2010 Fall All Ohio Frag Swap, Sunday, September 26th, at The Grotto

[zeppelin]

The CORA All Ohio Frag Swap at the Grotto!!
- HUGE parking lot
- Plenty of electric (See note).
- "Early bird" hobbyist space (allows 1/2 table guaranteed space and setup approx. 2 hours prior to event)
- Periodic Raffle (we will have multiple items to be raffled off at multiple specific times during the day)
- Food and Refreshments.
- Watch for more information to come about vendors and raffle items.

WHEN: Sunday, September 26th, Noon to 4pm

WHERE: The Achbar Grotto, Columbus Ohio website: http://www.columbusgrottotemple.com/
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ENTRY FEES:
- Vendors-$100 (8 foot table), plus a $25 club donation item.
- Early Bird Setup 4' space - $25 (members) $35 (non members)
A swap page will be setup soon for vendor and early bird space
- General entry - $5 (non members), FREE to CORA members and immediate family members.

There will be 1/3 table space available on a 1st come/1st serve basis once doors open for those wishing to sell/trade but not pay for a reserved space(no electric available for these spaces, and NO SETUPS/TANKS. You will be required to have corals in small containers or bags to utilize these spots). You will be limited to 1/3 of a table only. If you need more space, you will need to purchase 'early bird' table space.


Note: Swappers/vendors, per 4 foot space, you will be limited to 250 watts of light, a pump/filter and 1 heater(may have a second heater for vendors and early bird setup, just to warm the water initially but it must be removed before the event start time)-NO EXCEPTIONS-if you exceed the lighting limit you will be asked to turn the light off and you will forfeit any registration fee). Early Bird swapper setups will also be limited to 15 gallons of water volume. Water volume will be checked using the L x W x H of your setup, and limit WILL BE ENFORCED. We had a few pretty unsafe setups last year that require us to monitor water volume more closely this year. TO ALL SWAPPERS: Do not put items out in the isles in front of your tables. The isles were made wider last year to allow for more comfortable foot travel for those browsing the selection of live and hard goods. Putting used tanks, etc. in the isles, in front of your table space, is a safety issue, as well as a hindrance to foot traffic.

We have had close to 400 attendees in year's past and hope that you will help us match or exceed that number again this year.

Fragswapper will be activated approximately 30 days prior to the event date.

Start fragging now. We look forward to seeing you in September!

[jmccoya]

This will be my first swap. Cant wait, sounds like fun!

[Seouljer]

Ive never attended something like this. Im assuming this is a place that i can swap and purchase frags? I know this is a stupid question but i wanna make sure lol

[oldreefer76]

Originally Posted by jmccoya

This will be my first swap. Cant wait, sounds like fun!

Fun is an understatement and you will go home with lasting memories also

[oldreefer76]

Originally Posted by Seouljer

Ive never attended something like this. Im assuming this is a place that i can swap and purchase frags? I know this is a stupid question but i wanna make sure lol

Your are correct, there will also be a large dry goods raffle and a members donated frag raffle along with several vendors that will have amazing deals on dry goods and live stock it is an event not to miss

[Seouljer]

What can i say? I was hoping to get my first corals soon....i think im gonna wait now lol and see what i can get till then. See ya there haha

[RokleM]

Originally Posted by Seouljer

What can i say? I was hoping to get my first corals soon....i think im gonna wait now lol and see what i can get till then. See ya there haha

The nice thing about the swap is the fact you'll find "easy" corals for a VERY good value to truly unique rare high end pieces that are hard to find. There's a little bit of something for everyone.

[zeppelin]

This is looking to be another great event. The following vendors have already confirmed attendance.

Buckeye Field Supply

Midwest Saltwater

GEO

Info and raffle donation item listings are here:

http://www.corareef.org/forum/index.php?pageid=fragswap

[zeppelin]

Another Confirmed vendor:

Aquatic Specialists

Be sure to swing by the main swap page at http://www.corareef.org/forum/index.php?pageid=fragswap to get a full vendor list as well as a list of all the cool raffle items coming in. This is gonna be another killer CORA event! Get the date in your calendar now.

[zeppelin]

Another Confirmed vendor:

Cherry Corals

The main swap page http://www.corareef.org/forum/index.php?pageid=fragswap is looking bigger and bigger. There are going to be some real stellar corals available again this year. Fragswapper should be up in a few weeks.

[biecacka]

looking good in the early runs of the race!!!

[zeppelin]

Another confirmed vendor

Marine Solutions

[Norm R]

Looks like it will be another great CORA swap! Thanks to the organizers for their considerable effort.

[zeppelin]

Another confirmed vendor:

Reef Systems

[zeppelin]

Two more confirmed vendors:

YZ Reef

Phishy Business

Swing by the main swap page http://www.corareef.org/forum/index.php?pageid=fragswap to get a full list of vendors and raffle items. This year's CORA All Ohio Frag Swap is going to be the place to be in late September to get your reefer fix.

[zeppelin]

I have had a few questions about the 15 gallon maximum for hobbyist early bird setup, and how to find out what amount of water is in your setup. Here are a few examples.

24 x 12 x 12 = approx. 15 gallons
24 x 24 x 6 = approx. 15 gallons
36 x 16 x 6 = approx. 15 gallons
48 x 12 x 6 = approx. 15 gallons
48 x 10 x 7 = approx. 15 gallons

Here is a calculator you can use:
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/info.../calculate.htm

[zeppelin]

Three more confirmed vendors:

Coral Ranch

Chief Reef

Premium Aquatics

Swing by the main swap page http://www.corareef.org/forum/index.php?pageid=fragswap to get a full list of vendors and raffle items.

Look for fragswapper to be activated next weekend. If you plan on attending, be sure to go out to the CORA fragswapper page when it goes active and register yourself and anyone coming with you. We look forward to breaking an attendance record this year with all your help.

[zeppelin]

Another confirmed vendor:

Paul's Corals

Thats it for vendor spaces. All vendor spaces are FULL.

[zeppelin]

Fragswapper is up!!

Be sure to go out to the fragswapper site and register yourself to attend. You can also post those frags you wish to sell or trade. Lets see what everyone has.

http://www.fragswapper.com/

[Buckeye1]

This looks to be a fantastic fragswap! Kudos to the organizers! This just motivated me to finish my new tank so I have room for more frags!!!

[jh2pizza]

This should be a great event. Do not forget to register on Fragswapper.

[zeppelin]

94 attendees and well over 60 different types of frags already listed on fragswapper in less than a week. WOW!! If you haven't already, be sure to get out to fragswapper and get registered, and get your frags listed.
www.fragswapper.com

Early bird tables are starting to fill up and are now open to non CORA members also. Get a spot before they are all gone.

Also, be sure to periodically check our main swap page for a listing of the raffle items coming in.
http://www.corareef.org/forum/index.php?pageid=fragswap

Special thanks to Hollback for whipping up this cool banner.

[Genetics]

Looking like another amazing swap! Wish I could make it.

[porky]

Nate, you in DC now?
I thought you were going to FL?
Either way DC is a lot closer trip

[zeppelin]

Almost 150 attendees listed on fragswapper alone, and lots of different types of frags listed there also. If you haven't already, be sure to get out to fragswapper and get registered for the event, and get your frags listed.
www.fragswapper.com

Early bird tables are filling up and are now open to non CORA members also. Get a spot before they are all gone.

Also, be sure to periodically check our main swap page for a listing of the raffle items coming in.
http://www.corareef.org/forum/index.php?pageid=fragswap