Regional frag swap in Dixon on Sat. Oct. 6

Re: Regional frag swap in Dixon on Sat. Oct. 6

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10544908#post10544908 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by budgetyourself
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.

I don't quite understand the logistics...
Do you leave with as many frags as you bring for the event? If I don't have frags to bring, do I spend $15 for each round/pick?

Thanks for clarifying.
 
15 dollars is a flat one time fee. PLEASE only buy in if absolutely necessary. The more people who bring frags the better the event. The buy in is just for newbies who do not have 3 frags.

Pam, you are as usual a very gracious host and we appreciate it. You have amazing tanks and are a great person to boot. I can't wait to attend the swap!!
 
<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?

I try to come from Chico!!! Ironically, I made it to about as many meetings when I lived in Folsom as when I lived in Chico (result of having a new baby when in Folsom!)

Nonetheless, I'm all about trying to be as local as possible. One of the benifits of a larger metropolis - more things are 'relatively' local.
 
Darn social life - conflicting with the frag swap - I have a wedding to attend at Noon here in Chico!!!

UGGGHH!! :mad2: :mad2: :mad2:

Oh well - there will be more frag swaps - this I believe in.

:D
 
First let me say I have never been to a swap... so I have a few (maybe stupid ) questions...
-How many frags is the minimum you need to not have to buy in?
-Can all the frags I bring be the same thing?
-What is the size the frags have to be or how many polyps say for Zo's is considered a frag?

I know these are basic questions, but I don't want to embarrass myself...
And I'm really really looking forward to the event.:rollface::rollface::rollface:

A big thanks to everyone involved
 
It is nice if people bring as many frags as they can, that way everyone ends up with more. But I would say, you should try to bring at least 3 or 4 to qualify. Again, a variety would be better, but some people just starting out may not have a large choice.

Please try to not just bring xenia or star polyps. If you are bringing zoos, at least 8 or 10 per frag if they are fairly common. If you have rare ones, 4 - 6 would be fine.

Please keep asking questions as I am sure others have similar quesions.
 
Please bring corals that are colored as well. One of the most dissapointing things about swap are when some one tells you this brown coral is "name coral here".

I know I am not the only person who feels that way as well. I will definitely be up for a few frags in the rare category :)

I know that there are some great collector corals up in Nor Cal. This will be a great opprtunity to meet and great some great reefers.
 
Thanks for doing this again Pam, it's always a treat to visit your place.

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Please PM me if you need any help.

Some things that help make these swaps go well:

Don't use ziplock bags for your frags, they always leak. Those rigid plastic containers work really well. Don't use one you had your lunch in.

Try to take a picture of your coral when it is under the lighting that it came from. A picture on the container really helps to show what the frag will look like.

If you can identify the coral by scientific name, please do. Names like Donut coral or Marilyn Monroe Eyes make it hard to sort into groups and common names can vary by region. (I know you zoa nuts have all kinds of names to describe color variants , as long as they also have "zoanthid" we can group them.)

Please label your container with your name (RC handle is fine) so people can contact you if they have questions. It's also nice to know where your corals came from. When our frags grow out and we "pay it forward" we can track the colony growth through the club.

On your label, also include the type of lighting you had the coral under. It helps to group like kinds together.

Grouping the frags into sections makes the swap go smoother because newbs with 65w PC lighting aren't picking out an acro that needs 400w MH lights and the uber-rare dudes aren't raking through xenia and 'shrooms.

Other things cool for the swap:
cap snails, mini brittle stars, macro algae, amphipods and bristleworms.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10553207#post10553207 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Auntbeez
First let me say I have never been to a swap... so I have a few (maybe stupid ) questions...
-How many frags is the minimum you need to not have to buy in?
-Can all the frags I bring be the same thing?
-What is the size the frags have to be or how many polyps say for Zo's is considered a frag?

I know these are basic questions, but I don't want to embarrass myself...
And I'm really really looking forward to the event.:rollface::rollface::rollface:

A big thanks to everyone involved

If you only have enough for 3 frags of the same thing, Then bring them. There may be other people who may be new and not have as much or pay in and would like it.


I have a bunch of mushrooms that are growing insanely in my tank. So i will be bringing many frags of mushrooms along with some other frags in if I can frag my LPS and some montiporas
 
Gresham mentioned something about a roster. are you guys taking a rough head count or some kind of sign up sheet? I am a member of BAR and NCR.
 
I kinda have few dumb question and maybe I just missed it but how do we sign up and what do you consider rare?


thanks agian

alan
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10758989#post10758989 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sacfishguy
what do you consider rare?

There are nicer and more rare species of corals. These are also usually corals that have been in captivity for sometime so people know how they will react in their tanks.
 
Collectible corals is probably a more suitable description than rare, but scarcity has a lot to do with it.

I just want to hammer out a couple more details with Pam, before I start the thread. Hopefully, today;)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10759108#post10759108 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Unarce
Collectible corals is probably a more suitable description than rare, but scarcity has a lot to do with it.

Agreed, That would probably a better way of putting it ;)
 

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