Frag Swap

[bkv1997]

Is there a link to an official swap thread?

Map/Location

How big of an event is this expected to be? Any raffle prices? Any sponsors coming?

Just curious

Thanks
Brandon

 

[ironman2]

just curious what is going on with the frag swap. I havent seen much conversation about it. I was going to come, but its a 5 hour drive so it would be nice to know whats going on. Any information would be appreciated. thanks

 

[teena]

yes we just had the meeting on it last night, its sat Sep 22nd at the agri center in Memphis, there will be raffels, door prizes, food, frag demo, you can see some of the frags that will be for sale on some of the threads on our site, the prizes will be posted soon, we would love to see you out there, its from 10am to 4 pm, there's more info on our members site, could someone put it up so they can go to it,

 

[ironman2]

thanks, we have booked hotel rooms so we were just curious what was going to be going on. Also we are wanting to visit some of the local fish stores that have corals if you could recommend any? thanks

 

[teena]

you can also get more info by sending litazone, Sperry, or neuroslicer a pm, you can see great frags on scarson, & cabin3tguy threads, its not to many people online right now, i hope this helps and hope to see you there,

 

[teena]

where will you be staying? so i can let you know the best way to go? there's two LFS here, kermit's, who is one of our sponsors & has donated prizes for the swap, & has a great selection of corals, & is only closed on Monday so what you dont find at the swap you may find there on Sunday, & there's something fishy, let me know if you need anything, there's some great BBQ in Memphis, lots going on down town,

 

[glitzyone]

Here is the agricenters web pages. One is the direction link the other is the home page to them also I listed some Hotels that were on their sites. I'll check but we should be posting prizes/ raffels and a list of sellers.


http://www.agricenter.org/img/directions.pdf
http://www.agricenter.org/

Homewood Suites Germantown
7855 Wolf River Blvd.
901-751-2500


Hampton Inn
Walnut Grove
33 Humphreys Center
901-747-3700



Courtyard Park Ave
6015 Park Ave
901-761-0330



Residence Inn
Memphis East
6141 Old Poplar Pike
901-685-9595

 

[glitzyone]

http://www.wtmrac.org/frag_swap.htm

Link for frag info

 

[sperry]

Re: Frag Swap

Is there a link to an official swap thread?
Yes there was originally but people kept posting new threads.

Map/Location
Directions to Agricenter

How big of an event is this expected to be?
We hope it is BIG I think we have 9 or 10 sellers tables. There should be more pics of frags people are bringing showing up on the msg board this week.

Any raffle prices?
Yes, lots. There will be a drawing for door or raffle prizes every hour. I dont have the list in front of me but there are items from Fraggle Reef, Air, Water & Ice, NanoCustoms, HelloLights, Reef Science, Premium Aquatics, Sustainable Aquatics, our local sponsors and several more.

Any sponsors coming?
Yes, Tropical Adventures, Sustainable Aquatics, Memphish

Also we are wanting to visit some of the local fish stores that have corals if you could recommend any?
Kermit's Reef
8551 Macon Rd
Cordova, TN 38018
901.755.8033 Phone

 

[Cabin3tGuy]

some frag demos will be going on during the day ... They had a nice list of door prizes/raffle prizes ... several gift certificates, frags, etc ..... several club members are setting up there own private tables .. and I think we will have a club tank for those with fewer frags to sell

 

[glitzyone]

Frag Swap Schedule, Prizes, Vendors
The First Annual West TN Frag Swap is really shaping up to be a big event this Saturday (Sept. 22! We've got several things happening on the hour and half hour. Here's the schedule:

7 AM Set up begins for people who have a table reserved
10 AM Doors open
11 AM Concessions opens
11 AM First Door Prize drawing
12 PM First Raffle Prize drawing
12: 30 PM Soft Coral Frag Demo / Barrett Shumaker
1 PM Second Door Prize drawing
2 PM Second Raffle Prize drawing
2:30 PM Hard Coral (SPS) Frag Demo / Jay Blundon
3 PM Third Door Prize drawing
3:30 PM Concessions closes
4 PM Frag Swap ends

Door prizes ($3 admission ticket is your door prize ticket):
Drs. Foster and Smith gift certificate $25
Pet Solutions gift certificate $25
Reef Science gift certificates $25, $20, $20, $20
Air, Water and Ice gift certificates $25, $25, $25, $25
Florida Pets gift certificate
OceansWonders bag of 25 frag plugs, bag of 20 frag discs
"I Glue Animals To Rocks" t-shirts (one given away at each drawing)
Frag given away at each drawing


Raffle prizes (tickets $1 each, 12 for $10, 25 for $20)
MemFish gift certificate $100
Fraggle Reef gift certificate $99
Kermit's Reef gift certificate $100
Hello Lights gift certificate $100
Tropical Adventures gift certificate $75
Insanity Ink (tatoos and body piercing) gift certificate $100
Premium Aquatics pH monitor
Sustainable Aquatics one pair of black Amphiprion ocellaris clownfish
Bob's Tropicals $30 gift certificate
Frag Pack from Sanford Carson
Frag Pack from Jay Blundon

Grand Prize drawing at 2 PM
Biocube nano reef system from NanoTuners (value $300)

Vendors who have tables reserved:
MemFish (Richard Rendos et al.)
Sustainable Aquatics
Tropical Adventures

Hobbyists who have tables reserved (hundreds of SPS and LPS frags, soft coral frags, zoas, mushrooms, clams will be available)
Sanford Carson (scarson61)
Jay Blundon (neuroslicer)- photos will be posted
Gflat65 (from Middle TN Reef Club)
Scott Perry (sperry)
Vicki Moore (reefdiver77)
West TN Marine and Reef Aquarium Club member tank

For directions, just use Mapquest to find the AgriCenter International in Memphis:
7777 Walnut Grove Road
Memphis, TN 38120

 

[glitzyone]

bump

 

[bkv1997]

thanks for the info

 

[glitzyone]

four days left

 

[glitzyone]

Three Days.

 

[gflat65]

Here are some pics of what I plan to have (last few posts).
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1182644

 

[gflat65]

Bad news on my end. I'm not going to be able to make the swap... I just spent 8 hours at the ER with a sever allergic reaction (came out of nowhere and have no idea what caused it). I have been working pretty hard getting corals ready and have been wanting a frag swap in my home side of the state for at least a decade, so I am very dissapointed. I'm still in a medicated daze, so I can't argue my position well enough with the boss. She probably right, though... I will be glad to cover the table fees, though. I know this one isn't a cheap one for you guys, so anything I can do to help cover costs, just let me know. It's killing me not to make it...

 

[sperry]

Sorry to hear that, hope you are feeling better soon.