Spring 2023 BAR Frag Swap
It's that time of year BAR members! Take those frags of your corals that you sawed up at the fragging workshop, polyps of that monster hammer coral sitting in your tank, or that zoa that just doesn't look the same under your lights to our next swap!
*This event is for supporting members only, however feel free to bring your family and significant others.
Volunteers are needed! Please sign up here.
Location: Garden Alameda
1570 The Alameda #150
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Date: March 25, 2023
Note: There is plenty of parking around the location.
Requirements
1. Bring a minimum of 3 separate coral frags, none from the "banned" list, and properly contained (see below).
2. Check in before 12pm, if you come after we will check you in but may have lost a picking round, and it makes it more hectic for us.
Schedule
10:30am-11:30am Setup
11:00am-12:00pm Registration and running corals to tables
12:00pm-3:00pm Coral swapping!
Cleanup to follow.
How does it work?
For those who have swapped before, it is largely unchanged. Everyone gets a picking letter when they check in, and each picking letter group gets a turn to pick a coral (one group at a time), going back and forth along the alphabet until the corals are gone. Bonus/ultra coral and rounds are fun, but harder to have folks unfamiliar with the process and the short notice of this event, so only regular rounds this time.
This post is older but a good intro to how swaps work for those of you who haven’t been to one yet (some details have changed):
How does a BAR Frag Swap Work? https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/how-does-a-bar-frag-swap-work.17917/
Valid frags
These corals are not eligible for swapping, but can be brought for the freebie table:
Further frag notes:
It's that time of year BAR members! Take those frags of your corals that you sawed up at the fragging workshop, polyps of that monster hammer coral sitting in your tank, or that zoa that just doesn't look the same under your lights to our next swap!
*This event is for supporting members only, however feel free to bring your family and significant others.
Volunteers are needed! Please sign up here.
Location: Garden Alameda
1570 The Alameda #150
1570 The Alameda #150 · 1570 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
1570 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
maps.app.goo.gl
Note: There is plenty of parking around the location.
Requirements
1. Bring a minimum of 3 separate coral frags, none from the "banned" list, and properly contained (see below).
2. Check in before 12pm, if you come after we will check you in but may have lost a picking round, and it makes it more hectic for us.
Schedule
10:30am-11:30am Setup
11:00am-12:00pm Registration and running corals to tables
12:00pm-3:00pm Coral swapping!
Cleanup to follow.
How does it work?
For those who have swapped before, it is largely unchanged. Everyone gets a picking letter when they check in, and each picking letter group gets a turn to pick a coral (one group at a time), going back and forth along the alphabet until the corals are gone. Bonus/ultra coral and rounds are fun, but harder to have folks unfamiliar with the process and the short notice of this event, so only regular rounds this time.
This post is older but a good intro to how swaps work for those of you who haven’t been to one yet (some details have changed):
How does a BAR Frag Swap Work? https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/how-does-a-bar-frag-swap-work.17917/
Valid frags
- 3 frags is the minimum. There is no maximum number so feel free to bring a bunch if you want to.
- Corals MUST be in clear plastic containers, that includes lids and sides, so no styrofoam or plastic bags.
- Corals MUST be labeled with at the very least a description (e.g. common name/species and/or color + coral type) and your username. The approximate lighting level they are under can be helpful.
These corals are not eligible for swapping, but can be brought for the freebie table:
Further frag notes:
- Corals should be healthy and pest free. While we should assume everything could have hidden pests, if your frag plug has Aiptasia or signs of pests it will not be accepted.
- Frag sizes will vary, but give a size of frag that you would be happy to receive.
- There's always a debate about mounted versus unmounted corals, but there no requirement either way.
- Things like anemones are ok if they're of a desirable nature i.e. bubble tips, maxi-mini carpets, rock flower, etc.
- Sponges and macroalgae don’t count as frags, but can be brought for the freebie table.
- If you don’t have 3 qualifying frags to share, there are members with extra coral to share, or you can purchase frag packs from your LFS, just please arrange who you’ll be getting them from ahead of time.
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