September Meeting

[C.Mydas]

CLICK HERE (http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?p=563629#post563629) for New 90 Gallon RR Raffle information!!

http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/196851229-O.jpg

CLICK HERE (http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?p=563629#post563629) for New 90 Gallon RR Raffle information!!

[josephatmbimortgage]

YEAH!!! Right down the street from my casa, literally less than 1/4 of a mile!!

-Joseph

[semperfimarine1]

sounds sweeeet and river city is the BEST store here in austin. hands down

[txstateunivreefer]

a monday at 4?

[C.Mydas]

a monday at 4?

sorry fixed the image above its sunday at 4pm:bigsmile:

[BIGBIRD123]

Cristina,
Do we have anything set-up to pre-sale raffle tickets for the Tank? I haven't seen one. We need to get $600 tickets sold to have the raffle.

Steve

[C.Mydas]

Ok..here ya go!!

CLICK HERE (http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?p=563629#post563629) for New 90 Gallon RR Raffle information!!

[Sherri]

Please state on your PayPal that it is for the 90 gal RR tank & stand raffle...thanks!

[C.Mydas]

bump

[Sherri]

grapplert...rec'd your PayPal for 6 raffle tickets. Thank you!

[C.Mydas]

Dont make me win this tank and set up another 'lions den'...lol.

[greenmako]

just a reminder that its this coming Sunday see everyone there

[Sherri]

Sharkboy...rec'd your PayPal for 24 raffle tickets. Thank you!

[MissT]

BTW, Randy and Jake will be going to California to hand pick around 300 corals to have at the store in time for the swap, so we will have a lot of great stuff in our for sale tanks at RCA for everyone to pick from, as well as lots of people bringing awesome frags of their personal collections...:applause:

[greenmako]

BTW, Randy and Jake will be going to California to hand pick around 300 corals to have at the store in time for the swap, so we will have a lot of great stuff in our for sale tanks at RCA for everyone to pick from, as well as lots of people bringing awesome frags of their personal collections...:applause:

:bighug: thats great can't wait:cool:

[LoneStar]

Oh I'm planning on winning it and sticking it in storage with my other tank...:angel:

[RayAllen]

sent paypal

[Sherri]

sent paypal

RayAllen - received your PayPal for 12 raffle tickets. Thank you!!

[Sherri]

brewercm - received your PayPal for 24 raffle tickets. Thank you!

[brewercm]

Guess it'll have to be my new seahorse tank I've been wanting to set up for years.

[99taws6]

So is this Frag Swap a "Bring one and trade one" or is it just if you want to at your own leisure?

[txstateunivreefer]

Frag thread where you can post or browse before the meeting:
http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?p=565011#post565011

[greenmako]

So is this Frag Swap a "Bring one and trade one" or is it just if you want to at your own leisure?

You don't have to bring any frags you can just come and hang out or buy frags or whatever you want.

[99taws6]

At the lfs here we had a "frag swap" where we all brought a frag with atleast a $10 value and then we put our names in a bucket and drew names and picked from the frags.. That is what I was getting at

[Sherri]

99taws6 - received your PayPal for 12 tickets - thank you.

[greenmako]

At the lfs here we had a "frag swap" where we all brought a frag with atleast a $10 value and then we put our names in a bucket and drew names and picked from the frags.. That is what I was getting at

I don't think anyone is doing that but if you want to you can post here and see if anyone else wants to jump in and create a frag swap like that.

[Sherri]

aeroaustin - received your PayPal for 6 tickets - thank you.

[Sherri]

Texreefer - received your PayPal for 12 tickets - thank you.

[MissT]

I wanted to add that we are going to be handling the frag swap a lot like our "first friday of the month sales" at the store: our marine livestock will be on sale, there will be free drinks and we are also planning on having 17 lbs of roasted pork shoulder, along with rice and beans. :D

[greenmako]

:hypnotyized:
17 lbs of roasted pork shoulder, along with rice and beans. :hypnotyized:That sounds great!:thumbs_up:

[Carlos_at_River_City]

Hey Everyone,
I just got the three invoices for all the corals and fish that Jake and Randy went out to LA to hand pick and all I can say is WOW! Here are some of the highlights:

ALL MARINE LIVESTOCK WILL BE ON 20% OFF DURING THE FRAG SWAP.

CORALS
(2) Acanthastrea med
(5) Acropora Ultra xs
(2) Acropora Ultra sm
(6) Acropora Ultra md
(4) Acropora Ultra lg
(5) Acropora Cultured
(2) Blastomussa wellsi
(3) Lobophyllia
(4) Montipora Colored sm
(3) Montipora Colored md
(2) Stylophora Pink
(3) Colt Coral
(4) Dicrosoma Mushroom Red/Blue
(3) Leather Green Finger
(6) Ricordia Florida Ultra Cultured
(3) Ricordia Florida Ultria Cultured lg
(4) Green Star Polyp
(3) Silver Pulsing Xenia md
(2) Red Sea Silver Pulsing Xenia lg
(8) Assorted Zoos
(2) Lepastres Aquacultured
(2) Micromussa minuta
(2) Dendronephya
(3) Koko worms
(5) Mushroom Bullseye Branch
(6) Mushroom Green Hairy
(4) Mushroom Watermelon
(4) Mushroom Blue
(1) Mushroom Buulseye md
(3) Mushroom Bullseye sm
(2) Carnation
(3) Colt Soft Coral
(3) Green Star Polyps Branch
(4) Cauliflower Soft
(3) Ultra Green Zoos sm
(4) Ultra Green Zoos md
(6) Acropora Fancy Fiji
(3) Montipora mollis
(2) Montipora capri PINK
(3) Elegance sm
(5) Green Frogspawn
(6) Torch Various Colors
(3) Brain Scolymia Green and Red
(2) Micromussa Red
(3) Yellow Tonga Leather
(24) Assorted Mushroom Rocks
(4) Toadstool Leathers
(3) Finger Leathers
(4) Rabbit Ear Leathers
(4) Neon Green Open Brain
(3) Favia Brain
many many more…….

CLAMS / INVERTS
Hawaiian Feather Dusters
Red General Starfish
Banded Brittle Starfish
Saaron Shrimp
Hermit Crab w/ Anemmone
Horseshoe Crab
Electric Blue Hermit
Electric Orange Hermit
Red Leg Hermit
Blue Leg Hermit
Scarlet Red Reef Hermit
Nassarius Snails
Astrea Snails
Nerite Snails
Cerith Snails
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Fire Shrimp
Hot Pink Tube Anemone
Red Tip Green Bubble Anemone
Derasa Clams 3-4”
Gold Teardrop Maxima Clams 4”
Gold Teardrop Maxima Clams 6”
Ultra Maxima Clams Cultured 1.5-2”
Ultra Crocea Clams 2”
Ultra Crocea Clams 3-4”
Ultra Crocea Clams 6”
Gigas Clams 10-12” HUGE!!
ALL CLAMS HAND PICKED!

FISH:
Purple / Maroon Leaf Fish
Black and White Leaf Fish
Four Line Wrasse
Black Leopard Wrasse VERY COOL!
Clown Trigger
Coral Beauty Angel – 9 to choose from all hand picked for their unique colors
Flame Angel
Golden Pygmy Angel
Copperband Butterfly 3”
Copperband Butterfly 4-5”
Blue yellow Tail Damsel
Domino damsel
Green Chromis
Lawnmower Blenny
Twinspot Goby
Green Mandarin
Target Mandarin
African Aurora Goby
Chalk Basslet
Pj Cardinal Fish
Banggai Cardinal Fish
Moorish Idol
Blue Jaw Trigger 8”
Blue Jaw Trigger 3”
Foxface
Blue Hippo / Regal Tang
Orange Shoulder Tang
Powder Brown Tang
Six Line Wrasse
Clown Fairy Wrasse
Dragon Wrasse
Green Clown Goby
Yellow Clown Goby
Imperator Angel Juv
Sunburst Anthias
Popeyed Sea Goblin
Pink Scorpinfish
Melea / Sappo Dogface Puffer
Hi fin Rooster Snapper
Harlequin Tusk
Ghost Ribbon Eel
Black Ribbon Eel
Alligator Green Pipefish
Blue Spotted Stingray
Orchid Dottyback Tank Raised
Ocellaris Clownfish Tank Raised
Tomato Clownfish Tank Raised
Marron Clown Fish
Barlets Anthias
Hawaiian Yellow Tangs
Flame Hawk
Tank Raised Seahorses

[Sherri]

jc - received your PayPal for 12 tickets...thanks & good luck!!

[Sherri]

Carlos....just wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you VERY much for the warm hospitality you gave us...the food was outstanding, but the hospitality was just as great. It was great meeting you & hope to see you again...:applause::thumbs_up:

[Sherri]

Here is the listing of those who bought raffle tickets at the September meeting at River City Aquatics...Thank you and good luck! :applause:

BIGBIRD123 - 60 tickets

Lonestar - 12 tickets

dhayes - 12 tickets

petveedub - 6 tickets

DAPETTIT - 12 tickets

erebus - 6 tickets

redbird - 2 tickets

[LoneStar]

First time there...awesome place. Great selections too. And that food was amazing :thumbs_up:

[cpreefguy]

Again, thanks Carlos and staff! That was also my first time there, but now it will be a part of my must-visit Austin LFS' when Im there

[tony]

great meeting!!! love that store, now im going to have to incorporate LFS stores into my Frys and Steak and Shake runs to Austin. and the food at the meeting, WOW!!!

[brewercm]

Thanks for letting us put on the meeting there and the food was outstanding. My first time there since you opened up into the new room and it was very nice. Picked up a Coral Beauty angel that was just gorgeous, and so far is just doing great.
Thanks again for letting us have the meeting there and your hospitality.

[Carlos_at_River_City]

It was great meet all the SA folks that I had not met before and finally get to put some faces to the names. We really appreciate all the support we get from MAAST and were happy to have you all out to the store.

Also don't forget with the Deep Sea Aquatics 90 gallon Raffle, that because the tank didn't show up in time, the winner can now choose their color of trim and stain. Check out the DSA website for color choices.

Again it was wonderful to have you all out, and I hope we can do it again sometime.

[bozack]

I have to say a Big Thank You to Carlos and River CIty as well.
Very nice to have a LFS host our meetings and a good escuse for everyone to come in and buy more stuff.

I didn't get a chance to meet everybody since I had the twins along but got to say Hi to some new folks and some of the same ole ones online...and got a couple of cool fish too!

[RayAllen]

I didnt make the meeting but did purchase tickets. I missed out on if the drawing will be held at another time. Anyone?

[LoneStar]

I didnt make the meeting but did purchase tickets. I missed out on if the drawing will be held at another time. Anyone?

We got closer to the reserve amount for the 90g tank. Once we reach the reserve, the drawing can be held. The nice thing is whoever wins, will be able to pick the color of the trim the tank and stand when its ordered.

[RayAllen]

Very cool, Thanks

[Witoski]

:thumbs_up:Hi guys i just wnated to say i had a great time at the meeting met some really nice people and had a great time hearing how good my food was hahahah but in all i just wanted to say thanks again to the entire staff at river city for everything you guys have done and how dedicated you guys are to your customers and any one that wants to get involved with the hobby Thanks again

[hobogato]

sorry it took me so long to process and post these - great meeting! thanks to carlos for taking care of us.

the food/drinks
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thats the fish geek way to chill some drinks :D
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mmmmm..mmmmm... this food was AWESOME!!
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once the swappin started, that nice big room filled up!
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http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/DSC01093.jpg

carlos really stocked up the tanks for us too
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http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/DSC01082.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/DSC01083.jpg
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http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/DSC01090.jpghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/DSC01088.jpg
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[Sherri]

Witoski - received your PayPal for 60 tickets on the 90 Gal RR tank raffle. Thank you for your support and GOOD LUCK!

[MissT]

I'm glad y'all got a picture of that nice blue jaw trigger we had at the store during the meeting. I wanted to post and let everyone that was interested in it know that the buyer didn't end up being able to take it home so it is back up for sale. i think there were a few of you really interested in it so just a little heads up...:bigsmile:

[Silenceissilver]

The meeting was awesome!! i just became a member too!! And the food was great thx witoski! bought some stuff there too! And won a bag full of...stuff lol.

[Witoski]

Hi Ya Does Any One Know When The Drawing For The Tank Wil Be Im Antious To Bring It Home Lolthnks Witoski

[Sherri]

KarenM - rec'd your PayPal for 5 tickets for the 90 Gal RR Tank Raffle...good luck!

[Sherri]

kaiser - received your PayPal for 12 tickets for the 90 Gal RR Tank raffle....good luck!

[Sherri]

ok...everybody...we are getting close to meeting our reserve of $600.00 - so if anyone is having any last thoughts of joining in on the raffling of the 90 Gal RR Tank...:wink_smile: :bigsmile:

[Sherri]

kaiser...received your PayPal adding 6 more tickets to your existing 12...giving you a total of 18 tickets. Thanks!

[Sherri]

cpreefguy - received your PayPal for 6 tickets for the 90 Gal RR Tank raffle.

Sherri - received PayPal for 12 tickets for 90 Gal RR Tank raffle...

[Sherri]

BIGBIRD123 - received your PayPal for 36 more tickets for the 90 Gal RR Tank raffle! Good luckkkkk!

[Sherri]

Ok Everybody - Reserve Of $600.00 Has Been Met!!!! :applause::applause: This raffle is officially closed....:)

THE RAFFLE OF THE 90 GAL RR TANK WILL BE RAFFLED OFF AT "MAAST WILD NITE OUT " - SA ZOO EVENT SATURDAY NITE (OCT 6TH)

Good luck to all that participated & may I win...hehe :wink_smile::bighug:

[apedroza]

So we can't buy tickets????

[greenmako]

Sorry its closed no more buying tickets we reached the reserve and our Treasurer is out of town.

[apedroza]

Darn!!! I was under the assumption it would stay open til the next meeting. Oh well good luck everybody!!!

[Witoski]

So who won the tank? all in suspence here lol

[Texreefer]

:hypnotyized:Big Bird of course

[greenmako]

and the winner is................................................ ........









































BIGBIRD123

[LoneStar]

and the winner is................................................ ........









































BIGBIRD123


Its about time! :lmao2:

[Witoski]

so bigbird123 won the tank?

[cpreefguy]

so bigbird123 won the tank?

Yep, who knew he would have good chances with $160 worth of tickets :applause:

[Carlos_at_River_City]

Congrats Steve!!

Let me know when you choose the color and I will get it ordered.

[Sherri]

Congrats BB! Look what happens when you buy $160 worth of tickets...guess if it wasn't me with my $20 investment that won it...you'd deserve it. haha :applause: