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    is this possible? anyone ever have?

    i ask cause my Vlamingi tang needs to go but it would be cool to donate it to sea world, I didnt see any in the aquarium last time i went and I stayed for awhile looking for atleast one..... i would love to be able to go and visit to see him..

    Im not saying I will do it tomorrow but I would like to know if its even possible...... I am just hating even thinking about giving him up........Now my yellow, I would dump him in a second....
    ReeF mafiA

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    I know MAASTards have donated to the zoo aquarium so I would say it is possible.
    Justin


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    During the last meeting we had at the zoo Bstreep tried to donate a nice chiller for the zoo's reef tank but the zoo guy acted like it would be too much trouble to get it past the higher ups. Maybe bill will chime in because I don't want to put words in anyone's mouth.
    Not sure about sea world.
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    Seaworld will take donations it just depends on what it is. The large Gigas clam they have was donated by Jim Norris, who was VP of MAAST at the time. I was just there last Saturday and that clam is amazing, it has to be one of the largest in captivity. However its starting to show signs of bleaching, and from what I've read this is usually the beginning of the end for these beauties.

    http://www.maast.org/showthread.php?...SeaWorld/page2
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    Quote Originally Posted by txav8r View Post
    During the last meeting we had at the zoo Bstreep tried to donate a nice chiller for the zoo's reef tank but the zoo guy acted like it would be too much trouble to get it past the higher ups. Maybe bill will chime in because I don't want to put words in anyone's mouth.
    Not sure about sea world.
    I wonder if they have the same governmental issues that I did while running the equipment management branch in a hospital. We weren't able to accept donated equipment (wounded warrior games and tvs). It was a process to have it donated to another NAF organization, they in turn would issue it to me on a hand receipt, but it would never go on the property book.

    It was a pita.
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    i donated several large tangs to seaworld a few years ago. i will see if i can find the contact info for the people i dealt with (assuming they are still there). there is a little bit of paperwork to the process and it takes a couple of weeks or more for approval from supervisors, etc.
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    I donated a Derasa about 10 years ago to them, they still have it and it is HUGE!
    My Reef is Alive and well Despite My repeated Daily attemps to kill it!!

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    if ace doesnt find those contact ill ask them when they come in again or i can ask the zoo guys also

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    jt, the guy i dealt with was mark telzra (not sure on the spelling of the last name). i couldnt find any contact info for him, but you may be able to get something for tony.

    glad you are considering this tony, it really feels good to know they will go to a HUGE tank. the qt tank that my donated tangs went into was 500 gallons
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    They also have a big tank out at the bass pro.
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