OSRAS Conference

[RTMA]

Hey Guys, our reefing neighbors in RI are having a conference in May. Here are the details - Contact Rich below with any questions. Thanks Joe.

On May 5th Ocean State Reef Aquarium Society(OSRAS) is hosting a reef conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick ,RI The conference website is http://www.osrasconference.com. We expect 300+attendees and 30+vendors. Any questions you can email me at osras1@yahoo.com.
Thanks

Rich Hogan

 

[waterlife14]

may 5th,Sunday - raffles Drawing at 3:00pm

Raffle Items

RI AQUARIUM
BRAND NEW 75 Gallon Tank donated fron RI Aquarium
$5 Coupons Given out at the door to all attendees
UNIQUE CORALS
Great assorted corals
DR FOSTER AND SMITH
Goodie Bags with Goodies
LIVE AQUARIA
CCGC Corals
MELEV'S REEF
RO/DI Unit
SEACHEM
Assorted Products
BOSTON AQUA FARMS
Frag Starter set
BOYD INDUSTRIES
Chemi-Pure
ROD'S FOOD
Frozen fish and coral foods
OMEGA FISH FOODS
Assorted fish foods
ZOANTHIDS.COM
Great Assorted Corals
REEF PEST SOLUTIONS
RPS All Out 4 bottles
REEFS2GO
$100 in Gift Certificates
BLUE LIFE
Clear Fx Pro
REEF TO RAINFOREST
Copies of Coral Magazine and Subscriptions
MICROBE-LIFT
Assorted aquarium products
REEF LED LIGHTS
P47 Spectrum Reef Led Light (48 LEDs)
AQUASTYLE
SolarLux controller DIY LED kit(28 LEDs)
SEA AND REEF AQUACULTURE
1 pair of Wyoming White Clownfish
1 pair of Phantom Clownfish
1 pair of Blizzard Clownfish
AQUAFX
5 stage Ro/di unit
REEF NUTRITION
Otohime Hobbyists packs
TDO Hobbyist packs
iNSTANT 0CEAN
Case of Marine Conditioner #24
Case of Brine Shrimp #48
AIR,WATER AND ICE
$100 in Gift Certificates
PREMIUM AQUATICS
Goodie bags with Premium Aquatics goodies in it!
CHAMPION LIGHTING
$100 in Gift Certificates
RED SEA
Surprise Raffle!
BULK REEF SUPPLY
Double doser with media,plumbing and mixing bottles!
MARCO ROCKS
Assorted Rocks
COBALT INTERNATIONAL
Brine Shrimp Flakes 2 lb.
Brine Shrimp Small Pellets (1/16 dia.) 8 lbs.
Spirulina Small Pellets (1/16 dia.) 8 lbs.
Power Head MJ400 110 gph
Power Head MJ900 230 gph
Neo-Therm 100 w(Plastic LED) 100 watt
Anti-nitrate N/A
Anti-phosphate N/A
Power Gravel Cleaner 30-125 30-125
FRITZ AQUATICS PRO AQUATICS
A.C.C.R. (Dry Ammonia, Chlorine, Chloramine Remover) 20oz jar
MAG FLAKE (Magnesium Chloride) 20 oz jar 1
MAG SULFATE (Magnesium sulfate) 20 oz jar 1
CALCIUM CHLORIDE (Anhydrous) 20 oz jar 1
SODIUM BICARBONATE 20 oz jar 1
SODIUM CARBONATE 20 oz jar 1
CARBON AP (Activated Pelleted) 20 oz jar 1
CARBON AG (Activated Granular) 20 oz jar 1
FRITZ-GUARD WATER CONDITIONER 16oz 1
FRITZ AMMONIA REMOVER 16oz 2
FRITZ CLARIFIER 16oz 1
FRITZZYME #9 - Saltwater Nitrifying Bacteria 2
FRITZZYME #460 - Saltwater Sludge Removing Bacteria 16oz 2
FRITZ GLASS & ACRYLIC CLEANER 4oz 2
TROPIC MARIN
BIO-MAGNESIUM LIQUID, 1L X 6
LIPOVIT X 12
IMMUVIT X 12
TWO LITTLE FISHIES
CorAffliPro 295ml
Aquastick 4oz
C-Balance (set cal and alk)
Goniopower Advanced Zooplankton
Revive Coral Cleaner
AcroPower Amino Acids for SPS corals
HydroCarbon 1 liter bottle
CULTIVATED REEF
$100.00 in Gift Certificates
ALBERT J THEIL
2 Signed Copies of His New Book
Nano Reef Aquariums-"A Comprehensive Guide To Successfully Running a Nano-Reef"
SPECTRAPURE
CSPDI-90 RO/DI w/ Manual Membrane Flush
SALTWATERFISH.COM
Gift Certificates
SANTA MONICA FILTRATION
Hang-On-Glass (HOG) Upflow Algae Scrubber (UAS) with Green-Grabber
surface - 1 Cube feeding per day - MAGNET VERSIOn

 

[waterlife14]

anyone who would like to have buffet dinner with speaker scott fellman, please let us know by may 1st for a final head count thank you

 

[waterlife14]

more led lights for OSRAS raffles!

more led lights for OSRAS raffles!

hi everyone, we just received a third LED light for the OSRAS conference raffles! I hope to see you there! thank you

 

[pjb9166]

You have the AquaFX RO/DI as a five stage. It's only a four stage. I know because I won the raffle.
Took it out of the box today and it leaked so bad. The connector between fiber and carbon was cracked and broken. and other assorted leaks.

Sorry about the bad news.

Regretfully
Paul

 

[osrascom]

let me pass this along and see what I can do to fix this

Rich

 

[osrascom]

Ijust emailed AquaFX about the situation. It being a Friday night I might not get a response until the beginning of the week. Ill keep you posted.

Rich

 

[pjb9166]

Ijust emailed AquaFX about the situation. It being a Friday night I might not get a response until the beginning of the week. Ill keep you posted.

Rich

Thank you Rich. :beer:
That's awfully cool of you. Listen you guys did a great job coordinating and putting on the show.
If there is anything I might add as constructive criticism is it would have been nice to see the vendors be fellow hobbyists instead of retail owners.
By that I mean places like Puppy Center and Aqua Dreams that have store fronts. They went to the show and sold things for like $5-$10 dollars less than in the store.
I live smack dab in the center from both places and drove two hours just to see them at the show.
That isn't your fault and I totally understand you have to fill slots/booths but it would work out for the hobbyists more if the vendors ad been more mom and pop. Prices might have been better.

Respectfully
Paul

 

[osrascom]

PJ They contacted me today, and said no problem fixing the broken or leaking stuff. Ill pm you their contact info.

Rich

 

[pjb9166]

Thank you Rich for your help. Got the parts. Pete from AquaFx provides outstanding customer support. Again thank you so much for your help. I'm looking forward to another great show next year.

Paul

 

[sassAwrasse]

Thank you Rich. :beer:
That's awfully cool of you. Listen you guys did a great job coordinating and putting on the show.
If there is anything I might add as constructive criticism is it would have been nice to see the vendors be fellow hobbyists instead of retail owners.
By that I mean places like Puppy Center and Aqua Dreams that have store fronts. They went to the show and sold things for like $5-$10 dollars less than in the store.
I live smack dab in the center from both places and drove two hours just to see them at the show.
That isn't your fault and I totally understand you have to fill slots/booths but it would work out for the hobbyists more if the vendors ad been more mom and pop. Prices might have been better.

Respectfully
Paul

If I'm not mistaken, I think this was OSRAS's first conference.
I think it was pretty good. The raffle items were awesome!
And I was siked that zoanthids.com was there!

I think with a conference like that, it is a little pricey for hobbyists to grab a booth unless they have a lot of goods to sell..

I live near PC as well, so I understand your original sentiment though.