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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #26 on: January 29, 2014, 08:03:54 »



If you have been to one of our Frag Swaps you have probably seen CeramEco products. CeramECO makes Vida Rock. Vida Rock is an Eco friendly alternative for building your dream aquascape. It is made from clay and engineered to give high porosity to enhance biological filtration.

At CreamEco they don’t believe aquascaping should be limited by how well you can stack rock.  Aquascaping with VidaRock is a creative process that will reward your desire to create a realistic reef and showcase natures’s beauty and your handiwork.

If you like to add this rock alternative to your tank consider asking your sponsors/LFS to consider stocking it for you. Take a look at the great shapes their rock comes in and the endless possibilities it creates for a creative looking aquascape. http://cerameco.com/



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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #27 on: January 29, 2014, 08:25:32 »
Is there anyone not needing a whole 4x8 table in the early bird section? I thought that the early birds were the vendors.

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #28 on: January 29, 2014, 08:41:13 »
Great idea to highlight the vendors/sponsors.  I just checked out cerameco and while their site looks great no their pieces are very interesting there's no details on how to order to cost.  Has anyone used them before?  I would totally be Interested in a piece for my new tank.

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #29 on: January 29, 2014, 09:25:38 »
I noticed that as well Vicki, I ordred it from a website a few months back and will check when I get home tonight.

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #30 on: January 29, 2014, 10:53:08 »
Thanks!  I'm planning my rocks scape right now and have the perfect spot for one of those tower looking structures.  If you don't mind me asking, what is the price range of these pieces?
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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #31 on: January 29, 2014, 10:54:46 »
Is there anyone not needing a whole 4x8 table in the early bird section? I thought that the early birds were the vendors.

how big is your tank that you want to bring mine is 24x20
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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #33 on: January 29, 2014, 11:00:53 »
 Thanks, the one I wanted is out of stock so I'll keep checking back. 

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #34 on: January 30, 2014, 01:01:36 »
Great idea to highlight the vendors/sponsors.  I just checked out cerameco and while their site looks great no their pieces are very interesting there's no details on how to order to cost.  Has anyone used them before?  I would totally be Interested in a piece for my new tank.

I bought it from http://cultivatedreef.com/ Looks like they are not selling it anymore. You may want to try contacting Creameco direct at cerameco@cerameco.com

My order came in a very large box. Each piece had special inflated foam around them. it must be some come of expanding foam because it filled in every nook and cranny of the box and rock structures. Each piece was bagged seperatley then foamed. There is no possibly way in normal shipping that any breakage or chips would occur. It was quite an innovative packing job and no expense was spared. Each piece looks custom made and painted to look like coraline algae. Lots of neat barnacle like places for fish to hide on them and tremendous amount of coral mounting points. I love it and any future tank I will use it. I wouldn't however use it as a complete replacement for live rock. Consider doing a mix or placing live rock in the sump.

This was my order. The total cost for everything you see in the picture was 106.00 shipped. I don't know how they made this and shipped it that cheap. The pieces are much larger then they look in the picture


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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #35 on: January 30, 2014, 08:05:50 »
Looks lovely and wow so cheap for how much you got.  I tried to contact them through the website but it said access restricted, I couldn't even find an email address.  I did contact the seller through the link posted above and am waiting to hear back. 

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #36 on: January 30, 2014, 12:27:00 »
The rock in the pic is probrably enough to scape a 36" tank. If you like the minimal rock work it is a great option. If you find a source that has a good stock let us know. If their is enough demand one of our sponsors may be able to pick up the popular artisan line.

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #37 on: January 30, 2014, 15:24:28 »
I just had an email back from aquarium speciality (the site mentioned above) and he said they have a huge 6 month back order with cerameco and can't get hold of anyone from that company.  It's a shame, I haven't found anywhere else that sells stuff like it. 

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #38 on: January 30, 2014, 15:53:28 »
Oh wow I wonder why the recent demand. Thats to bad. It is probrably a really creative, skilled person doing it and they just can't keep up or get help that will give same quality. I sent them an email with this thread so maybe they will give us an update here at some point.

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #39 on: February 01, 2014, 16:09:11 »
Only one booth left....

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #40 on: February 02, 2014, 16:19:24 »





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One lucky winner will get to take home one of these great new LED systems. Thank you Aquatic Life for your donation



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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #41 on: February 03, 2014, 12:14:21 »
We are really pumped up to come back and see all you guys in Ohio!

We have selling frozen food on the road down to a science and will be providing FREE dry ice and FREE insulated pouches for customers wanting to purchase our foods and get them home safely. Our goal is not to hinder the sales of LRS Foods by our stocking OH dealers by selling anyone a years supply of food at the swap. We would rather help INCREASE their sales by introducing first time customers to the LRS product line and sending folks on their way with a pack or two. When you need more, use the new interactive map at ReefFrenzy.com to search by zip code for your nearest dealer!

Come by our table to let me explain why we are the ONLY frozen food maker with probiotics in our foods. In case you hadn't heard, we are supplying aquaculture facilities as far away as Hawaii with our blends. (More on that later!)

We have a lot of new announcements and developments for 2014 and I will post them in the Diamond Sponsor thread later tonight.

We will be hard to miss at the swap!!

Larry

Owner, LRS Foods, LLC
www.ReefFrenzy.com

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #42 on: February 03, 2014, 12:42:13 »
Sweet sign Larry.

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #43 on: February 04, 2014, 07:25:30 »
Everyone needs some LRS in their aquarium.

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #44 on: February 05, 2014, 08:44:26 »
Some swap updates.
 - Fragswapper is online and some posting have started to go up. http://www.fragswapper.com/Organization.asp?OrganizationKey=25
 - Vendor and Earlybird Spots are sold out.
 - Check out the Fragswap Information page to see the Vendor and Earlybird line up. http://www.ohioreef.com/index.php?action=ezportal;sa=page;p=19




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Their Mission is to offer you, state of the art lighting that meets our high standards of quality, innovation, and value.

Hamilton Technology has donated one of their LED Light Strips to the Raffle.

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #45 on: February 05, 2014, 10:33:19 »
Swap is sold out but we are still taking reserves.

If someone backs out, the first in the reserve line will get the spot.

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #46 on: February 08, 2014, 01:43:34 »
As items are beginning to role in from club supporters for the raffle thought we would share some information about it and how to get free raffle tickets.

How the Raffle works
At the swap there will be a staging area with several tables setup. The raffle items will be displayed on the tables along with a collection cup next to each item. Place your raffle tickets in the collection cups for the items you wish to win. The raffle tickets can be purchased at the swaps entrance where you pay admittance fee. When the raffle has started someone will mix up the tickets in the collection cup and blindly select one. If it is yours you win that item. The more tickets purchased the better your chances of winning and there is no limit to the number of items you can win. You must be present to win.

How To Get 3 Free Raffle Tickets
In addition to purchasing raffle tickets you can obtain free tickets for posting items for sale on Fragswapper. For every three unique items you post on Fragswapper you will receive one free raffle ticket up to a maximum of 3 free tickets. Swap vendors are excluded from receiving free raffle tickets.Your tickets will be waiting for you when you arrive. Just tell the cashier your Fragswapper email address

Note: A unique item on Fragswapper no matter how many "quantity" counts as one item. i.e. One item with quantity of nine is considered one item.

How about a few pics of some raffle items




















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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #47 on: February 13, 2014, 22:06:39 »
This is coming up quick. Everyone have the frags healing? Need to get them up on fragswapper. I already have dibs on a couple corals I'm very excited about.

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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #48 on: February 15, 2014, 00:15:20 »




Unless you have been under a rock you have likely heard about LRS foods. A premium blend of "human grade" wild caught seafood packaged for feeding our wet pets. You may not know that they recently launched a NEW website with lots of great content including entertaining video's, lots of pictures of their company mascot (Jackson), social links, product information and even their own studio recorded song called Reef Frenzy Blues. Check it out when you have some time http://www.larrysreefservices.com/

I haven't personally tasted any LRS food but my fish love it. I see a level of excitement best described by it's name "A Feeding Frenzy" when adding LRS to the tank. Another notable item is the food is very clean and smells fresh. It doesn't cloud the water like other foods can if not rinsed really well. I can just break off a piece of LRS and put it right into the tank. No prep required. If you haven't taken the LRS experience I highly recommend picking some up at your retailer you frequent. With 120 stocking locations it shouldn't be hard to find. If your local store doesn't have it ask them to call LRS.

LRS will be attending our swap and have graciously donated Two- “bundles” of food which include 2 packs of Reef Frenzy Nano and a pack of the LRS organic Seaweed. Each bundle will also include dry ice and an insulated travel pouch to get the food home and a LRS T- Shirt.


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Re: 6th Annual Ohio Reef Frag Swap - March 29th 2014
« Reply #49 on: February 15, 2014, 02:43:41 »
LRS is awesome stuff!
Larry is pretty cool too, lol
Brent McCloskey

 

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