March Frag Swap

[Kristy]

The MAAST Events Committee is happy to invite you to:


MAAST's March Frag Swap


Sunday March 14, 2010 (2:00 - 5:00)**


Hamilton Community Center
(inside the LadyBird Johnson Park)
10700 Nacogdoches Rd. San Antonio, TX
(Located outside Loop 410, near Wurzbach Parkway)

**Members who plan to set up a frag tank may arrive 30 minutes early for additional set-up time.


This event will include:


Members will bring their offerings of propagated corals, fragged from their own tanks, to share with one another either by trading for other corals or cash. Tables will be available to display your corals.



Fajitas with all the trimmings will be served! (sizzzzle!)



Successful acclimation practices will be shared.



Fun Swap Meet activity for charter members - see below for details.



Entry fee $5 for charter members or $10 for web members.

Post here if you are planning to attend, so we'll know how many fajitas to make. If you have questions, post them up here in this thread.

[Kristy]

Details on the Swap Meet Activity...
Charter members who wish to participate will bring a frag donation to the March Frag Swap event, which will be placed in the Mystery Frag Pool upon sign in.

You will receive one ticket for each frag contributed to the Mystery Pool. Ticket numbers will be drawn randomly and the holder of the ticket can pick their frag prize from the pool.

Participants who are drawn later can "steal" your prize away from you and send you back to the pool to get another, but each frag can only be stolen three times!

(This Swap Meet fame was inspired by the fun we had at the December meeting with our white elephant style gift exchange. Participation is completely optional, but you will wish you had brought one to play!)

[Gilbert]

Does it matter what kind of frag we bring?
If i bring my girlfriend and she is not a charter member nor web member what is here enterence fee?
If my girlfriend is off that day we'll go

Oh and do i have to stay for the whole 3hrs in order to be in the mystery pool

[Mr Cob]

My wife and I will be there and we will "play".

I need to pay for her Charter membership before then.

Sounds like fun....can't wait.

Can you post the details of power for our equipment or is it customary to just bring a box/cooler of frags labeled and bagged already???

[Kristy]

Good questions Rob...

We have plenty of outlets at the community center, so if you are of a mind to set up a small frag tank, just bring an extension cord for your electrical items in case it's a reach to the outlet. Some people find they get a lot better response with a frag tank, as the eye candy gets us drooling and reaching for our wallets!

Alternately, it is also perfectly common practice to bring bagged frags. It can be helpful to have photos of the mother colony or the frag itself so that people know what the colors will look like. Many like to post their offerings in the For Sale / For Trade forums to allow folks to "pre-order" so that they know how many goodies to frag. (And that gets us all primed and ready for the Swap too!)

I'm sure there are lots of other ways I didn't think of, so chime in if you have a different approach to get the job done.

[Kristy]

Oh, and I forgot:

Kristy and Mike will be there (2 charters) and will also be participating in the Swap Meet game.

[Big_Pun]

going and playing in game

[Rvela]

Will be there with frags in hand. Is it a good idea to post what we will be bringing?

[Kristy]

Will be there with frags in hand. Is it a good idea to post what we will be bringing?

Sure, post it up in the "For Sale / Trade" forums as a Frag Swap preview.

So, is that Rvela, party of one? :bigsmile:

[Mr Cob]

Edit needed... I think it's "Nacogdoches Rd"

[Rvela]

Yes. Just me.

[Kristy]

Does it matter what kind of frag we bring?
If i bring my girlfriend and she is not a charter member nor web member what is here enterence fee?
If my girlfriend is off that day we'll go

Oh and do i have to stay for the whole 3hrs in order to be in the mystery pool

Sorry, I totally missed these questions Gilbert - don't want you to think I'm ignoring you!

Bring any kind of frag you want... For trading and selling, we will be happy to see all kinds. For the game, I think it will be fun to see which frags get fought over, so I'm planning to try to bring at least one that I know will be popular.

Yes, the girlfriend would count the same as a web member and would be $10.

The mystery pool Swap Meet activity will be towards the end, so you would probably need to plan to be there near the end of the meeting, but not necessarily for the whole three hours.

[Kristy]

Edit needed... I think it's "Nacogdoches Rd"

Oops... got it. Thanks Rob!

[justahobby]

I'll be there and participate. $5 for fajitas and coral, heck yeah I'll be there!

[Pennies2Cents]

Ross & I will be there! :) Helping make the brisket & chicken Fajitas... Cooked by your very own Tejas Cookers BBQ Team... wooo hooo..

Ross will participate in the frag pool.

Cant wait to see everyone again! :)

[HoppyBunny]

Brad and I will be there...mainly for the food :wink_smile: but will also participate in the game and hope to score some sweet corals from other MAASTards again this year!

[hobogato]

christy and i will be there

[corkyGramma]

I will be there.

[marcusgonzales210]

I too will be there and will participate in the mystery pool

[cowboy572]

I will be there, and participate in the mystery frag pool.

[greatwhite@AlamoAquatics]

pmed

[Kristy]

Less than two weeks away!

B
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[Gseclipse02]

How much for children (2yrs and 4yrs)? Same as a web member?

[jennabee]

Sounds like fun!!!! Adam and I will be there. We want to partcipate in the mystery pool as well.

[txav8r]

How much for children (2yrs and 4yrs)? Same as a web member?

Under 13 get in free.

[alexdmg]

I will be there, and participate in the mystery frag pool.

[JeffCo]

I'll be attending.

[tate1]

Hubby and I will be there and I will participate in the mystery frag pool.

[stoneroller]

I really wish I could be there. I'll be flying to New Mexico on Sunday. Ya'll have fun!!

[greatwhite@AlamoAquatics]

Ill be there, just wondering if i can wear bells..lol... ima bring some stuff from home..secret stash lol

[marissa21]

Joey and I will be there, and participate in the mystery frag pool.

[Rvela]

Kristy,

My wife is going to accompany me. Also, do I need to reserve any table space for a frag tank display I plan on bringing?

[Kristy]

We have a lot of usable table space and are going to make the tables first come first served. There should be plenty...

[Mr Cob]

How early can we arrive to start setting up?

[dannyv]

I will be there, planning on bringing a few frags for sale...

[rockmp]

I will be there. Still putting together a list of frags.

[Gseclipse02]

Under 13 get in free.

Yall messed up there my kids can EAT lol

[Shu]

I am there. Putting this on my calendar

[joker78148]

Count me and my wife in

[allan]

I plan onj going and bringing a frag for the game, toss up between fragging a very large Aptasia... or some stick thing sps.

[Dee]

Can someone send me the contact for the charter membership stuff...I am sure mine is set to expire any minute. Thanks!

[hobogato]

it is a link in the left column ;)

http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?p=381046#post381046

[Dee]

Oops...that was easy. Thanks Ace!

[Dee]

Hubby and I will be there...I'll be participating in the mystery frag fun.

[FireWater]

I will be there +2. No mystery frags for me

[SKNR]

Just found out, I will be there, I'll be participating in the mystery frag fun.

[kkiel02]

I and Alyssa will be there with the rice. I need to get a rough estimate on how much to make though. Mystery frag swap for me!

[mama]

I plan on being there with a guest....I've been BUSY and out of touch for a while and I hope to make a comeback....

[Dee]

Yeah mama...you slacker!

[secretweapons22]

Me +1 or +3, not sure yet... Mystery frag is a go..

[StevenSeas]

I'll be there plus one

[los.tejanos83]

I'm game for some fajitas :shades:

[Third Coast Tropical]

Have fun everyone....this is really cool..I am gonna have to miss it...Port A bound.

[BSJF]

I'll be there, no mystery frag sawp for me.

[Kristy]

We've had a HUGE response for the mystery Frag Exchange game, so we're going to put a limit of one frag per person for the game. This is just to keep it moving and so it doesn't take up too much of our time.

Really looking forward to this event!

[Kristy]

How early can we arrive to start setting up?

If you are needing extra time to set up a display, you can arrive 30 minutes early for set-up (so 1:30).

[Mr Cob]

Thx Kristy.

[jc]

I will be there +1

[BigMc]

Kathy and I are planning on coming from Austin. We probably won't eat and not playing frag game because we can't stay that long. Sheesh what party poopers!
Brian

[Mr Cob]

Don't forget to add an hour to your clocks tomorrow....I don't wanna hear anyone having an excuse for being an hour late!

[Big_Pun]

-1. I won't be making it gotta spend this afternoon dropping my tranny and replacing my clutch, too much fun at track last night

[profntbtr]

i'll be there if i haven't said so already and have something for the mystery exchange

[Jarob]

ahhhh chris what happened?!

boy im so tempted to leave right now from corpus

[Shu]

Hey this was fun and thanks!!!!! It was a pleasure meeting everyone, and I picked up some great frags... I wish I could of aford more.. Thanks for the wonderful door prize...

[jc]

Thanks for the door prize and the delicious food. What kind of sps was it again?

[allan]

It was awwwwwwesome!!!!!

I finally learned a stick name. Tort something. Shoot, I forgot already.

[hobogato]

Thanks for the door prize and the delicious food. What kind of sps was it again?

the door prize was a tubb's mystic blue courtesy of GCreef.



It was awwwwwwesome!!!!!

I finally learned a stick name. Tort something. Shoot, I forgot already.

garf bonsai :)

[HoppyBunny]

Good times! It was great to meet some new people. We left with lots of goodies, now comes the hard part...finding the perfect spot for all the new goodies. Thanks for putting together another great event!

[Shu]

Were all the door prizes mystic blues? Not sure what I got

[hobogato]

yes, all three frags that were given away were the same coral.

[txav8r]

This was a great meeting! Glad to see everyone and thanks to all that bought from or traded with me!!

[jrsatx20]

-1. I won't be making it gotta spend this afternoon dropping my tranny and replacing my clutch, too much fun at track last night

transmission. scared me for a minute there. great meeting though to bad u missed it.

[The Butcher]

I, as well as my wife and son enjoyed spending a few hours with people that share the same interest. I enjoyed seeing a few old friends and meeting some new ones.

*On a side note, I would especially like to thank Ace's wife, Karin (if I remember correctly) for going out of her way to take any of the leftover baked items to my fellow skaters in back of the meeting hall. Yes, I know I am 37, almost 38 and shouldn't be on a board, but old habits are hard to break, luckily it is a habit and not a bone.

[hobogato]

christy :)

[Mr Cob]

Great meeting...! Man, the turnout has been great this year on all meetings!!! Really enjoyed talking reef with everyone and making so many great trades! Thanks everyone!

Oh, and thx to those that made this happen. :)

[The Butcher]

Thanks for the clarification Ace. I have no idea were I got Karin from. My apologies to your wife Christie (Micromussa extraordinaire).
christy :)

[SKNR]

Thanks to the board members who got this and all of the events together.

Always fun to try and explain to the wife about how great of a deal I got :)

[Big_Pun]

transmission. scared me for a minute there. great meeting though to bad u missed it.
I had it done by 5 , this isn't the first time I've done this, I used to work at a performance shop before I realized I wanted to be a teacher, if I had a lift would of only taken an hour.bummed I missed out on this

[jc]

*On a side note, I would especially like to thank Ace's wife, Karin (if I remember correctly) for going out of her way to take any of the leftover baked items to my fellow skaters in back of the meeting hall. Yes, I know I am 37, almost 38 and shouldn't be on a board, but old habits are hard to break, luckily it is a habit and not a bone.

When I was leaving I saw you carrying the board. I thought, "I hope that is for his kids." That's cool that you still skate.

[Pennies2Cents]

Wow, I am happy that everyone had a great time yesterday. It was indeed a success. Kudos, to everyone! :) New & Old... :) Glad you all were able to make it out.

[allan]

*On a side note, I would especially like to thank Ace's wife, Karin (if I remember correctly) for going out of her way to take any of the leftover baked items to my fellow skaters in back of the meeting hall. Yes, I know I am 37, almost 38 and shouldn't be on a board, but old habits are hard to break, luckily it is a habit and not a bone.


Awesome dude, I didn't know this happened. This is a good thing for those kids back there. Personally I don't know how you do it. I've tried to get on a board, but my center of gravity is all wrong.

Great job committee team!

Let's do another next month. :wink_smile:

[The Butcher]

Actually, after she (Christie) handed out all of the goodies and left, a few of the kids were saying how great it all tasted. They even asked what was going on inside of the building since it was closed off to the public (so to speak). I told them it was a group of saltwater enthusiasts who were hanging out with one another and trading frags (I then had to explain what a frag was). I gave them the website address since a few of them really seemed interested. You never know, we may have a few new young web members because of simple human generosity. .
Awesome dude, I didn't know this happened. This is a good thing for those kids back there. Personally I don't know how you do it. I've tried to get on a board, but my center of gravity is all wrong.

Great job committee team!

Let's do another next month. :wink_smile:

[Pennies2Cents]

:) Nice Going Andrew! :)

[roscozman]

Eve and I had a great time. It was good seeing some familiar faces and meeting new people.

[BigMc]

Kathy and I drove from Austin and really enjoyed it. This was the first time we've gone to one of these and we were pleasantly surprised. The food was great and we got some nice frags from Jeffco. Saw some friends too. Thanks to everyone who made it happen!
Brian

[jennabee]

WE HAD A BLAST

[Terrerin]

So is this happening again in April?

[Kristy]

Nope, the frag swap is an annual event, although we may have some mini-frag swaps at some of our monthly meetings throughout the year.

This month's meeting is the San Antonio Zoo event...
http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?t=58739

[Terrerin]

Thanks, sorry about the double post, especially because you answered them both,