donnie Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 LINK Bryan from Blowfish Aquatics has suggested an 'All Indiana frag swap' along the lines of what ohio is doing...I say lets get this going...i need to diversify my zoo collection! donnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revance Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 I think that sounds like a GREAT idea! I would be willing to help make it happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted September 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 post up on the other board, so bryan can see the support! donnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottw Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 I agree, we have way too many cool tanks/corals to not have an ALL Indiana swap, we can get the people from LMAS, Cincy, Ohio, Michigan to come up as well. I will do anything to help make this happen. RT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revance Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 I posted the link given above on the nano-reef.com site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted September 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 i've posted here, RC, Lmas and cincyreef...if you want to post on other sites, maybe michigan, chicago, other ohio clubs that would be awesome! link them to the indinapolismac site... thanks donnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Fall_Guy Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 If you guys are interested in driving down to Clarksville, IN, I am planning to have a swap. I have the facilities at my work to use. Free of Charge. Please e mail me if interested. I was going to schedule one for next fall, but can do it sooner if you want. [email protected] Thanks, Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brion Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 This sounds like a great idea.. like RT said too much potential for this not to be happening here in IN. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobygoby Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Just a thought.....before we go crazy and start posting all over every single board. maybe we need to organize this thing. Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted September 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 we need to gauge what kind of response to anticipate...so that is why we just put out some 'feelers' as DM would say. every post has stated that nothing is set yet, just seeing who is interested. donnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobygoby Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 :idea: "if you build it they will come :idea: " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted September 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 'if you don't build it big enough, people are standing outside' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobygoby Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 hence: organization, possibly talk to the nice people over at the columbus ohio club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted September 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Further discussion should be posted Here donnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy_B Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 I think it's a great idea......BUT....... Who is fronting the money to do this? Sponsored? If this is INDMAS related, is this really the time to do it seeing how we do not have any elected officials yet? (hence having a more organized swap). If not INDMAS related, then this question does not pertain. There is a lot more that goes into something this big rather than just having a thread dedicated to it. You may want to get with Rob Becker, who is organizing the Ohio swap to ask him for some tips. We had a 12 page thread just dedicated to the INDMAS quarterly frag swap, that had 43 attendees, which was great I might add. Just imagine how much helter skelter goes into something that is expecting 150 - 200 attendees. I am not trying to shoot this down as a bad idea at all, as I don't think it's the case. I just think there is a lot of work and planning that goes along with it, which in my mind needs to be done months in advance. A show of this magnitude can take as much as 5-6 months of planning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted September 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 the idea was concieved on the Indianapolis Marine Aquarium Club website, by Bryan from Blowfish Aquatics. the thread is linked in my last post...there is no reason it can't be a joint venture...check out the thread and post up there...lets get it going! donnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobygoby Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Jeremy, amen to that brother! Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted September 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Jeremy, amen to that brother! Kyle instead of just exercising your pie hole here, why don't you post up on the other board with some ideas on how to help... donnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigReef Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 All I've got to say is WHOA, SLOW DOWN. We haven't even had our election yet and we're allready jumping into an all Indiana frag swap? The idea of being able to do something that large sounds like an incredible opportunity to showcase Indiana as one of the premier "reefer hotbeds". I just think it's a bit premature. Let's get our leadership in place before we attempt such a grand undertaking. I would rather see us take our time and do this thing right than to do it poorly and present a negative image about our club. Aside from the afore mentioned, here are a couple of other thoughts. If it's a frag swap, then should we allow local fish stores to come and sell their stuff also? Doesn't sound like a frag swap to me. If we do allow representatives from the LFS, then what would be their role? Who will be the "Grand Pubah" of this event? I think it should be someone who is NOT affiliated with an LFS. (remember this is supposed to be a frag swap) How come people will volunteer to help with an all Indiana frag swap but we can't get more than a handful of people to run for INMAS office? Maybe I'm raining on the parade a little bit but I feel very strongly that INMAS as an entity, should not be part of this frag swap yet. If INDIVIDUALS want to be a part of it, that would be fine, but lets not fool ourselves by thinking we're ready for this! Thanks Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DensityMan Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 *Mod-Voice: ON* Try to keep it civil gentlemen. *Mod-Voice: OFF* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottw Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 How come people will volunteer to help with an all Indiana frag swap but we can't get more than a handful of people to run for INMAS office? A one time thing such as putting on this event is a lot less time consuming then doing it for an entire year for some people. I wouldn?t bash people for not wanting to run for office, time constraints are probably the main reason people don?t have time to run for office. Putting this together should be fairly simple. Find a place large enough to hold 200+ people, find the funds to hold the room for the event, call a few LFS and ask them to participate that will cover any costs that will incur. Same as they did for the Ohio Swap. If it's a frag swap, then should we allow local fish stores to come and sell their stuff also? Doesn't sound like a frag swap to me. If we do allow representatives from the LFS, then what would be their role? This is a must, not only to showcase the great stores we have in Indiana, but to also provide the monies to pay for the location. The idea of being able to do something that large sounds like an incredible opportunity to showcase Indiana as one of the premier "reefer hotbeds". I just think it's a bit premature. Let's get our leadership in place before we attempt such a grand undertaking.I would rather see us take our time and do this thing right than to do it poorly and present a negative image about our club. Tim, If you read again, it was not us that started this thread, it was started by the other Indiana Coral Club. All that was provided was a link to the other site, nothing was said on there that indmas should put this on. This was an idea from Bryan. Again we are not the ones that started the idea, Donnie was just trying to spread the word and see if there was enough interest to go any further with this idea. Who will be the "Grand Pubah" of this event? I think it should be someone who is NOT affiliated with an LFS. (remember this is supposed to be a frag swap) I believe it needs to be a couple of people, but that is up to Bryan since he is the one that has come up with the idea, so it should be up to him to find people to help, etc. I am not trying to be a jerk or come off rude bro, I hear what you are saying, and maybe next year we can put on an all Indiana Coral Swap, and we can come to an agreement with the other Indiana Coral club and rotate years, they host it this year, and next year we host it. That will give us enough time to get the leadership, and the club some time to raise some funds so if we don?t want LFS to participate then we have enough cash to pay for it. So I agree with you. Just don?t shoot the messenger aka Donnie, he was just trying to help out. RT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted September 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 who's uncivil? just trying direct people to proper discussion area... Well said RT... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobygoby Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Donnie, Keep on directing. Bigreef and RT, AMEN TO THAT BROTHERS!!! Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy_B Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Putting this together should be fairly simple. Find a place large enough to hold 200+ people, find the funds to hold the room for the event, call a few LFS and ask them to participate that will cover any costs that will incur. Same as they did for the Ohio Swap. On the surface it would seem fairly simple. But until you have been involved in planning events of this magnitude, it is hardly that. When I said this could be a 5-6 month long process of multiple planning and coordinating the event I was serious. You are missing the biggest part of the show itself, promotion. You have to promote somethingl ike this for 3-4 months in advance, maybe longer to get the turnout of 200+ people. MACNA and IMAC is promoted for a year or more in advance, and they struggle to get 400 attendees. I really want to do something like this in Indy soon, but I think it needs to be thought out and planned much more than what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revance Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 LFS are going to be a part of ANY frag swap... no matter what you do. For example: Bryon runs blowfishaquatics.com... if we put on a big frag swap, we couldn't kick him out of the building if he wanted to come trade and sell his "personal" corals. Owners of LFS would simply not put the business name on their stuff. Now if they don't stick with the idea behind a frag swap and only want lots of cash for their corals, people just won't trade/buy from them. On the other hand, we (hypothetical "we" here) could charge them to set up a booth and sell/trade their corals AND advertise their business, thus covering the operating cost of the swap. That way reefers get to see what kind of businesses are out there and not have to pay to participate. It is a win win situation. I agree that INDMAS probably isn't ready to host an event like this, but we can still chip in and help make it happen (even if our name isn't on it). Personally, I have organized events MUCH larger than this and it isn't a big deal. Mostly it just takes time to get the word out... that is the hardest part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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