lets start a reef club in riverside/ inland empire

LOL @ gtrestoration
I'm glad I'm not the only one that frowns at them.
And even more glad to see the possibility of a good LFS opening up soon! Too bad I don't go inland anymore or I'd check it out.

It only shows as 10 in that thread that went - but dozens and dozens showed up. Don't kid yourself by the replies to the posts - Larrys house is not small by ANY means and it was quite packed.
It was nice to see not only frags, but fish for trade as well as new AND used equipment even!

Plus everyone brought food and helped clean up. Lots of fun!!
 
Ok... back to the formation.

It seems to me there needs to be a purpose behind the club besides frag swapping.

If that's all it is then we need to just call it that. This would then eliminate the need for any formalities. I can get behind this for a while but could not commit long term. I have kept aquariums on and off (mostly on) since 1968 and would have no need if I back out of the hobby again for awhile. And to be honest I do think about what else I could be doing with this time and money I spend on this.

If it is in fact a club with a purpose then we might be better off contacting one of the existing clubs with the idea of just forming a "branch" or local chapter. This way the road is already paved and we have the bylaws and purposes handled.

Do these clubs though have an impact on things important to us as reefers? If not, IMO then we should just get together as friends and donate our "dues money" to another charity of our own choosing.

I guess what I'm trying to say is long term involvement in my case will come from more than just trading to get "cheap corals" and meeting with new-found friends. If I feel that the time I'm investing is for something worth while then I (and maybe others) would be more likely to remain active. This then becomes a commitment and not just something for my pleasure and future involvement would not require that I remain active in the hobby. I would still donate time and money to a cause such as the one RC got behind a few months ago with the drive to raise money to purchase netting material.

For those of you who are familiar with different business/service clubs you know why most are in the Chamber of Commerce, they are in it to obtain more business, while if you are in a club such as Lions or Rotary these clubs are service clubs who's members have a goal greater than personal gain.

After reading this for errors myself I realize I probably just scared everyone away... oh well.

Steve U
 
Steve - You are bringing up good points to consider and I am glad that you have! It is always better to think/discuss first and act later. It would be nice to belong to a first rate club and/or to attend a local frag swap. My husband and I are willing to assist and look forward to what may come of this thread. The Nov. date is not good for us however the other dates look fine as of now. I think we need to select a date so we can all put it into our schedules and plan from there. If you need any help Steve please let us know. By the way, we purchased algae and zenia from Steve a few months back! It is growing like crazy! He's a knowledgeable reefer and thank you for offering your home.
 
Twentynine Plams checking in here. That's right, the stumps!! There's not too many of us reefers up here, so I'm trying to make some noise and spread the "disease" around these parts!! The Navy moved us up from San Diego a couple months ago and we sold our 180 before we moved to lighten the load. Man, did I regret that. I missed my tank so much, I went out and picked up a used 240. It needed a little work, but looks brand new now. I almost forgot how much of a pain it is to start over. The selection up here isn't that great, so I'm depending on the locals to help me out with some good deals to get me started again. I frequently drive down the 60 to see my son in Hacienda Heights, so I'm used to travelling. I can use all the help I can get on this Navy salary! :) I look forward to meeting a bunch of you.

Matt.
 
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Frag Swap coming up. Check here for some great deals. I have quite a selection too. LMK Erichttp://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=267967
 
ok anyone still interested? we could make a place to have meetings and things like that. the meetings could have equipment trades and auctions. should we have a membership fee and who can lead it? it was my idea but im only a 13 year old kid. where could we have it? i could be the food guy!
 
well im in Norco and for sure ill be interested in a meet or a club. Anyone out there wanna group all of us IEs together????
 
I could be totally wrong, but I think the San Diego people have a different volunteer member host it at their house every month. The incentive is the member gets a chance to show off their tank. :) Even if San Diego doesn't do it that way, maybe the IE club could. Or if no one wants to hold meetings at their house, we could call some local restaurants and see if it could be held there.

-Chris
 
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im in the IE too. highland. so has a club been formed? if so can i get a link to the site? if not why havnt we formed a club yet? anyone has stuff for sale? i need some stuff for the tank i am setting up maily like live rock and other equipemnt
 
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