Jarc fragswap

JPSKI25 · Mar 6, 2010

The 2010 Joliet Area Reef Club Frag Swap will be held at the Joliet Elk's Lodge, 250 SE Frontage Road in Joliet on Saturday, April 24th. Fragger & vendor table information will be available next week. There are still many details being worked out but here's a taste of the awesome day we've got planned for you.

SPEAKERS

Jim Fatherree on clams
check out his website for further information http://www.fatherree.com/james/

RAFFLE

Reef Geek

1 x ReefGeek 48" 2x54W Miro-4 T5 High-Output Retrofit Kit
1x Be A Geek T-Shirt - M (Black)
1x Be A Geek T-Shirt - L (Black)
1x Be A Geek T-Shirt - XL (Black)
25 x Be A Geek Stickers

DT's Phytoplankton

12(15oz) DT's Live Marine Phytoplankton

Hamilton Technology

Not sure what it is yet but they have confirmed they are sending us out goodies.

Aquatic Life

Aquatic Life ORP Controller/pH Monitor

Premium Aquatics

4 Osmo-Chek Series HD100st Submersible Digital Thermometers
50 or so Premium Aquatics scrapers
80 Premium Aquatics pens 1/2 in blue 1/2 in orange
100 - Bottles of Sera marin Granule fish food

Bulk Reef Supply

75 GPD 5 stage RO/DI unit
Deluxe BRS GFO & Carbon Reactor
2 lbs bulk GFO

Rod's Food

Rod's Food

*** Much more to come so check back often!

Gazog · Mar 15, 2010

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Gazog · Mar 17, 2010

Hear is an update on the Jarc Frag Swap!

2010 JOLIET AREA REEF CLUB FRAG SWAP

Date: Saturday, April 24th
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Joliet Elk's Lodge, 250 SE Frontage Road, Joliet, IL

ENTRY FEES

$10 per person
Children under 11 years old are free
*** Anyone who volunteers at least one hour of time will be admitted to swap at no charge***
Volunteer sign up sheets will be available online soon & will also be available at the March 27th meeting.
Entry fee includes admission to all speakers & demos, frag shopping, & lunch (hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, chips, potato salad, cole slaw)

VENDOR & FRAGGER TABLES

Fragger tables $10 for half of a 8' table
Vendor tables $50 for a 6' table
***If interested in reserving a space, please reply to this thread. Payments can be sent via PayPal to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 3794, Joliet, IL 60434.

SPEAKERS

Jim Fatherree on clams
check out his website for further information James W. Fatherree, M.Sc.
Bill Donovan - LED lighting demo including pros & cons of LED lighting & PARR meter comparison
Mark Schick - Live Food presentation (Bio coming soon)

RAFFLES

Raffles will be held two to three times throughout the day (Full schedule will be posted soon). You must be present to win.
Door Prizes & Freebies
1x Be A Geek T-Shirt - M (Black)
1x Be A Geek T-Shirt - L (Black)
1x Be A Geek T-Shirt - XL (Black)
25 x Be A Geek Stickers
50 or so Premium Aquatics scrapers
80 Premium Aquatics pens 1/2 in blue 1/2 in orange
100 - Bottles of Sera marin Granule fish food
JARC 'I Glue Animals To Rocks' T-shirts
JARC 'Nice Wrasse!' T-shirts
Reef Geek
1 x ReefGeek 48" 2x54W Miro-4 T5 High-Output Retrofit Kit
DT's Phytoplankton
12(15oz) DT's Live Marine Phytoplankton
Hamilton Technology
Cayman Sun - 150 Watt HQI Reflector with LED lights
http://www.hamiltontechnology.com/sh...cat=Reflectors
250w 14k HQI bulbs
Nano tank bulbs
Aquatic Life
Aquatic Life ORP Controller/pH Monitor
Premium Aquatics
4 Osmo-Chek Series HD100st Submersible Digital Thermometers
Bulk Reef Supply
75 GPD 5 stage RO/DI unit
Deluxe BRS GFO & Carbon Reactor
2 lbs bulk GFO
Rod's Food
Rod's Food
Inland Aquatics
$20 gift certificate
United Pet Group (Tetra, Marineland, Jungle, Instant Ocean, Perfecto)
1 - Ocean Master Test Kit
3 - IO Full Range Hydrometer
6 - Instant Ocean Marine Conditioner, 100ml
1 - IO Pacific Krill, Soft Gel, 20 servings
24 - Marine .42oz
2 - Instant Ocean Salt - 25 Gallon

Auto Topoff
TBA

*** Much more to come so check back often!

SaraB · Mar 17, 2010

I'll take a fragger table!!!

roshi719 · Mar 17, 2010

You can be next to me if you want to sara! LOL

SaraB · Mar 17, 2010

roshi719 said:
You can be next to me if you want to sara! LOL

That would be perfect! :)

Gazog · Mar 19, 2010

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JPSKI25 · Mar 25, 2010

Mark Schick's Bio:

Title of the talk will be "Why do you want to grow live foods?"

I have been working with marine aquariums for over 25 years, the last 13 of which have been spent working for the Shedd Aquarium. In my time at the aquarium I have been lucky enough to work with a wide variety of animals ranging from inverts and fish to lizards.

My infatuation with the ocean started on a class field trip in Hawaii in 3rd grade. While walking through tide pools the one thing we were told not to touch was an urchin, how was I suppose to know what Diadema were? From the moment my hand started swelling from having a dozen spines in it I was hooked.

Working through high school at the local fish store I went on to a double major in biology and marine ecology at the University of Alabama. Bouncing between internships and field work I eventually wound up at the Shedd Aquarium.

In 2003 I was responsible for the husbandry side of opening our Philippines exhibit that includes a 5000gallon live coral exhibit and 400,000gallon shark display. Currently I manage the Shedd's special exhibit hall, seahorse collection, and the live foods area.

My main topics of interest center around the SECORE (SExual COral REproduction) project, working toward breeding sea dragons, and live food culture. My first experience with any real culture of live foods was maintaining algae and rotifer cultures in the mid 90's. Since then I have expanded into copepods, mysids and a variety of other salt and fresh water live foods and continue to be amazed at how much there is to learn.