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Howdy all, I’m mlimb’s brother in Oklahoma. Sounds like you would like to organize a group, but based in past experiences and hard feelings it hasn’t happened yet.
Let me talk a bit about Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society (COMAS) based out of Oklahoma City. I’m not sure when it first started, but I’ve been with it for going on 3 years, and love it. We are a mixed group of reefers ranging from tanks of 600+gallons to nanocubes with everything in between. There are over 100 active members and about 35 show up at our monthly meetings. We do pay small dues ($25 yearly) to pay for equipment (light meters, refractometers, glass clamps, etc.) that all members can use free of charge. We also have a very successful donor frag program. Someone donates a frag (any healthy frag is sufficient) to the club which is adopted by a member. The member agrees to provide a healthy environment and grow the coral for the club. When the frag doubles in size, they then cut a new frag and return it to the club for someone else to grow. We also have excellent sponsorship from local and online vendors to promote attendance at the meetings. For example at our January meeting I won a Sequence Snapper pump. We also had MH ballasts, filters, food, frags, rock and much more (I think everyone got something). We also have DIY projects and selling/trading forums, tours, and much more.
If you have questions about our club, I’d be happy to answer them, or pass them along to our president. Good luck with your group.
Let me talk a bit about Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society (COMAS) based out of Oklahoma City. I’m not sure when it first started, but I’ve been with it for going on 3 years, and love it. We are a mixed group of reefers ranging from tanks of 600+gallons to nanocubes with everything in between. There are over 100 active members and about 35 show up at our monthly meetings. We do pay small dues ($25 yearly) to pay for equipment (light meters, refractometers, glass clamps, etc.) that all members can use free of charge. We also have a very successful donor frag program. Someone donates a frag (any healthy frag is sufficient) to the club which is adopted by a member. The member agrees to provide a healthy environment and grow the coral for the club. When the frag doubles in size, they then cut a new frag and return it to the club for someone else to grow. We also have excellent sponsorship from local and online vendors to promote attendance at the meetings. For example at our January meeting I won a Sequence Snapper pump. We also had MH ballasts, filters, food, frags, rock and much more (I think everyone got something). We also have DIY projects and selling/trading forums, tours, and much more.
If you have questions about our club, I’d be happy to answer them, or pass them along to our president. Good luck with your group.
Our group rarely holds auctions (I can't remember the last one). A few members tried to have one a few weeks ago, but the thread was shut down by reefcentral for LFS violations (I'm not sure of the details, but it really upset lot of folks here) Livestock and coral frags come up for sale several times each month, but mostly to clear out tanks. Several members do actively sell frags, but they don't let it interfere with the donor program (they are some of our biggest donors). Most of us just enjoy the hobby, and don't try to make a profit.
I saw in the earlier postings that several individuals were concerned about parasites associated with trading livestock. Our group has similar concerns, but we emphasize good reef keeping and quarantine on all new additions (traded or purchased). Good luck with the new club.
I saw in the earlier postings that several individuals were concerned about parasites associated with trading livestock. Our group has similar concerns, but we emphasize good reef keeping and quarantine on all new additions (traded or purchased). Good luck with the new club.
