DB9181
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CONTEST WILL OFFICIALLY START: February 10th 2014 through June 10th 2014
ChicagoReefs.com Official 2014 QT:1 Paly Grow-Out Contest colony will be Diablo palythoas. The palys will be fragged and mounted to identical frag tiles. They will heal up and be available for pick up the week prior to the start of the contest. The colony has 40+ usable polyps, so lets get every member involved and make this the biggest Grow-Out to date!
Participant list will be generated based on a posting count on this thread. So, please post list like this:
1. DB9181
Then the next guy would have to post:
1. DB9181
2. Joe5688
Third guy, etc., The post time stamp be the judge of who's in line.
-Cost to enter is $15. Please Pre-pay via Paypal Personal Gift to DE-Boyles@wiu.edu
-Payment will hold your frag.
-Primary pick-up will be located in Franklin Park (10 minutes from O'Hare), other arrangements can be made.
PICK UP will begin Monday Feb 3rd
Unless otherwise stated, pick up availability will be 5p-11p during the week and just about anytime on the weekend. I will do my best to make a couple trips out to Reefwise, AquaPros, etc for pick up. You are more than welcome to have someone else pick up/transport your frag (as long as I know about it), but I hold no responsibility once it leaves my hands.
Simple rules to follow:
1. Must do a brief writeup of your system (eg. size, flow, light, placement of the paly, coral food, fish, etc) with initial photo of frag in your tank.
2. Monthly updates with progress photos is encouraged, but not required. Extra updates are allowed for bragging rites!
***Members that post for all 4 check-ins (initial, 1 mo, 2 mo, final) may be eligible for an additional prize drawing.
3. No cheating. If your polyp dies, you are out. If your polyp comes free of your frag tile, it MUST be re-mounted to that same tile.
You CAN do as you like with your frag tile, stick it in the sand, glue on your rocks, etc - All is fair in this regard,
but the tile and the polyp on it must remain intact.
4. Final Check-in is required ON TIME, with post time-stamp showing no later than 11:59pm on the last day of the contest.
***Failure to check-in by the deadline date, or not including photo with final check-in will result in disqualification.
5. In the event of a TIE at the final check-in, the winning members will go into a "sudden death" race.
The first member to grow an additional polyp on their frag, and post a picture clearly showing all polyps will be the winner.
This will continue until there is a clear 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners for the contest.
6. Members are encouraged to actively participate in the grow-out thru this thread. Possible additional mini-contests or surprise announcements may be posted during the competition that will give members opportunities to win additional prizes.
7. Have fun. This is a friendly competition amongst all us local reefers.
Not following the rules can cause you to be disqualified with no refund
PRIZES: $10per participant will go towards total payout.
(Will be updated if additional prizes become available. Pay-out currently based on 20 participants)
Grand Prize: $100
Second Place: $60
Third Place: $30
Sponsor credit will be issued to the winners choice of site sponsor/vendor.
Shipping charges are NOT included in the prize, and must be paid by the winner, or from the store credit if sponsor allows it.
***Prize totals will vary based on total participants and will be adjusted as required.
Sign up now! PM is Key, contact me directly to arrange pickup and payment of your frag.
List will be updated as frags are paid for and picked up.
There are plenty of polyps to go around, so the only limit to contest is deadline date.
Polyps will be cut to order, so take advantage and get in early!
Entry fee of $15 covers contest prizes, cost of polyp, frag plug, glue, and fresh blades for cutting.
Sponsor credit payout of contest is $TBD per participant.
Any remaining funds from this contest will be used on supplies for the next contest.
Participants:
1. Milhouse - PAID - PICKED UP - INITIAL CHECK IN
2. Chitown Tom - PAID - PICKED UP
3. Bretts05Jeep - PAID - PICKED UP
4. Rozdab - PAID - PICKED UP
5. Sk8elenex92 - PAID - PICKED UP - INITIAL CHECK IN
6. Slimm - PAID - PICKED UP
7. CienFuegos - PAID - PICKED UP
8. Joe5688 - PAID - PICKED UP
9. DD - PAID - PICKED UP
10. CoralN00b - PAID - PICKED UP
11. Nailbender - PAID - PICKED UP
12. EmilyBear91 - PAID - PICKED UP
13. BigBarnacles - PAID -
14. Rako1 - PAID - PICKED UP - INITIAL CHECK IN
15. Siebo - PAID - PICKED UP
16. Green0j0s - PAID - PICKED UP - INITIAL CHECK IN
17. Rich130981 - PAID - PICKED UP
18. 1mg - PAID - PICKED UP - INITIAL CHECK IN
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PICK-UPS WILL BEGIN MONDAY!
IT WILL BE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. YOU CAN HAVE SOMEONE ELSE PICK UP YOUR FRAG FOR YOU, BUT PLEASE LET ME KNOW AHEAD OF TIME - I AM ALSO NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT ONCE IT LEAVES MY HANDS.
PICK UP WILL BE AT MY HOUSE IN FRANKLIN PARK (GRAND & MANNHEIM - 10MINS FROM O'HARE) PM ME FOR ADDRESS.
*PLEASE PM ME WITH WHAT DAY/TIME YOU'D LIKE TO PICK UP - PLEASE SPECIFY IN PM WHICH GROW OUT YOUR ARE PICKING UP TO MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR ME*
*** Payout will be dependent on total participants and entry fees collected.
*** Please direct any questions, comments or concerns directly to me via PM to discuss.
*** Thank you!
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