Regional frag swap in Dixon on Sat. Oct. 6

[budgetyourself]

Hi - It is time to start getting ready for the regional frag swap to be held in Dixon on Saturday Oct. 6. We will be starting promptly at 12:30.

You must be a member of a reef club to be able to participate. You should be able to join a local club the day of the swap.

There will be a Rare category, you will have to bring 2 rare frags to earn one pick. This way, rare corals make it into the general swap. As the time gets closer, rare corals will be determined.

We will be picking in groups, when you arrive you will draw a name tag with a picking group on it. We will be picking Rare, A, B, C, etc. then start back down - C, B, A, Rare.

We will be having a BBQ for the cost of $6.00

If you do not have frags to bring, you can buy in for $15.00 which will go towards the purchase of frags to add to the tables.

We will also be having a raffle of corals.

This only works if we have alot of generous poeple who are willing to frag their corals to share with others. Start fragging now, so your corals get a chance to heal.

 

[Nu2SW]

Is this the Mars Swap?

 

[budgetyourself]

This is the only frag swap there will be, instead of a MARS event, it will be for all clubs. (MARs has volunteered to help with the logistics)

 

[Reef n' Madness]

Is there a location yet?

 

[budgetyourself]

Dixon

 

[Reef n' Madness]

no particular place in Dixon?

 

[tfp]

i'm sure the address and details will be provided later on.

pam, if you need help setting things up, plmk.

tim

 

[budgetyourself]

It will be at my house in Dixon, we have a large backyard and plenty of parking at the park next door. I will give out the address when the time gets closer. Thanks Tim, I may take you up on it -

 

[Reef n' Madness]

How nice of you to offer up your home! I look forward to it.

 

[mpoletti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10545083#post10545083 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tfp
i'm sure the address and details will be provided later on.

pam, if you need help setting things up, plmk.

tim

Me too Pam. Thanks for doing this for all of us.

 

[Unarce]

I'm really looking forward to another gathering at Pam's. If you were lucky enough to attend previous frag swaps at her place, I know you'll want to be there again. If you haven't before, you won't want to miss out.

For those that attended last year's Regional Frag Swap, the format will be mostly similar

Please bring your corals:

1) Pre-fragged
Preferably, pre-fragged with enough time to encrust/attach onto something. If the frags you are bringing are fresh cut, please frag the coral the night before to give the frag time to stop sliming and sloughing, and to improve survivability before packing it to bring to the swap.

2) In a plastic container or double bagged
I highly recommend the Rubbermaid TakeAlongs containers and the clear plastic containers sold at BAR meetings. Double bagged LFS bags are fine as well, but please NO ziploc bags.

3) Labeled
Please do your best to label each frag with a Sharpie. Please include the frag’s common name and/or scientific name, brief tank placement description (i.e. low, 250W), and your RC handle.

I also suggest you bring some kind of ice chest/cooler for the corals that you pick during the swap. Blue LED flashlights are also handy for quick decision making.

Pick Order
Each participant will be given a nametag and Letter, which will be the group with whom you’ll pick with.
Corals will be grouped according to type.
Groups will rotate through the picking area with each person picking 1 coral.
Bonus tickets will pick first in each round.
The order of groups picking will go up, then down. For example, if there are 3 groups the order would be:

Bonus, A, B, C…

…C, B, A, Bonus

Bonus, A, B, C…

Bonus round/bonus tickets
Bonus tickets are obtained by bringing 'rare' corals, or by bringing multiple other corals. For each Bonus ticket, you get one pick in a Bonus round which is in place of your normal picking group in that round. If you have multiple bonus tickets, you can only use one in each bonus round. Once you are out of bonus tickets, you will revert to your regular picking group for the next round. If a bonus round has too many people in it, it will be split into two just to make the picking area less frantic.

Here are examples of how the bonus tickets will be distributed:

2 'rare' frags = 1 bonus ticket

12 common frags = 1 bonus ticket

15 common frags = 1 bonus ticket

24 common frags = 2 bonus tickets

15 common frags + 1 rare frag = 1 bonus ticket

12 common frags + 2 rare frags = 2 bonus tickets

4 rare frags = 2 bonus tickets

As Pam mentioned, we'll start a Rare Consideration thread in one of the forums, when we get closer to the event date.

More news to come, so stay tuned

 

[shiveley]

sounds pretty cool, but also sounds kind of...distant.
Why do Marine Aquarists Roundtable of Sacramento events always take place so far from Sacramento?

 

[Unarce]

The Regional Frag Swaps isn't a single club event. It's for all the surrounding reef clubs and its members. We've extended invites to as far up as CRC (Chico Reef Club), down to CVR (Central Valley Reefers)

 

[Fragmented]

It makes it easier for folks from the Bay Area and beyond to attend. Of course it makes it even farther for me, but it is WELL worth the drive.

Besides Pam being a nice person with a nice husband and a nice house, she also has an awesome huge tank that you can stare at for hours.

This is an opportunity not to be missed.

 

[Reefugee]

Reasons:

Try to find a place that will permit the following:

1. Saltwater in the establishment
2. enough parking
3. Big enough to host 10 people
4. Free or inexpensive
5. Has a HUGE tank that we can all drool over.

Good luck. Beside - Dixon is only a few miles from Sacramento.

Minh

 

[Nu2SW]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10545400#post10545400 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shiveley
sounds pretty cool, but also sounds kind of...distant.
Why do Marine Aquarists Roundtable of Sacramento events always take place so far from Sacramento?

Last years was in sacramento's.....

I forgot this was that one....

I liked the one last year, the food there was amazing.

Who ever is doing the cooking has some high standards to mett up too!!!!:rollface:

 

[slojmn]

Pam, This sounds very fun and I have been wanting to get back over to your house for a looksy at your tank again . I'll have to get my BAR membership up to date...I let it lapse this year, been meaning to take care of that for a few months now. A reason to get right on it .

Looking forward to it and have the date marked on the calendar.

 

[racrumrine]

I'm in. The Swaps at Pam's house are great!

Now that I own a 10' by 10' canopy, I'd be happy to bring it by early and set it up if you need more shade.

Now that I have a digital camera, I'll enjoy taking some eye candy shots of Pam's tanks.

Pam - Thanks again for hosting at your place. I know it's a pain; but, we really appreciate it. For me, your place has a lot of great memories.

Is the video of Calfo's fragging demonstration available?

Best of luck,

Roy

 

[dots]

I thought the last Bay Area swap that had the "daisy chain" was an interesting way........

How did that work out in the end, and would there be any interest in doing that in addition to the rare frag cateregory the day of the event? That way we could get the ball rolling sooner as a "pre-swap" with actual trades happening as well during the event, possibly including other LPS and or Softie Categories?

As well, this could serve as a guage esp. in the rare category for the "rare" classifications, cutting down on some work and/or aiding in the classifying the day of the event. How did that way work for you Karl when doing that? Was it a PITA? At the very least, it was an interesting thread to watch and see what people were looking for. WIth the possibility of a ton of people trading.....it may be fun?

Regardless, I am looking forward to this one and have regreted missing the last one out there 2 years ago........

As well, any help I can offer..........let me know.

 

[Justin74]

Ive posted this before, but it's quite appropriate here again for those curious as to what to expect. This was taken at the last time in dixon 2005, video cuts short but long enough for you to get the idea
http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a387/Justin1974/?action=view&current=finalswap.flv

Thanks for doing this Pam, looking forward to it

-Justin