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Reefer Who needs Help!!!
Diablo Corals First Annual Frag Swap This Swap is being held for us to meet new reefers in the area and let you meet our staff. It also will allow you to get new corals and meet new reefers.
This swap is open to all enthusiasts and family members.
To participate in the swap you must meet our requirments:
Be willing to meet new reefers,have 3 or more corals to swap and pay the registration fees
How the swap will work
• Corals will be placed on tables with a familyof corals (I.E. Zoas, soft corals, LPS, SPS - sticks, SPS - plates, other)
• You will receive a nametag/bracelet with a group letter
• letters will be called in this order: A;B:C ;E;F;Z;Z;F;E;D;C;B;A;A...
• When your group letter is called, in the first round, you will have a few minutes to select a coral
• Successive rounds will be shorter and you will be able to grab more corals.
“That sounds neat, how do I participate?”
•Show up forRegistration 11:30-12:45 •Bring three or more different strains of coral
Important Information
•The swap will be held on Feb. 12th 2012,@ Diablo Corals
•Swap registration is11:30-12:45, anyone coming late to check in automatically is placed into the final picking group
•The swap starts at 1:00 hard
•The raffle will be held during the swap, so keep your ears open
•We ask that you package your corals in deli containers NO ZIPLOCK BAGS. Not only can you see the corals better, they do not leak all over the place . If you show up with substandard packing you will be asked to purchase deli containers and repackage and label your corals.
•All containers shall be labeled with the coral type, your name and internet handle and growing conditions if they are not labeled you will be requiredto label them on the spot
•There will be food and beverages available for purchase during the event
• Any corals that are deemed unhealthy or freshly fragged will not qualify you for the swap.
•There will bea raffle of items for donations and corals. Tickets will be on sale at the event. $1 a ticket or 6 for $5 . There will be many items up for grabs and we will also be giving awaya CRAZYdoor prize away to one lucky participant.
One last thing
Please treat all corals that you pick at the swap as if they are infected with the worst pests known to man, dip your corals with the povidone provided for free at the swap or your favorite coral dip. Not only does dipping help to prevent pests from making their way into your tank, it can help to prevent the spread of nuisance algae as well as keeping the instances of necrosis to a minimum.
Non-Qualifying Corals
*these organisms have been deemed too common in the hobby. They will beplaced on a separate table from other corals at the swap.
Green Star Polyp (GSP) http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...nStarPolyp.jpg
Brown Protopalythoa (sea mat) http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...berider/19.jpg
Xenia http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...nia-pompom.jpg
Anthelia
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...nthelia400.jpg
Encrusting Gorgonian (brown GSP)
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...Encrusting.jpg
Kenya Tree
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...er/chimage.jpg
Colt Coral
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...ider/colt2.jpg
Brown Toadstool Leather
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...oadstool01.jpg
Macroalgae (California legal varieties)[/quote]
This swap is open to all enthusiasts and family members.
To participate in the swap you must meet our requirments:
Be willing to meet new reefers,have 3 or more corals to swap and pay the registration fees
How the swap will work
• Corals will be placed on tables with a familyof corals (I.E. Zoas, soft corals, LPS, SPS - sticks, SPS - plates, other)
• You will receive a nametag/bracelet with a group letter
• letters will be called in this order: A;B:C ;E;F;Z;Z;F;E;D;C;B;A;A...
• When your group letter is called, in the first round, you will have a few minutes to select a coral
• Successive rounds will be shorter and you will be able to grab more corals.
“That sounds neat, how do I participate?”
•Show up forRegistration 11:30-12:45 •Bring three or more different strains of coral
Important Information
•The swap will be held on Feb. 12th 2012,@ Diablo Corals
•Swap registration is11:30-12:45, anyone coming late to check in automatically is placed into the final picking group
•The swap starts at 1:00 hard
•The raffle will be held during the swap, so keep your ears open
•We ask that you package your corals in deli containers NO ZIPLOCK BAGS. Not only can you see the corals better, they do not leak all over the place . If you show up with substandard packing you will be asked to purchase deli containers and repackage and label your corals.
•All containers shall be labeled with the coral type, your name and internet handle and growing conditions if they are not labeled you will be requiredto label them on the spot
•There will be food and beverages available for purchase during the event
• Any corals that are deemed unhealthy or freshly fragged will not qualify you for the swap.
•There will bea raffle of items for donations and corals. Tickets will be on sale at the event. $1 a ticket or 6 for $5 . There will be many items up for grabs and we will also be giving awaya CRAZYdoor prize away to one lucky participant.
One last thing
Please treat all corals that you pick at the swap as if they are infected with the worst pests known to man, dip your corals with the povidone provided for free at the swap or your favorite coral dip. Not only does dipping help to prevent pests from making their way into your tank, it can help to prevent the spread of nuisance algae as well as keeping the instances of necrosis to a minimum.
Non-Qualifying Corals
*these organisms have been deemed too common in the hobby. They will beplaced on a separate table from other corals at the swap.
Green Star Polyp (GSP) http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...nStarPolyp.jpg
Brown Protopalythoa (sea mat) http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...berider/19.jpg
Xenia http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...nia-pompom.jpg
Anthelia
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...nthelia400.jpg
Encrusting Gorgonian (brown GSP)
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...Encrusting.jpg
Kenya Tree
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...er/chimage.jpg
Colt Coral
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...ider/colt2.jpg
Brown Toadstool Leather
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...oadstool01.jpg
Macroalgae (California legal varieties)[/quote]
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