OK Swap & Sell

[Starry]

Anyone interested in an interior frag swap for March? precise date ect.. to be decided later.

[argan]

I would be in, buying and selling.

[bkelly]

sounds good, im in

[mseepman]

I don't have much to offer but shrooms. I would be interested in the get together though.

[Starry]

Look forward to seeing you again Mark.

[2pts]

I would be in, buying.

[ashr]

I would be in.

Trade/sell/buy :)

[fishdaddy3]

I'd be down for buying.

[janalta]

I'd definitely be interested

[Realshow]

sounds good to me for buying.

[Gools]

I`d be in to buying a few things!

[ashr]

Any fish in this or just corals?

[mseepman]

I`d be in to buying a few things!

He lives! Didn't know you still came on here much anymore.:lol:

[sick lid]

I would consider attending, depending on the date.

[Gools]

He lives! Didn't know you still came on here much anymore.:lol:

Yah, still around. Just dont seem to have the time anymore, shut down my 300, now just have 2- 60g that look empty.

[bkelly]

Hi
I talked to Starry, we can host the swap at my place , im in Glenmore /Kelowna, March 25, im open for time - hows noon. I will have a heated tank to display corals in. Hope that date works for most, Trevor is planning to bring a wack of stuff and is in town then, Im out of town early March. Feel free to bring corals /Livestock or equipment. Perhaps post if wanting to sell fish or hardware to feel out who would be interested in it. Buy or sell all are welcome.

PM for my address etc.
Thanks
Brent

[mseepman]

Yah, still around. Just dont seem to have the time anymore, shut down my 300, now just have 2- 60g that look empty.

Yikes I had no idea the 300 was gone. Sad to hear that. Did you sell it?

[letsgofishin]

would be interested in buying

[Starry]

Aside from corals, I also have a Mega-flow model 2 acrylic sump. (for tanks up to 75 Gallons) A CPR overflow rated at 600 GPH. As well as a few small tanks. 2 tens and 2 fives. Coralife e-z ballast. 2x 96watt PC (never used) .Will only bring if someone expresses an interest.

[bkelly]

sounds like theres a few guys interested for this, ill post my address as it get closer. see you then.

[nrosdal]

look forward to it

[Starry]

Sump and overflow sold.

[Gools]

Yikes I had no idea the 300 was gone. Sad to hear that. Did you sell it?

Still have it in storage. Going to be putting it for sale soon, maybe I should bring that to the swap!

[sharkbait]

I would be interested in attending! Would love to buy some softy frag and perhaps some LSP. Does anyone know of someone who breed clowns in town? Thanks!

[bkelly]

sicklid in kamloops bread clowns

[sharkbait]

great than. Do you have contact info for him? I cant seem to find him on the forum here.

[bkelly]

sicklid

[nrosdal]

i have a bunch of fauna marin foods, coraffix glue, revive coral cleaner, and a couple small frags/ a mandarin goby if that will fit in. i could also probably spare a bottle of revive for the cause if ya wanna set up a dipping station for incoming/outgoing corals.

[Aquaticguy11]

I would love to come! I would just be buying though, and it would be nice to meet some local reefers.

[Frankly Canadian]

Yep! I'd be in for that, as a buyer, however timing is everything, weekends are best for me.:biggrin:

[bkelly]

date posted earlierYep! I'd be in for that, as a buyer, however timing is everything, weekends are best for me.:biggrin:

[bkelly]

The swap is set for March 25 at noon. Some thought tomorrow. Itll nice to see everyone. i got some SPS and LPS to trade/sell.
Brent

[chris121277]

To bad I wasn't just a little bit closer, as I'd love to attend :sad:

[sunoka]

I am definitely going to attend.....I have a large Foxface Rabbit fish that needs to find a new home its getting to large for my small 77 so will be bringing it for sale or trade.

[sunoka]

I am definitely going to attend.....I have a large Foxface Rabbit fish that needs to find a new home its getting to large for my small 77 so will be bringing it for sale or trade.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh319/meto122-2008/IMG_7072.jpg

[ashr]

I will have green hammer, GSP, Button polyps, mushrooms, and a few other things ;)

[2pts]

I am definitely going to attend.....I have a large Foxface Rabbit fish that needs to find a new home its getting to large for my small 77 so will be bringing it for sale or trade.

How much do you want for it? I have my 130 gallon which could use a foxface.

[letsgofishin]

I'm looking for an overflow box, anyone have one for sale??

[bkelly]

Hi the swap is coming soon, March 25 at noon. . Heres my address
44 Caramillo Rd
Kelowna
860-7754
were in Glenmore , turn right onto caramillo going up clifton.
can park in my drive or across and up the street.
Ill have a tank set up with heated FW to float bags for show. weather depending may do outside or in.
Feel free to bring corals/livestock or hardware. Maybe for fish/gear post what you got to see interest.
If you come to buy w/o no prob im sure there be something for everyone.
Im offline pob the week leading to the swap so if someone can update this msg that be great.
Hope to see you all
Brent

[ashr]

Hi the swap is coming soon, March 25 at noon. . Heres my address
44 Caramillo Rd
Kelowna
860-7754
were in Glenmore , turn right onto caramillo going up clifton.
can park in my drive or across and up the street.
Ill have a tank set up with heated FW to float bags for show. weather depending may do outside or in.
Feel free to bring corals/livestock or hardware. Maybe for fish/gear post what you got to see interest.
If you come to buy w/o no prob im sure there be something for everyone.
Im offline pob the week leading to the swap so if someone can update this msg that be great.
Hope to see you all



Just a Bump!!!

[Bugsy]

Is it possible for those brining frags to sell to post what they will be bringing?

:biggrin:

[nrosdal]

i am bringing the small hammer in the pic below
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/sheetmetal/fish/2012-03-18170919.jpg

this acro (old pic) but you get the idea

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/sheetmetal/fish/2011-10-30171607.jpg

i also have a duncan frag (3heads)

a mandarin goby

and a bunch of dry goods

[janalta]

I was going to bring some softies - purple xenia, colts, purple and green mushrooms, cabbage leather....but I couldn't get a wrasse in time and don't want to pass flatworms off to anyone !:cry:

Also have a gorgeous torch...but...admittedly, I'm scared to frag it !!

[Starry]

pics are in my signature. frags will include: frogspawn (green with pink tips). green milli. pink milli (lite blue polyps).tan with blue tip staghorn. lavender acro. acropoa nana. acrpora valida. green pocci. blue/green thick branch birdsnest. blue pocci. st thomas mushroom. both green and blueish palys. various other shrooms if i can get to them. SPS FRAGS WILL NOT BE MOUNTED. see yas there!

[Starry]

d*nm it! guess there be a few colonies of sps as well. some didnt cut as I had hoped.

[Starry]

Edit... pink milli is actualy pink acro prostrata.

[bkelly]

Hi guys
The frag swap is still on for tomorrow, i have zoas, green diggi, green frogspawn, a fuzzy purple mushroom and some SPS acro frags avail.
hope to see you all there
heres my address again.
44 Caramillo Rd
(Glenmore)at noon.
860-7754
should be good.
brent

[sharkbait]

will anybody be traveling from kamloops to this swap? I am coming to kamloops tomorrow from williams lake but cant go as far as kelowna. If anyone from kamloops is going could we figure out a way for you to pick up a couple of things and then I can grab them from you tomorrow afternoon or evening. Thank you :razz:

[2pts]

I'll be bringing a cleaner shrimp.

I bought him about a year ago along with 5 others, thinking it would be a good idea to have a bunch in the tank. Bad idea as 1 pair will kill off all the others when they molt, which they did to 3 within a few weeks. This one escaped into my overflow where he has lived since, but now I have him in my sump ready to bag up.

[mike31154]

Anyone interested in Kenya Tree? I have a bunch of small specimens & a couple larger. If so I'll drop by.

[bkelly]

sounds like theres going to be a bunch of corals available, should be good!. see you tomorrow.

[2pts]

Anyone from Vernon that I could bum a ride off?

I could buy the Tim Hortons :)

[mike31154]

Anyone from Vernon that I could bum a ride off?

I could buy the Tim Hortons :)

Hey Shawn, if you don't mind a ride in a dirty old Toyota with the steering column on the 'right' side, you can hop in with me. Wasn't sure whether I was going to make the trip since no response from anyone regarding my Kenya Tree frags, but might as well have a peek anyhow. Actually just remembered I have a couple of frags that were given to me as Chalice coral, but by the looks of the mother colony now, I'd almost say it's a Montipora. I was thinking of leaving around 11:30 & being fashionably late. I've been to Brent's place before, so shouldn't get lost.

[2pts]

Sounds good, thanks Mike. What would you like from Tim hortons?

I have a weekness for their French Vanillas 1/4 coffee.

I'll be at your place at 11:15

[janalta]

Thinking it would only be fair to bring everyone something from Tim's:biggrin:

[mike31154]

Sounds good, thanks Mike. What would you like from Tim hortons?

I have a weekness for their French Vanillas 1/4 coffee.

I'll be at your place at 11:15

Don't need anything from Timmies, thanks anyway. I'm a bit behind schedule this morning, so better make it 11:30. Or I could pick you up at a Tim's of your choice.

[2pts]

Ok, thanks, the one by polson park please, ill just read a paper so take your time.

[mike31154]

Ok, thanks, the one by polson park please, ill just read a paper so take your time.

Cool. just need to get the frags together & I'll try to make it snappy.

[nrosdal]

It was nice meeting everyone today! and thanks to Brent for hosting.

maybe everyone can post pics of their new corals in their tanks?

Nick

[bkelly]

Wow great turn out thanks to all for showing up what a success looked like there was some good buys for everyone i hope. good to see and meet everyone.
Def do one again. Brent

[janalta]

Thanks so much Brent...awesome of you to open your house up to everyone !
Spent way too much...but got some great corals...thanks Starry and Ashr !!

Once everyone settles in and opens fully I'll get some pics up....turns out the Frogspawn was a little too close to my torch so just had to move it and now it's ticked all over again.
Broke an arm off my little green SPS trying to get it glued :sad:

[Starry]

Was by far the best turn out to date! Was great meeting all of you. Hope you all enjoy your new purchases.

[mseepman]

Brent, thanks so much for hosting the swap today! It was really good to put some faces to Canreef handles. Thanks also for showing me all the details on your HRV.

[mike31154]

Yes indeed. I'd like to add my voice of gratitude to you Brent (and your wife too btw, a bouquet of flowers might be appropriate!) for opening your home to us for such a productive event! I always enjoy a look at your fine display tanks as well, small & large. They're so colourful & there's a lot going on in each of them. Hard to pull away.

[fishdaddy3]

WOW!!! It was amazing to meet all of you. Ya'll are a great bunch of people. Shout out to Brent and his wife for hosting, beautiful home gorgeous tanks...u da man. Trevor and Andrew thanks for getting this going and making it possible. Mark(mseepman) thank you greatly for all that you shared with me...IOU and want to see progress of the peninsula tank as they develop. Andrew(ashr) you really hooked me up with some great deals and info..you're awesome dude. Nick, great to see you again...duncans look awesome. Mike31154...you are a kind man...thanks for all that you shared with me...
If i missed anyone...i'm sorry...it's hard to type with my hand in the tank...over spent and kids might have to miss meals or develop a taste for mysis. Until we meet again.

[bkelly]

Thanks guys lets definitely do this again!

[Seahorse Bay Aquatics]

Thanks to Brent and his wife for hosting. Thanks also for showing us all beautiful tanks. It was nice meeting everyone today.

Karla & Paul

[Starry]

think we need to see pics of everyones new goodies in thier new homes in the coming days.

[janalta]

I've been trying to put pics up since last night....nothing happens. It tells me it's uploading....then....nadda.:cry:

[janalta]

I think it finally worked !!!
Had to shrink all my files....and still took three tries

I have no clue how to insert text under each photo...sooo...

Green and Pink Frogspawn, Green Millipora, Purple Acro from Trevor
GSP, Hammer from Andrew
Zoanthids and Candy Cane purchased previously from Brent


ggggrrrr...no pics, just links??? I give up

[bkelly]

Heres a couple I picked up , nice color. thanks Trevor.
http://s1182.photobucket.com/albums/x453/bkelly7/swap/

[ashr]

Just wanted to say Thanks to everyone who showed up and a big thank you to Brent and Joanne for letting us in their home. Hope you all enjoy your new frags and please free to ask if you have any questions on the frags you got from me. They should grow nice and fast!!!

Cant wait till next time!

[nrosdal]

a few pics of what i got (quality not great)... i am sure that i will move them a few more times before i am happy with their placement.. but here is what i got at the moment.

the big ones:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/sheetmetal/fish/2012-03-26123301.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/sheetmetal/fish/2012-03-26123404.jpg

top down shots:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/sheetmetal/fish/2012-03-26192916.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/sheetmetal/fish/2012-03-26192800.jpg

and the lil fellas:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/sheetmetal/fish/2012-03-26143416.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/sheetmetal/fish/2012-03-26143427.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d99/sheetmetal/fish/2012-03-26143449.jpg

[mike31154]

An info update for those who may have bagged a piece of the greenish, plating coral that I brought to the swap. I distinctly remember receiving a small frag of this about 2-3 years ago at the Kamloops frag swap & I was advised that it is a chalice. Many folks who have seen it feel it might be a montipora & a positive id has been bugging me for some time, so I did some online research today.

Looked through a long list of Montipora & Echinophyllia photos and can certainly see the possibility of confusion over the real McCoy. The original frag has grown to a good size in my system, the plates are quite delicate (thin) & haven't changed colour from a dominant green, although recently one plate near the glass has developed patches of a creamy tan colour. I recently switched to LED lighting, but the tan sections began to develop prior to the change, so doubt that has much to do with it.

In any case, I'm inclined to take the word of the hobbyist I received the frag from & call it an Echinophyllia aspera. While I did find photos of Montipora that were very similar looking, none had the distinct green hue that my colony displays. It doesn't help the situation in that I've seen Montipora foliosa listed with an English name of Chalice Coral & Echinophyllia aspera called a Symphony Coral on the same web site. A link which leads me to believe it may be E. aspera follows. Photo here looks like a dead ringer of what I have in my tank, but it's not a real close up.

http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/marine-invert/echinophyllia-aspera.htm

Details on E. aspera on another site, makes me wonder again, since my specimen doesn't look much like the photos there & certainly doesn't have any of the larger 'eyes'. M. florida, foliosa or delicatula look like better matches structure wise on this site, but the colours are not nearly the same.

http://sdmas.com/corals/136.php

http://sdmas.com/corals/255.php (http://sdmas.com/corals/255.php)

http://sdmas.com/corals/451.php

http://sdmas.com/corals/465.php

After all that, I guess the jury's still out due to confusion between scientific & English, or common names on the web. It's been a fast grower, easy to maintain in my system, so should do well for anyone that scored a frag. Credit to the poll thread on a coral/fish database for steering me towards researching the links above.