RaP was a blast

Raptor72

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I'm back from my first Reef Palooza experience and I had an incredible time. Just what I picked up in samples more than paid for the entrance and parking fees.

There were reps from all the major manufacturers and aquarium dealers. I had all my Apex questions answered and talked about the awesome changes coming down the pipeline and saw what other components I wanted to get. There were thousands of corrals at frag swap prices, not LFS prices ( no offense FB and SEA). There were corrals that were on my list that I never see around here. I picked up a tennis ball size garf bonsai for $45, a piece of Octospawn for $10, a very nice John Deere Leptastrea for $10 and several other small frags.

Wondering if anyone recognizes these guys
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The line to take a picture with Wade and Brett was amazingly long, you'd think it was Disney land or something. I wanted to ask Francis from Fish Tank Kings if he really goes around calling fish by their scientific names or if that was just scripted.

I wish I could have stayed around for Sunday which is when they do all the big raffles, maybe next year.
 
I'm always curious about how you transport corals from a distant multi-day event back home. Did you macgyver something to keep them healthy and happy or just bag em and take the chance?
 
I took a small Igloo cooler. I wasn't planning on picking up any corals, but just in case. The prices were too good to pass up and next thing I knew I had about 7 or 8 corals. The only one that had any bad effects was the Garf Bonsai. It looks bleached and I don't know if it will make it. Such a shame too because it's a nice size for the price. The temps aren't too extreme right now so I figure if they are kept in the 70's it would work out.
 
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