firefish2020
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This is one of the new changes you will be seeing implemented this year, this one you are going to like a lot.
My dream coral in the beginning was a Purple People Eater, in those days it was about $300 a polyp. Finally after a long while I found one but man did I pay for it. To me it was worth it, but everyone deserves the right to own at least one centerpiece coral that he or she can really be proud of. Most new reef keepers wont put $100 into a tiny frag because they are afraid they will kill it, I don't blame them it is scary. But what if I told you there was a way to get your very own Limited Edition coral 100% free.
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What if you could get, Oh I don't know, say a "Purple Monster" frag for free? Impossible you say? No, not really we have figured out a way to put at least one rare coral into every members tank eventually and for the low low price of FREE. HOW?</h2>
Ladies and Gentlemen I give you....
<b>"The CVRC Coral Chain"</b>
The Basic Rules:
The frag(s) will be something rare ie (valuable) not common. Once the frag arrives it will be split into, one frag sent to Jim the other stays here with me. First priority is to the survival of the coral, if either of us loose it we will simply wait till the frag is big enough, frag it again and start over. If we both loose it, we simply start over from scratch no one will be responsible for the loss monetarily or otherwise.
After both pieces are "big and healthy enough to frag" Amy will bring the one from KY and I will bring the one from here to the fragging table at one of our swaps. By this time a select group of 5 individuals picked based on "trust, loyalty to the hobby, experience with said coral species, etc/all will receive the first initial cuts.
An announcement will be posted on our local forum not on RC, in a special room that will require members to sign in. You may sign up for the program here. You will have to prove your identity there as well as the meeting when you pick the frag up. You will find several coral from this program to choose from, choose whichever you have the most knowledge about keeping.
You will monitor the frags growth and report back the status on the thread, pics will be nice. You will grow out the coral to a fragable size. When the coral is ready you will bring it to the swap/meeting where it will be divided and passed on freely to the next member on the registered waiting list. After you pass it on we ask that you share your particular knowledge you have learned about this coral with that next individual, in other words you will teach them what you have learned about it and they will do the same exact thing when they frag it.
By recording the progress and teaching each member what you have learned first hand or observed about this coral you will be contributing to a valuable growing data base of coral husbandry techniques that may allow someone who has never thought of keeping "that"particular coral the ability to do so.
With the new CVRC ID cards we will be able to track the whereabouts of any of these frags at any given time. IF ANYONE TRIES TO SELL OR BUY A FRAG of this coral before passing it on at least once, his/her ID card and account will be terminated and he/she will no longer be eligible for group buys, giveaways, or special sales etc/all.
Any member who looses the frag entirely will be required to notify the moderator of the forum of the loss. He she will not be held liable in any way or form. If he/she looses a frag they may request to be placed back on the list. Failure with a frag will also result in valuable data to help others eventually learn the techniques needed for said frag.
Any member on the waiting list in violation of any group TOS will be removed and loose his/her ID and group privileges.
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Any questions?
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FOLLOW THIS THREAD TO BE NOTIFIED OF WHEN WE GO LOVE WITH THIS and open the waiting list.
Also think about the waiting list, if you are not 100% certain of your ability to keep a particular frag maybe you should wait a bit until more husbandry data will be available for that piece. In other words lower on the list may be a good thing for some :thumbsup:
My dream coral in the beginning was a Purple People Eater, in those days it was about $300 a polyp. Finally after a long while I found one but man did I pay for it. To me it was worth it, but everyone deserves the right to own at least one centerpiece coral that he or she can really be proud of. Most new reef keepers wont put $100 into a tiny frag because they are afraid they will kill it, I don't blame them it is scary. But what if I told you there was a way to get your very own Limited Edition coral 100% free.
<h2>
What if you could get, Oh I don't know, say a "Purple Monster" frag for free? Impossible you say? No, not really we have figured out a way to put at least one rare coral into every members tank eventually and for the low low price of FREE. HOW?</h2>
Ladies and Gentlemen I give you....
<b>"The CVRC Coral Chain"</b>
The Basic Rules:
The frag(s) will be something rare ie (valuable) not common. Once the frag arrives it will be split into, one frag sent to Jim the other stays here with me. First priority is to the survival of the coral, if either of us loose it we will simply wait till the frag is big enough, frag it again and start over. If we both loose it, we simply start over from scratch no one will be responsible for the loss monetarily or otherwise.
After both pieces are "big and healthy enough to frag" Amy will bring the one from KY and I will bring the one from here to the fragging table at one of our swaps. By this time a select group of 5 individuals picked based on "trust, loyalty to the hobby, experience with said coral species, etc/all will receive the first initial cuts.
An announcement will be posted on our local forum not on RC, in a special room that will require members to sign in. You may sign up for the program here. You will have to prove your identity there as well as the meeting when you pick the frag up. You will find several coral from this program to choose from, choose whichever you have the most knowledge about keeping.
You will monitor the frags growth and report back the status on the thread, pics will be nice. You will grow out the coral to a fragable size. When the coral is ready you will bring it to the swap/meeting where it will be divided and passed on freely to the next member on the registered waiting list. After you pass it on we ask that you share your particular knowledge you have learned about this coral with that next individual, in other words you will teach them what you have learned about it and they will do the same exact thing when they frag it.
By recording the progress and teaching each member what you have learned first hand or observed about this coral you will be contributing to a valuable growing data base of coral husbandry techniques that may allow someone who has never thought of keeping "that"particular coral the ability to do so.
With the new CVRC ID cards we will be able to track the whereabouts of any of these frags at any given time. IF ANYONE TRIES TO SELL OR BUY A FRAG of this coral before passing it on at least once, his/her ID card and account will be terminated and he/she will no longer be eligible for group buys, giveaways, or special sales etc/all.
Any member who looses the frag entirely will be required to notify the moderator of the forum of the loss. He she will not be held liable in any way or form. If he/she looses a frag they may request to be placed back on the list. Failure with a frag will also result in valuable data to help others eventually learn the techniques needed for said frag.
Any member on the waiting list in violation of any group TOS will be removed and loose his/her ID and group privileges.
<b>
Any questions?
</b>
FOLLOW THIS THREAD TO BE NOTIFIED OF WHEN WE GO LOVE WITH THIS and open the waiting list.
Also think about the waiting list, if you are not 100% certain of your ability to keep a particular frag maybe you should wait a bit until more husbandry data will be available for that piece. In other words lower on the list may be a good thing for some :thumbsup:
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