Frag Fest Link www.bnarc.com/fragfest

Second Annual BNARC Frag Fest
and DIY Workshop

Sunday November 9th 2008
12:00 - 5:00

Located in Johnny's Reefing Experience - Bloomington/Normal, IL


Our frag swap is intended to promote the propagation and sharing of corals within the reefing community, so come enjoy a day of frag trading and saltwater education in Central Illinois. Used equipment can also be bought and sold at this event. The cost is $5 - Which includes TWO FREE RAFFLE TICKETS (BNARC Members and Children under 12 Free!) Non-members may use their entry fee towards an annual BNARC membership!


12:00 Frag Swap Starts
1:00-1:20 DIY Session 1
2:00-2:30 DIY Session 2
3:00-3:30 DIY Session 3
4:00-5:00 Raffle and Final Buys


DIY Sessions

Session 1 will show you how to make your own refractometer calibration fluid from scratch and how to calibrate your refractometer with the fluid. Feel free to bring your refractometer along, or the club will be supplying small vials of test fluid so you can do it at home. Also, the clubs PAR meter will be on hand to demonstrate how to test your own aquarium for light intensity.

Session 2 is all about Fragging. John from Johnny's Reefing Experience will be demonstarting how do frag and mount a sps coral and a leather coral. He will also have his diamond band saw to demonstrate how to safely frag a favia. The same process applies to acans and anything with large polyps. All frags will be raffled off at the end of the swap.

Session 3 will be the noisy one. We will have drills and blenders out drilling holes and making a great all around reef food. The clubs diamond hole saws will be on hand and if you are a supporting member you can have your tank drilled for free. Mixing everything possible into one reef food will be the goal of making the best all around reef food. The food will then be raffled off at the end.

Stations will be available for YOU to make your own Filter Socks, Reef Blower, and see the process of making a Foam Rock Wall and Aquascaping with Acrylic Rods!

Raffle

There are THOUSANDS of dollars in raffle prizes, graciously donated by over 20 sponsors. The list keeps growing every day, so check back. Please check out the sponsors page and don't forget to look at the list of prizes on our frag fest page. www.bnarc.com/fragfest/sponsors.php

Sellers

Fees:
$20 table - $12 1/2 table - member - non vender
$25 table - $15 1/2 table - non member - non vendor
$50 table - vendors (vendors are considered any seller with a physical storefront)

Note: Admission included with table purchase and selling used equipment requires a table.

Contact fragfest@bnarc.com if you are interested in a table, or have any questions or comments.

Things are shaping up to be a GREAT event. We have 5 commercial Vendors and 12 Hobbyists signed up to sell. Also, be sure to check out the website for all the DIY information. www.bnarc.com/fragfest

Our raffle is well over $4000 now and it is still growing. Here is the list of Raffle items

One of a Kind Reef Themed Quilt
Reeflo Snapper Pump
Midwest Aquatic Denitrator
Premium Aquatics Gift Certificate
Seachem Chemicals
Rods Food-10 Packs
GIRS Fall Fest-3 full event passes
Hamilton Compact Fluorescent Lamps
Hamilton Halide Lamps
Hamilton Digital Timers
YZ Reef Gift Certificates
Culvers/Blue Reef-Value Basket Certificates
Air,Water, and Ice-Mighty Mite RO/DI unit
PurelyH2O-RO/DI products
Precision Marine Skimmer
Various Company T-Shirts
Reef Science Gift Certificate
Reeflux MH Bulbs
48" t-5 Retro Kit
Fragging Kit
Invisible Frag Rack
Dual GFO/Carbon Reactor
Loctite Epoxy Putty
Egg Crate
Frag Plugs
Frag Rocks
MH Reflectors
BRS Eco Rox
BRS 4 Stage RO/DI System
Inland Seas Additives
Midwest Reef Supply Gift Certificate
Reef FX Gift Certificate
Fish n Times Gift Certificate
LPS Frags
SPS Frags
Zoo Frags
Leather Frags
Recirculating Skimmer
Bio Balls
Tsunami ATO
Digital Auto Fish Feeder
Blueline MH Bulb
Dr. Foster and Smith Gift Certificate
Omega Fish Food
Reef Geek 48" t-5 Retro Kit w/ ATI bulbs
Ceramic Frag Stations
LifeGard Test Strips
Lifegard Digital Temp Alert
Lifegard Customflo Water System
CORAL Magazines
Pacific East Aquaculture Gift Certificates

Hope to see some of you there!!

Sounds like a great time to be had, too bad I'm in Tx.

An update on the event....

The raffle is WELL OVER $5000 now!!!!

We have 12 hobbyist selling, and 6 commercial vendors. UberFrags, YZ Reef, Johnny's Reefing Experience, Midwest Saltwater, Reef FX and Dirk-The Master of Dry Goods will have his usual stock and also selling CLAMS!!!!

Here are the frags i will have, the color isnt the best in the pics, but in person they are pretty stunning.
Full now compared to my meeting!!!


Rainbow monti-colors aren't showing up the greatest, very nice piece


Mostly Millis


Larry Jackson Purple tip and green/yellow/peach milli


Various stags, accidental frag of Rose milli (1/2 my frag :evil:), Tri-color in back, Green table in far back, highlighter cap, couple millis


Misc.


Top shot millis a little better color


Top shot misc


more of my frags
Acan


John Deere Favia-bad color in pic


Gold Cloves-only one left i think


Bam-Bams and purple/green yuma


Sunset zoa, blues clue (single polyp in front)


Zoos actinic


Better milli color


Midwest Saltwater Frags





Guy coming from St. Louis with frags





That is only 3 of the 19 sellers!!!! The raffle is going to be amazing, here is the list.

Here is the Raffle Item list...

One of a Kind Reef Themed Quilt
Reeflo Snapper Pump
Midwest Aquatic Denitrator
Premium Aquatics Gift Certificate
Seachem Chemicals
Rods Food-10 Packs
GIRS Fall Fest-3 full event passes
Hamilton Compact Fluorescent Lamps
Hamilton Halide Lamps
Hamilton Digital Timers
YZ Reef Gift Certificates
Culvers/Blue Reef-Value Basket Certificates
Air,Water, and Ice-Mighty Mite RO/DI unit
PurelyH2O-RO/DI products
Precision Marine Skimmer
Various T-Shirts
Company T-Shirts
Reef Science Gift Certificate
Reeflux MH Bulbs
48" t-5 Retro Kit
Fragging Kit
Invisible Frag Rack
Dual GFO/Carbon Reactor
Loctite Epoxy Putty
Egg Crate
Frag Plugs
Frag Rocks
MH Reflectors
BRS Eco Rox
BRS 4 Stage RO/DI System
Inland Seas Additives
Midwest Reef Supply Gift Certificate
Reef FX Gift Certificate
Fish n Times Gift Certificate
LPS Frags
SPS Frags
Zoo Frags
Leather Frags
Recirculating Skimmer
Bio Balls
Tsunami ATO
Digital Auto Fish Feeder
Blueline MH Bulb
Dr. Foster and Smith Gift Certificate
Omega Fish Food
Reef Geek 48" t-5 Retro Kit w/ ATI bulbs
Ceramic Frag Stations
LifeGard Test Strips
Lifegard Digital Temp Alert
Lifegard Customflo Water System
CORAL magazines
Pacific East Aquaculture Gift Certificates
24" Scraper
220 GPH Canister Filter
Freeze Dried Cyclopeeze
Aquarium Wipes
Ocean Master Test Kit
Instant Ocean Salt

I just bought my bus ticket to the event after seeing those tanks. JK, how about me and Glenn from the above post and maybe some other locals here in CC,TX do a group buy sort of thing from you, think you'd be interested in selling us some of that SPS. I wish I still lived up in Peoria right now, I'd definatley be at the event for shure.

How long a bicycle ride is that from Orlando? I want to come there.....

I'd be willing to ship some corals to you guys. All the pics above the AWESOME ACANS from Midwest Saltwater are my frags. pm me you e-mail and i will get you a list of my corals.

I will be there! Attending and getting some spending money to blow there is part of my birthday present from my parents. I'm really excited. I've wanted to go to a convention since I got into reefing.

Just got word, Dennis from DT's Phytoplankton Farm will be setting up at our Fest and he will be giving out FREE PRODUCTS!!!!

Raffle items extended to...

Octopus Dual HOB skimmer
DI Cartridge
Digital PH Meter
Saltwaterfish.com GC
DT's 100mL oyster eggs
Ph Controller
Special BNARC Fish Food

We are nearing $6000 in the Raffle!!!!

Tomorrow is that day.

The raffle has well exceeded the $6000 mark!!!