Raffle...Raffle...Raffle...Raffle!!!!!!
Welcome to the Official Raffle Prize thread for the Manhattan Reefs Fall 2013 Frag Swap at Pratt!!!!!!!!
Below you will find listed the GREAT prizes that we have begged or otherwise acquired from our Site Vendors, LFS's, Manufacturers. We ask that you direct your future purchases to those who have been so generous to our community!!
Drooling is encouraged
Prizes listed in no particular order - and more prizes will be added on a daily basis..so here are some to tickle your fancy and do keep coming back and seeing what we have added!!!
Reef Frenzy - a BUNCH of their Frozen Fish Foods - see their site here: http://www.reeffrenzy.com/ More info below on Post # 2
Aquarium Village - Cardiff 27 G AOI tank including Protein Skimmer, Auto Top-Off (!!!), Glass Tops & the Stand
Anonymous - Jeabo pumps - (1) WP40 and (1) WP25
Air Water Ice - Typhoon III Ro/Di System
Prodibio - a variety of their great additives
Hamilton - (2) LED Accent Lighting Strips http://www.hamiltontechnology.com/it...-Lighting-1999 & (2) Digital Light Timers
New Era - Pellet & Flake fish food
Affordable Aquatics - Precision Marine Protein Skimmer RL 200 ($330.00 value) http://affordableaquatic.com/index.p...roducts_id=298
Long Island Aquarium - (2) Family Pack Passes to the Long Island Aquarium
Seachem - Foods, Reef Element chemicals, Reef dip and a variety of their other products
Hagen- (1) Fluval Sea SP4 sump pump http://usa.hagen.com/Aquatic/Pumps/Circulation/14337 -- (1) Fluval Sea CP4 Circulation pump http://ca-en.hagen.com/Aquatic/Pumps/Circulation/14348 and Liquid Calcium, Alkalinity, Trace Ions, Magnesium, Iodine, Strontium
Gift Baskets - We will be making the always popular gift baskets of some of the smaller prizes we get every year from the manufacturers
POP Corals - a pair of Wyoming Whites clownfish :fish:
Zoanthids.com - a frag of Utter Chaos
ESV - B Ionic 2 Part- Carbon and their Salt Mix ..and thanks again for their donation of all the salt we use at this event!!
Nimble Nano - 1 Nimble Nano and 1 Nimble Super cleaning magnets for nano tanks. http://nimblenano.com/Welcome.html
Sera - Foods, hydrometers, liquid supplements
ORA - A Great box of frags
Live Aquaria - Box of great frags
Marco Rocks - (2) 40Lb boxes of CherryScapes
Majano Wand --(3) Mini- Majano wands! -*****these may not be available in time for the swap. If not, they will be mailed to the winners.
Eco-Tech - Radion Gen 2 LED Light XR30WG2 http://ecotechmarine.com/products/radion/radion-xr30w/
United Pet Group (Marineland)- (1) 24-36" Reef Capable LED Light (without timer)
Instant Ocean - Marine Blend Gel Food 2.82oz and Marine Stabilizer 16.9 oz
Boston Aqua Farms- Stony Coral Propagation Starter Kit, an 8oz. bottle of Reef Glue Gel (new product) and a couple 30ct bags (new size) of Ceramic Reef Plugs
Acan Lighting -an Acan 300 Series LED light fixture - 18" in size
Aquatic Life Direct - 3 colorful Mini-Colonies approx. 3.5 x 3.5 in size
Fritz Industries - A variety of their cleaners, salt, carbon & other fine additives
Dr. Tims - NP Active Pearls ( Bio Pellets )and an assortment of his fine water conditioning/bacteria products-Re-Fresh, One and Only, First Defense and Waste away. http://www.drtimsaquatics.com/saltwa...arium-products
Fins Aquarium - A sweet frag pack including Rainbow Acans and other Aussie favorites
Two Little Fishies - 1-Julian's Thing multi-tool w/ extra tips! Goniopower, Revive, Kalkwasser, C-Balance , Acropower, Coral Affix Glue, Aqua Stick Putty, Bio-pellets
Ready Set Reef--$30 Gift Certificate
Coral Magazine - 20 issues of Coral Magazine
House of Fins - an AMAZING collection of frags & colonies! Pics are in Post # 10 below
Reefs Creation - a frag each of Jack-O-Lantern Leptoseris & Mars Man Chalice! Pics in Post # 11
Coral Theory --JBJ ATO unit and a set of Elos test kits
Gotham Aquatics - 200G box Reef Crystals salt & a media reactor
KathyC- 2 screen covers for a 120G tank - we will be making these at the Tank Cover Demo at 1:30
Manhattan Aquariums- has donated a VORTECH MP40 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok....here is the small print they always put down at the bottom of things like this......
The Rules and other Questions/Answers... please do read the rules so you are familiar with them!
[FONT="]FAQ's[/FONT]
[FONT="]This may seem petty BUT there are some people who crumble or twist the ticket they put into the bucket in hope (I assume) that their ticket will be chosen because it is more noticeable. I will tell you now - sincerely - I will NOT pick any ticket that has been physically ALTERED in ANY way as a winner. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Where do I purchase the Raffle tickets?[/FONT]
[FONT="]In a couple of different places... at the MR Registration Table (where you first come to when you get to the Swap) will be one location where you can buy the Raffle Tickets. We will have a "Raffle Tickets" table set up right next to the Raffle prize tables - come say Hi
[FONT="]They will be available for sale until a few minutes prior to the start of the drawing. [FONT="]Once again we have a staffed table set up right near the Raffle Tables - look for the TICKETS sign. [/FONT][FONT="]We will also have folks selling Raffle tickets circulating around the room at various times during the day. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="]How much will do they cost ?[/FONT]
[FONT="]The tickets will be available in $1 and $3 denominations [FONT="](do note that we have held the ticket pricing reduction to $3 for the higher end items once again for this Raffle!).[/FONT][FONT="] The price of the Raffle Ticket will be determined by the value of the prize.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="]How do I choose the prize I want?[/FONT]
[FONT="]Go look at the tables loaded with Raffle [FONT="]prizes ..directly in front of that table will be another table loaded with white Buckets. The top of each bucket will have the name of the prize and the donor and a 'slot' to drop your lucky raffle ticket in. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="]Pick the prize or prizes that you want to win and drop at least one raffle ticket into that bucket - (be sure you use the correct value ticket - they are clearly marked! )The Prizes will require either a $1 or $3 ticket for entry.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Be SURE to KEEP the portion of the ticket that says 'KEEP THIS TICKET'[/FONT]
[FONT="]You can drop in as many tickets as you want into the individual buckets to increase your chances of winning that item![/FONT]
[FONT="]Do I have to be at the Raffle to win?[/FONT]
[FONT="]Yes !!! You [FONT="]MUST [/FONT][FONT="]be at the swap in order to win.[/FONT][FONT="] (see hint below)[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="]If a winning ticket holder is not in attendance, we will chose another ticket. Hint, hint..if you have to leave before the drawing..give 'em to your best buddy who will still be there during the Raffle[FONT="]...[/FONT][FONT="]hmmmm...great idea...and do write your name on them so your buddy knows they are YOUR tickets, but we will NOT be ready the names on the tickets - we ONLY read the winning numbers! [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="]What Time is the Raffle being held?[/FONT]
[FONT="]The Raffle will begin at 4:00 PM and should last about 45 minutes or so.[/FONT]
[FONT="]How do I get my winning prize?[/FONT]
[FONT="]If you hold the winning ticket for an item, you will present the ticket to a Raffle Volunteer at the front of the room at the Raffle Table (we will identify them for you at the start of the Raffle). You will then be given the cover of the bucket..with the name of the prize you have won. Take the cover to one of the Raffle[FONT="]Volunteers at the Prize table, hand in your cover and you'll be given your Prize! This year we ask that you give the Volunteer your screen name when you come to pick up the cover of the bucket..we'd like to keep track of who wins these great prizes![/FONT][/FONT]
Will I be able to hear the winning number so I know if I win?
Sure hope so! Most everyone is quiet enough because they want to hear their own ticket number being called! To help that along we will once again set up a screen and display the winning ticket numbers as they are drawn. If you hold a winning ticket - step right up to the front of the room and present your ticket. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE RAFFLE TO COME UP TO THE WINNERS TABLE if your number is called!!!!!!If nobody claims a prize within a reasonable time (to be determined by us..and we are talking minutes here, not an hour later!!) - we WILL chose a different winner.
We have no way to know if we have a winner if you silently hold your ticket - so please do speak up!
A Reminder - please do NOT touch the Raffle Prizes! If you have a question about one of them, ask one of the volunteers near the table and we will do our best to supply you with an answer!
Anything else I need to know?
This is where the really small print comes in
Probably not, but if we need to make up more rules as the event unfolds and questions come up, we reserve the right to make those decisions on the spot.
IF you happen to drop a BLUE ticket into a bucket that requires a RED ticket (you get the idea)...please contact a member of the Raffle Staff Immediately and we will retrieve your ticket for you IF you can show us the other half of the ticket. Once the Raffle
begins we will NOT retrieve any misplaced tickets!
Any tickets that are of the incorrect color for the prize being drawn will NOT be honored and a ticket of the correct color will be chosen as the winning ticket.
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