NCPARS/That Fish Place Frag Fest

tbundy said:
the protocol for the ncpars swap is... show up early and beat the mad rush. TFP swaps draw ALOT of people and i have seen the line to get in wrap around the store. Once there walk around and check out the goods. There is no need to bring frags to trade or sell if that is not your interest. The frag swap is not literally a "frag swap" think of it as a flee market. There will be fellow reefers selling some of there goods along with some vendors not to forget the great selection of livestock and drygoods That Fish Place has to offer. We also have a ton of awesome stuff that has been donated by the clubs sponsors. Things like skimmers, RODI's, tons of fish foods and additives, Filtration systems and corals are some of the stuff donated in the past that gets raffled off. Last year one of our club members walked out of TFP with an awesome COMPLETE tank setup. tank, stand, sump, everything. We also have guest speakers and demos at some of the swaps. Our president Dan demoed fragging an ORA Pocillopora Damicornis last year the size of a volleyball and gave the frags away for free. There is just about everything you need all in one place. If we had a tad more space we would prob have clowns and face painting for the kids. maybe even a carnival if it was warmer.. ok im getting ahead of myself lol anyway im sure i speak for the entire NCPARS club by saying we are looking forward to meeting you and your girlfriend at the TFP frag fest extravaganza!!!
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tbundy - Thank you for the response. It sounds great. We were going to come down in my car but I think we might need to ask the old man if we can borrow his truck for the day! We should be signing up for NCPARS and the frag swap soon! We wish we could take part in the coral trading but we just started corals, our zoas and Pocillopora just started growing. Again can't wait!

I signed up for the swap I believe on fragswapper although we have not paid for the swap entry or the membership but we will soon. Do we need to pay for the swap admission ahead of time or at the doors?
 
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ClownFishKeeper said:
tbundy - Thank you for the response. It sounds great. We were going to come down in my car but I think we might need to ask the old man if we can borrow his truck for the day! We should be signing up for NCPARS and the frag swap soon! We wish we could take part in the coral trading but we just started corals, our zoas and Pocillopora just started growing. Again can't wait!

I signed up for the swap I believe on fragswapper although we have not paid for the swap entry or the membership but we will soon. Do we need to pay for the swap admission ahead of time or at the doors?
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swap admission will be accepted at the door. Myself and a few other volunteers will be working the door. So when you arrive look for me. ill prob be wearing my steelers hoodie. I will be more than willing to give you the tour of the facilities and walk you thru the ins and outs of the club and the events we hold thru the year. oh and def bring the truck just to be on the safe side :)
 
lakeguy556 said:
My wife and I will be coming down. We are complete noobs but looking forward to adding to our reef.
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Same invite applies to you too!! At the admissions desk in the fish room look for me or ask if you don't see me. My name is Ted. And I can give you the low down on everything
 
Brent, from Beyond the Reef, was filling me in last weekend about this event. From your explanation and his, we can't wait. My girlfriend and I along with her sister and brother-in-law are planning on coming down and looking around. Is it possible to hold stuff there so that corals are bagged for too long, then pick them up right before the swap is over? I don't know about you guys but we live about 2 hours and 15 minutes away so we want to be sure the corals are safe.
 
ClownFishKeeper said:
Brent, from Beyond the Reef, was filling me in last weekend about this event. From your explanation and his, we can't wait. My girlfriend and I along with her sister and brother-in-law are planning on coming down and looking around. Is it possible to hold stuff there so that corals are bagged for too long, then pick them up right before the swap is over? I don't know about you guys but we live about 2 hours and 15 minutes away so we want to be sure the corals are safe.
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Yes,most vendors will hold your pieces until you are ready but having a cooler with heat packs would be a plus.
 
I don't want to sound newb-ish but the heat packs thing? Are there special ones or just ones you buy at Wal Mart? We were planning on taking a bucket with water in it and using a heater. Obviously the corals would stay bagged just floating in the warmed water. Your idea sounds more efficient though.
 
I use regular hand warmers and bring along a small cooler. I'll add more to raise the temperature or remove a couple to reduce it. I dont let any of them touch the bags though. My livestock stays around a comfortable 78 degrees this way and its much easier than carrying a bucket of water which may spill.
 
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Just over a month to go, things are really starting to shape up nicely, as soon as we finish up a few more details, I will post some of what is in store for the event.

I have had a quite a few inquiries from vendors about what our policies are about who is able to set up at the event as a vendor. ALL commercial vendors must contact TFP for approval. You can PM me here on Reef Central, or email me at dacland@thatpetplace.com.

The TFP/NCPARS frag swap is not a typical swap, and we must impose certain restrictions to protect our interests. The swap is not an open event for commercial vendors to attend, given that it is held within our retail store, not a neutral location like other NCPARS events. The livestock vendors at the swap are limited to hobbyist and individuals who do not operate a commercial business, website or storefront in competition with That Fish Place/ That Pet Place. Manufacturers are limited to those who are current vendors of TFP/TPP, and are in attendance for promotional purposes only, not to directly sell merchandise to consumers. Manufacturers of products that are not products sold by us are not allowed to attend the swap as vendors. Promotion of products, businesses or individuals who do not fall within these guidelines will not be allowed on the premises. We cannot allow solicitation of our customers for outside businesses, anyone who is in violation of this policy will be asked to leave.

Vendors are limited to livestock sales only, no dry good sales are allowed within the swap. The only dry goods or equipment permitted on the premises are that which are intended to aid in the display, or live support, of livestock being sold/traded, or are items being donated for the NCPARS run raffle.

I hope that everyone can understand, and appreciate our policies in these matters, given the special challenges that a joint TFP/NCPARS swap creates.


Dave
 
2011 TFP/NCPARS Winter Frag Swap Extravaganza

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The 2011 TFP/NCPARS Winter Frag Swap Extravaganza is comming up on us fast, less than three weeks to go. This years event looks to be even bigger than the last, great deals, great prizes, this is going to be a blast. Come out and see us January 29th, 2011

Storewide sales of 10%-35%, all weekend long (Saturday and Sunday), off our already low prices, on selected products from our best manufacturers. All sale items will be available to TFP loyalty customers, you can sign up for free if you are not already a member. TFP loyalty members save every day, on almost every item in our store. Our always popular buy 3 get one free deals on 200 gallon boxes, and 160 gallon bucket, mixes of Instant Ocean and Reef Crystals salt will be back.

Saturday January 29th, all coral at TFP will be 30% off, and manufacturer representatives will be on hand from Brightwell Aquatics, Piscine Energetics, Reed Mariculture, Red Sea, Seachem, Sunlight Supply, Two Little Fishies, UPG, and Ecoxotic. Visit all the representatives at the show, and play Frag Swap Bingo! Fill in your Bingo Card and become eligible to enter a drawing for TFP gift cards. First Prize $250, Second $100, Third $50

The actual frag swap for the event, will be from 11:00 - 5:00 in the retail store fish room on Saturday the 29th ONLY. Admission to the swap is $5 for NCPARS members $10 for non members (all proceeds benefit NCPARS, for more info visit www.ncpars.org) You can pre-register and trade for the event @ www.fragswapper.com, or show up and register at the entry table the day of the event.

The first 300 registered attendees will recieve a free TFP gift bag, with some great surprises for a few lucky guests (one bag per family)

Our Manufacturers have donated a wide range of products for the NCPARS Raffle, including a complete Cardiff aquarium from Current USA, and a 93 gallon cube tank and stand from Perfecto. Many other raffle items from buckets of salt to protein skimmers and test kits.

During the swap, product seminars and demos will be given by Seachem, Piscine Energetics, Reed Mariculture, Sunlight Supply, Red Sea, Marineland and Ecoxotic.

We can't wait for the day to get here, hope that you come out to see us.
 
Something new for the swap this year, are manufacturer seminars/product demos within the frag swap area. Participating vendors will each have an attending expert give a 30 minute presentation or product demonstration, and answer questions about their product lines. Seminars will be in the adjoining room to the swap, so you won't have to leave to stop in and listen for a while. Here are the scheduled manufacturers and Times:

11:15 Seachem
11:50 Red Sea
12:25 Sunlight Supply
1:00 Reed Mariculture
1:45 Two Little Fishies
2:20 Marineland/ Instant Ocean
2:55 Piscine Energetics
3:30 Ecoxotic
3:55 5 Star Reef Bar
 
Here are the speakers/ manufacturer reps that are scheduled for the seminars/ demos.

Seachem - Damian Ochsner

Red Sea - Scott Kohler

Sunlight Supply (unknown)

Reed Mariculture - Randy Reed

Two Little Fishies - Jay Gormick

Marineland/Instant Ocean -Tony Nista

Piscine Energetics - Nuri Fisher

Ecoxotic - Ike Eigenbrode

5 Star Reef Bar - Mary Donahue
 
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