Chief Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Here is a venue for all of our members to give us input. What would you like to see at the next meeting? Ideas for fundraisers? Activities? Educational opportunities? You get the idea. This is a brainstorming thread. Please post each new idea as a separate thread. That way no ideas get lost. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegotjs Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 A group buy (for those who want to) on full length's of acylic cylinders for Protien Skimmer's, Ca Reactor's, Denitrate Reactors,Phos Reactor's. What does everyone think about doing a purchase for future DIY project's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Glad to see the suggestion box up so quickly! I think there were several good ideas floated at the meeting yesterday which it would be good to have input on. Some of my favorites in no particular order... 1. Sponsoring a tank locally (OMSI?) and/or at the Hatfield - this seems like a nice combination of educational opportunity and way to raise awareness of the group. 2. Tank of the month - feature a member tank/story on the site then follow up with informal presentation/discussion at the next meeting. 3. Frag exchange/sale - having a mechanism to donate frags for auction/sale to support the club as well as facilitate exchanges between members. 4. Some featured "reef basic" presentation/discussions at the meetings where some of our local expertice could be put to use to help inform members in areas they may not be well versed in - this could help expand our overall knowledge base and perhaps draw in some newcomers and suplement the more detailed talks by invited guests. Not sure if this actually came up at the meeting but I would love to have something like an SPS tutorial. Thanks for the chance to throw some ideas out there! The group buy idea is pretty good to as it would allow us to use some group buying power - the trick will be finding enough people who want the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister crabs Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 what about a group buy on other things like live rock? I dont want to step on any of the sponsors toes but there are some great deals out there online for pallet quantities of rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegotjs Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I like the tank at OMSI idea, my only concern is that they are alway's changing exhibit's. Is this something that they would want for a long term exhibit. The other Idea is what about the Oregon Zoo as a possible tank location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illcssd Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 The only negative thought i had about the zoo was how far away it is from alot of members, but i'm sure that can be figured out. Thought this was interesting: Thats what they have at the senaca zoo in ny.The URSNY maintain a reef tank there, and have been doing so since 2002. David Playfair (a former RC regular that had many followers) was one of the guys that got this project going. As far as I recall it is a 540g reeftank made of glass. It is installed in a large room that has huge windows to view polar bears on the left and sea lions to the right. Each Sunday, one or more members go to work on the tank. They have specific rules, such as you can't kill anything in the tank. So aiptasia can't be nuked, and flatworms get to thrive. Kind of crazy, but the signed contract requires that they follow the guidelines. In front of the tank are two permanent binders that have heavily-laminated pages about each animal or coral in the tank. read more here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1126060 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illcssd Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Also, we would be more than willing to donate whatever the community tank would need at our cost, fish, l/r equipment, w/e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I'd like to see an agenda published ahead of time for each meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrylics Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 wegotjs, If you want to do a group buy on cylinders, start a thread on it in GD and we'll see how many and of what size folks want. I'll look into pricing on it. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Nice James! That would be sweet. Lets start a thread! Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I really like the Zoo Idea!!!! I would be down to help in any way possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I'd like to see us put together a set of links and resources for beginners. I'd be happy to help, but it would be nice to have an experienced reefer editor to make sure we don't miss stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegotjs Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Thank's James. What are the standard length's that those come in. So we can figure out what we would need. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 they come in 10 foot lengths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrylics Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 usually 5' and 6' lengths for most sizes IME. Also gotsta think about cast vs extruded and if cast - what wall thickness. Try not to make it too complicated else it prolly won't happen. If everyone wants 2' of a different size or type, kinda hard to justify any sort of group buy. *Generally* speaking, anything 8" diameter and above will be cast, below that can be cast or extruded. Most common wall thickness for extruded is 1/8" and for cast is 1/8" and 1/4" wall thicknesses. For cast materials, the cost difference between 1/8" and 1/4" is relatively insignificant, kinda one of those things - if you're willing to spend $30/ft for 1/8" wall, why not $34/ft for 1/4" wall. As a preliminary thought, howsabout: 6" diameter x 1/8" wall cast and/or extruded, see how response goes 8" diameter x 1/4" wall cast 10" diameter x 1/4" wall cast James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabbyCrabs Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Remove tanks for teachers from specialized topic and put it back in it's own sub group like it used to be. It's just too cluttered with TFT mixed in randomly with the other topics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 4 hours ago, CrabbyCrabs said: Remove tanks for teachers from specialized topic and put it back in it's own sub group like it used to be. It's just too cluttered with TFT mixed in randomly with the other topics I like this idea. Would be nice to surface that material more as a featured item. Might also encourage more updates. Hey Cherany, what do you think @Flashy Fins ? BTW - congrats @CrabbyCrabs for finding and posting in this thread for the first time in 12 years! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 I’m not quite sure I understand. Do you mean separate it the way we have sponsor topics separated? I either don’t remember or perhaps wasn’t around when it was different, so I have nothing to go on there. I do agree it gets lost in the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
householdofpayne Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 (edited) 1. Sponsoring a tank locally (OMSI?) and/or at the Hatfield - this seems like a nice combination of educational opportunity and way to raise awareness of the group. I work at the Clackamas Aquatic Park and think that it would be a wonderful space to sponsor a tank. We have a beach themed room that I think would be the perfect spot. I am well versed in tank maintenance, and am on sight here 6 days a week. I may not be the best person to lead a educational program, but I am more then willing to step up in any way that I am able to help. If this is something that the group would be interested in I am more then happy to speak with management about their openness to this idea. I think they would be pleased with the idea as long as it was at no cost to them, and I maintenance the tank off the clock which I'm more then happy to do. This is located in a part of the facility that non paying parties are able to view. So if members want to come and look at the tank there would be no admission required. https://ncprd.com/aquatic-park Edited April 21, 2019 by householdofpayne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 49 minutes ago, householdofpayne said: 1. Sponsoring a tank locally (OMSI?) and/or at the Hatfield - this seems like a nice combination of educational opportunity and way to raise awareness of the group. I work at the Clackamas Aquatic Park and think that it would be a wonderful space to sponsor a tank. We have a beach themed room that I think would be the perfect spot. I am well versed in tank maintenance, and am on sight here 6 days a week. I may not be the best person to lead a educational program, but I am more then willing to step up in any way that I am able to help. If this is something that the group would be interested in I am more then happy to speak with management about their openness to this idea. I think they would be pleased with the idea as long as it was at no cost to them, and I maintenance the tank off the clock which I'm more then happy to do. This is located in a part of the facility that non paying parties are able to view. So if members want to come and look at the tank there would be no admission required. https://ncprd.com/aquatic-park Interesting idea. We did have some sponsored tanks at Hatfield but they decided to take down their warm water displays a while back and Sid (Intoythemystic) rehomed the livestock). Kind of a bummer. Tagging the officers/bod just so this doesn’t get missed. @badxgillen @Flashy Fins @Jeremevans @Lexinverts @youcallmenny @Gumby @Paratore @lewisriverfisherman 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I like the idea. It is all about getting the kids interested and help to educate them about the saltwater ecosystem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
householdofpayne Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 On 4/21/2019 at 8:39 PM, Gumby said: I like the idea. It is all about getting the kids interested and help to educate them about the saltwater ecosystem. Should I go ahead and talk with management, or wait for some more admin/officer feedback? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 9 minutes ago, householdofpayne said: Should I go ahead and talk with management, or wait for some more admin/officer feedback? Thanks I would reach out to @Flashy Fins as the TFT coordinator she has a pretty good awareness of what resources are available and could lead any discussion re implementation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
householdofpayne Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 @Flashy Fins maybe check if your inbox is full? I sent ya a message last week maybe I'll get to meet ya at the meeting today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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