WAMAS Summer Frag-Fest Extravaganza

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Date confirmed. See below for details:

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There will be a MEMBERS ONLY summer meeting SUNDAY, July 21, 2013 @ 1:30.

* You can join WAMAS at the door for $20.00 individual; $35.00 family = 1 year of membership, access to member area of forum + free frags at this meeting.

Location will be:
Charles Wesley United Methodist Church's all purpose room
6817 Dean, Dr
McLean, VA 22101
 
Exhibitors at the meeting selling corals & clams:
- Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture
- DaveS.
- Incredible Corals
- Exotic Reef Creations
- Copps
 
Coral donations from:
- Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture
- Blue Ribbon Koi & Marine
- Reef eScape
- Fins and Feathers
- Exotic Reef Creations
- www.fishnreef.com
- Artfully Acrylic & Incredible Corals
 
Other donations from:
- Air, Water, Ice (RO/DI system)
- Aquaholics (Gift Certificates)
- Avast (logo hand towels)
- Fantastic Frags (Gift Certificate)
- Pimped Out Aquariums (2x2x14" Starphire Frag Tank)
- Petland (Gift Certificates)

 

AND a nearly-new 150 gallon, reef-ready tank, stand and canopy donated by member Dipg! (See the post below for a picture.)
 
 
Current plans for FFE include;
* Talk by Mike Henley, Smithsonian National Zoo, on coral pest treatments
* Demo on how to frag several types of corals
* demo on glass tank hole drilling

-- More events to be added.

WAMAS will also have door prizes and the usual awesome raffle ticket items:

* Coral donations will also be taken, If you have corals for fragging, please contact officers@wamas.org.

* If you can bring 5 - 15 g's of saltwater that would be helpful as well. [We will start a post so we can get idea on how much is coming]

NOTE: Vendor space is limited - the officers will be posting updates in the near futher on procedures & guidance of exhibiting at this meeting. Most likely, we will request that members not set up a sales display to save space for sponsoring vendors.


Special thanks to theses sponsors. Please support them & say thanks next time you shop with them. You can find their website address by visiting their forum or the sponsor page on the WAMAS website.

- Air, Water & Ice
- Aquaholics
- Aquatic Obsession
- Artfully Acrylic & Incredible Corals
- Avast Marine
- Blue Ribbon Koi
- Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture
- Exotic Reef Creations
- Fantastic Frags
- Fins & Feathers
- Jan's Natural Reef Foods
- Petland
- Premium Aquatics
- Reef eScape
- SaltwaterWorx
- www.FishNReef.com
- Quantum Reefs
- Rob's Aquarium Service

* Save your receipts from our sponsors and get raffle prize tickets

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As mentioned above, Mike Henley will reprise last year's talk about common coral pests and effective treatments. Last year, Mike introduced us to using a product by Bayer that he's had good luck with. (See the pinned thread in the Propagation forum for details.) Dipping is highly recommended and if you don't have a dip already at home, we're working to make sure that you're prepared when you leave FragFest.

 

This year, we've ordered 150 small plastic bottles that can hold an ounce and a half each - enough to make 3 gallons of dip at 1 tablespoon per gallon. I'll buy the Bayer in bulk and will repackage it in these small bottles. We'll then be selling bottles of the stuff for about a buck each so you're able to dip your frags before putting them in your system at home.

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Here's about half of the Bayer repackaged as a coral dip for Frag Fest. Each bottle will make 3 gallons of dip and will be on sale to the membership for $1 a bottle. Be safe and dip the corals that you get from frag fest to guard against pests!

 

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Sample Frag Fest donations from our GREAT sponsors. These two are from Artfully Acrylic & Incredible Corals.

 

Favia

 

Acan echinata

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Here's a picture of the 150 gallon reef-ready tank/stand/canopy combo that we're raffling off. You may recognize it as the one that we raffled off at Reef eScape the other week. The owner donated it back and decided to go even bigger! I guess that once you're bitten by the big-tank bug, you're bit hard.

 

Pick up will be in the Fairfax area and will be the responsibility of the winner to arrange as soon as practicable.

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One day left to go!

 

Remember, we will have 45 ml (1.5 ounce) bottles of Bayer - enough to make 3 gallons of coral dip - on sale for $1 per bottle. You'll hear more about the importance of and how to dip your corals from Mike Henley of the National Zoo at the meeting.

 

Bring your membership cards, please. It'll speed check in. This year we're doing something a little different. You will get a card (specially made for fragfest) when you check in. You'll need to show that fragfest card to get frags.

 

We'll be taking new members on, too. You'll have to fill out a form, so your check-in will be delayed. We'll have a different line for people joining at the door so it doesn't slow down those that are already members or joined before the mailing deadline.

 

There are a few people that have renewed or joined in the last couple of days. I'll bring your cards with me to the meeting. At this moment, that applies to keeperofthefish, jordan'sfishtank13, jsndvl1, ChrisTran, & Squishy_Suicide_Prevention.

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More pictures of donated corals for tomorrow's meeting. These are from Blue Ribbon Koi and Marine (BRK). Stop by John's shop and show him your appreciation for the support that he's given us over the years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks to all the vendors & sponsors who came out & donated to raffle.

 

Over 220 members showed up today. Over 1600 frags handed out.

 

Great talk by Mike Henley.

 

See you in the fall.

 

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