SA Tank Tour Sat Oct 1 - pics on post #58

[Kristy]

Looking forward to another
Tank Tour in San Antonio...
Saturday October 1

Tentative itinerary:
11:30 - 12:00 Big_Pun (Chris)
12:15 - 12:45 zerreissen (Chris)
1:00 - 2:15 Mike / Kristy + LUNCH provided
2:30 - 3:00 tiger_eyed1 (Marcus)
3:15 - 3:45 ms_stangchris (Emily)
4:15 - 4:45 Texreefer (Mike)
5:15 - 5:45 BSJF (Lorraine)
6:00 - 8:00 hobogato (Ace) + BBQ social!








Meet us at 11:00am at the Rudy's BBQ / gas station parking lot at Hwy 151 and Westover Hills Blvd
(across from Sea World) to caravan to the first house on the tour.

Don't forget to let us know that you are planning to attend so we know how much food to plan for!

Give us a call or shoot a PM if you need to join up with us later in the day
and we can tell you the address where you can join up with the next stop on the Tank Tour.
Take my number with you.

[BSJF]

Count me in.

[Big_Pun]

I'm in and my g/f tank....... hope she doesn't kill me for volunteering her tank lol.

[Kristy]

Yay!! This is going to be great!

Our tanks are up for view as well if there's anyone left who hasn't seen them yet.

[Pennies2Cents]

Our tanks are open to visitors. :)

[Texreefer]

sure!!!

[Mike]

Come on people, lets see those tanks. :)

Bump

[hobogato]

i'm in

[allan]

Whitetail bow season opens on the first... I'm out.

[zerreissen]

Mine's not much to look at right now, but I'd be interested in participating!

[Scream311]

I Suppose since ive seen the Majority of these Tanks Listed so far theres No Need to Get Excited about attending the Tank Tour EVEN THOUGH IVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT TO ONE (always had to work) NOW THAT I DONT WORK THIS DAY GRR...

anyhow Sign me Up if Youd like to show offa FOWLR and an Empty in Wall lol

[Mike]

James, it is early yet and I am hoping a few more people step up and offer to show their tanks.

Remember almost no ones tank is ever perfect. So let's see those tanks.

[rrasco]

I would be in to show off my little aqua park, but I am busy that day. :/

[tiger_eyed1]

You can add me to the host list.

Marcus

[cowboy572]

If you are short on entries, you can count me in. Also depending if Sheila and the kids come, I can provide some transportation assistance since now I have an 04 Avalanche. Just be warned, it has a 7in lift..........

[BSJF]

:shades:

[Kristy]

This is sneaking up fast on us! I am thrilled there will be so many tanks on display!

All of you that have offered to open your homes, please send me your address and a one paragraph description of your tank. I will put together an itinerary for the day and directions for the attendees. If you need me to send you a sample of the one paragraph tank description, I can do that too.... just include an email address for me to send it to.

[ErikH]

Y'all are more than welcome to come see my tank, if you need more hosts.

[zerreissen]

Any updates on this as far as times?

[hobogato]

there are many volunteer hosts, so this will likely be an all day event. kristy is working out the details of the schedule and will let us know soon.

[Pennies2Cents]

Our tanks are open to visitors. :)

Sorry we will not be available. :*( Please take our tank(s) off the list.

[Texreefer]

I will likely have a soccer game early... so will probably not be traveling on the tour.. I will however have my tank available for viewing.. will just need to know my time slot ASAP thanks

[Mike]

I know Kristy is still trying to put it all together. Everyone showing please try to send her the 1 paragraph write up of your tank and address by PM.

Mike, I think we are probably going to end up the tour on your side of town, so I would think later afternoon, but don't hold me to that. :)

[Kristy]

Looks like a great lineup! Going to be a nice full day, starting out on the west side of town and moving through to the NE. We will start late morning, lunch will be included and can end up at Ace's house for a BBQ if you guys are interested.

Sending PMs to the following folks who have offered their tanks for viewing:
cowboy572 - need address/confirmation, please respond
ErikH - need confirmation, please respond
tigereyed1 - need confirmation, please respond
Big Pun and the ms - need addresses/confirmation, please respond
BSJF
zerreissen
hobogato
texreefer

Please let us know in this thread if you will be attending as a viewer so we know how much food to plan for. Also, we could use a good photographer, anyone (ahem, Cory!) interested?

[tiger_eyed1]

PM Sent

Arkansas & A&M game comes on at 11am so this is perfect for me. I get to talk about my tank and watch the hogs :)

[ErikH]

Ha, I'll be smoking some hog leg that day.

[hobogato]

also, please indicate if you would like to stay for bbq afterwards so i know how much food to plan on. probably going to do chicken fajitas and maybe sausage.

[ErikH]

bah, my buddy called and I have to help him study for an exam. Kristy, I tried to let you know but your inbox is full chica!

[zerreissen]

also, please indicate if you would like to stay for bbq afterwards so i know how much food to plan on. probably going to do chicken fajitas and maybe sausage.

Depending on ending time, my wife and I would be interested in staying for BBQ.

[justahobby]

I will be attending and eating.

[Big_Pun]

emily and i will be there and BBQ

[hobogato]

great! anyone else?

[grouch]

Wife and I would like to attend. I have a noon appt. what time are you starting ???

[Mike]

Schedule is coming.... But probably about 11am. You will miss a couple of the tanks at the beginning, but no reason you can't join up with us later.

[Kristy]

Mike and I are planning to stay for the food at Ace's also.

[BSJF]

2 for food at Ace's as well.

[Kristy]

Hey grouch, no problem meeting up with us later in the day. Anyone who wants to join up with us along the way, I can email you our itinerary with tentative timeframes and addresses and/or you can call us throughout the day to see which tank we are on.

[Texreefer]

wish I could do more...I have obligations before and after, so I will only be available for the tank showing..

[SAY]

i would like to be added as a viewer. i probably won't attend the bbq.

[Kristy]

Just updated the first post with more details!

Tentative itinerary:
11:30 - 12:00 Big_Pun (Chris)
12:15 - 12:45 zerreissen (Chris)
1:00 - 2:15 Mike / Kristy + LUNCH provided
2:30 - 3:00 tiger_eyed1 (Marcus)
3:15 - 3:45 ms_stangchris (Emily)
4:15 - 4:45 Texreefer (Mike)
5:15 - 5:45 BSJF (Lorraine)
6:00 - 8:00 hobogato (Ace) + BBQ social!



Meet us at 11:00am at the Rudy's BBQ / gas station parking lot at Hwy 151 and Westover Hills Blvd
(across from Sea World) to caravan to the first house on the tour.

Don't forget to let us know that you are planning to attend so we know how much food to plan for!

Give us a call or shoot a PM if you need to join up with us later in the day
and we can tell you the address where you can join up with the next stop on the Tank Tour.

[Big_Pun]

come on folks! this is a great way to get ideas and pick at brains of tank owners. oh and free food! also a way to see the faces behind the Screen-name lol.

[hobogato]

just an FYI, the lunch is provided by maast, however, the bbq afterward is not. it is just a stay and hangout if you want bbq :) i will be providing the chicken fajitas, homecooked borracho beans, maybe some sausage, and tea to drink. if you would like to bring something else for yourself to drink, feel free. look forward to seeing everyone on saturday!

[LuckySingh]

just an FYI, the lunch is provided by maast, however, the bbq afterward is not. it is just a stay and hangout if you want bbq :) i will be providing the chicken fajitas, homecooked borracho beans, maybe some sausage, and tea to drink. if you would like to bring something else for yourself to drink, feel free. look forward to seeing everyone on saturday!
yummy

[hobogato]

afternoon bump :)

[BSJF]

Just FYI - 281/1604 Interchange Construction Notice for tomorrow from 7am - 12pm:

Loop 1604 WB exit to Stone Oak Parkway will be closed. Traffic that normally uses the Stone Oak Parkway exit will be asked to use the US 281 exit.

[adolph_09]

You can count 2 more viewers in me and my girlfriend will be attending our first tank tour not so sure if we will stay for BBQ though

[justahobby]

Just FYI - 281/1604 Interchange Construction Notice for tomorrow from 7am - 12pm:

Loop 1604 WB exit to Stone Oak Parkway will be closed. Traffic that normally uses the Stone Oak Parkway exit will be asked to use the US 281 exit.

Thanks Lorraine!

[Mike]

Looking forward to see everyone today... Bump

[BSJF]

My clowns even laid eggs for ya'll this morning.

[kkiel02]

I didn't realize this was today!!! Im switching from nights to days this week and have been abosolutely slammed at work. Wish I could make it today. I would have loved to see all the clown babies first hand. Please take pictures!

[Mike]

In case there is any confusion, the details of today's schedule are posted in the first post. Give me a call to join up.

[Louis]

Wish I could be there for the social, I've got a birthday party tonight. Have fun guys and gals!

[hobogato]

thanks to all who opened their houses for the tour, we got to see quite a variety of really nice tanks. pics coming tomorrow once i have a chance to process them...

[zerreissen]

Thank you so much for everyone who had a hand in putting this together! This was our first true event with the club and my wife and I had a blast :D

[justahobby]

It was a great variety. Even the tanks I've seen before were fun to see again. Good to see the new faces too!

Special thanks to those that served lunch and dinner!

[Kristy]

Really nice day! Looking forward to those pictures tomorrow. :)

[kkiel02]

Looking forward to those pictures tomorrow. :)
Me too. If I hadn't been up for almost 24 hours I would have jumped all over this. These are some of the most informative ways to get info on different styles of reef keeping.

[hobogato]

time for the virtual tank tour...

first up, chris's tank:

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[hobogato]

stop #2, the other chris :)

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[hobogato]

stop #3, kristy and mike

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[hobogato]

next stop, marcus and a welcoming piece of sidewalk art :)

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[hobogato]

heading to the next stop...

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emily's tank

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[hobogato]

moving on to mike's tank

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[SAY]

They were all beautiful tanks and i had a great time! Thanks for organizing this. i have a lot of work to do if i want to throw my tank in the mix with these on next year's tour. :)

[hobogato]

next up, lorraine

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[hobogato]

last stop was my house

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[Europhyllia]

Wow Kristy and Mike that little hex has been totally transformed from the time I saw it! Incredible!

[Mike]

Uh, I don't think we really needed a photo of the bald spot on the back of my head in the car for the tank tour (thanks Justin) :)

Also thanks Ace for the nicely highlighted ugly lion fish shrimp feeding tanks... hopefully everyone realizes those were not display tanks (at least I would have cleaned up the salt creep) and simply holding tanks for the ghost/glass shrimp. At least we have a nice fat happy lion fish. :)

[Mike]

Regardless of the bald spot highlighting, we had a great day with cool tanks and people. Thanks to everyone who participated. If you missed it, you missed out. :)

[Kristy]

Wow Kristy and Mike that little hex has been totally transformed from the time I saw it! Incredible!
Thanks! (Must be the LED lighting). We have said many times that we are going to give up that little tank but we just can't seem to quit it because it's been so easy!

My apologies to those tankowners that got shortchanged by being photographed by me!

[alton]

Thanks for the pictures Ace, sorry I couldn't make it.

[chrissreefs]

count us two in

[rrasco]

count us two in

I don't think we have a tank tour scheduled for this year. This was last years....unless I missed something.

[chrissreefs]

i didnt look at the date

[chrissreefs]

but i will put my tank in this year

[Kristy]

but i will put my tank in this year

Awesome! We will definitely be having one, it's just not on the schedule yet. Probably summer to fall.

[Fishstix@JewelsOfTheSea]

Just joined MAAST and really enjoy looking at all the tanks, they all look great. Everyone has something to offer and it's nice to see such a diversity in taste and style. Unfortunately I don't have any display tanks for viewing just simple frag tanks =(. I'd really like to know what type of lenses everyone uses on their camera to get the pics, although some are a bit blurry, most came out nice and clean unlike my camera. My camera is having a hard time picking up the frags with my LEDs screaming over them, and the color of frags don't look as good either. Anyways just wanted to say hi to everyone and look forward to meeting everyone sooner or later.