Meeting in October ?
 

Anyone up for a reef meeting in mid October ?

Some ideas I had

Frag Trade
New/Used Equipment Buy & Sell
Macro Algae Swap
Group Buy on Inverts
Group Buy on Mysis


Thoughts ?



Wendell

Im all over it.

Can I come?

Sounds great, Im in...

meeting
 

I'll be there.

I will come but I must be fed.........lol.......... no realy I'm there food or not. What day were you thinking ? 16TH-17TH? Thats a great idea Wendall. Gives time for eveyone to save up some money. He he. If I can help let me know. Cheers Callum

I'm in :cool:

:mrgreen: Me too !

SOunds like a plan. Group buys are good, plus a used equipment buy/sell/swap would be fun also!
Wendell, were you thinking an in-store meeting, or?

right organize another one then you don't show up :biggrin:

i'm in =o)

would love to come if it is open all vancouverites :biggrin:

I would like to be part of it.

Harold

count me in.

In

Have you figured a date yet Wendell?? :biggrin:

Christy :)

possible dates and times?
 

If i knew a couple of weeks ahead I am sure I could plan some business around the meeting.

meeting
 

Me too...if after the 3rd
Balize reef pics too..
:mrgreen:

meeting
 

So is there gonna b a meet?
I'd love to go need to know soon though oct is so soon :eek:
hey, hocky nut if there is a meet I'll bring some sushi for everyone....
Is sushi an acceptible thig at a saltwater meet :confused:

Yah, can you update us Wendell? I need to book flights... :cool: :razz:

Sushi sounds good. I'll bring the wasabe :mrgreen:

count me in
 

i'm in!!! Just tell me when and where

hockey nut is it ok to bring beer ? :biggrin:

Update
 

A bit of an update..

The meeting will be held on Saturday, October 23rd and will start at 12:00 noon.

I think that gives Victoria reefers enough time to jump on the 9am(?) ferry from Swartz Bay.

There are 500+ views but only 20+ replies. To get an idea of the numbers please post if you plan on attending, what you might have available and your thoughts on the following:


Group buy on PE mysis
Frag trades
Macro Algae swap
Used equipment buy/sell tables

A raffle draw and prizes would be fun at the meeting. I will try and aquire items donated by vendors around the mainland that want to support the meeting.

More details comming soon! We're just planning it all out.

Overall thoughts?

Please respond we need to make this happen. Seem's like reef meets need a kick in the butt to get going.

I plan on going..

All of the above sounds great. I can bring frags for sure..

Group buy on the mysis would be awesome as well!..

Awesome, plenty of notice, I'll be there for sure.

From planning previous meets with our car club, an easy way to keep track of who's coming is simple, just copy the list below in your post, and add your name to the bottom. I've gone thru the previous posts and added who looks like they are coming. If I added you by mistake, applogy in advance ;)


1. zulu_principle
2. Zerandise
3. jack
4. bluetang
5. Jaws
6. hockey nut
7. christyf5
8. EmilyB
9. reef_raf
10. ProPs
11. Griffin
12. Topreef
13. DEAD_BY_DAWN
14. Snoop Dog
15. reefhawk
16. IslandReefer
17. colourfuldog
18. chin_lee
19. Chad
20. Gujustud

So as you can see, already a big number that hopefully will be attending. Should be good, as this is my first reef meeting.

1. zulu_principle
2. Zerandise
3. jack
4. bluetang
5. Jaws
6. hockey nut
7. christyf5
8. EmilyB
9. reef_raf
10. ProPs
11. Griffin
12. Topreef
13. DEAD_BY_DAWN
14. Snoop Dog
15. reefhawk
16. IslandReefer
17. colourfuldog
18. chin_lee
19. Chad
20. Gujustud
21. Lostmind

So the meeting is at Ocean Aquatics? And how would a group invert order work if there was one? Wouldnt mind a Ricordia or two...

I'm in.

Things I'm looking to buy if there were group orders/buys: Money cowries (6), Ring cowries (4), Trochus snails (6), Orange seastar (1), Workhorse 7 ballast (1), 250W AB 10K Mogul bulb (1), Chemipure or Black Diamond carbon (4), Frozen brine shrimp, Cyclopeeze - frozen and freeze dried

Things I'm interested in if people are swapping: Halimeda, Haliptilon sp. red algae, Botryocladia red grape.

Things I have lots of for trade: Colt coral, Caulerpa prolifera, Green star polyps (3 kinds), Golden Pearls

I'll also be bring some used equipment to sell: heater, filters, skimmers, etc.

Group buys
 

Jack and Wendell
Thanks for organizing this, I think its a great initiative. If you need any help, I'm more than willing to organize something.
As far as group buys for inverts, would you be looking to get them to be available on the day of the meet or order them after the meet? If its for that day, maybe you can get a list of species and prices to start tallying up the numbers.
Can we also looking into group-buy of some red gracilaria algae such as from http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/se...ug-prices.html I've been interested in obtaining these algae for a long time but its not worth the shipping by myself. I've inquired several times with the university and they will sell it at NIH INVESTIGATORS PRICE if its over 5 lbs at $8/lb but overnight shipping is about 70-80 US.

To trade/sell:
1) I have three Beckett skimmers that I made last year when I first started trying to make them so being the rookie then .... the joints are not the prettiest but they are very strong. They don't have injectors but the box is made of 3/16 black cast acrylic, all have one 1.5" bulkhead drain, one 1" bulkhead for injector, 6" cast 1/4" thick acrylic chamber, 4" cast 1/4" thick acrylic riser, 2 O-rings, thumbnail screws. You would need to build your own injector, plumb a 1.5" ball valve and you are set. They are all the size of a bullet 2. PM me if you want a pic.
2) 30 watt Aquanetic UV sterilizer
3) bunch of mag 2, 3 some 5's

I am really looking forward to this. :biggrin:

1. zulu_principle
2. Zerandise
3. jack
4. bluetang
5. Jaws
6. hockey nut
7. christyf5
8. EmilyB
9. reef_raf
10. ProPs
11. Griffin
12. Topreef
13. DEAD_BY_DAWN
14. Snoop Dog
15. reefhawk
16. IslandReefer
17. colourfuldog
18. chin_lee
19. Chad
20. Gujustud
21. Lostmind
22. Pansy-Paws

1. zulu_principle
2. Zerandise
3. jack
4. bluetang
5. Jaws
6. hockey nut
7. christyf5
8. EmilyB
9. reef_raf
10. ProPs
11. Griffin
12. Topreef
13. DEAD_BY_DAWN
14. Snoop Dog
15. reefhawk
16. IslandReefer
17. colourfuldog
18. chin_lee
19. Chad
20. Gujustud
21. Lostmind
22. Pansy-Paws
23.Ryan Doherty

A great idea was reccomended to me by Doug (pinhead) on Canreef. Seeing as the last meeting was a bit crazy when it came to trading. :lol:

Each member will get a name tag as they enter the meeting and frags and macro algae they bring for buy/sell/trade will be written next to their name on an large "availabilty chart" on the wall. This will make trading a bit more fun and organized.

It helps the people who haven't met eachother before get in the action aswell.

I will setup heated holding tanks for people.

Doug will be in charge of this and setting it up. Any questions can be directed at him. A PM will work.

Thanks.

Jack, good plan.

a damn good plan.

Chris (poccilopora) to answer your question, no, the meeting will not be held at Ocean Aquatics but pretty close. There is very large and open restaurant around the corner that I will be looking to rent for the day. There is also a large meeting room beside that restaurant so either or will do. There is lots of parking here so I think it all works out.

I want to make this a bit more than a crowded basement meeting although those are fun too! :mrgreen:

Having the meeting near the shop will make organizing group orders on livestock a bit more feasible. That way I can acclimate and hold them in the tanks ready for pickup.

I can also do a WaltSmith order if you acro nuts, like me, want. Input?

Any idea's and opinions are open to discussion.

Thanks.

1. zulu_principle
2. Zerandise
3. jack
4. bluetang
5. Jaws
6. hockey nut
7. christyf5
8. EmilyB
9. reef_raf
10. ProPs
11. Griffin
12. Topreef
13. DEAD_BY_DAWN
14. Snoop Dog
15. reefhawk
16. IslandReefer
17. colourfuldog
18. chin_lee
19. Chad
20. Gujustud
21. Lostmind
22. Pansy-Paws
23. Ryan Doherty
24. Scales

A Walt Smith order would be great...

Oct meet
 

Where & When?

1. zulu_principle
2. Zerandise
3. jack
4. bluetang
5. Jaws
6. hockey nut
7. christyf5
8. EmilyB
9. reef_raf
10. ProPs
11. Griffin
12. Topreef
13. DEAD_BY_DAWN
14. Snoop Dog
15. reefhawk
16. IslandReefer
17. colourfuldog
18. chin_lee
19. Chad
20. Gujustud
21. Lostmind
22. Pansy-Paws
23. Ryan Doherty
24. Scales
25. aznufo

1. zulu_principle
2. Zerandise
3. jack
4. bluetang
5. Jaws
6. hockey nut
7. christyf5
8. EmilyB
9. reef_raf
10. ProPs
11. Griffin
12. Topreef
13. DEAD_BY_DAWN
14. Snoop Dog
15. reefhawk
16. IslandReefer
17. colourfuldog
18. chin_lee
19. Chad
20. Gujustud
21. Lostmind
22. Pansy-Paws
23. Ryan Doherty
24. Scales
25. aznufo
26. Jason McK

1. zulu_principle
2. Zerandise
3. jack
4. bluetang
5. Jaws
6. hockey nut
7. christyf5
8. EmilyB
9. reef_raf
10. ProPs
11. Griffin
12. Topreef
13. DEAD_BY_DAWN
14. Snoop Dog
15. reefhawk
16. IslandReefer
17. colourfuldog
18. chin_lee
19. Chad
20. Gujustud
21. Lostmind
22. Pansy-Paws
23. Ryan Doherty
24. Scales
25. aznufo
26. Jason McK
27. Marlboro Man