badxgillen Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 As mentioned in the September meeting thread the meet and greet at Moloko's would make an opportune place/time to have a frag swap so lets get one started here. These are the general guidelines I like to recommend for these coral exchanges. If you would like, you can do your trading on the fly by just bringing by a few pieces and hoping that some one will have a desirable coral you want...Or better yet, you can post up what you have to trade and work out a preemptive exchange here on the forums, that method always works best for me. You can feel free to use this thread to post your trade-ables in or start a thread of your own. But First, let me get you some of Bert's basis tips for success here. 1.) make an attempt to have a fragment of reasonable size and health and try and get things cut and ready a few days to a week ahead of time to have the wounds healed up for the exchange. And double/triple check for pest invertebrates or algaes before sending your corals out, we try to keep invasives to a minimum here...And once you get your frags home, just in case, always acclimate the specimens then dip the corals before you put them into your personal aquarium. QT Aquariums are best but good old Revive, Coral RX, Melafix, Iodine, or Bayer will do much better at prevention than nothing. 2.) Try to package your corals appropriately. This can mean not putting a spiny coral like birds nest into a thin dollar store bag or not utilizing insulation on an extended cold or warm trip. Try a small cooler or Styrofoam. If you can't find either of these and the destination is a long distance, keep the vehicle air conditioned or heated appropriately. As far as packaging goes you can double bag and use thicker mil plastics, or something else like a Tupperware or specimen container. I have even used washed out yogurt or cottage cheese containers that stack well inside the coolers. Just use something that will work, nothing like losing a nice and colorful animal because the bag got too cold and leaked all the water out on the way home. 3.)Do your best to be courteous and fair to one another by not take advantage of each others ignorance or generosity. These are people of all levels in the hobby so give them the benefit of your knowledge and experience instead of the cold shoulder. And speaking of generosity, that giving nature has always been smiled upon here at PNWMAS and pay it forward tends comes back around these parts. Well, the meeting is closing in fast, less than two weeks yeah. I believe Christian who runs the place will also be interested in doing some trades as well, I imagine he will post up in the forum here soon. So Let's see em folks, Whatcha Got!? Corals that is! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Thanks, Bert! I added a link to your first line, so people can easily find the date/time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 So lets see here, I have plenty to cut and don't want to bog down the thread too much with pics...What does anyone attending have to trade and what are they looking for? Here are some sample pics to get things started, I have plenty more if someone is interested. Raptors Rainbows Pink Aussie Hyacinth, Twilight Dragon, Super Blue Stag, and Rainbow Tort, ORA Frog Skin, Upscales Microlados, and several others. Digitatas including the bright red and forest fire. lots of encrusters like this Super Red Cyphastrea Other Montiporas such as the ORA Supernatural. Different favia and favites like this candy crush. Maybe some mushrooms and ricordia yumas too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 (edited) @badxgillen For those of us newbies who don't yet have much to trade, will any frags be for sale, or is this a trade-only event? I'd be interested in your Twilight Dragon, Super Blue Stag, and Rainbow Tort. Edited September 15, 2018 by SuncrestReef 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 You would be surprised at what I would be interested in for trade but either way I am sure we can work something out, maybe via PM? I also have some nice chunks of Tierra Del Fuego that could go to a new home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxicurls Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Super excited about this! I'll have a whole bunch of stuff available for trade, including but not limited to: Upscales Rose Stylophora ORA purple Stylophora Jason Fox Hulk Leptoseris JF Jackolantern Lepto JF Moonstruck psammacora Golden basket watermelon psammacora Golden Basket Pot of Gold (name?) Lepto red/purple green eyed war coral LA lakers turbinaria RR Nauti Spiral Monti (lil frag) JF highlighter orange pavona and many more... For trades, I'm hoping for equivalentish items. These days, I'm leaning mostly toward corals I can see from across the room, as my friend Kate would say. These will all be available for sale as well. And I've got loads of free softies for everyone!! Please try to bring your own reusable container, if possible. Sorry about my lack of photos. I keep forgetting to bring my camera into the bar. I'll attempt to get a few up tomorrow. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Too bad I haven't gotten my tank crash sorted out, I see lots of stuff on these lists that would be great to have. Moot point anyway since I will have to miss this one but hopefully some folk are able to score some good trades this weekend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInside Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Also interested in buying some corals as I don’t have much to frag right now. Anyone selling euphyllia’s or softies? Would be nice to find some that are larger than frags as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxicurls Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I've got some flourescent orange discosoma, green/orange/multicolor yumas, a huge (FREE!) rock of florescent green rhodactis, tons of devil's hand leathers, ORA pink photosynthetic gorgonians, green sinularia, nuclear green polyps, purple death, gorilla nips, everlasting gobstoppers, sunset sakuras... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 4 hours ago, maxicurls said: I've got some flourescent orange discosoma, green/orange/multicolor yumas, a huge (FREE!) rock of florescent green rhodactis, tons of devil's hand leathers, ORA pink photosynthetic gorgonians, green sinularia, nuclear green polyps, purple death, gorilla nips, everlasting gobstoppers, sunset sakuras... If i remember correctly, you also had a whole bunch of jack-o-lantern lepto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 Well I am getting my trades together tonight, might have to see if I can get in on some of those encrusting corals you got the Maxicurls, quite a nice list you put up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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albertareef Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 3 hours ago, Gumby said: wrong area I want all of these 😁. That said, I think you posted in the wrong meeting thread my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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