OK, I am finished waffling. I have decided to drop my plan for coming up on Saturday, and will do a day trip on Sunday. I have a couple of zoos for Edmonton Eskimo (It really hurts to type that), and one for Jim. I would very much like to park close to the South end of the city, and get someone to transport me to the meeting. There were previous offers from Lee, and Richer. I am wondering if we could firm that up over the next week. We also have to hope the weather holds. :biggrin: :cool:

hey Bob you can park at my house if you want. I live on the south side(right off the whitemud)

Bev, ive got some 14k arcs sitting on the shelf

you want a ballast and reflector or just need the bulb?

And you are going to the meeting, and I have some zoos for you, so that would be great. If sometime you could post exact directions to your house, or PM me if you don't want that to be public knowledge, I would appreciate it. :biggrin:

I have a 20K Arc sitting around that is too blue for me. Do you want to trade :question:

Speaking of metal halides I am going to upgrade my lighting. Does anyone have any ballasts,bulbs or setups they would like to sell. I am not picky on wattage or anything as I am going to make a custom hood anyways. Was looking at 250 watts. Like I said not picky

Bob pm sent

Got it thanks. :biggrin:

Have you talked to Jim (kuatto)? He has/had a bunch of 400W MH setups available last I talked to him.

Ya I saw that on his other post and I inquired but I haven't heard anything

I believe all the ones he has left are spoken for...
Maybe when Jim is not so busy he can clarify this. :confused:

Josh,

You've got a PM :biggrin:

All spoken for.I think 400watts would be too much if its going over your 50gal.A new 250 magnetic ballast(cap an coil)will only cost you 50-60 bucks and another 10 for the socket.

Hey Beverly,

Hey I keep meaning to tell you, you can call me Lee. All my friends and family call me, Lee. Just so weird seeing Leeanne all the time. Were all friends now. *BIGHUGZ*

Bob,
Yeah if you still need ride or the other plan falls through let me know.


Lee

I might be coming I have an exesice with the reseves. I am told we will be done at 2 but I dont know.

hope to see you all there.

Brad

Where do you get those ballasts kuatto. Also where can I get cheap bulbs. Or is 90 bucks at j+l a good price

check the yellow pages under lighting.
Aquariacanada.com might still have cheap bulbs.

Thanks Jim

I got my ballasts at bartle and gibson on fort rd. The other locations don't have them... I found that out the hard way. One day, I'll learn to use that magical invention called the telephone :neutral:

-Richer

How much are they for a 250 watt ballast and everything I'll need to wire it. Are they pretty simple?

Quoted from a post I made in the DIY section a while ago...

I got two sockets and a 36" reflector from J&L.

If I can wire this thing up without frying myself, I'm sure anyone can. :mrgreen: If you have any questions about wiring up the ballast, just ask. There are quite a few people here who have wired up MH ballasts.

-Richer

Hey Bev,

Sorry but it looks as though I will unable to make it to the meet. A family function just came up, and right after that I have a hockey game.

Hope its still a blast without me ;)

Rory

Too bad, wish I'd read this earlier...

maybe next time then!

Just a reminder......

If you are picking up frags, please bring your own containers and/or bags as we don't have any on hand. We do have elastics and frag glue, though, if any are needed :biggrin:

Also, sorry to the latecomers who have asked to come. Our apartment condo is going to be packed with those already on the list and we cannot accomodate more bodies :sad: Hopefully someone with larger digs will host another meeting in the near future :smilecol:

What works for conatiners?? small cooler, zip lock, tupperware??

If anyone has big salt buckets they no longer need I could use some for mixin water if you could bring them and I'll pick them up after the meeting so we don't fill Bev's house :mrgreen:

Plastic bags (non-leaking of course), rubber bands, plastic tubs with lids, etc. will work. Coolers are convient but not really needed.

-Richer

Not unless you are getting a whole bunch of stuff that is...

So, this is what I am bringing:

2 Zoanthid colonies for Murray
Algae for Beth
Float switch for Paul

This is what I am gettting:

2 frags from Al

Did I forget anything? Let me know if I did.

This is what I am bringing;

Catspaw for Beth, Leanne, Harvey, Marcel and Bev.

Purple dig for Harvey.

And a big stinky sebae for Dez.

I should be there fairly close to 2:30.

Cheers,

Al

I'm bringing chaeto for Bev, Beth and Lee. I believe I'm receiving gsp from Lee and mushrooms from Stan.

-Richer

This is my list

Bringing:
For Richer -GPS
For Beth- Tiger cucumber

Receiving
From Richer- Chaeto
From David - Violet tipped fuzzy mushroom, w/ purple tip digitata
From Garrick & Al - Colt & silver Xenia

Well,looks like Karen will be staying home with our youngest daughter :frown: She's come down with a touch of a stomach flue and needs Mom's special care.So its just me and the other fella :mrgreen: :razz: (John,I'll pick you up around 2ish)

I am afraid a couple of things conspired to keep me from coming to the meeting.
#1 - I had to make a couple of frags last night to satisfy the Edmonton people. Since I want to give frags time to settle down before I sell them there is obviously no time.

#2 - This is the biggie. I was unable to motivate myself, and started to see large obstacles, ie. having to drive for four hours in the dark.

If someone had been coming along for the drive, it might have happened. Someone beating on the door at eight AM saying "let's go" would have done the trick.

So I am sorry it did not happen. Perhaps in the future when conditions are better it will happen. :sad:

I'm sorry I couldn't make it Bev. Our daughter ended up needing to be picked up in red deer so she had our vehicle. I thought this was ok because Bob was supposed to meet at my place. I was wondering where he was and low and behold when I look here I see where he is. Stuff happens I guess. I hope to meet you guys soon!

Just wanted to give a big thanks to Bev and Chris for hosting the meet.Met a few new people and the food was terrific :mrgreen: Even though I didn't get my red zoos,I still managed to walk out with a couple of red shrooms :biggrin:
Sooo....when the next meet????? :razz:

Yes, the food was great :razz:

Are you offering? :mrgreen:

-Richer

Are you offering? :mrgreen:

-Richer[/quote]

I'm only allowed 2 a year :mrgreen:

But... doesn't moving into a new place reset that maximum limit? :razz:

-Richer

Thanks to everyone who showed up :cool: :biggrin: Chris and I had a great time. Either you folks gotta eat more food, or we gotta not order so much next time. Whichever, we'll be eating those delicious sandwiches all week now :mrgreen:

Sorry boB and Jason didn't make this time, but we'll be seeing you soon :biggrin:

Special thanks go to the folks who gave us free frags :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

Thanks to Chris and Beverly.
It was a great time. The food was excellant, and it is always nice to have a little tank talk.

Cheers,

Al