P.Kelly
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Marine Aquarist Roundtable of Sacramento (MARS) proudly presents, in partnership with Steve Tyree of Reeffarmers.com, the 2nd Annual MARS Auction 2009.
Who: MARS, Reeffarmers (Steve Tyree), Your Reef (John Dakan), Aqualife (Doug Warner) and Underwater Paradise (Rob McKinney) will be joining together to bring you a night of the highest quality and finest corals found in California. Also sponsoring the event is Fragarack.com, a new maker of Frag racks for your reef.
http://www.reeffarmers.com
http://www.yourreef.com
http://www.aqualifeaquarium.com
http://www.underwaterparadiseinc.com
http://www.fragarack.com (the final site will be done April 16th)
What: The 2nd annual MARS auction (2009) will bring you the opportunity to bid on some of the finest corals around. Primarily captive propagated corals, many Limited Edited, Auction Edition or otherwise very rare or exclusive coral fragments not often available, and almost never in one place at the same time. Bring your tax refund and stimulus checks, because there may be some deals to be had. Over 40 corals will be auctioned off in total in one night.
When: Friday April 17th, 2009 at 7pm until the last item is sold, no later than 11pm (third Friday, normal MARS meeting time). Our vendors will be setting up beginning at 6pm, and previewing of any corals made available for display may be made available as early as 6:45pm. Registration will begin promptly at 7pm and the auction will begin no later than 7:30pm.
Where: 9500 Greenback Drive, Roundtable Pizza, Folsom, CA, 95630. (916) 989-1133. We suggest you arrive early to order your food and reserve a table. The room comfortably accommodates about 80 people, and lately we have been filling the room to standing-room-only. MARS members be sure to mention the club for your discount on your pizza order.
Auction Format: High bid in an open format with minimum opening bids, no reserve. All bidders must register prior to bidding and receive a paddle. MARS members in good standing are entitled to a FREE paddle. Members of the public are welcome and may register and purchase a paddle for a nominal fee ($5) at the event. The event will follow the standard live auction format. Each winning bid must be paid directly to the selling vendor in cash. There are a number of ATM machines within walking distance of the event location; however we suggest that you stop in advance.
Presales: In addition to the auction, some of the vendors will be conducting presales for certain corals, not available at the auction. The presale lists will be sent to club members as early as Sunday April 5th, 2009 along with more details. At this time, we understand that the presales will include some Reeffarmer.com and ORA corals. Each vendor will most likely have slightly different terms for handling presales, and MARS will be working with those vendors to clearly document the presale lists and terms prior to distribution.
Reeffarmers Presale:
http://forums.marineaquarist.org/index.php?tid=996&title=Reeffarmers.com_Presale
Your Reef Presale:
http://forums.marineaquarist.org/index.php?tid=1004
Underwater Paradise Presale:
http://forums.marineaquarist.org/index.php?tid=1006&title=Underwater_Paradise_presale
Auction Corals: In alphabetical order, the corals that are planning to show up at the auction and go home to your tank are as follows:
* 30,000 Leagues Acropora Lokani
* Australian Acan Lord
* Australian Pink Goniapora
* Australian Scolymia (Neon Green and Orange)
* Aqualife Pack (Yellow Eye Guy chalice, Off the Ladder chalice, Ingerophyllia chalice)
* Bazooka Joe Watermelon Coral - LE
* Bubble Gum Monster - LE
* Cali Tort, Acropora Tortuosa
* Cyphastrea Pack (Minefield Cyphastrea, Original Altantis Cyphastrea)
* Emerald Mummy Eye chalice
* Hugo's Nasuta Acropora
* Ice Fire Echinata Acropora Echinata - AE (AKA Aquascene Echinata)
* Lime in the Sky Acropora sp. - LE
* Miami Hurricane Echinophyllia - AE (AKA Pumpkin Patch Chalice)
* Minefield Cyphastrea - LE
* Montipora Setosa - AE
* Mummy Eye chalice (original)
* Nuclear Abyss Chalice
* Nuclear Green Zoanthids
* ORA Frag Pack (Red Planet, Pearl Berry, Bird of Paradise)
* Pink Elephant FraggleReef Palythoa
* Pink Sand Dollar Montipora Venosa - AE
* Pink Smoothie Montipora digitata
* Purple Death Zoanthids
* Purple Monster, Acropora valida - LE
* Rainbow Stylophora - AE
* Romel's Rainbow Acropora
* Steve Elias Loisettae Staghorn - LE
* Strawberry Swirl Chalice
* Sunset Montipora - LE
* Toxic Candy Micromussa - AE
* Triple Threat Favia - LE
* True Robokaki, Mycedium robokaki - LE
* True Undata (montipora) - LE
* Ultimate Blue Staghorn Acropora - LE
* Underwater Paradise Glowstick Deepwater Acropora
* Volcano Chalice Fragfarmers
* Your Reef Eye Tyrant Chalice
*AE denotes Reeffarmers.com Auction Editions (may be offered for auction by other vendors)
*LE denotes Reefarmers.com Limited Editions (may be offered for auction by other vendors)
More information and pictures of sample colonies can be found on the official event thread on the MARS forum here:
http://forums.marineaquarist.org/index.php?tid=946
Who: MARS, Reeffarmers (Steve Tyree), Your Reef (John Dakan), Aqualife (Doug Warner) and Underwater Paradise (Rob McKinney) will be joining together to bring you a night of the highest quality and finest corals found in California. Also sponsoring the event is Fragarack.com, a new maker of Frag racks for your reef.
http://www.reeffarmers.com
http://www.yourreef.com
http://www.aqualifeaquarium.com
http://www.underwaterparadiseinc.com
http://www.fragarack.com (the final site will be done April 16th)
What: The 2nd annual MARS auction (2009) will bring you the opportunity to bid on some of the finest corals around. Primarily captive propagated corals, many Limited Edited, Auction Edition or otherwise very rare or exclusive coral fragments not often available, and almost never in one place at the same time. Bring your tax refund and stimulus checks, because there may be some deals to be had. Over 40 corals will be auctioned off in total in one night.
When: Friday April 17th, 2009 at 7pm until the last item is sold, no later than 11pm (third Friday, normal MARS meeting time). Our vendors will be setting up beginning at 6pm, and previewing of any corals made available for display may be made available as early as 6:45pm. Registration will begin promptly at 7pm and the auction will begin no later than 7:30pm.
Where: 9500 Greenback Drive, Roundtable Pizza, Folsom, CA, 95630. (916) 989-1133. We suggest you arrive early to order your food and reserve a table. The room comfortably accommodates about 80 people, and lately we have been filling the room to standing-room-only. MARS members be sure to mention the club for your discount on your pizza order.
Auction Format: High bid in an open format with minimum opening bids, no reserve. All bidders must register prior to bidding and receive a paddle. MARS members in good standing are entitled to a FREE paddle. Members of the public are welcome and may register and purchase a paddle for a nominal fee ($5) at the event. The event will follow the standard live auction format. Each winning bid must be paid directly to the selling vendor in cash. There are a number of ATM machines within walking distance of the event location; however we suggest that you stop in advance.
Presales: In addition to the auction, some of the vendors will be conducting presales for certain corals, not available at the auction. The presale lists will be sent to club members as early as Sunday April 5th, 2009 along with more details. At this time, we understand that the presales will include some Reeffarmer.com and ORA corals. Each vendor will most likely have slightly different terms for handling presales, and MARS will be working with those vendors to clearly document the presale lists and terms prior to distribution.
Reeffarmers Presale:
http://forums.marineaquarist.org/index.php?tid=996&title=Reeffarmers.com_Presale
Your Reef Presale:
http://forums.marineaquarist.org/index.php?tid=1004
Underwater Paradise Presale:
http://forums.marineaquarist.org/index.php?tid=1006&title=Underwater_Paradise_presale
Auction Corals: In alphabetical order, the corals that are planning to show up at the auction and go home to your tank are as follows:
* 30,000 Leagues Acropora Lokani
* Australian Acan Lord
* Australian Pink Goniapora
* Australian Scolymia (Neon Green and Orange)
* Aqualife Pack (Yellow Eye Guy chalice, Off the Ladder chalice, Ingerophyllia chalice)
* Bazooka Joe Watermelon Coral - LE
* Bubble Gum Monster - LE
* Cali Tort, Acropora Tortuosa
* Cyphastrea Pack (Minefield Cyphastrea, Original Altantis Cyphastrea)
* Emerald Mummy Eye chalice
* Hugo's Nasuta Acropora
* Ice Fire Echinata Acropora Echinata - AE (AKA Aquascene Echinata)
* Lime in the Sky Acropora sp. - LE
* Miami Hurricane Echinophyllia - AE (AKA Pumpkin Patch Chalice)
* Minefield Cyphastrea - LE
* Montipora Setosa - AE
* Mummy Eye chalice (original)
* Nuclear Abyss Chalice
* Nuclear Green Zoanthids
* ORA Frag Pack (Red Planet, Pearl Berry, Bird of Paradise)
* Pink Elephant FraggleReef Palythoa
* Pink Sand Dollar Montipora Venosa - AE
* Pink Smoothie Montipora digitata
* Purple Death Zoanthids
* Purple Monster, Acropora valida - LE
* Rainbow Stylophora - AE
* Romel's Rainbow Acropora
* Steve Elias Loisettae Staghorn - LE
* Strawberry Swirl Chalice
* Sunset Montipora - LE
* Toxic Candy Micromussa - AE
* Triple Threat Favia - LE
* True Robokaki, Mycedium robokaki - LE
* True Undata (montipora) - LE
* Ultimate Blue Staghorn Acropora - LE
* Underwater Paradise Glowstick Deepwater Acropora
* Volcano Chalice Fragfarmers
* Your Reef Eye Tyrant Chalice
*AE denotes Reeffarmers.com Auction Editions (may be offered for auction by other vendors)
*LE denotes Reefarmers.com Limited Editions (may be offered for auction by other vendors)
More information and pictures of sample colonies can be found on the official event thread on the MARS forum here:
http://forums.marineaquarist.org/index.php?tid=946
