Zack Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 With two great frag swaps held in 2015, the Maast board of directors is proud to present our first frag swap of 2016, the Lonestar Marine Aquarist Rally! We have partnered up with the San Antonio Aquarium again to provide one of the most unique frag swap events in the country! Those who RSVP by April 30th will enjoy free admission for themselves and their guests to enjoy the aquarium for the day, including its amazing selection of animals and interactive experiences. We have again been given access to the private area of the aquarium and will be hosting several vendors from around the country for an awesome evening of buying, selling, and trading corals! Here's the schedule of events:San Antonio Aquarium 6320 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, TX 78238Saturday April 30th: 330-7 vendor setup (the room will not be open to the public at this time) Sunday May 1st 12PM-4PM: LMAR Frag Swap 4-6 CleanupThis event is brought to you in part by our friends at:The San Antonio Aquarium, where guests are encouraged to, "Sea to Believe as we connect children and families to the planet, ranging from our rain forests and deserts to the exotic species of ocean."http://www.sanantonioaquarium.net/Bulk Reef Supply- "Bulk Reef Supply sells supplies and equipment for saltwater and reef aquariums, including food, testingsupplies, filters, pumps and additives."www.bulkreefsupply.com Reef Hobbyist Magazine- "Reef Hobbyist Magazine is a reef-focused magazine that teaches hobbyists of all levels how to succeed at reef-keeping. Our free magazines can be found in over 1,000 local saltwater fish stores across the United States or downloaded on our website."www.reefhobbyistmagazine.comVendors: Austin:Daniel & Megan Hurlbert Phamily FarmerTyColorado: Coral XpressionsDallas: Frontline Pro AquaticsHouston: Unlimited Color Corals Oklahoma:Liberty AquaticsSan Antonio: Brandon SkidmoreClayton Cox Shane and DJ Smith World Class Aquatics & Exotics Zen Reef Coral CoveSouth Seas Aquatics Zephyr AquaticsSanta Anna:Sherita Hogan Fritz Aquatics Door Prizes: 2x Flipper Aquatics Nano Flipper valued at $25 each 2x Flipper Aquatics Standard Flippers valued at $40 each 2x Flipper Aquarics Max Flippers valued at $80 each BRS Complete 2 Part Dosing Kit valued at $220MAAST Charter Member Raffles:$175 Aqua SD Gift Card (more door prizes and raffles will be added soon!) For up to the date information on the event, please visit us on our site: maast.org/LMAR If you would like to attend this event, please comment your full name and your number of guests below and we will cover your admission into the aquarium! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Can't wait! Got a few frags to sell and hopefully we score some more awesome ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Can't wait! This should be a fun event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceastman Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Carl Eastman - myself plus 4 guests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Shawn mulligan - myself plus 3 guests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Jim Holt + 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchavez Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Roland Chavez +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwhisper10 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Ryan kiive +2 Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Bump! This is going to be a great event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspen Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Miranda "Aspen" Adams +1 Sent from my P01M using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnM Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Will the vendor set up be open to us or not until Sunday? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Will the vendor set up be open to us or not until Sunday? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Just Sunday Shawn from 12-4 is open to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 We may have a few volunteers help with the vendor setup on Saturday but the room will be closed unless you are part of the setup team. Would you maybe be interested in volunteering during the setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 The time has come for us to announce our MAAST Charter Member Raffle prizes! We'd like to thank Aqua SD for donating the gift card for this drawing and to Neptune for the great deal on the Apex Unit! Our raffles for our May 1st event are: $175 Aqua SD Gift card Maxspect Gyre XF-130 Neptune Apex Junior with Digital Display Aqua Illuminations Hydra 26HD The raffle schedule and details will be announced soon so please keep an eye out on our home page for more details! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Ttt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgardner Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Craig Benjamin +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 It's that time again! Swap is coming up soon! [emoji4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I'll be in Chicago. [emoji22] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Putting on your contacts while wearing nitrile gloves because you just fragged palys and afraid of going blind... #reeflife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasReef Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Jason Sloan +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 That's epic man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Updated Vendor List: Vendors: Abeline:ARK Aquatics Arlington: Select CoralsAustin:Daniel & Megan Hurlbert Phamily FarmerTyColorado: Coral XpressionsDallas: Frontline Pro AquaticsHouston: Unlimited Color Corals Heads & Tails Aquatics Oklahoma:Liberty AquaticsSan Antonio: Brandon SkidmoreClayton Cox Shane and DJ Smith World Class Aquatics & Exotics Zen Reef Coral CoveJosh Avila South Seas Aquatics Santa Anna:Sherita Hogan Fritz Aquatics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 RSVPS will be closing this Friday night! Please lmk if anyone else would like to be on the list! It'll be $15/head Sunday morning if you have not reserved your tickets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Woohoo! This is gonna be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 Updated Admissions info: Good morning everyone! As many of you know, Sunday we are hosting our frag swap, the Lonestar Marine Aquarist Rally (LMAR) at the San Antonio Aquarium beginning at 12:00 PM. I wanted to go over Sunday's admission procedures so that everyone is able to get into the aquarium as smoothly and as quickly as possible. The aquarium will be opening at 10AM. When the doors open, we will have a board member at admissions with a printed spreadsheet of everyone who RSVP’d in advance along with their guests. Please present a photo ID to the board member, and you and your guests will be allowed into the aquarium. We will be giving out the door prize ticket to the individual whose name is on the RSVP at this time. It is your responsibility to make sure that you are given a door prize ticket and tickets will not be given out at any other time with no exceptions. If you are a charter member who has not received your card, we will have those for your at admissions. If you are one of the first 10 charter members at admissions with your charter member card and photo ID, we will also give you a FREE MAAST cooler with some goodies in it. We will have additional MAAST coolers and swag available for purchase at our dry good table. The swap area will be opening at 11:30 AM for Charter Members and at 12PM for general admission. The swap room is located just around the corner from the main admissions and we will have an LMAR sign blocking the stairs into the room. No hobbyists will be allowed until this room until 11:30AM with the exception of those who are helping with setup. At 11:30AM, only charter members with their cards will be allowed into the swap area, and their guests will be allowed to join them at 12PM. We ask that members explore the aquarium until 15 minutes before they would be allowed in. Please do not form a line at the entrance until then as this will prohibit others from enjoying the displays and the aquarium. Once inside the swap area, if you are a charter member, please bring your charter member ID card to the MAAST dry goods booth and we will give you a FREE Raffle ticket for the Charter Member Raffle and allow you to place it in the corresponding bucket of your prize choice. Additional tickets can be purchased by charter members and the schedule, rules, and prices will be listed here:http://www.maast.org/showthread.php?...-Raffle-PrizesWe will also have the door prize bucket at our dry goods table. If you did not RSVP in advance, we will try our best to get you into the aquarium without having to pay for admission, but please be aware that you MAY be responsible for you and your guests admissions fees. RSVPS will be finalized Friday night. Thanks for taking the time to read this, we can’t wait to see everyone Sunday morning! The 2016 MAAST Board of Directors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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