2015 TBRC Sponsors & Info

[Mrs Postal]

2015 TBRC SPONSORS:fish1::fish1:

DRYSDALE AQUARIUMS- Address: 2260 KNIGHT RD, LAND O LAKES 34639
Phone: (813) 909 – 0060
FB: Drysdale Aquariums
Website: http://drysdaleaquarium.com/
Email contact: doug@drysdaleaquarium.com

ELITE CORALS AQUACULTURE-6625 ST. RD 54, NEW PORT RICHEY 34653
Phone: (727) 992-9859
FB: Elite Corals Aquaculture
Website: http://www.elitecorals.net/

FISH AND OTHER ICHTHY STUFF-0105 FAIRFIELD ST, OLDSMAR 34677
Phone: (813) 891-4291
FB: Fish and Other Ichthy Stuff
Website: http://ichthythings.com/
Email: ichthyman@ichthythings.com

OCEAN PRIME CORALS-15335 CORTEZ BLVD, BROOKSVILLE 34613
Phone: (352) 799-5000
FB: Ocean Prime Corals
Website: http://www.oceanprimecorals.com/

SEA LIFE FISH & AQUARIUMS- NEW- 5250 34TH ST. N; ST. PETE 33714
Phone: (727) 498-8529
FB: Sea Life Fish and Aquariums
Website: http://www.sealifefish.com/

 

[SWAT]

I was checking out the sponsor thread this morning and low and behold there's a shop down by where I live ! I jumped in the jeep and went to check it out , First impression of the inside of this new store ( Its only been open for seven weeks ) was its very clean and well organized . There frag tanks are well lit with radion lights and when asked the owner will adjust the lighting to match as close to your display tank as he can , I know for me this is awesome , I can get a much better picture of what my intended purchase is going to look like in my tank . The guys running the store are a Father and Son pair that seem to work well together and are concerned about the well fair of there live stock asking me if I was going to dip my new purchases . All in all I will definitely be buying from them again . Oh and I got this little guy for $45 !

 

[Mrs Postal]

Thank you for posting the pics-Sea Life is our newest sponsor and there are many folks in St. Pete that are excited to have a good LFS close to them!

 

[zachfishman]

Thanks for the pics. I too am excited that a good shop is finally in my area!

 

[ChadRaay86]

Stopped by sea life today. It's going to be a nice little shop once they get fully stocked. Picked up a really nice maxima too

 

[pugcrush]

I inquired at a meeting last year about the club's view on sponsorship. Just wondering if the limit is 5 sponsors a year now?

 

[Mrs Postal]

There is no limit to the number of sponsors however we do like to have enough paid TBRC members to support the sponsors. We don't want 10 stores and 40 members. We also like to have sponsors in various areas of TB. We have a pretty large geographic area and these 5 are all in different areas of the Bay area.

 

[HauntedFog]

I stopped by and checked them out. They are really nice guys. They spent a lot of time speaking with me and answering all my newbie questions. The shop is really nice. Now that my tank is finally ready to go I will be going back to pick up some stuff.

 

[dhuff3198]

I just got transferred here from Alabama. I'll be stopping by its not that far from me. Looks great. There really aren't to many places on this side of the bridge I see.

 

[Mrs Postal]

The Bay area is a huge area to cover and we are trying to get good, reliable LFS sponsors in as many areas as we can. There are a few areas that the Board needs to take a look at and we do have several other stores on our list to look at too.

 

[acropora213]

Hello there Strangers :0)

It's been approx 2yrs since my club days

When is our next hosting frag swap ??

 

[zachfishman]

Hello there Strangers :0)

It's been approx 2yrs since my club days

When is our next hosting frag swap ??

Don't come for just frag swap meetings, we have numerous presentations throughout the year as well! We had a swap in April, so it'll be a few months before the next one.

 

[pugcrush]

Don't come for just frag swap meetings, we have numerous presentations throughout the year as well! We had a swap in April, so it'll be a few months before the next one.

I wouldn't count the frag auctions as a swap. I think he's looking for an official frag swap at a hall/clubhouse with vendors, etc. I inquired with the TBRC on having one, but there is no interest from the board on having one.

acro, you can try to get some details from the local club Reef Visions Community. I believe they are having one in July at the same venue TBRC had it 2-3 yrs ago. I'm assuming you didn't miss out on the frag swaps that were in the area in recent months, a lot with reefapalooza?

 

[acropora213]

Thanks for the info.

I meant auctions too, which were often at meetings.

It's been close to two yrs away for me.

 

[Mrs Postal]

I don't think it is fair to say that there is no interest in the current board to have a frag event(not a swap really either) at a clubhouse or such. As explained when the idea was brought up, the issue is that these events are tons of work for the board(the 5 of us) and we require volunteers to help coordinate, set up and actually work the event. We'll get there eventually but our focus this year has been giving back to our members, our upcoming scholarships and educations topics at meetings. Also, we do have frag auctions scheduled quarterly during our meeting. We just had one in April so look for one sometime before the Sept. meeting. Lots of great stuff at those auctions and great prices too.