of equal value.
Also we have received raffle prizes from the following generous businesses. Tickets are only $1!!!
Florida Pets, Dr Foster & Smith, Fraggle Reef, Hello Lights, NanoCustoms, Pet Solutions, Reef Science, Air, Water & Ice, Sustainable Aquatics and several others.

[crumbletop]

Sounds like it will be a good one.

[gflat65]

Who all is planning on going to Memphis? I plan on being there and just wandered how many familiar faces I'll see.

[streetracinsrt]

I should be there

[rutledgek]

I can go if I carpool and split the cost of gas, but I would rather not go a lone.

[gflat65]

Given location, I'm hoping it will be a big swap. Being 3 hours west opens it up to several new markets. It's amazing how certain thigns are prevalent in certain areas, but not others, like land locking a species:). I like the branches that reach others for diversity.

[Avalanche Wolf]

Hoping to go to this but not sure if the tank is going to be ready by then.

[streetracinsrt]

Ill be there

[neuroslicer]

I'll post a list of door prizes and raffle prizes of the West TN Frag Swap shortly, as well as the schedule of events. We're still hoping that some of our Middle TN hobbyists will be able to bring frags and set up a table. How about it folks?
Jay

[crumbletop]

There'll be some people there to shop but we probably will not bring very many frags. Much of our supply went to the August swap in Chattanooga.

[sperry]

Starting to get pics of items people are bring to the frag swap. Check our msg board for more updates.

Frags previews (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1206540)

[sperry]

Frag Swap Schedule, Prizes, Vendors

The First Annual West TN Frag Swap is really shaping up to be a big event this Saturday (Sept. 22! We've got several things happening on the hour and half hour. Here's the schedule:

7 AM Set up begins for people who have a table reserved
10 AM Doors open
11 AM Concessions opens
11 AM First Door Prize drawing
12 PM First Raffle Prize drawing
12: 30 PM Soft Coral Frag Demo / Barrett Shumaker
1 PM Second Door Prize drawing
2 PM Second Raffle Prize drawing
2:30 PM Hard Coral (SPS) Frag Demo / Jay Blundon
3 PM Third Door Prize drawing
3:30 PM Concessions closes
4 PM Frag Swap ends

Door prizes ($3 admission ticket is your door prize ticket):
Drs. Foster and Smith gift certificate $25
Pet Solutions gift certificate $25
Reef Science gift certificates $25, $20, $20, $20
Air, Water and Ice gift certificates $25, $25, $25, $25
Florida Pets gift certificate
OceansWonders bag of 25 frag plugs, bag of 20 frag discs
"I Glue Animals To Rocks" t-shirts (one given away at each drawing)
Frag given away at each drawing


Raffle prizes (tickets $1 each, 12 for $10, 25 for $20)
MemFish gift certificate $100
Fraggle Reef gift certificate $99
Kermit's Reef gift certificate $100
Hello Lights gift certificate $100
Tropical Adventures gift certificate $75
Insanity Ink (tatoos and body piercing) gift certificate $100
Premium Aquatics pH monitor
Sustainable Aquatics one pair of black Amphiprion ocellaris clownfish
Bob's Tropicals $30 gift certificate
Frag Pack from Sanford Carson
Frag Pack from Jay Blundon

Grand Prize drawing at 2 PM
Biocube nano reef system from NanoTuners (value $300)

Vendors who have tables reserved:
MemFish (Richard Rendos et al.)
Sustainable Aquatics
Tropical Adventures

Hobbyists who have tables reserved (hundreds of SPS and LPS frags, soft coral frags, zoas, mushrooms, clams will be available)
Sanford Carson (scarson61)
Jay Blundon (neuroslicer)- photos will be posted
Gflat65 (from Middle TN Reef Club)
Scott Perry (sperry)
Vicki Moore (reefdiver77)
West TN Marine and Reef Aquarium Club member tank

For directions, just use Mapquest to find the AgriCenter International in Memphis:
7777 Walnut Grove Road
Memphis, TN 38120

[SnoopTroop]

im def gonna be there

[gflat65]

It's looking like I'll have a bunch of SPS (mostly acros, but a nice neon green Stylophora frag, etc.), and some Monti cap, florida rics (oranges/neon green mouth, neon green, blues), a few yuma (nothing blinding), some LPS (a few Aussie acans and some turbinara, Pavona/Leptoseris). If I can get off my butt tonight and cut some softies, I'll have some neon green Nepthea, green sinularia, and some other leather that is like a capnella, but has a slight greenish hue to it, esp. under actinics. Possibly one type of paly, but not likely much else in the zoa realm (letting them grow out right now;)).

[gflat65]

Here are some shots of some of what I'll have.

Sinularia or Capnella with a bluish tinge under bluer lights (especially VHO actinics)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/bluish-tinge-sinularia-02.jpg

Neon green/yellowish Sinularia (?)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/Neon-green-sinularia.jpg

Neon green Nephthea (?) (pics don't do much justice to the leathers...)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/Neon-green-Nephthea.jpg

Red and green Palythoa sp. (center is more green than shown)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/red-and-green-palys-2.jpg

Fuschia and neon green Leptastrea pruinosa
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/Leptastrea-pruinosa.jpg

Neon green merulina
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/merulina.jpg

[gflat65]

Green and pinkish Ricordia florida
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/green-pink-rics.jpg

Greenish/pinkish with a bluish under hue Ricordia florida
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/pink-green-bluish-zoas.jpg

Turbinara
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/turbinara.jpg

Some of the acro frags. These were cut before the Chattanooga swap, so they are welll healed. I have some green slimer, blue slimer, an echinata or gomezi, numerous other acros, neon green polyped stylophora, pink and green pocillopora, purple rim monti cap, etc., likely a few Aussie acans, Leptoseris foliosa (?), etc.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/Acro-frags.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/frags01.jpg

Ricordia florida polyps. There are a number of different flavors;).
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/ric-frags03.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/ric-frags02.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c131/gflat65/ric-frags01.jpg

[glitzyone]

Gflat can't wait to see you there

[glitzyone]

Gflat can't wait to see you there

[sperry]

Im liking the reddish ric with the dark center. Blue slimer did you say? HHMMM, Im gonna need more money!!!!!!!!!!

[SnoopTroop]

I CANT WAIT!! SO EXCITED:D 1 DAY LEFT!!

[gflat65]

Well... Bad news... I just spent 8 hours in the ER, so I won't be making it tomorrow. I am very dissapointed... I had everything planned (and it's even my little brothers birthday). Apparently, I had a vicious allergic reaction to something on my ride to work today. About half way there, I started feeling the numbness and heat and swelling. I didn't do anything different today than any other, so I can't pin point a root cause. Not a fun day (unless we're in opposite world;)). I can only say I am deeply disappointed in not being there. I'm from that side of the state, so I've been very excited about this. What is life without disappointment, though, huh? I'll be coming to Nashville sometime in the next feww weeks, but not sure I'll be in Memphis. I've got to come out to see family, but nothing set in stone, yet (tonight was going to be my hang with the family night). If anyone is interested in anything, I can get some closer shots (and more organized) and we can work something out. This is tearing me up... I'll gladly cover the $10 for the table since it has been held for me (if it helps you guys cover costs, I'm all for helping out).

[crumbletop]

Sorry to hear that, Gary. Hope you are alright. Allergic reactions can be deadly.

[mamagoose45]

Gary, are you sure you didn't touch some crazy palythoa or something in the tank? It would seem to make more sense than "something on the way to work"... :) Hope you're doing okay and feeling better!

[gflat65]

I fragged some rics last night and got squirted, but that was early last night. Can't see that being it. It was really weird because I had been fine just seconds before, then it hit...

[fallinapart]

Hey, You take care of yourself, and sorry you are missing the swap. Lifes dissappointmens can be a bummer!

Norman