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Past President
Bay Area Reefers 2012 Members Only Swap
The BAR Members frag swap is intended to promote the propagation, sharing and ‘backing up’ of corals within the reefing community. In this event, BAR values a spirit of generosity in support of the hobby and all its participants.
We highly encourage you to frag well in advance of the event, giving the corals ample time to heal and continue growing prior to the swap. This way we trade the healthiest frags with the highest chance of success. This is the BAR way.
This swap is open to all 2012 BAR members and you are encouraged to join us.
To participate in the swap you must meet our lenient criteria:
Current paid member by 09/01/12
Not a member? Instant sign up is quick and easy otherwise come to a meeting before the event to sign up.
Never been to a swap before?
No problem! We have a newbie welcoming committee that will be there to help. There will even be a newbie's corner with discussions designed to improve your reefing skills.
How the swap will work
• Corals will be placed on tables with a family of corals (I.E. Zoas, soft corals, LPS, SPS - sticks, SPS - plates, other)
• You will receive a name tag with a group letter
• letters will be called in this order: A;B:C
;E;F;Z;Z;F;E;D;C;B;A;A...
• When your group letter is called, in the first round, you will have a few minutes to select a coral
• Successive rounds will be shorter and you will be able to grab more corals.
“That sounds neat, how do I participate?”
•Show up for Registration 11:00-12:30
•Bring three or more different strains of coral
Important Information
•The swap will be held on September 8th, Chabot College, room 722.
•Chabot College charges $2 for parking. you will need to purchase a daily permit from of the machines in the parking lots.
•Swap registration is 11:00-12:30, anyone coming late to check in automatically is placed into the final picking group
•The swap starts at 1:00 hard
•The raffle will be held during the swap, so keep your ears open, although winning numbers will remain posted after they’ve been called
•We ask that you package your corals in deli containers similar to these, or these NO ZIPLOCK BAGS. Typically a good place to find deli containers is your local Smart & Final. Not only can you see the corals better, they do not leak all over the place so we can return to Chabot for future swaps. If you show up with substandard packing you will be asked to purchase deli containers and repackage and label your corals. There are some handy frag packing tips in This Thread, feel free to add any suggestions.
•All containers shall be labeled with the coral type, your name and internet handle and growing conditions if they are not labeled you will be required to label them on the spot, see This Thread (post 23) for pre-made blank BAR Avery labels
• Any corals that are deemed unhealthy or freshly fragged will not qualify you for the swap, it is against our mission to reward poor propagation techniques.
•There will be a raffle of items donated by our sponsors. Tickets will be on sale at the event. $20 buys you as many tickets as $20 buys you!
One last thing
Please treat all corals that you pick at the swap as if they are infected with the worst pests known to man, dip your corals with the povidone provided for free at the swap (if available) or your favorite coral dip. Not only does dipping help to prevent pests from making their way into your tank, it can help to prevent the spread of nuisance algae as well as keeping the instances of necrosis to a minimum.
Non-Qualifying Corals
*these organisms have been deemed too common in the hobby. They will be placed on a separate table from other corals at the swap. If you only bring non-qualifying coral that are on this list you will be restricted to only picking from the common table for the first two rounds.
Green Star Polyp (GSP)
Brown Protopalythoa (sea mat)
Xenia
Anthelia
Encrusting Gorgonian (brown GSP)
Kenya Tree
Colt Coral
Brown Toadstool Leather
Macroalgae (California legal varieties)
The BAR Members frag swap is intended to promote the propagation, sharing and ‘backing up’ of corals within the reefing community. In this event, BAR values a spirit of generosity in support of the hobby and all its participants.
We highly encourage you to frag well in advance of the event, giving the corals ample time to heal and continue growing prior to the swap. This way we trade the healthiest frags with the highest chance of success. This is the BAR way.
This swap is open to all 2012 BAR members and you are encouraged to join us.
To participate in the swap you must meet our lenient criteria:
Current paid member by 09/01/12
Not a member? Instant sign up is quick and easy otherwise come to a meeting before the event to sign up.
Never been to a swap before?
No problem! We have a newbie welcoming committee that will be there to help. There will even be a newbie's corner with discussions designed to improve your reefing skills.
How the swap will work
• Corals will be placed on tables with a family of corals (I.E. Zoas, soft corals, LPS, SPS - sticks, SPS - plates, other)
• You will receive a name tag with a group letter
• letters will be called in this order: A;B:C
;E;F;Z;Z;F;E;D;C;B;A;A...• When your group letter is called, in the first round, you will have a few minutes to select a coral
• Successive rounds will be shorter and you will be able to grab more corals.
“That sounds neat, how do I participate?”
•Show up for Registration 11:00-12:30
•Bring three or more different strains of coral
Important Information
•The swap will be held on September 8th, Chabot College, room 722.
•Chabot College charges $2 for parking. you will need to purchase a daily permit from of the machines in the parking lots.
•Swap registration is 11:00-12:30, anyone coming late to check in automatically is placed into the final picking group
•The swap starts at 1:00 hard
•The raffle will be held during the swap, so keep your ears open, although winning numbers will remain posted after they’ve been called
•We ask that you package your corals in deli containers similar to these, or these NO ZIPLOCK BAGS. Typically a good place to find deli containers is your local Smart & Final. Not only can you see the corals better, they do not leak all over the place so we can return to Chabot for future swaps. If you show up with substandard packing you will be asked to purchase deli containers and repackage and label your corals. There are some handy frag packing tips in This Thread, feel free to add any suggestions.
•All containers shall be labeled with the coral type, your name and internet handle and growing conditions if they are not labeled you will be required to label them on the spot, see This Thread (post 23) for pre-made blank BAR Avery labels
• Any corals that are deemed unhealthy or freshly fragged will not qualify you for the swap, it is against our mission to reward poor propagation techniques.
•There will be a raffle of items donated by our sponsors. Tickets will be on sale at the event. $20 buys you as many tickets as $20 buys you!
One last thing
Please treat all corals that you pick at the swap as if they are infected with the worst pests known to man, dip your corals with the povidone provided for free at the swap (if available) or your favorite coral dip. Not only does dipping help to prevent pests from making their way into your tank, it can help to prevent the spread of nuisance algae as well as keeping the instances of necrosis to a minimum.
Non-Qualifying Corals
*these organisms have been deemed too common in the hobby. They will be placed on a separate table from other corals at the swap. If you only bring non-qualifying coral that are on this list you will be restricted to only picking from the common table for the first two rounds.
Green Star Polyp (GSP)
Brown Protopalythoa (sea mat)
Xenia
Anthelia
Encrusting Gorgonian (brown GSP)
Kenya Tree
Colt Coral
Brown Toadstool Leather
Macroalgae (California legal varieties)
