FREE February FREE Fragging FREE Meeting FREE

[tsciarini]

February Free Frags Meeting
Tuesday February 13th @ 7:30pm
Well it's that time of year again for the annual February Fragging Meeting! This is where the Atlanta Reef Club brings in several colonies of corals and demonstrates different fragging techniques from an expert in the field. Members get to keep the frags FREE OF CHARGE!!!

Phillip Root from Coral Garden will be giving the demonstration and will be able to answer all of your fragging questions. He will also be covering mounting options for different species. We're working on getting some live video feed to a projector so that everyone will have a clear view of what's happening on the tables. We usually have well over 100 people show up. This is a great time to sign-up, renew your membership and find information about the upcoming SWU3!

Atlanta Reef Club 2007 Calendars
The ARC Calendars will also be available at this meeting for $15 each. All images were submitted by and voted on from our own members!

More frags!
There's already been alot of talk about additional frag trading at this meeting so bring whatever you have for trades... you'll be acclimating your free frags anyway! Check out this thread for the talk around the reef...

We hope that we can break a new attendance record with this one so be sure to make it out to pick up your FREE FRAGS!

Meeting location:
We'll be holding the meeting at Steve's office building again (same as last month)
We will be working on posting a detailed map in the next couple days so that we don't have anyone getting lost. Here's basic directions for those that haven't made it out to this location before:

From I-75 South-bound:

Take Exit #255, West Paces Ferry and Northside Parkway. Turn left off the exit ramp. You will pass under I-75. Turn right at the first light onto Northside Parkway. Go to the second light, and turn right on Howell Mill Road. Go up the hill, and turn left on the first street, Downwood Circle. Go straight on Downwood Circle into the parking deck (all the way down the road). The building will be on your left.

From I-75 North-bound:

Take Exit #255, West Paces Ferry and Northside Parkway. Turn right off the exit onto Northside Parkway. Take an immediate right onto Howell Mill Road. Go up the hill, and turn left on the first street, Downwood Circle. Go straight on Downwood Circle into the parking deck (all the way down the road). The building will be on your left.

Or MapQuest directions can be found here.


Here are a couple of the colonies that we will be fragging for our members! With more to come!

[tsciarini]

Be on the lookout on this thread for pictures of the colonies that we will be demonstrating on! We will have several species to choose from for all levels of reef... SPS, softies and zoa's!

[Vettesarebest]

I can't wait! Free!!!! This is going to be awsome!

[kappaknight]

Just in case you do better with visuals...

[Cameron]

If someone has a video camera, this seems like a great event to record and upload to the site.

[Sprayin70]

I am really looking forward to this event! This will be so educational I need to take notes. It would be nice if we could buy DVD's of the presentation.

Thanks to all the people at ARC that was able to make this happen for us!!!

[Cameron]

Originally Posted by Sprayin70

I am really looking forward to this event! This will be so educational I need to take notes. It would be nice if we could buy DVD's of the presentation.

Not a bad way for the club to bring in some extra revenue either.

[KRB]

What day and at what time will this meeting occur? Also, about how long will it last?

[Kevin]

February 13, 2007 at 7:30 PM

The meetings are always the 2nd Tuesday each month at 7:30 PM

[tsciarini]

Originally Posted by KRB

What day and at what time will this meeting occur? Also, about how long will it last?

Originally Posted by kj_yoda

February 13, 2007 at 7:30 PM

The meetings are always the 2nd Tuesday each month at 7:30 PM

HHAAHA... oops! Thanks Kevin.
Meetings typically last about an hour and a half... tho they can run longer depending on the meeting. I expect this is probably one of those meetings.
Be sure to show up early so that you can get signed in and get settled. We've got a pretty large room but it's expected to get crowded.

Originally Posted by Cameron

If someone has a video camera, this seems like a great event to record and upload to the site.

We're going to have a camcorder hooked up to the projector for the live video feed. I was planning on hitting the record button too
The difficult part will be getting the software to get the correct format for computer / DVD. I'll see what we can come up with...

[Mtnclimbers5]

Once again for a rook, how do you best transport the frags? Do you bring some of your own tank water and a cooler maybe?! Any suggestions?

[Kevin]

A cooler would be a great idea to bring the frags home. NO need to bring your own tank water.

[flyingarmy]

This is what I plan to do with the few frags I'll be bringing:

Small Bags (ziplocs or LFS bags)
Water from Tank
Insulated Shipping Box

Temp will be the main concern, keeping it stable as possible. I wil pack them like the frags sent to me from online sellers. Thier packaging worked for overnight shipping and should work fine for one evenings transportation!

[HeatherPilar]

For those coming up from south of the city make sure you take the second Northside exit. There is a Howell Mill/Northside exit then if you go up about a mile further you will find the West Paces/Nortside exit. I goofed and did that last time so if you aren't familiar with the area, you can take the wrong exit.

[Cameron]

Originally Posted by tsciarini

We're going to have a camcorder hooked up to the projector for the live video feed. I was planning on hitting the record button too
The difficult part will be getting the software to get the correct format for computer / DVD. I'll see what we can come up with...

I have a media PC that can accept and encode using an ATI All in Wonder video card. It isn't plugged in right now and you can borrow it if you like.

I also think places like Wolf Camera can do it for a small fee.

[Cameron]

Originally Posted by flyingarmy

Small Bags (ziplocs or LFS bags)
Water from Tank
Insulated Shipping Box

Several people have recommended going to your LFS and asking for a styrofoam box and bags. You can then pick up hand warmers from WalMart that apparently work well to keep everything warm.

[Kevin]

There will also be some Awesome Door Prizes and Raffle items at this meeting.

Possibilities include:
- Anthony Calfo Posters (possibly signed)
- Autographed copy of Anthony Calfo's new Publication "C"
- Fiji Mudd
- Books
- Additives
- etc.

[tsciarini]

Originally Posted by kj_yoda

There will also be some Awesome Door Prizes and Raffle items at this meeting.

Possibilities include:
- Anthony Calfo Posters (possibly signed)
- Autographed copy of Anthony Calfo's new Publication "C"
- Fiji Mudd
- Books
- Additives
- etc.

as well as some that we're keeping a secret! You have to come to the meeting to find out what they are!!!

[George]

Originally Posted by tsciarini

We're going to have a camcorder hooked up to the projector for the live video feed. I was planning on hitting the record button too
The difficult part will be getting the software to get the correct format for computer / DVD. I'll see what we can come up with...

I have the software to do this already at home.

I already have the calcium presentation from last year ripped onto my HDD and was planing to convert it to Podcast format for the website. I've been dragging my butt on buying Quicktime Pro which seems to be the only way to reliably and decently encode for podcasts. All other software I've found (including Adobe Premiere Elements which is what I use to rip from the camcorder) turns it into a grainy mess.

I can do DVD's already, however.

Tony, if you'd like to make a regular rotation of videos, let me know. I have 3 computers at home and only one is needed to play Warcraft, so I can crunch movies pretty easily.

[George]

Originally Posted by flyingarmy

Temp will be the main concern, keeping it stable as possible. I wil pack them like the frags sent to me from online sellers.

Even if you're just running to the LFS, something like an Igloo Playmate Cooler to transport new acquisitions is invaluable and reusable.

Larger sizes available for Beluga whales ...