Jon Swanson here from the Edwin O. SMith High School coral project (www.eosomithcoralproject.org) Its that time again, FFM 2012 is on March 10, this year from 12-5pm. The deal will be the same as last year FREE to get in and TONS of awesome corals at great prices. I always go in thinking I don't need anything and leave with a cooler full of things I didn't need... The idea behind the FFM is to promote the idea of aquacultured corals for use in the hobby. As part of the research project that I have going with my students at the school, I open up the school for regional hobbyists to set-up tanks and come in to sell frags that they have. A few of the local shops, who do some fragging, come in to set up as well. My motivation being that if I can provide a way for the hobbyist to sell his/her "crop" off to make a buck to support their tanks, they will be more likely to frag, grow and distribute their stuff. On the other end, it makes aquacultured frags available to the hobbyists who come to shop so they are more likely to stock their tanks with homegrown frags. It was awesome last year and keeps getting better each year. Spread the word, come out and pick up some great home grown frags to stock your tank!
Did I mention it was FREE to get in?
If you have frags that you would like to sell, the FFM is really aimed to give the hobbyist a chance to make a few $'s selling their homegrown crop by having the set-up fee so low, and time commitment so short (only one day) that you aren't really risking anything. Sell a frag or two and you break even at worst! We usually get around 200 people through the FFM during the day so plenty of people will get to check out your stuff. If you are interested in setting up a tank for the day, let me know and I can get you the details!
Thanks.
Jon