NWRS June 13th Frag Swap

[Ontosrob]

Attention all Coral Traders and Reef Aquarium Enthusiasts!

With F&S going to every other year for their Coral Conference, we felt the need to fill the gap. I'm sure many of you are thinking just like we were. What are we going to do with no Coral Conference this June, mow the lawn and weed the garden? I think not, push the mover back in the garage and take off the garden gloves! You have better things to do! You are cordially invited to NWRS’s Northwoods Frag Swap!

WHERE: Northwoods Banquet Center (formerly Taj Mahal), Rhinelander, WI

WHEN: Saturday, June 13th, 12-4

SCHEDULE:
- Friday June 12, 6pm-8pm: Early trader set up
- Saturday June 13, 9-12: Trader Set Up
- 12-4: Frag Swapping!
- 3-3:30: Frag Raffle & Dry goods Raffle
- 4 – End

Here are some of the highlights:

• Free entrance for all guests and inexpensive fees for coral vendors (see vendor info below).
• The opportunity to purchase some of the best Coral Frags at great prices. We have a number of large and small coral vendors registered already, so bring a cooler for the ride home.
• Free raffle for a chance each to win one of many Frags donated from the Coral Frag Vendors.
• A dry goods raffle with many great prizes. We will update you with the raffle prize list in the near future.
• A ten% discount coupon from the Foster & Smith Retail Store. The discount coupon is good for all dry good in the Retail Store and catalog items from the warehouse. The coupon is a great way to stock up on your aquarium needs (at a great price) and save on shipping!
• Last but not least, you can have fun catching up with old friends and making new ones. You won't find a better way to spend a Saturday than talking Reef Aquariums with fellow Reefers!!

So please mark your calendars and join us Saturday, June 13th for a FRAG SWAP!

Guests can see updates, learn more, and view photos of trader coral frags (some traders will accept pre-sales) by visiting our forum (please PM me, if you have trouble locating our website.)

TRADER/VENDOR INFO:
Table rental reservations must be made in advance and we have a limited amount of space available, so please make your reservation ASAP.
Pricing: $10 for 4’ table space. $20 for full 8’ table. $10 for each additional 4’ space.
One bagged coral donated for raffle required from every trader/vendor.
Traders/Vendors responsible for all their own water, equipment, cords, etc.

Have questions? Please PM me!

[Aquaman777]

Hmmm...sounds interesting.

Not sure what to think about this??

This June we are going to Rhinelander Wi for a tour.

[firsthesitation]

Geez why couldnt this have ended up on the same weekend?? Oh well, tour is gonna be awesome plus we got cherry picking

[Ontosrob]

What weekend is your tour?

[firsthesitation]

We're coming up the 27th.

[Ontosrob]

Bump for a fun summer Saturday!!!

[Ontosrob]

As an added benefit for participating at our Frag Swap you can save shipping charges on any order from Drs Foster & Smith Aquaculture Coral & Marine Life Facility in Rhinelander Wisconsin. Now is you chance to purchase that Coral(s), Fish, and/or Invert. you have been drooling for on LiveAquaria and the money you save on shipping, you can spend on Frags at the Swap!
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Instructions for making a LiveAquaria order to be picked up at the Foster & Smith Retail Store the day of the Frag Swap are located here:

http://nwreefsociety.com/simplemachi...sg5098#msg5098

[Ontosrob]

Have your Reef Club join in on the fun!!

Hi,
We are hoping to get more reef clubs involved fraging coral and frag swaps. With that in mind, we would like to invite your reef club in our Swap. We are offering one free 4' table to your club. It is a great way to raise some funds and get everybody in your club involved by fraging some coral and donating a few to your club tank. It is also a great way for your club to meet potential members that will see you at the swap!

The only thing we ask in return is one frag for our frag raffle. We will have people there to help with setup and take down. Please consider our offer, you will have a fun time!!!

If, you have any questions, you can pm or email me at: robchap@charter.net

To reserve a table please contact our treasure at: treasurer@nwreefsociety.com

Ontosrob
NWRS

P.S. The dead-line for registering in getting close! Please register your club or personal table(s) soon!!

[clcampuz]

Too bad you couldn't change your tour date.

[Ontosrob]

FREE FRAG SWAP RAFFLES INFO

We will be having 2 FREE raffles:

Coral Frag Raffle: The coral will be donated from the coral traders. The raffle will be open to all registered attendees.

Dry-goods Raffle: The dry-goods raffle will be open to everybody( registered attendees, coral traders & swap volunteers.) We are receiving a overwhelming response from dry-good companies. As of today we have over $1,800. in donations and we have confirmations for more to still be added to our list!

Here are the company donation list.

Aquarium Fish International
CaribSea
Coral Magazine
Drs. Foster & Smith
DT's Plankton Farm
EcoSystem
FAMA magazine
Hamilton Technology
H2O Life., Inc.
LiveAquaria
Joe's Juice
Python
Rod's Foods
SeaChem
Tropic Marin USA Inc.


Watch for more additions and updates here:

Raffle Info link:

[Ontosrob]

CORAL TRADER LIST

Here is the list of who is registered Coral traders for the June 13th frag swap at the Northwoods Banquet Center:


Paul Law (Paul's Corals)
Bill Davis (Midwest Saltwater)
Jason White (YZ Reef)
Meisen’s Frags (Meisen)
Bradley Birch (BBs Aquatics)
Chuck Campuzano (CHUCK)
Rob Chapman (Ontosrob)
Jim Strauss (2FarNorth)
Scott Zieglmeier (Ziggy's Corals)
Mark Moeller
Jeff & Sula (sparky & Sula)
Steve Koop (sticky)

We so far will have over 100’ of Coral traders with 1,000 + frags for your shopping pleasure!!! Many of the traders you probably recognize, all of the traders are experienced fraggers with beautiful & healthy coral frags at great prices! There will be something for everyone! Everything from the high-end collectibles to the more common beginner corals!

Don’t miss this frag swap! You are in for a great time!

Thinking about being a coral trader? Time and table space is rapidly running out! Don’t snooze and lose! Register Now!!!

[Ontosrob]

Drs. Foster & Smiths Retail Store Discount Coupon Instructions

For everybody that will be arriving in Rhinelander before 12:00pm and would like to do they’re shopping at Foster & Smiths Retail Store before the start of the Frag Swap. Here is the coupon. Please print the coupon and don't forget to bring it with you! You will need the coupon to get your 10% discount on all dry-good purchases.

Here are directions to Foster & Smiths Retail Store:

Remember if you can't find what you are looking for in the store. You can also order from the catalog items from their warehouse! Simply ask one of the helpful people at the checkout and they will happy assist you with your order-purchase!

For those of you that arrive at the Frag Swap first, we will have discount coupons available at the sign-in desk.

Rob