Lonestar Marine Aquarist Rally

[Zack]

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Sunday November 6th, 2016

San Antonio Aquarium
6320 Bandera Road, San Antonio, TX 78213

We have partnered up with the San Antonio Aquarium again to provide one of the most unique frag swap events in the country!

Those who RSVP by November 5th at 10:00pm will enjoy FREE admission for themselves and their guests to enjoy the aquarium for the day, including its amazing selection of animals and interactive experiences.

We have been given access to a private area of the aquarium and will be hosting several vendors from around the country for an awesome evening of buying, selling, and trading corals!

If you're interested in coming, please fill out our RSVP form:

https://goo.gl/forms/p7h32j3LLzvSsAVf2

[Zack]

Event Sponsors:

This event is brought to you in part by our friends at:

The San Antonio Aquarium, where guests are encouraged to, "Sea to Believe as we connect children and families to the planet, ranging from our rain forests and deserts to the exotic species of ocean."

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Bulk Reef Supply- "Bulk Reef Supply sells supplies and equipment for saltwater and reef aquariums, including food, testingsupplies, filters, pumps and additives."


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www.bulkreefsupply.com (http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/)

Reef Hobbyist Magazine- "Reef Hobbyist Magazine is a reef-focused magazine that teaches hobbyists of all levels how to succeed at reef-keeping. Our free magazines can be found in over 1,000 local saltwater fish stores across the United States or downloaded on our website."

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www.reefhobbyistmagazine.com (http://www.reefhobbyistmagazine.com/)

Neptune Systems- Neptune Systems has been building the industry's best aquarium controllers for the last 17+ years. Our Apex System is the best-value Aquarium controller on the market.

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https://www.neptunesystems.com/

Red Sea- Since its inception over 25 years ago, Red Sea’s vision has been to create a world in which marine and reef aquariums are the aquariums of choice for all hobbyists.
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Schedule of Events:

Sunday November 6th, 2016

10:00 AM Aquarium Opening
12:30 PM Charter Member Early Admission
1:00-5:00 PM LMAR Frag Swap
5:00-6:30 PM Cleanup

We will be handing out free coolers to the first 10 Charter Members to check in after 10AM. Additional goodie bags will be handed out on a first come first served basis inside of the swap room once the event begins.

Charter Member Raffle Schedule:

Winners MUST be present at time of drawing. Charter Member ID card is required for purchase of raffle tickets..

2:00 PM Tunze Osmolator Nano
3:00 PM AI Prime HD, sponsored by ARK Aquatics
4:00 PM Maxspect Gyre, sponsored by Unlimited Color Corals
5:00 PM Neptune Apex, sponsored by Neptune

Door prizes will be announced as we receive them! We also have some special prizes lined up that will be given away throughout the event! As soon as we iron out the details we will be announcing them here!

[Zack]

Vendors:

Abeline:
Ark Aquatics

Austin:
Daniel & Megan
Phamily
River City Aquatics
FarmerTy

Corpus:
Minh

Houston:
Unlimited Color Corals

Santa Anna:
Sherita Hogan

San Antonio:
Brandon Skidmore
Coral Cove
Clayton Cox
Pod Your Reef
Shane Smith
World Class Aquatics & Exotics
Zen Reef

[klwheat]

Looks awesome! Can't wait!!


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[Dkray944]

Can we be sure to have the club frag tank available? I'd love to clear out some frags without setting up an entire booth.

[Zack]

The frag tank will be setup! Last time we had asked for several weeks for anyone who wanted to use it but hadn't heard back so we canned it. This time it'll be there as we've had a few ask about it.

[Zack]

Just a friendly reminder:

If you're interested in coming, please fill out our RSVP form:

https://goo.gl/forms/p7h32j3LLzvSsAVf2

[Dkray944]

The frag tank will be setup! Last time we had asked for several weeks for anyone who wanted to use it but hadn't heard back so we canned it. This time it'll be there as we've had a few ask about it.


Thats great! I'll be sure to bring some frags to trade or sell with fellow reefers.

[Zack]

Awesome man! We got you down. If you'd like to drop those off before the swap, we should have the tank ready by around 6PM on Saturday the 5th so they can acclimate.

[FarmerTy]

I'm loving all the new ideas being implemented for this next swap! Can't wait!

[leliataylor]

Bump

[Zack]

We'd like to give a huge shoutout to Red Sea for signing on as an LMAR sponsor! Definitely check out their products at our great local sponsors if you get a chance!

[Zack]

Also if you you haven't please RSVP!

[Jasonb]

The frag tank will be setup! Last time we had asked for several weeks for anyone who wanted to use it but hadn't heard back so we canned it. This time it'll be there as we've had a few ask about it.
If we want to bring frags do we need to rsvp for the club tank?

[Zack]

That's correct Jason. Right now Larry, Marcello, and David are putting frags in there and we'd probably have room for one more person. Keep in mind you'll have to watch your stuff during the event (or have one of them watch it). We also are looking for a light for the tank so if anyone has a Chinese black box to spare that'd be great

[Jasonb]

Zach i have a black box we can put over it.
Put me down for a spot in the tank also please

[Zack]

Thanks Jason! Did you want to bring the frags Saturday to acclimate? That'd work best for us as it'll allow everyone's frags to get adjusted to the light. Or we can always do Sunday Morning

[Jasonb]

Thanks Jason! Did you want to bring the frags Saturday to acclimate? That'd work best for us as it'll allow everyone's frags to get adjusted to the light. Or we can always do Sunday Morning
Probably saturday night but i will let you know for sure.

[Zack]

Ttt!! Let's get those RSVPS in folks !

[Zack]

Ttt

[Zack]

Ttt!!

[Zack]

I wanted to add some door prize and raffle news,

BRS has donated a BRS complete 2 part dosing system AND dosers for our door prize pool and our newest sponsor Unlimited Color Corals has donated the brand new Gyre XF-230 to the raffle!

[Zack]

TTT. If you do not RSVP, your tickets may not be covered.

[Zack]

We're about 3 weeks away! Please let us know on our google form if you'd like to attend!

[Zack]

Tunze Osmolator was delivered today! You're not going to want to miss these raffles. Please RSVP if you want to come!!http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161023/41ae0fe21e88c28cb98995cc488654c2.jpg

[Zack]

Don't forget to RSVP for this awesome event!

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[Zack]

We had a vendor cancellation yesterday and I wanted to give first dibs on that table to any maast members on the forum. Please pm me for details!

[Zack]

Here's our swap vendor layout for LMAR!

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[Zack]

Also, if you guys haven't done so already, please RSVP!

[Zack]

Don't forget about the MAAST frag swap next Sunday! All are welcome, we just ask that your RSVP in advance. We are having the best vendors in the state down here for this event so please don't be late! Free door prize drawings, charter member raffles, and instant win gold frags will be scattered throughout the event!! Aquarium doors open at 10AM and swap starts at 1!

[Zack]

If you're the lucky hobbyist who buys the golden frag in Pham's Frag tank, you will instantly win this Mixed People Eater Frag Pack valued at $150!! The hunt begins at 12:30 pm for charters, 1pm for general admission and ends at 5!

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If you want to see more of what Pham has, check him out on instagram @phamilyfarm

[rrasco]

Thanks for another great event guys. Got a few nice pieces too. :bigsmile:

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[Sissy36]

What a great time! Everyone did an excellent job at putting on a wonderful swap! Thanks Zach and everyone involved. It was awesome!

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[FarmerTy]

Thanks for another great event guys. Got a few nice pieces too. :bigsmile:

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Hey, I know those acros! They look great in the tank! I hope they do well for you!

[twevans76]

I really enjoyed the swap. I found some true gems there at amazing prices. Everyone did an excellent job in organizing and hosting the event.

[Zack]

What a great time! Everyone did an excellent job at putting on a wonderful swap! Thanks Zach and everyone involved. It was awesome!

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Thanks! I'm glad you finally broke the ARC curse on door prizes!

[FarmerTy]

Thanks! I'm glad you finally broke the ARC curse on door prizes!
I didn't know there was a curse! I just kept throwing tickets at it! Good job Sissy for winning a prize for Austin!

[FarmerTy]

So how'd I sell over 1/3 of my corals at the swap and still came home with this? I failed somewhere.

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[Jasonb]

Lol i had the same problem ty, came home with left over coral, new coral and less money than i came with, even selling half of what i brought.

Got the OK from the wife to buy a frag tank!!

[Justin]

Lol i had the same problem ty, came home with left over coral, new coral and less money than i came with, even selling half of what i brought.

Got the OK from the wife to buy a frag tank!!

Niceman.

[FarmerTy]

Lol i had the same problem ty, came home with left over coral, new coral and less money than i came with, even selling half of what i brought.

Got the OK from the wife to buy a frag tank!!
Haha, sounds like my last swap.

There's a guy on ebay that makes nice ones for a reasonable cost. I think his name is luckreef.

[Jasonb]

Haha, sounds like my last swap.

There's a guy on ebay that makes nice ones for a reasonable cost. I think his name is luckreef.
Ill check him out, i used the club tank this year.

[Zack]

What a swap! I'm still half awake from this weekend but I wanted to say a huge thanks to all of our great volunteers for helping us out on a great show. Brandon, Ada, Richard, Tim, Shaun, Megan, and Michael really all stepped up and we couldn't have done the event without their help.

Setup Saturday went amazing and Sunday was awesome as well.

Maast paid for 2 golden tickets to be found by the first 10 charter members in attendance through a random selection in the coolers and Shaun and a Richard chose the winning coolers. Here's what the tickets looked like, and yes they were printed on shiny gold paper!

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Jake from River City donated an MP10W QD for our first 30 charter members who were there early and Jose had the winning ticket (video coming soon).

Things kicked off immediately afterwards and the swap was on!

Lynn (cowspot83) won the first raffle of the day at 2pm, the Tunze Osmolator Nano!

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Mike (umiamifan) kept his winning streak alive and put all his tickets into the AI Prime HD donated by ARK Aquatics at 3PM

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Ryan (smithr25) won our third raffle of the day, the Gyre XF-230 and smart controller donated by Unlimited Color Corals!

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Che (need to confirm username) put 40 tickets into the Apex raffle and won himself the unit and then donated his BRS doser he won immediately after for us to do another drawing and Sissy, an Arc premium and new Charter member won the drawing!

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A full behind the scenes look at the swap should be hopefully coming in the next few weeks. If you have any videos from the event, please get with me!

[Justin]

Congrats to all of the winners and a big shout out to the sponsors and everyone that helped volunteer their time to make our swap awesome!!!

[klwheat]

Sounds like a great, successful weekend. Thank you Zack and the whole crew for all you do for Maast! Wish I could have been there!


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[Smithr25]

Had a great time at the swap, I'm really excited about the gyre, can't thank you guys enough! Looking forward to the next swap!

[rrasco]

Hey, I know those acros! They look great in the tank! I hope they do well for you!

Thanks. Me too!