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Its that time of year again where we get to get together, meet with our fellow marine aquarists and PARTY! Saturday June 23rd 11:00 till ???? Plans on deck... DJ Guinness will be there!!! One of our WAMAS members helping to set the mood! Garage sale!! Bring your used equipment that you want to get rid of and put it up for sale, or even trade or give it away so it can be put to use! Please no livestock sales or trades. BRK will be selling and giving away tons of used equipment as well. Plenty of livestock specials TBD as inventory arrives. Light refreshments will be provided including sodas, water etc as well as burgers and hot dogs. BYOB if you would like! There will be some tables provided for equipment but please email me if you are bringing equipment to sell so we have and Idea. PLEASE RSVP on this thread if you can make it and how many people in tow so we have enough refreshments and food! This is rain or shine as we can always move inside to the AC or rain cover! I look forward to seeing many faces I have not seen in a while, lets make this a great event! Thanks John PS Looking for a grill man! Craig???

***IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING INDO CORALS*** ​As you may have heard, the Indonesian government has stopped the issuing of Health Certificates for Live Coral and Anemone shipments. The Health Certificate is required in order to load the shipments on to the airplanes. Until the situation is resolved between the various government departments in Indonesia, there will be no Coral or Anemone shipments from Indonesia.

I think you should make everyone aware of what you are considering fully quarantined fish! 4-6 weeks IMHO is a fully quarantined fish, we have our own protocol as well, but I will be the first one to tell you that everyone should QT their own fish. We have wholesalers that supposedly quarantine fish, and charge a good amount more as well.so that cost just gets carried down the line, but then what?? Does that mean we don't run our protocol then???? Not so. Be smart, ask questions, find out how long fish have been in a store, see if they are eating, monitor their behavior etc. I will not get into a discussion on here about QT because there are so many differing opinions, and quite frankly very tainted opinions. But if you come into my store and want to know what WE do I would be happy to share that with you, and I think you will be surprised, especially seeing that we are Not on that biased list above. john

We have a large pond cleaning that could use an extra hand. Anyone have a college student home looking to make a quick buck for the day? Must be prepared to get dirty, lift heavy objects, bend and flex and be at my shop at 8:00 am Tomorrow. If interested please e mail me asap john@blueribbonkoi.com Good pay for a good days work! thanks John

We are looking for a full timer to replace a current team member that is going to be leaving us in a few months. Hours would be Wed - Sat 10-6 and Sunday 10-5, Must be flexible to learn both Koi and Marine aquatics, have transportation, and plan on long term employment, this is not a summer position. Part time position would include one weekend day primarily working in the marine side of things, fragging, cleaning and making sales. Saltwater experience required. Both positions come with competitive salaries, flexible work environment, excellent employee discounts and occasional freebies! Please email john@blueribbonkoi.com with questions and interest! Thanks John

Fellow WAMAS Members, as we all know social media has taken over our lives, including small business promotions. Im sure you have noticed very little postings on here latley from us, and it is simply the fact that we cant manage to be on all platforms effectively. I post on Facebook very often, many times with live feeds including Fridays where I walk through the store and give you a glimpse of what is in stock. I strongly encourage you to Like our facebook page so you can stay current with our happenings, including sales, deals, rare fish our corals, unboxing specials etc. https://www.facebook.com/blueribbonkoi Thanks John

Awesome, I have one on my system at home and it has saved my butt many times! Enjoy it and pick what you put on it carefully! John

Sorry for the delay Volusion changed our hosting server and didn't tell us so I couldn't update until I received the right information, http://www.blueribbonkoi.com/v/vspfiles/stocklists/brkstocklist.pdf

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I think the double lifgaurd will work, it will allow me to put a 300 or maybe even a 500w heater in it, I just need to engneer the plumbing, its smaller than my 2" ...

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This is not a project that I would DIY anything. But I forgot about the lifegaurd ones, I will look into them thanks Tom! john

Need to find something for an installation of a 225 gallon tank, and we need an inline heater that we can use with PVC plumbing, and reccomendations? john

Follow us now on Instagram at Blueribbonaquatics! Sean is updating like a mad man daily, you can see the hundreds and hundreds of corals we have in stock! Also soon to be stocking Vibrant! This stuff kills Bubble algae with only a dose or two a week! Reef safe too! John

We are happy to help all your needs, big selection, advice constantly changing inventory

Check out a few of out latest corals, Many of these will get fragged up soon so if you are interested in a colony speak up! Great prices on the zoa colonies and believe it or not the Jawbreakers too!! BRA Double Rainbow Acan BRA Peppermint Rainbow Acan Jawbreakers Golden torches hammers etc

Buy one get one Free on all Frags $50 and less! Colonies and anything over $50 Buy one get one 1/2 price! New fish stocklist is up http://www.blueribbonkoi.com/v/vspfiles/stocklists/brkstocklist.pdf LRS FOOD BUY 2 packs and get a free LRS Cooler Bag while they last!!! Sale on corals good until Sunday 9/17

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ALL Corals, buy one get one half price!! Frags to colonies!!! Open til 5 today! jOHN

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Welcome come visit us, we are 10 min from gainesville

Always here for you guys, please continue to support us! Thanks Doug! john

USED 90 Gal Reef Ready for sale $ 100 Just broken down, Cleaned up, blue back, glass, reef ready with stand and return pipes, first $100 takes it. Pick up at Blue Ribbon Aquatics. Thanks John

Since Photo bucket has shut us out I am trying to host my own pictures, so lets see how this works out! Hundreds and hundreds of corals in stock, from frags to colonies. Here are some samples of what came in this week!

That's right we are in need of some help. I am looking for someone to help part time with the skills to frag, organize sell and perform routine maintenance. Hours are flexible, pay is fair and the team discounts are steals! First crack as pieces come is, input in ordering etc. if interested please pm me. Thanks John