Featured Club rules updated (reverted 6/3)

[Alexander1312]

I second Wiesn!

I lived in Munich for a couple of years; it does get old quickly…

 

[Mike Yasin]

These are fair points and I genuinely respect the transparency. But I think the distinction goes a little deeper than just who absorbs the financial risk.

A reputable LFS brings something that’s hard to replicate at the individual level — quarantine systems, trained staff, established acclimation protocols, and the ability to monitor animals consistently.

But here’s the part that often gets overlooked: when a shipment is acclimated properly in a controlled batch environment, survival rates go up significantly. You’re not just saving one coral — you’re saving the whole batch.

That’s a meaningful difference, not just for the animals, but for the value the entire community receives from that shipment.

A hobbyist acclimating individually doesn’t have that same margin for error. And when losses happen at that stage, the impact is real — for the animal, for the hobbyist, and for the hobby itself.

This was never about burdening anyone or making things unnecessarily complicated. It was always about giving these animals the best possible chance during their most vulnerable window.

When cost savings start taking priority over that window of care, we may feel like we’re winning in the short term — but the long term cost to the animals and to this community is much harder to recover from.

Amen

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Posting here also since the BOD will be discussing this topic in the meeting tomorrow.
See this post if you want to join: https://bareefers.org/forum/threads/q2-bod-meeting-tuesday-june-2nd-2026-at-8-00pm.40411/

Bump.....Reminder we have our meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 at 8:00PM.
Only 6 BOD and 2 supporting members have marked they will be joining. Surprisingly low since the new group buy rule and adding more equipment to borrow have been hot topics lately. Supporting members if you would like to add any additional feedback please try to join or you can comment here.

 

[SupraSaltyReefer]

Microsoft Teams meeting link has been sent out via group DM on BAR.
Let me know if you did not receive it or want to be added to the group DM.

Let's make it fun. Bring your drink of choice and come chill, relax and take care of some club business! See everyone at 8PM tonight!!!

 

[Darkxerox]

Post BAR BOD meeting on 6/2, commentary in this thread, in person commentary at the meeting by supporting members, and vote by the board, the rule will be reverted to prior state. Thank you for the discussion and information. See the meeting minutes here.

Note that the BOD and numerous members and vendors with decades of importing experience interviewed still had concerns regarding transshipments. As a result the board will simply not promote/feature direct bag lot/"quick flip" sales (again not a rule, just a recommendation given the documented high mortality rates of animals shipped from overseas without a chance to recover).

Thank you @RandyC @tribbitt @BAYMAC @robert4025 @under_water_ninja @Arvin R @PjFish @Thales @spuri87 @iani and others we missed on the tags here for your constructive input.