Manhattan Reefs Spring Frag Swap 2011 Official Picture Thread

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Another great swap organized by Manhattan Reefs happened yesterday and I think it was great! First of all, I wanted to say thank you for all the people organizing this event, Josh, Kathy, Randy and everyone else who put their efforts for this thing to happen. And second of all, kudos for all the volunteers who helped with the setup, during the swap and with cleanup- without them this event cannot exist.

The doors opened at 10Am, but there was a huge crowd already waiting for the opening:

Bodyguards

Lines

Minutes before 10AM...

And the crowd goes wild!

The best thing about the swap is that you can meet old buddies and make new friends

We had a touch tank for kids that was a big hit!

Vendors and their displays:

There are always beautiful fish to buy at the swap:

We also had two great speakers (don't forget to check interviews with our speakers that's gonna be posted in the blog, thanks to James)

Dr. Craig Bingman's speech Reef Chemistry 201


That's Randy

And that's Dr. Craig

Second speech : Tony Vargas--Successful Reef Aquariums from Around the World

 

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And the HUUUUGE raffle with great prizes

Another great feature- Pratt Institute tanks tours, if you missed that, shame on you

And when nobody watched, I snapped some pictures of Randy's amazing reef tank:

That's one of the most beautiful sps out there

I hope you've had a great time. See you guys at the next swap and once again thank you all who made this event possible.

 

[Aquatic Life Direct]

awesome pics! I know people probably ask you all the time but what camera body are you using as well as lens?

 

[masterswimmer]

Marcin, once again, you've outdone yourself. Great pix. Really seemed to capture the day very well. Thanks for taking the time from your swap, to bring the swap to those who couldn't make it.

swimmer

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

Nice pics

 

[64Ivy]

 

[masterswimmer]

Hey 64, nice pix. A quasi better theme too

Russ