Ideas for October meet

firefish2020 · 09/09/2006, 10:34 AM

For those who do not know, the CVRC swaps of the past were big events. We had door prizes, contests, food and drinks. When we left the old location we lost a lot of these privileges.

However I would like to hold a contest at this next event if it is agreeable. Bring in what you think is the best shot of your reef tank and we will hold a vote. The winner will receive an undetermined prize at this point. Don't expect to much as it will be from me and don't expect to little also as it is from me

, you will also be featured on our website

So start taking pics and find the one you think is your best shot. It can be of a coral, a fish in a coral, the full tank etc...

Any questions direct them to this thread only please.

Thanks,
Ron

Reef4Fun · 09/09/2006, 10:57 AM

I would really love to see a demo on a fuge. I personally do not understand them, and would benifit greatly if there were to be a discussion about their benifits and so on. Also, maybe how to turn a wet/dry sump into a fuge and how to introduce it to your system when you have been using only the bio balls. Just a suggestion, perhaps other newbies would be interested as well.
Thanks,
Nancy

Brock Fluharty · 09/09/2006, 04:23 PM

I am interested in a sump demo. I understand (I think...) some of the basics, but it's all so confusing!

Salty Bginners · 09/09/2006, 07:45 PM

I wanted to do a sump demo last swap, but I was too sick. If Ron still doesnt care, and nobody else wants to do it...Ill take a video of me sitting mine up, and play it at the next swap.

Reef4Fun · 09/09/2006, 08:12 PM

Do it Shane, that would be great.

Brock Fluharty · 09/09/2006, 09:44 PM

Alright!

firefish2020 · 09/25/2006, 09:35 AM

Reef4Fun · 09/25/2006, 11:31 AM

Okay, if I sound stupid, please excuse this post. I was thinking someone could dicuss group buys, maybe be one person that can do group buys, take suggestions to get one going every once in a while, and have a designated area for pick up. Making group buys more organized kinda is what I am thinking. This person would be more famliarized with the different places, using the best ones. If anyone would be interested in something like this, I will get up and discuss it.

H.crispa · 09/25/2006, 04:37 PM

I tried to initiate several GBs with no luck. We couldn't seem to agree on what to buy. I even brokered a deal with a supplier to treat our club as a "retail entity" of sorts so we could buy a hodge-podge of stuff. We still have the account and can use it anytime. So, if you folks want to put something together we can. Of course any one of you is also free to put together these GBs on your own as well.

Another thing: If we want refreshments at our meetings we can always do the "bring a covered dish thing"-- as long as the funeral home doesn't care.

For that matter, we could throw a kegger! I'll bet attendance would go up. Hmmm... something about getting plastered in a funeral home seems morally questionable though....

Reef4Fun · 09/25/2006, 05:27 PM

Okay everyone, remember, MUST BRING ID!

Oh, and the contest sounds wonderful Ron, I'm busy taking pictures now! HEY MARY........

gebrony · 09/25/2006, 06:10 PM

i would def like to attend this meet to learn more about fuges

LtPiper · 09/25/2006, 06:30 PM

ID???

firefish2020 · 09/25/2006, 06:32 PM

gebrony- Your more than welcome!

Jason maybe you could help our young apprentice field sump questions as they arise?

firefish2020 · 09/25/2006, 07:10 PM

Ok people this is a blank slate of sorts:
Lets get some brain storming for ideas here, I have about 50 members in the CVRC/RC family data base here. I want to hear from any of you who have any ideas. Don't worry about how stupid they may seem to you or if someone thinks it may be a bad idea. Post it here and lets start getting ideas together for this thing.

Brock Fluharty · 09/25/2006, 07:25 PM

Could someone do a demo about making an aquaclear..??? (can't remember model) into a refugium using eggcrate, live rock, macros, and a slip on light or something? I saw this somewhere, and it seemed to REALLY work well. I'm planning to do this for my up and coming H. brevicep tank. Should be fun.

Heck, i'll do it if someone provides the AquaClear, lol.

Reef4Fun · 09/25/2006, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LtPiper
ID???

was kidding, Jason made a comment about having a kegger.

Salty Bginners · 09/25/2006, 10:13 PM

Ill bring the Crown Royal...and prehaps a Screwdriver....if i can find the Vodka.

mcox33 · 09/26/2006, 01:33 AM

salty don't forget your ID, you will need it LOL

LtPiper · 09/26/2006, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Salty Bginners
Ill bring the Crown Royal...and prehaps a Screwdriver....if i can find the Vodka.

No problem I got the vodka covered....

Quote:

Originally posted by Reef4Fun
was kidding, Jason made a comment about having a kegger.

Damn my grey hair won't work??? Now I gotta go to the DMV and sit there for a couple hours.

odoprelude · 09/26/2006, 08:41 AM

Like we posted in another thread, I think if Mary and I bring in our non-operational calcium reactors and get those up and running, I think we could help the club as a whole as far as these devices go. I'll bring mine in... Mary?

mcox33 · 09/26/2006, 09:42 AM

sure I can bring mine

firefish2020 · 09/26/2006, 10:16 AM

Other ideas not related to alcohol?

Reef4Fun · 09/26/2006, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brock Fluharty
Could someone do a demo about making an aquaclear..??? (can't remember model) into a refugium using eggcrate, live rock, macros, and a slip on light or something? I saw this somewhere, and it seemed to REALLY work well. I'm planning to do this for my up and coming H. brevicep tank. Should be fun.

Heck, i'll do it if someone provides the AquaClear, lol.

I think this would really be a good idea. I am interested in the same thing. I would also love it if someone could speak about, and explain, how a refugium works and so on, what lights will work the best...

Reef4Fun · 09/26/2006, 11:34 AM

If anyone out there knows how to DIY kalk doser, that would be very helpful. Also, explaining the mix, dose...
If we could get some DIY people to show us some things, to save money, that would be very benificial.

phljess · 09/26/2006, 02:59 PM

DIY does not necessarily mean that it is cheaper, sometimes it just means it works better. Most DIY projects I have done have not been much less than buying the items out right. Especially, when it comes to reactors if you want them made out of acrylic.

09/09/2006, 10:34 AM	#1
firefish2020 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,859	Ideas for October meet For those who do not know, the CVRC swaps of the past were big events. We had door prizes, contests, food and drinks. When we left the old location we lost a lot of these privileges. However I would like to hold a contest at this next event if it is agreeable. Bring in what you think is the best shot of your reef tank and we will hold a vote. The winner will receive an undetermined prize at this point. Don't expect to much as it will be from me and don't expect to little also as it is from me , you will also be featured on our website So start taking pics and find the one you think is your best shot. It can be of a coral, a fish in a coral, the full tank etc... Any questions direct them to this thread only please. Thanks, Ron

09/09/2006, 10:57 AM	#2
Reef4Fun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St.Albans, WV Posts: 974	I would really love to see a demo on a fuge. I personally do not understand them, and would benifit greatly if there were to be a discussion about their benifits and so on. Also, maybe how to turn a wet/dry sump into a fuge and how to introduce it to your system when you have been using only the bio balls. Just a suggestion, perhaps other newbies would be interested as well. Thanks, Nancy __________________ Babe, it hasn't cost that much, I swear (as I hide the receipt) Current Tank Info: Reef has sps, lps, softies, maroon clown, 3 anemones, 2 mated damsels, purple tang, yellow tang, shrimps,

09/09/2006, 04:23 PM	#3
Brock Fluharty Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 908	I am interested in a sump demo. I understand (I think...) some of the basics, but it's all so confusing! __________________ Sepiolids rule! Current Tank Info: 75g aggressive reef, 20g A. percula tank, 29g H. erectus seahorse tank

09/09/2006, 07:45 PM	#4
Salty Bginners Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nowhere, USA! Posts: 380	I wanted to do a sump demo last swap, but I was too sick. If Ron still doesnt care, and nobody else wants to do it...Ill take a video of me sitting mine up, and play it at the next swap. __________________ My Reality Check Bounced. Current Tank Info: None now. I plan to get back into it, though...

09/09/2006, 08:12 PM	#5
Reef4Fun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St.Albans, WV Posts: 974	Do it Shane, that would be great. __________________ Babe, it hasn't cost that much, I swear (as I hide the receipt) Current Tank Info: Reef has sps, lps, softies, maroon clown, 3 anemones, 2 mated damsels, purple tang, yellow tang, shrimps,

09/09/2006, 09:44 PM	#6
Brock Fluharty Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 908	Alright! __________________ Sepiolids rule! Current Tank Info: 75g aggressive reef, 20g A. percula tank, 29g H. erectus seahorse tank

09/25/2006, 09:35 AM	#7
firefish2020 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,859	Next

09/25/2006, 11:31 AM	#8
Reef4Fun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St.Albans, WV Posts: 974	Okay, if I sound stupid, please excuse this post. I was thinking someone could dicuss group buys, maybe be one person that can do group buys, take suggestions to get one going every once in a while, and have a designated area for pick up. Making group buys more organized kinda is what I am thinking. This person would be more famliarized with the different places, using the best ones. If anyone would be interested in something like this, I will get up and discuss it. __________________ Babe, it hasn't cost that much, I swear (as I hide the receipt) Current Tank Info: Reef has sps, lps, softies, maroon clown, 3 anemones, 2 mated damsels, purple tang, yellow tang, shrimps,

09/25/2006, 04:37 PM	#9
H.crispa Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nitro, WV Posts: 775	I tried to initiate several GBs with no luck. We couldn't seem to agree on what to buy. I even brokered a deal with a supplier to treat our club as a "retail entity" of sorts so we could buy a hodge-podge of stuff. We still have the account and can use it anytime. So, if you folks want to put something together we can. Of course any one of you is also free to put together these GBs on your own as well. Another thing: If we want refreshments at our meetings we can always do the "bring a covered dish thing"-- as long as the funeral home doesn't care. For that matter, we could throw a kegger! I'll bet attendance would go up. Hmmm... something about getting plastered in a funeral home seems morally questionable though.... __________________ Are women allowed to live in a penal colony? You know-- there IS ONE kind of "job" that you can get that does NOT disqualify you for unemployment! Current Tank Info: 20 gal hex 30lbs fiji rock, 4 28 watt pc lamps (2x 6500k and 2x 7100k)various corals, 75 gallon w/2x 250 watt 10,000k MH and a 400watt 12,000k in the center, 90 lbs fiji and tonga rock sps, open brain, frogspawn, purple Heteractis crispa clowns etc

09/25/2006, 05:27 PM	#10
Reef4Fun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St.Albans, WV Posts: 974	Okay everyone, remember, MUST BRING ID! Oh, and the contest sounds wonderful Ron, I'm busy taking pictures now! HEY MARY........ __________________ Babe, it hasn't cost that much, I swear (as I hide the receipt) Current Tank Info: Reef has sps, lps, softies, maroon clown, 3 anemones, 2 mated damsels, purple tang, yellow tang, shrimps,

09/25/2006, 06:10 PM	#11
gebrony Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: morehead, ky Posts: 121	i would def like to attend this meet to learn more about fuges

09/25/2006, 06:30 PM	#12
LtPiper Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 1,411	ID???

09/25/2006, 06:32 PM	#13
firefish2020 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,859	gebrony- Your more than welcome! Jason maybe you could help our young apprentice field sump questions as they arise?

09/25/2006, 07:10 PM	#14
firefish2020 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,859	Ok people this is a blank slate of sorts: Lets get some brain storming for ideas here, I have about 50 members in the CVRC/RC family data base here. I want to hear from any of you who have any ideas. Don't worry about how stupid they may seem to you or if someone thinks it may be a bad idea. Post it here and lets start getting ideas together for this thing.

09/25/2006, 07:25 PM	#15
Brock Fluharty Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 908	Could someone do a demo about making an aquaclear..??? (can't remember model) into a refugium using eggcrate, live rock, macros, and a slip on light or something? I saw this somewhere, and it seemed to REALLY work well. I'm planning to do this for my up and coming H. brevicep tank. Should be fun. Heck, i'll do it if someone provides the AquaClear, lol. __________________ Sepiolids rule! Current Tank Info: 75g aggressive reef, 20g A. percula tank, 29g H. erectus seahorse tank

09/25/2006, 10:13 PM	#17
Salty Bginners Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nowhere, USA! Posts: 380	Ill bring the Crown Royal...and prehaps a Screwdriver....if i can find the Vodka. __________________ My Reality Check Bounced. Current Tank Info: None now. I plan to get back into it, though...

09/26/2006, 01:33 AM	#18
mcox33 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nitro, West Virginia Posts: 2,261	salty don't forget your ID, you will need it LOL __________________ Mary Current Tank Info: 90 Saltwater Reef, 2 x 400 watt MH, 4 x 65 watt PC, 1 x 24 watt 48" T-5 + 4 blue led's, Dual chamber MRC Calcium Reactor, Huge DIY Kalkwasser reactor (made by someone else) Auto Top Off and Aquatecture Plus Skimmer

09/26/2006, 08:41 AM	#20
odoprelude Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 848	Like we posted in another thread, I think if Mary and I bring in our non-operational calcium reactors and get those up and running, I think we could help the club as a whole as far as these devices go. I'll bring mine in... Mary? __________________ I have a bad feeling about this.. Current Tank Info: 20g Mixed reef

09/26/2006, 09:42 AM	#21
mcox33 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nitro, West Virginia Posts: 2,261	sure I can bring mine __________________ Mary Current Tank Info: 90 Saltwater Reef, 2 x 400 watt MH, 4 x 65 watt PC, 1 x 24 watt 48" T-5 + 4 blue led's, Dual chamber MRC Calcium Reactor, Huge DIY Kalkwasser reactor (made by someone else) Auto Top Off and Aquatecture Plus Skimmer

09/26/2006, 10:16 AM	#22
firefish2020 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,859	Other ideas not related to alcohol?

09/26/2006, 11:34 AM	#24
Reef4Fun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St.Albans, WV Posts: 974	If anyone out there knows how to DIY kalk doser, that would be very helpful. Also, explaining the mix, dose... If we could get some DIY people to show us some things, to save money, that would be very benificial. __________________ Babe, it hasn't cost that much, I swear (as I hide the receipt) Current Tank Info: Reef has sps, lps, softies, maroon clown, 3 anemones, 2 mated damsels, purple tang, yellow tang, shrimps,

09/26/2006, 02:59 PM	#25
phljess Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,461	DIY does not necessarily mean that it is cheaper, sometimes it just means it works better. Most DIY projects I have done have not been much less than buying the items out right. Especially, when it comes to reactors if you want them made out of acrylic. __________________ "When you step into the square circle you're not only putting your belt on the line your'e also putting your life on the line." -Mean Gene Current Tank Info: Lots of tanks with equipment that gets outdated very quickly