Up Dated: MARS 2010 FRAG SWAP

[Auntbeez]

Marine Aquarists Roundtable of Sacramento

is proud to announce the

MARS 2010 ANNUAL FALL FRAG SWAP

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010

2719 K Street
Sacramento, Ca. 95816

***** All are welcome *****

CHECK IN starts at 10:00 a.m.
FRAG SWAPPING starts at 11:30 a.m.

*To participate in swapping you must be a member of a reef/fish club, and bring 3 qualifying frags.

$12.00 in ADVANCE: includes entrance, meal and frag picking wrist band
$20.00 AT THE DOOR: includes entrance, meal and frag picking wrist band
$7.00 guests: includes entrance and meal only.
Children 10 and under: FREE with paid adult admission: includes entrance and meal only.

Children any age swapping pay full price: includes entrance, meal and frag picking wrist band

Advance tickets at $12.00 may be purchased through Wednesday, October 20th via this link:
http://forums.marineaquarist.org/BuySwapTicket.html

ATTENTION MARS meeting attendees: you can prepay for the Frag Swap at the October meeting, CASH ONLY.

We're strongly encouraging everyone to purchase tickets in advance
so that we can get as accurate a headcount as possible to avoid meal
delays. Your paid admission will include lunch, & drinks.

The Raffle table will have some fabulous prizes!
Items provided by MARS, as well as donations from the following sponsors:
MidtownStomp, Kalypso Aquatics, Reef Nutrition, "O" Street Aquarium, H2O Exclusive, Catalina Aquarium,
Hydor USA, Inc., Folsom H2O, Your Reef, Bulk Reef Supply, ReefGeek, and the list is still growing.


Tickets will be on sale at the door and during the early swap rounds.


*For information on club membership, Frag Qualifications, Exceptional Frags,
Bonus Rounds, and swapping guidelines in general, a link will be posted here shortly.​

 

[Auntbeez]

FRAG SWAP RULES

You must be a member of a reef club to participate in the swap. Member lists will be checked at the admissions desk. You may join MARS at the door but it is advised to do so prior to the swap for check-in convenience.

You will Bring at least 3 frags to participate. They can be a mix of LPS, SPS, Softies and Zoas. The quantity and quality of the picking depends on what everyone brings. Lets make this the best swap ever... bring the best that you can.

There are NO banned corals.

If you do not have 3 frags to bring you can pick some up at a LFS
for around $30.00, but we strongly encourage you to buy them from our
LFS that are sponsoring the event, they have all agreed to have 3 frags
available to you for around $30.00 or less.
All frags must come in hard containers and clearly marked with your forum handle, name of coral (scientific or common name),

The following info is helpful but not required:

Genus (LPS,SPS,Softy,Zoas,Paly's etc"¦), lighting , flow and any
special feeding requirements. We would suggest using labels and putting
them on a place on the container were they will not get wet.

If you do not bring frags in a hard container they will be
available at check in for $1.00 each, labels will also be available at
check in, but PLEASE have them pre labeled and in hard containers as
check in will go much faster that way!!!
We also suggest you bring a cooler to store your frags after you pick.

Recommended Frag Sizes

Zoas & Paly's
Should be at least 5 polyps or more
SPS
Vertical growing sps 1 inch or more, encrusting or plating sps 1 square inch
LPS
At least 2 heads equaling 1 square inch or more
Softies
At least 1 square inch.
Exeptional Frags
Sizes will be determined and posted.


REVISING EF/BONUS RULES Please stand by

The picking order for general swapping will be chosen randomly at check in. The number of groups and group sizes will be determined the day of the swap before picking begins.

The order will be as follows

Revising Bonus Rounds
Round 1-A,B,C,D,E,F
Round 2-,F,E,D,C,B,A
Round 3-A,B,C,D,E,F
Round 4-F,E,D,C,B,A
And so on until there are no more frags left.

 

[Auntbeez]

EF submittion info.

EF submittion info.

We have a fresh new method for establishing which corals will be included in the "Exceptional Frag" category.
If you have a coral that is not already on the pre-approved list (click on link below for list) you may submit yours coral for consideration.
You will post your request and the public will vote EF1, EF2, or not EF.

HURRY because time is short all requests must be submitted by Sept 25, 2010.

Click on this link for instructions and voting. Have fun everyone!

http://forums.marineaquarist.org/index.php?fid=51&fname=EF_Submissions

 

[Auntbeez]

Bonus round rules

Bonus round rules

BONUS ROUND RULES

There will be two types of bonus rounds at the swap. The first is the tier one corals (EF1), for corals that qualify as true rare/exceptional frags. The second type of bonus round is tier two (EF2) frags. These are corals that are outstanding and gorgeous but not quite up to the standards of tier one. See pre-approved list below.

Bonus round tickets will be issued at the frag check-in table.
For every 3 tier one frags, you will receive one EF1 bonus ticket.
For every 3 tier two frags, you will receive one EF2 bonus ticket.

They can be the same coral or 3 different corals as long as they are on the pre-approved tier one or tier two list.
* There is NO LIMIT on how many bonus round tickets you may have.

Picking rounds are timed and will be as follows:
Bonus EF1a, EF1b, EF2a, EF2b,
Round 1 A, B, C, D, E, F
Round 2 F, E, D, C, B, A
Round 3 A, B, C, D, E, F
Round 4 F, E, D, C, B, A

Bonus round will work like this:
The first 2 groups are EF1 bonus picks, group 3 &4 are EF2 bonus picks. Tickets will be shown at entrance and collected at exit. 1 ticket/1 frag pick.
-Group1 (EF1a) You must have at least two EF1 tickets to pick in this round. You will be allowed to use one EF1 ticket /one pick.
-Group2 (EF1b) You may use up to 3 EF1 tickets, 1pick per ticket. All picks must be made in the allotted time.
-Group3 (EF2a) You must have at least two EF2 tickets or one EF1 ticket to pick in this round. You will be allowed to use one EF1 or EF2 ticket/one pick.
-Group4 (EF1b) You may use up to 3 EF1 or EF2 tickets, 1pick per ticket. All picks must be made in the allotted time.


Anyone still holding tickets after the bonus round may use 1 ticket each in the general rounds. That means if you have a ticket you may pick one frag for your regular pick and one for the ticket (exit with 2 frags) for that round. Because there is no limit on how many tickets you may have, there is a slim chance you will not be able to use all your tickets. Number of rounds is determined by how many frags are checked in. You are guaranteed at least 3 rounds of regular picking.

 

[Auntbeez]

Sorry, group4 is (EF2b)

 

[tcoral]

it might be a good idea to post the official EF list here. I can't find the final list anywhere.

 

[gem]

Ditto what Tina said!

 

[Reef n' Madness]

The final list can be found here...
http://forums.marineaquarist.org/index.php?tid=3179&title=Pre-approved_EF_List

 

[phizzle]

i'm still confused with how the rounds work...

anyway, are we allowed to bring more than 3 frags? im thinking of showing up since i'll be in sac that day anyways

 

[Reef n' Madness]

i'm still confused with how the rounds work...

anyway, are we allowed to bring more than 3 frags? im thinking of showing up since i'll be in sac that day anyways

You are welcome to bring as many frags as you want, 3 is just the minimum. Some people show up with 30+ frags!

 

[Western_reefer]

If I were to pay today via paypal, it will take 3-5 days till you guys get the money because the money will be taken out of my bank account, will I still be able to get in/buy them for $12.00 in ADVANCE: includes entrance, meal and frag picking wrist band AND $7.00 guests: includes entrance and meal only.?? LMK ASAP please

 

[Western_reefer]

Payment sent. Can't wait!

 

[phizzle]

are styrofoam containers w/ lids to pack corals ok?

 

[Reef n' Madness]

Frag containers should be clear in order to see the coral. Thanks for checking! :thumbsup:

 

[Saltwaternooby]

If anyone is up, can i bring anything that is not on the list, in addition to 3 that are on the pre approved list?

Thanks

 

[Auntbeez]

Yes... there are no banned corals for this swap so all are welcome.

And there is no limit as to how many frags you can bring...some people have as many as 20 or 30.

 

[Saltwaternooby]

That is what I thought but i was just making sure, I didn't want to show up with a bunch of frags and some wouldn't qualify.