petere1989
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anybody going? haven't seen anything on here about it and thought i'd post.
http://aquaticexperience.org/?gclid=CKzk2e-Z4roCFYgWMgodrCkATQ
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chicago aquatic experience 11/15-17
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DIRK GRIFFIN
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This show is basically a 2/3 of a Macna event with a LOT of Freshwater stuff ....
The speaker line up is outstanding :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Looking to be a very good time :bounce2::bounce1::bounce3:
The speaker line up is outstanding :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Looking to be a very good time :bounce2::bounce1::bounce3:
petere1989
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ya i wish it was more saltwater but i'm looking forward to it. and yea the speakers are really good! i'm going friday, which seems like the best speakers day.
cav~firez22
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I am here now, and am here as a vendor. There are lots of Saltwater stuff here, as well as lots of great speakers.
The raffle is looking pretty good too
The raffle is looking pretty good too
Ashleyyvance
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should I or should I?
should I or should I?
I too am looking to make a drive there, not sure what it's like. Anyone know if you will be able to purchase fish/corals from vendors? or is it just a walk around and look type thing?
should I or should I?
I too am looking to make a drive there, not sure what it's like. Anyone know if you will be able to purchase fish/corals from vendors? or is it just a walk around and look type thing?
petere1989
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you can buy corals. Theres not a lot but theres some. The show was great friday. i am not able to be there saturday or sunday. There was lots of displays and Francis from Fish tank kings was there. I think its worth going if you see the seminars. The line-up of speakers is almost un beatable.
wii64brawl
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I was just up there yesterday. There was still a lot of saltwater vendors, more so than freshwater I think. I saw Julian Sprung and Bob Fenner there, but didn't get the chance to introduce myself.
I picked up a new gorgonian, sea cucumber, some hermits, rock rubble, and epoxy for 50$. So good prices. I even get a 1" basket starfish that hitchhiked on the gorgonian. Beef's Reef has tanks full of gorgonians and basket stars, so I guess I was lucky they missed the little guy when checking out.
The raffle was awesome. I won a 250$ gift card to Sea Schor. Also, some vendors are individually raffling off some tanks and the tickets are free most of the time.
They also have the nurse shark exhibit with three 8+ ft sharks, pretty cool. And the show they put on with the sharks is great for kids.
All and all a really cool event for those who are unable to ever go to MACNA.
I picked up a new gorgonian, sea cucumber, some hermits, rock rubble, and epoxy for 50$. So good prices. I even get a 1" basket starfish that hitchhiked on the gorgonian. Beef's Reef has tanks full of gorgonians and basket stars, so I guess I was lucky they missed the little guy when checking out.
The raffle was awesome. I won a 250$ gift card to Sea Schor. Also, some vendors are individually raffling off some tanks and the tickets are free most of the time.
They also have the nurse shark exhibit with three 8+ ft sharks, pretty cool. And the show they put on with the sharks is great for kids.
All and all a really cool event for those who are unable to ever go to MACNA.
wii64brawl
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Almost everyone there is selling. The only places I know of that weren't selling were Rod's Food and Caribsea, which were annoyingly two of the places I needed things from. There were quite a few nice looking tanks that didn't have vendors nearby, so I'm assuming nothing in them was for sale.
But there were still probably 15+ saltwater livestock vendors.
