Calling for Volunteers! - May is Tank Tour Time

[Fragman]

CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS!

This month we are bringing back the PSAS Home Aquarium "Tank Tour". We would like to include 6 to 8 stops on the tour between Tacoma and Everett and not more than 10 miles east of Issaquah. Unfortunately, time constraints will not allow us to go over to the Narrows to the Gig Harbor or Bremerton areas. The tour will be held on Saturday May 15th.

Explaination of the Event:

We will meet up at a specific location and then "car caravan" to our first scheduled stop at approximately10am. We will stay at this stop for 30 to 45 minutes and then proceed to our second location. The group will bounce from Home to Home throughout the day. Somewhere around 1pm we will try and visit the Tamarind Thai restuarant in Redmond where the owner/member (Dang) keeps a 180 Reef tank. Dang will offer some sort of lunch special to our group.

After lunch we will proceed to the next locations and complete the tour. This will be a six to eight hour event if you complete the entire tour. Completing the tour is not however a requirement. You may join or depart at any time during the tour.

So the 1st order of business is to gather some volunteers to be our destinations for this event. I will be coordinating the event so please email me if you are interested in opening up your home or business to 30 to 60 club members for a brief viewing of your system. "[email protected]" Include your telephone numbers in this email as I will want to call each of you as part of the process.

This was an extreamly popular event two years ago, so with all of our new members this year's Tour should be Great!

Paul H.

 

[Witfull]

if it swings through New Jersey,,,stop by!

 

[Mushroom Boy]

From the heart of northeast Seattle, put me on the list of potentials Paul.

 

[kevinpo]

You guys have all the fun! I need to set up a tank on the West side so I can play too. :lol: Sounds like a blast!

Regards,
Kevin

 

[tamarindthai]

Kevin ,,i got room for one more big tank,,come on over..
dang:razz:

 

[Stang69]

You mean ya dont wanna come over the bridge to see my empty tank?


Whats up with that


:



Hope ya all have fun


Jeff

 

[CarlaW]

Great idea, I take it you won't be coming to Montana then huh!!!
Have fun

 

[big t]

Sounds like fun, so does this mean that the bbq and elections will be that day also? I am going to be out of town on the 8th, but will be back on the 15th and am looking forward to this.

 

[Fragman]

Tom:

The BBQ was postponed as we are NOT going to take the summer off this year and thought that we would stand a better chance of having good weather if we had this later in the summer. 6 to 8 hours of tank tour is enough for one day.

As far as the elections go we had them at the last meeting. Sorry if there was any confussion.

Paul H.

 

[MtnDewMan]

I think the election confusion stems from the fact that the overall schedule for 2003/2004 states that they were going to be held in May per the following information:

http://www.reeffrontiers.com/display.php?file=html_files/psasmembershipinfo.htm

 

[Alice]

You know folks...you don't have to have a 500 gallon in-wall tank with all the latest technology to host on the tank tour. We all like to look at all kinds of tanks and I know you all have to be a little proud of your piece of the ocean.

I'd host but well..... my tank still has dust in it.

 

[szidls]

AHH the old election Switcheroo.........LOL. It is the political season. Just kidding ya know. Paul I guess you need to post the club officers.
Scott

 

[mattseattle]

yeah, what were the election results?

 

[sacs4010]

Where are you from in Jersey Witful? From New York and live in Pt Pleasant for over a year.

Brad Sacs

 

[sacs4010]

How...

How do you sign up or get invited to this event?

 

[sacs4010]

I would...

I would like to volunteer for the tour. I have got a 29 gallon three month old tank. The problem is parking. I have an apartment in downtown Bellevue. Anyways, if I can help let me know.

Bradley C Sacs

 

[Elmo18]

Hmm yeah I'd think about volunteering, then maybe my tank isn't too good yet ;( Oh and the space, that could be an issue. Ill get back to you paul. - Ilham

 

[Fragman]

Tank Tour Schedule

PSAS Tank Tour Schedule

This year’s tour will feature six stops. We are meeting at 9:30am at the Rite-Aid store parking lot on Bothell Ave and 68th. (This is also Lake City Way) in Kenmore. We will visit three members homes then visit the Tamarind Thai Restaurant. The owners keep a gorgeous 180 mostly SPS reef. Lunch is at your discretion. The owners will give us a 15% discount. After lunch we will visit two homes in the south end. The 1st is Paul Hamby’s "Fragman". ( 5 tanks including substantial coral propagation systems)
The final stop will be at Chris and Pam Crows in Bonney Lake "Crow’s Ridge" They have a 350g tank and are in the process of setting up a 500+ gal system. They are one of the Reef Frontiers sponsors who happens to build custom Aquarium cabinets. This should be Great!

Saturday May 15th:

9:30am to 9:50am Meet up at Rite-Aid in Kenmore - cross streets of Bothell Ave and 68th.
10am First Stop Aaron Tynik 29 gal established reef - 6700 NE 182nd St, B-204
Kenmore, WA 98028 425-424-3925 This is 3 blocks from Rite
-Aid (Leave at 10:30 to 10:45)
11am Second Stop Dean Neary We visited Dean last May where we had our PSAS summer Barbeque. 20423 4th Ave SE, Bothell, WA 98012
Home: 425-486-9210 Cell: 206-817-9765

IMPORTANT!! Mapquest directions MUST USE the following as an address to locate our house: 500 Nellis Road Bothell, WA 98012 (Leave at 11:30 to 11:45)

12:15 Third Stop Steve Troy 180gal Reef 237 6th Ave, Kirkland, WA 98033 Hm Phone: 425 503 4628 (Leave 1:15 to 1:30)

1:35 Fourth Stop Tamarind Thai Restaurant 180 SPS Reef - 17026 Avondale Way NE, Redmond, WA 98052 (Leave 2:45 to 2:50) 425-882 2170

3:30pm Fifth Stop Paul Hamby 100gal Cube SPS Reef, 150gal SPS Propagation System 150 Soft Coral Propagation - 16030 SE 250th Ct, Covington, WA 98042 206-669-0440 cell (Leave 4pm to 4:15pm)

4:40pm Last Stop Chris and Pam Crow- Crow’s Ridge - 350gal Reef 500 on the Way, Cool Custom Aquarium Stands!!! 21616 128th St E, Sumner, WA 98390 253-862-4361

Drivers should print out their own Map Quest Directions or be prepared to follow someone who has a set of directions. Remember we also have the numbers listed for each location should you get lost.

Lets have a Great Time!