Should I go to the Frag Swap??

[FlexLuthor]

I am a noob, and i'm broke.....

 

[OzoneParkGuy]

broke, dont bother then, your just going to ohh and ahhh and kick urself in the B#*. for being broke that day. However they have excellent fragging demos by Slam, and various speakers in which you can learn plenty! Or you can just volunteer your time for clean-up to support MR. You'll also get to meet alot of cool playboy chicks there!! J/K! Just cool reefers who attend!

 

[masterswimmer]

I have to agree with OPG. If you were only going so that you could give your money away, and not have a good time, then stay home and avoid the possibility of enjoying yourself.

I mean lets be real here. You've met a lot of people through MR with common interests. Those that you could possibly be able to have 'intelligent' conversations with for hours and hours, during which time you would probably get hungry and want to eat some of the free food they are serving. Since you're looking to avoid having any appearance of having a good time, then stay home and don't join us.

Whoa, wait a moment, there are some great speakers coming to the event with super speech agenda's. No additional cost to get in to those speakers either. Some might say the admission to those presentations are somehow seen as 'FREE" also. Stay away from that area, because it could be misconstrued that you were learning some valuable techniques, information or hobby advancements that could ultimately be interpreted as having a good time.

Bottom line I guess.............without money, there is no way to enjoy yourself, so stay home and sulk while '300-400 of your closest friends' are at the swap with no reservation about having a blast, a smashing good time, a banger as they say across the puddle.

Sorry you won't be joining us. In years past it could have been inferred that 100's of people had a good time that day. Apparently without any money in your pockets that result wouldn't be possible for you.

Hope to see many others with and without money in their pockets that day.

FlexLuthor, I hope this feeble attempt at some good humor will bring you to your senses and register for the swap before it sells out and you have an excuse for not going..,.....A lame excuse I might add, but an excuse nevertheless.

Hope to see you on the 10th of Octubre.
Russ

 

[Chraddam]

HAHAHAHHAHHA Russ!!!

 

[prattreef]

And don't forget the $5 and $10 MR frag bins ( and lots of freebies) that are the perfect way for beginners to try out some corals in their fledgling systems. Really, if you are serious about getting serious about the hobby, this is the 1 thing you should def. do. Hope to see you there. Randy

 

[MR.Oscar]

Hey guys I want to go ....where do I go to pay????


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[prattreef]

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum...p-now-fall-frag-swap-sunday-october-10th.html

 

[FlexLuthor]

is there livestock there too?

 

[prattreef]

is there livestock there too?

I think it is safe to say that there are several thousand frags of every description and price range for sale, trade, auction, raffle and giveaway by MR members and vendors and the club itself. Fish and other inverts as well. It really is one of the largest displays of live coral in the NE East.

I think emphasis in the above posts was placed on the educational/social aspects of the event because you highlighted your lack of $$$ .

 

[Deepseabeauti]

How many ppl usaly go to this swap? And does anyone have a list of the venders? Im looking to go to this event, and im really excited. Ive been on Reefcentral for some time now, some one intraduced me to this site and the swap. So hello to all.

 

[prattreef]

We are looking at @400 attendees and 15 or so vendors.
So far it looks like this ( but I believe there are few more vendors to come):

Guest Speakers
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Todd Gardener from Atlantis Marine World speaking on non-photosynthetic coral care.

Colin Foord from Coralmorphologic speaking on Zoanthids and the Morphologic Studios project

Vendors
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Pacific East Aquaculture
Cherry Corals
Saltwater Critters
Frag Express
Reef Koi
Diamonds of the Reef
Aloha Tropics
Reefs Creation / Gotham Aquatic
Blue Star Aqua
KnockOUT Aquatics
Manhattan Aquariums / Unique Corals
Two Little Fishies
Got Frags?
Reef Nutrition
Icecap
Acan Lighting
ESV

Registration info can be found here:

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum...p-now-fall-frag-swap-sunday-october-10th.html

 

[Chraddam]

How many ppl usaly go to this swap? And does anyone have a list of the venders? Im looking to go to this event, and im really excited. Ive been on Reefcentral for some time now, some one intraduced me to this site and the swap. So hello to all.

EVERY swap I have been to was packed. There are as many vendors as can fit, my guesstimate is 15-25, with fish, coral, dry goods, etc. There are also people(including myself) that have frags for pre-order to pick up at the swap. And food. And drinks. And raffles and auctions. And freebies. And demos. And, to me, most importantly, a bunch of really cool people that share our obsession. Did I mention the food? And the great conversations and demos? (Wear a raincoat around Slammajamma though-it gets wet around his booth!!!)

Here's a quick peek at the last swap-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05rk0euRSOA
a great time was had by all!!!

Hope to see you there!!!

 

[Deepseabeauti]

Great, thanks so much for the response. I think this swap is going to finaly bring some color to my tank!!

 

[FlexLuthor]

lol i am broke....but i do want to add to my tank...
u know..its a fine line...