Frag swap

[bvlester]

Just thinking about a spring swap I wanted the weather to calm down before starting the process. First I was thinking maybe in May maybe best this year and before the long weekend or would everyone perfer it on the long weekend? lets hear from you guys and gals. There may even be some equipment there also if people want to bring some along. I may have a give away in the works also. I gave away acouple yellow tail dansels last year don't worry I don't have any of those left. Mike how is yours doing?

So lets get the ball moving and come up with a date.

Bill:lol:

[Ryan]

How about August :D I have a wedding in Kamloops during August and will be out that way.

[2pts]

I'm ok with any time :)

[reef bound]

Anytime works for me too, Bill. Actually, probably better if NOT on the long weekend.

[sick lid]

Count me in. May long weekend is a busy weekend. Probably better another weekend.
larry

[mike31154]

Yellow tail Damsel is doing great, thanks Bill. The Kenya Tree is also going gangbusters. A small frag somehow came off a week ago, got sucked on to my VorTech and today I glued it to a frag plug! The little zoas you gave me aren't doing so good though, my fault, hopefully what's left will recover.

May long weekend probably not good for me, I think there's a soccer tournament in Vernon, so I'll probably be into that.

[bvlester]

How about August :D I have a wedding in Kamloops during August and will be out that way.

may well be one then also for the fall frag swap...

Bill

[bvlester]

Yellow tail Damsel is doing great, thanks Bill. The Kenya Tree is also going gangbusters. A small frag somehow came off a week ago, got sucked on to my VorTech and today I glued it to a frag plug! The little zoas you gave me aren't doing so good though, my fault, hopefully what's left will recover.

May long weekend probably not good for me, I think there's a soccer tournament in Vernon, so I'll probably be into that.

the zoes I gave you seem to like a certain water peramiters and that is it I have other zoes in my tanks and they do well no matter what those others just are finicky. they are like a bubble be zoe I believe they are called. They are not yellow and black but green and gray and green. so not a bubble bee but in the same family I have found them on the net a couple of times.
As for the week end that is why I said "in May maybe best this year and before the long weekend or would everyone prefer it on the long weekend"

Good to heat=r the Kenya is doing so well and the Dansel is good also. I have 2 maybe more kenya's I will be selling. some devils hand going to frag the mother colony up. I have some rose coral, yellow polyps and maybe some Athelia, hay I may have some SPS also depending on what happens between now and then.

[dnpbryan]

Im in whenever, wherever

[bvlester]

It was a good turn out last fall so we will try for one this spring and see how that goes and if both go good then they will continue.

Bill

[bvlester]

Been thinking how dose the weekend before the may long weekend sound to everyone?
I will have to find a place to have this.

Bill

[reef bound]

I'm pretty sure we're here that weekend...... will probably have some hammer, torch and frogspawn. Maybe some zoas as well.

[bvlester]

hay have you got everything moved and back up and running yet?

[bkelly]

ill probably be able to make it bill, a Saturday would be easier for me.

[dnpbryan]

that sounds good to me I ll be there

[reef bound]

All moved in but we re-adjusted things in a temporary set-up for now until we decide which way we will go with the new tank.

[bvlester]

good will be nice to get a bunch of people together and trade and sell stuff again.

Bill

[bvlester]

I am looking at Saturday may 21st and still looking for a place if no other place I can do it at my place.

Bill

[reef bound]

Is that the long weekend?

[sick lid]

Hey Bill, You can have it at my place again if you like. How about the 14th though.

[Imlovinit]

Weekend before long weekend is perfect

[reef bound]

Weekend before is great for me too. What do you think Bill?

[bvlester]

TTT

[bvlester]

Hey Bill, You can have it at my place again if you like. How about the 14th though.

Hi your place is fine and the 14th is good I thought the 21st was the weekend before the long weekend. time flies when you start getting busy. I will frag a couple things up.

Thanks again sicklid.

[bvlester]

How about August :D I have a wedding in Kamloops during August and will be out that way.

when you come up in August we maybe having our fall swap.

[reef bound]

Sounds like it's a go! Thanks Larry and Bill. Should be fun...again :)

[reef bound]

Hey, should (can) this thread be posted in the BC Interiors section?

[reef bound]

Some things I will be bringing........ frogspawn and hammer coral, a couple of different colors of each; possibly some torch; maybe a few zoa frags. Anyone else have any ideas of what they will be bringing?

[bvlester]

Hi Larry is it going to be at 1:00pm, 11:00am or noon?
On Saturday the 14th? Sunday the 15th would be fine also.
Just asking because I can't remember if anyone specified a final day yet.

Bill

[bvlester]

come one come all tuck are you coming? down here for this or not it will be fun. everyone is invited...
sorry Larry had to say it...
Bill

[dnpbryan]

Sunday would be the best for me

[Leah]

I will come for this one if I can tag along with someone from Kelowna for the drive. :biggrin:

[sick lid]

either day or time works for me

[reef bound]

saturday works better for me, but I can maybe send some corals over that way ahead of it if you end up doing sunday, and maybe depending on the time stay for a little bit.

[Leah]

I can do either one.

[StirCrazy]

I will try make this one befor it ends to meet other people in the area. unless I am on my way to north bend.

Steve

[bkelly]

saturday works best for me

[bvlester]

Hi so I think that it should be on saturday at noon I have to get my youngest out to Adams Lake and pickup sunday at 11:00am. Drop off at 9:30am so noon would be best. We had the fall one on a sunday so lets try a saturday as there is more people wanting saturday sorry to all others.

Bill

[bvlester]

I will have some softies like rose coral athelia if no one buys what I have before then maybe a couple frags of pocci,a millie and some green digi. Anyone interested in a leather coral it is large bigger than a softball when inflated that is. PM with a reasonable offer I also have a green and black blasto with 5 mouths if you want it make me a reasonable offer. I also have some red monti that is different from what has been going around Kamloops I believe it guy called it a confusa I don't remember that was a couple years ago grows slower than red manti cup.

I also have a pipe organ frag a my be willing to sell for the right price so if anyone is interested I will bring them to the swap you can see them in person.

One last thing my GBTA split and I will have one if it will come off the rock that will be $25 it is a nice green.

Bill

[bkelly]

I will bring a bunch of SPS frags to the swap. I also have 30 lbs of new sugar sized white sand - washed and dry if anyone coming is interested , . I also got a vortech battery back up and 3 MH pendants FS (150watt/ and 2 250 watts) if anyone wants them, LMK and i will bring.
Bill, I PMd you on the GBTA.
thanks

[bvlester]

the weekend is coming up soon.

[bvlester]

Sick lids (Larry's) address is 138 Mountview Dr. Kamloops BC. He is in Dallas. 12:00 non this saturday.

[bvlester]

3 sleeps to go. for me it is 3 sleeps and a road trip and back to go.
TTT
Bill

[2pts]

My wife and I will be coming, with our 4 and 6 year old daughters. Because the girls have dance practice in the morning we can't get there until aproximately 1pm, I hope that is ok? The girls really wanna see all the clown fish :)

We will be looking to buy 1 paired set of clown fish and a few bubble tip anemones or long tentacle anemones, plus some various frags if available.

Could also use some more chaeto and a uv sterilizer if someone has them.

Also, is anyone else coming from Vernon?

Later, Shawn.

[Imlovinit]

We will be coming on Saturday from Vernon as well. As this is our first frag swap, were not really sure what to expect, but we are defiantly interested in purchasing as many frags as we can to get our new tank going...... We have a very full 30 gallon nano, and have recently upgraded to a very empty 75gallon. Defiantly interested in a pair of clowns too.
Looking forward to meeting you all in person :)

Lisa and steve

[mike31154]

My wife and I will be coming, with our 4 and 6 year old daughters. Because the girls have dance practice in the morning we can't get there until aproximately 1pm, I hope that is ok? The girls really wanna see all the clown fish :)

We will be looking to buy 1 paired set of clown fish and a few bubble tip anemones or long tentacle anemones, plus some various frags if available.

Could also use some more chaeto and a uv sterilizer if someone has them.

Also, is anyone else coming from Vernon?

Later, Shawn.

Pretty sure I'll make it. Shawn, if you're still interested, remember I have a GBTA for you. Might be a job to get it loose, but I think I can manage. I won't bring it since we're both in Vernon, whenever you're ready for it lmk & I'll get to work detaching it. It's a pretty good size by now.

[2pts]

Awesome Mike, thanks. If it is possible to either buy the rock, or break the rock it is on, I would do that too.

[bvlester]

two more sleeps can't wait.

Bill

[sick lid]

If anyone coming tomorrow has any insulated fish shipping boxes that they do not need, I will gladly take them off your hands. Thanks

[bvlester]

I think I have 1 you can have.

Bill

[bkelly]

ill bring one for you larry, im still wanting one perc and a pair of maroons if you got. see yo tomorrow.

[sick lid]

ill bring one for you larry, im still wanting one perc and a pair of maroons if you got. see yo tomorrow.

Thanks, I have them both

[bvlester]

see everyone in about 12 hours

Bill

[crussett]

This sounds fantastic. I don't have any frags right now, but I would like to stop in and meet everyone and hopefully pick up a frag or two.

Chad

[Reef Puffer]

i need another 10 or 15 pounds of live rock (no more than 5$lb) if there is anyone coming back through salmon arm? i would have loved to have gone today. have fun guys!!

[Reef Puffer]

im prolly too late here now ide guess? i can meet outside falkland also if u take that road?

[bkelly]

thanks Larry that was great!

[bkelly]

and Bill

[bvlester]

Hi guys a big thanks to Larry for hosting the frag swap, pretty much a completely different crowd of people came out this time and manly SPS coral to be had. Some LPS also on the scene. There were a few freebees that were had. we will start planning for a fall frag swap soon.

Thanks to everyone that came out and I hope we can see you again.

Bill

[crussett]

Thanks to everyone who organized and Larry who hosted. It was nice to meet a few others who share the hobby and thanks for the birds nest Brent.

[reef bound]

yes, good to see the nice turn out....... thanks for hosting again Larry. We are always in awe of your set-up. Thanks for organizing, Bill. See you again soon :)

[bkelly]

The guy i talked to about my MH pendant at the swap sorry didnt get your PM if you can re send to me. Thanks
Brent

[Imlovinit]

Thank you to all of you who helped make our first frag swap a great one:) will defiantly love to do it again. Our almost empty tank is now a little bit fuller thanks to the great frags from Brent, Bill, and Lisa. Thanks Larry for the clowns. All are happy and settling into their new home.

Lisa and Steve

[bkelly]

lisa that Zoa is really nice!