Lets get the next frag swap going

[Ahbrit]

here's my entry to the pool:

1 frag of spagetti leather. About 3" in size. Tan with green polyps.(Mother is 16-18")
1 pink acro. unknown type. about 2"
1 unknown acro, very pale color. Large.
1 piece of Giant Bali Xenia (extremely rare...usually $30 for 1") about 8" [This would have to be traded for something very interesting]
1 piece of Giant Bali Xenia about 1/2"

This thread is for the Meeting frag xchange

[JManrow]

Yes! We will be using the Greenburg Oaks Community Center for our next meeting and election on 4/23/06, so we will have lots of light and room on the tables for the frag exchange.

Anyone that can - bring a frag or two of sps, lps, softies, or whatever, it should be a great exchange. According to posts, people also seem to be looking for Chaetomorpha, Caulerpa, Stomatella snails, pods, etc., so let's not limit exchanges to coral frags.

[JManrow]

Is anyone else bringing frags? Please let's get some trading material listed!

I do not have much in the way of livestock to trade at this time, but I have accumulated a few powerheads, heaters, air pumps, etc. that I could trade. I'm also willing to buy frags if necessary. Looking mostly for lps and soft corals. I have pc lighting, but did manage some slow growth of sps with it. (Any donations of your excess xenia, gsp, shrooms and zoas gladly excepted! :) )

[Michael7979]

I'll have some birdsnest frags that I can bring.

John Maybe I might have a loose shroom or two that I'll bring if I can.

[JManrow]

John Maybe I might have a loose shroom or two that I'll bring if I can.

Thanks Mike - anything at all is appreciated. :)

[spayne]

(Any donations of your excess xenia, gsp, shrooms and zoas gladly excepted! :) )
John, we can bring you some xenia, gsp, I have a ton of the brown zoas, we can frag some colt for you too, even. I think that covers all of our softies that are growing like frickin' weeds! Let Jay or I know what you'd like! If there's any interest, we can bring some of that stuff for others to trade with us. Jay would know more of what we have to offer in colored sticks. He's the one that sticks his hand into the tank and breaks them all the time. DOH!

Stacy

[Chief]

John, I can bring you frags of green with purple tip frogspawn, pink/tan hammer, gsp, xenia, red/brown colt, mushrooms, and brown and green zoos.

Let me know what you want.

Jay

[Chief]

I also have a frag of pink milli, and a couple of german blue. Who knows what might break when I put my hands in the tank tonight. I'll keep you posted.

Jay

[nu2reef-n]

I have some macro algae. I don't have any frags to trade. But I money. I want some scrolling or encrusting SPS in red, orange, or purple. I have way to much green in my tank.

[rmhuntley]

Hey John, I've got a few zoa frags that I'm lookin to off, I"ll see if I can get some good pics and if you're interested, they're yours

[spayne]

Hey John, I've got a few zoa frags that I'm lookin to off, I"ll see if I can get some good pics and if you're interested, they're yours
What John doesn't want, let me take a crack at! John, of course, gets first dibs after his unfortunate moving accident. sad

And amazingly enough... Jay didn't break any more than what was intended when he put his hands in the tank tonight. It's a miracle! ;)

Stacy

[rmhuntley]

Will do Stacey. I will have quite a few frags(need to thin tank out a bit)

[Michael7979]

Hey Nu2.....want kind of macro do you have? Might be interested.

[nu2reef-n]

Why bubble of course. That grape caulerpa(C.racemosa var. uvifery) stuff that grows like a weed.

[Michael7979]

Can you bring some to the meeting? What do you want for it?

[nu2reef-n]

Yes. How much do you want? There's a ton of little critters crawling around in it.

[JManrow]

I have some Caulerpa prolifera, C. serrulata, and Halimeda.

Nu2 - I'd like some of that critter infested racemosa too. :D

[Michael7979]

A small handful.......is that OK?

[reefboy]

Although cant make meeting have of lots of stuff that i could do a thermus trade but plan to make a meeting this summer so maybe ill pick a frag swap to attend and ill list everything availble frag wise then will have lots to pick from frags to small colonys.My buddy is going to cali in may and hes going to go through three of the wholesalers there and hand pick stuff for me so should be some great stuff come my way"I hope LOL".

[rmhuntley]

John... heres what I have so far... anybody else thats interested just letme know.

I've got one frag og the green skirt and 2 of the orange skort in this picture.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/rmhuntley/DSC01339.jpg

a couple frags of the the greens here. I don't have enough fire and ice to frag yet.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/rmhuntley/DSC01342.jpg

I can break up this while colony into frags if theres interest.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/rmhuntley/DSC01239.jpg

and I can probably squeeze 2 frags out of this one.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/rmhuntley/biggreenbrown.jpg

let me know what youre interested in.

[Lowman]

Dave, I'll take some macro too finally

[Mr S]

Hey, I have some stuff to trade from the school tanks. I have macro, both chaeto and the fernish type (have heard it called parrot grass?) 2 types of star polyps. One is green with neon centers and the other is brown with neon centers. I have brown xenia, toadstool leathers, anthelia, mushrooms and fuzzy mushrooms. I will not bring all this stuff to the meeting but if someone wants to trade for something send me a reply and I will make a goody bag. We are looking for sponges, (any type), sps and lps corals and anything else that might interest middle schoolers.

[Big Dave]

rmhuntley - I would like a frag of your green skirt/blueish ring/green center zoos. Also the orange skirt ones.

Jay - if I could get a little chunk of xenia and GSP that would be great. Is your frog the branching type? If so, I would like a piece of that.

Ahbrit - do you have a pic of the Bali Xenia? I might want some of that too.

Here's what I have...
- red w/ blue dot shrooms
- green/ white speckled zoos
- yellow/white zoos (bad pic but you get the idea)


Not much yet as I'm just getting my tank going again. I'm sure this sounds weird but if somebody is brave enpough to dig up some bristle worms I need some. Also some macro (cheato) would be great. I'm also looking for green/purple rim monti cap. Thanks guys! Let me know if you're interested!

[Big Dave]

Also, a year or two ago I had this plating hydno and gave out a bunch of frags - if anybody has some of this could I please get a piece? I put a pic of the coral and a close up of the polyps when it closed up at night. Thanks again!
-Dave

[rmhuntley]

Dave.. no problem... I'll trade you a frag for a frag of your green/white speckle. how big of a frag do you want?

[Palani]

Hey Brit, what do you want for the xenia, unknown acro, and pink acro? I've retried to ID the frags that I do have, and this time I do believe it's a blue acropora subulata. I've got 2 frags mounted and ready to go.

http://www.thereeftank.com/photopost/data/500/7315tenius_close_up-thumb.jpg

SO ALL OF THE GUYS THAT TOOK FRAGS OF THE BLUE "TENIUS," IMPUR, LOWMAN, AND R3, I think it's a subulata. You guys might want to try to ID it yourselfs as well. Let me know how well those frags are doing.

[impur]

Hey Brit, what do you want for the xenia, unknown acro, and pink acro? I've retried to ID the frags that I do have, and this time I do believe it's a blue acropora subulata. I've got 2 frags mounted and ready to go.

http://www.thereeftank.com/photopost/data/500/7315tenius_close_up-thumb.jpg

SO ALL OF THE GUYS THAT TOOK FRAGS OF THE BLUE "TENIUS," IMPUR, LOWMAN, AND R3, I think it's a subulata. You guys might want to try to ID it yourselfs as well. Let me know how well those frags are doing.

Hmm interesting. I hadn't tried to ID it yet. In my tank its purple. Fast grower too, it encrusted in a week and has new branches shooting up all over it. I mounted it horizontally instead of vertical. Worked pretty good.

[Palani]

Good to hear Miles, everyone, I still got 2 more frags to go!

[Chief]

Big Dave,

Yes the frogspawn is branching. Here's a pic:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/spayne377/240Reef/DSCN4215.jpg

I'll get you the Xenia and GSP also.

I'll take some of the yellow w/white spot zoo's.

Thanks,

Jay

[Chief]

Ok here is a recap. I just don't want to forget anybody.

John - A care package of Xenia, frogspawn, hammer, zoo's, mushrooms, GSP, and colt

Roger - A care package of Misc SPS

Big Dave - Xenia, GSP, and frogspawn

Let me know if I left anybody out.

Jay

[rmhuntley]

Hey Jay... what kinds of zoas do you have?

[Chief]

Green skirt w/ black and white mottled mouths

Orange skirt w/ cream mouths

lots and lots of brown zoas.

Stacy said she can put you on the list for some pink zoas, but they are not ready to frag again yet.

Jay

[rmhuntley]

Yes, please do. Let me know when they're ready and I'll trade you for some more of mine.

[Palani]

Hey chief, did you want to trade a frag of the green w/black and white mouth and/or the orange and cream zoas for a frag of the blue/purple subulata?

[spayne]

Hey chief, did you want to trade a frag of the green w/black and white mouth and/or the orange and cream zoas for a frag of the blue/purple subulata?
Jay said it's a go. I'll frag you some of the green skirt ones. I have a ton of them!

Stacy

[Michael7979]

I'll do my best to bring some stuff for John

I'll have birdsnest frags - if you are looking

Nu2-reef-n .........Can I still get some of that macro from you?


THAT SHOULD BE IT FOR ME....if I forgot something speak up.

[Mr S]

Hey Jay/Stacey I will take some zoos also if you have some. I will bring in some that you might not have. I assume since no one posted me that there is nothing else I should bring except some fuzzies for Stacey?!!

[Ahbrit]

I'm looking for a variety of sponges. Uglier the better (For the sump)

[spayne]

Hey Jay/Stacey I will take some zoos also if you have some. I will bring in some that you might not have. I assume since no one posted me that there is nothing else I should bring except some fuzzies for Stacy?!!
Just PMed you! I'll put you on the list for my pinks (there's two ahead of you... Miles and Roy). Hey, to heck with calling them Tyree pinks. They should be LE Stacy Pinks! I can have a calendar like "Frag Farmer" and everything! :p

Stacy

[Big Dave]

rmhuntley - sounds good, I'll bring the stuff we talked about.

Jay - I'll bring those zoos for you. I'll get you something else down the road too.

On a side note, I'm coming from Gresham if anybody wants to car pool/needs a ride from this side of town. Just give me a call! 503.970.1107

-Dave

PS - Anyone have some bristle worms??:)

[rmhuntley]

Sounds good dave.

John and Stacey. I"ve got some goodies for you two as well

[spayne]

John and Stacey. I"ve got some goodies for you two as well
Sweet! I love goodies!

Stacy

[nu2reef-n]

any one else what some macro algae besides Lowman and Michael7979?

[JManrow]

any one else what some macro algae besides Lowman and Michael7979?
I'll take some.

[spayne]

John and Stacey. I"ve got some goodies for you two as well
I fragged some of my green skirt zoas for you. I think you'll like them! I figure if I'm getting goodies, then you're getting goodies too! laugh

Stacy

[Ahbrit]

you got any brown zoas for angies 46?

[rmhuntley]

Right on... thanks Stacey!

[spayne]

you got any brown zoas for angies 46?
I have all the brown zoas that she could ever possibly want for her 46! You just say the word and I'll give her the hook-up of the "Ultra Rare Plain Jane Brown Zoas"! rofl

And you're most certainly welcome, Roy!

Stacy

[rmhuntley]

so YOU have all of the "super ultra rare plain jane zoas"

[spayne]

so YOU have all of the "super ultra rare plain jane zoas"
Yes, I do! I've been hoarding them! I plan on making my fortune on ebay with them! laugh

And Keith, still can't believe you're not kidding... but you've got "Ultra Rare Plain Jane Zoas" coming your way!

Stacy

[rmhuntley]

Market them as "Hershey Kiss" zoas

[spayne]

Market them as "Hershey Kiss" zoas
Nice! That has a better ring than "Plain Jane's", huh? You, sir; get a percentage of my fortune from selling them! laugh

Stacy

[Michael7979]

ROGER DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rmhuntley]

So, what percentage of $0 do I get?

[spayne]

So, what percentage of $0 do I get?
laugh ... it doesn't matter because we're gonna be rich! They will be the new rage! To heck with acans or Tyree stuff! "Hershey Kiss Zoas" will take America by storm! rofl

Stacy

[rmhuntley]

I like the way you think

[natureboy]

Hello,

Intro: My name is Bryan. I'm new to the reef scene with my five-week-old aquarium. You can read my aquarium's journal here (http://natureboyaquarium.blogspot.com/).

There's nothing like a frag swap to bring out the newbies, right? My ammonia, nitrite and nitrate have been stable at unreadable levels for about two weeks.
So far I only have a few snails and blue-legged hermits. So, I'm basically wondering if it's worth coming to a frag swap, since I don't have any frags to swap. I could always trade cash, right?

I'd like to have a predominantly stony coral tank, and follow the stocking order recommended by Eric Borneman in Reefkeeping Magazine (http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/index.php). Here's a list of beginner stony corals that have caught my eye: Frogspawn, Candy Cane, hammer coral, Favites, Platygyra, Montipora (branching or encrusting), and Galaxea.

I'm also looking for two scarlet hermit crabs.

I know it's late, but do you think it's worth coming out? Would anyone have anything on my wishlist?

[Palani]

Yes it is deffinatly worth coming out. You might want to only get some hardy ones (corals) for today, but at least you'll meet people that could be potential traders. Not to mention that they will be giving away frag door prizes. What type of lighting do you have? What is the size of your tank? As for livestock I would start with some softes first (and MAYBE some LPS) and take it slow.

I think I might have some stuff for sale for you. I've got a green candy cane that's making a third head as we speak. I've also got a favia that is red with light green centers. It's about the size of your fist. I've also got a frag of an umbrella coral. Just PM me if you are interested.

[Michael7979]

Yes come to the meeting.

[R-3]

Come on out Bryan. You wont regret it. Later Ryan

[natureboy]

Okay, you've all convinced me to come. I've been lurking for months and it'll be nice to meet people.

I've got a 24 gallon aquapod (cube) with 120 watts PC lighting (I modified the hood). As far as filtration, I've just got a fuge in the back with live rock rubble and hair algae growing. I would like to get some chaeto. My plan for good water quality is just to keep up on large water changes. So far, water changes have been a breeze with a 5 gallon bucket.

My main concern with softies is that they can chemically outcompete the stony corals and in a small tank like mine it won't take much to get a high concentration. So, I wouldn't be opposed to a benign softy.

See you soon!

[Palani]

Well true dat (about the softies with the stonies). I've also got some chaeto. I'll PM you.

[Chief]

Thanks everyone for all the awesome stuff.

Jansen, Dave, Michael, Roy, Roger, and Keith.

Thanks Micheal, James, John, and Jim for all the free stuff.

Thanks John and Constance for hosting the meeting.

I hope everyone enjoys there new inhabitants.

Jay

[rmhuntley]

thanks Stacey and Big dave. the frags look great!

[spayne]

thanks Stacey and Big dave. the frags look great!
I'm glad they're lookin' good! Enjoy them! I'm just waiting for my lights to turn on so I can see how my zoa garden looks!

Stacy

[Mr S]

I concur. It was a trading extravaganza!!!! Lots of cool stuff.