Pictures from MACNA XX

[Raddogz]

Pic from my hotel room

Vortech Display - you see that wave going

Maxi-jet Mod in tank

Huge Gigas Clam

ORA ROCKS ON!

Deltec Display

MRC - My Reef Creations - absolutely some giant skimmers

Coral Dynamics

Nice Crocea & Maxima Clam

H&S skimmer - it was at least three feet tall

 

[sfsuphysics]

$1600?!?!!! Are they really fetching that kind of coin still? Or is it just an "over there" price?

 

[GreshamH]

Single heads still go for $100+ Mike, here, there, all over the US. Being there really isn't much in the way of CITES for micromussas I doubt the price will ever drop much on those again

 

[iani]

I don't know Gresham, that looks like just like a nice aussie "micro" which is most likely a small acan. Those should not cost that much.

 

[Elite]

And I thought something wrong with my eyes ;D .. They must forgot a . somewhere in there ;D

 

[GreshamH]

[quote author=iani link=topic=4579.msg55799#msg55799 date=1221605218]
I don't know Gresham, that looks like just like a nice aussie "micro" which is most likely a small acan. Those should not cost that much.
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You must have the most amazing skills, above and beyond anyone I know in the global industry if you can tell anything from that pic

I happen to know a bit about it and the price is fairly fitting. A bit steep, but worth a G plus for sure.

 

[iani]

I do. jk. Fill us in on it, what was it really?

BTW, Eileen how did you like it at MACNA?

 

[sfsuphysics]

Well at $100 a polyp I can dig (wouldn't buy mind you!) however I thought the price per head drops dramatically as the sizes get bigger.

BTW How were people getting the stuff home? Coolers as checked baggage with heat packs?

 

[Raddogz]

It was a really cool event. Lots of stuff to see, and faces to match online names!

The Georgia aquarium was cool, but I guess even with the whale sharks (for some reason I thought they would be bigger) I thought the aquarium would be bigger. I guess I'm a little spoiled with how big the Monterey Bay Aquarium is.

Next year MACNA will be in Atlantic City.

 

[GreshamH]

[quote author=sfsuphysics link=topic=4579.msg55805#msg55805 date=1221607463]
Well at $100 a polyp I can dig (wouldn't buy mind you!) however I thought the price per head drops dramatically as the sizes get bigger.

BTW How were people getting the stuff home? Coolers as checked baggage with heat packs?

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Depends on the seller. That particular seller didn't do much in the way of discounting I must say. And like you, no one would ever catch me buying one coral for the half of a decent down payment on a car or a months rent

 

[Raddogz]

Well that was one real cool thing. There was a UPS booth at the very end where you could ship stuff home (not really sure how many people really took advantage of it though)

 

[GreshamH]

[quote author=Raddogz link=topic=4579.msg55806#msg55806 date=1221607587]
It was a really cool event. Lots of stuff to see, and faces to match online names!

The Georgia aquarium was cool, but I guess even with the whale sharks (for some reason I thought they would be bigger) I thought the aquarium would be bigger. I guess I'm a little spoiled with how big the Monterey Bay Aquarium is.

Next year MACNA will be in Atlantic City.
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I wasn't impressed I must say. It felt like a decent zoo minus the elephants, not a public aquarium like I am used to. Sure whale sharks and belugas have their place, but if I wanted to go to Sea World I would go to Sea World.

I went back as I missed my flight so I had two more days to kill in ATL. We where listening to the docent talk about the fish and some one asked where one was from. She said Japan and I corrected her saying which island it most likely came from She and I went back and forth a bit about how I know that, then I just listened until she said "and we only feed the best".....I pumped my fist in the air and said "yah"....she asked why and I said I am one of their feed vendors That part was fun I must say

 

[GreshamH]

BTW the H&S is 4' tall I helped bring it in and pack it out as Fins Reef brought all my stuff to the show (they friggen ROCK!!!)

 

[tuberider]

Looks like a good time, although I can't help but wonder how all of those wild corals especially the efflo looking tables fared as display corals, it doesn't seem like the right hing to do, but what do I know....

I do know I'm down with going next year in AC, it's a hop skip and a jump from my old stomping grounds. I need to hone my "yo", it's gotten a bit soft out here on the fluff coast.

 

[iani]

Eileen how big was that tank with the wave from the vortechs?

 

[Raddogz]

Roughly about 50g tank

 

[iani]

Wow, pretty cool. I should have made my overflow bigger and lower so i could of done a gigantic wave. lol

 

[GreshamH]

Not that I'm Eileen but....like a 40g breeder foot print but taller.