Ann. New England Frag Farmer's Market 3-3-18 - Storrs, CT

[fitch4]

I just wanted to reach out to give you guys the info on the upcoming Frag Farmer's Market this coming March. It has become the biggest single day coral event in the area, and maybe the country. You will find more corals than any place should ever have in it, with a nice mix of hobbyists, shops and quite a few "big names" in the business in the mix too.

Thanks Albert for letting me post and I look forward to seeing you all at the FFM this year! If you need any other info, just let me know!
Thanks-
Jon

 

[Phinfan]

As usual I can't wait. Always a great event,Jon does a great job.

 

[Greg Hiller]

I'll be there, and while normally I'm happy for snow in New England so I can ski it, for this one day I hope there's not a monster storm.

 

[fitch4]

Agreed...

 

[Mcraej1]

Long shot but... I want to go but may not be able to depending on a few things, would anyone be able to show me some frags they have and bring them back? I’d obviously pay for the frags but just don’t know if I’ll be able to get down there



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[fitch4]

Tough to do with SO many vendors. If you can't make it (you should try!), your best bet might be to send someone with a wish list of corals you are looking for. You will find pretty much everything at the FFM. The only problem is that I always see things that I have never seen before and "need" even though I didn't know it until I saw it...

 

[Skeeter7424]

I haven't been for 4 years and I'm pretty pumped to go back!

 

[Mcraej1]

Tough to do with SO many vendors. If you can't make it (you should try!), your best bet might be to send someone with a wish list of corals you are looking for. You will find pretty much everything at the FFM. The only problem is that I always see things that I have never seen before and "need" even though I didn't know it until I saw it...

That's a great idea, if I can't make it and someone is willing to i will make a wishlist Thanks

 

[fitch4]

I haven't been for 4 years and I'm pretty pumped to go back!

You will be amazed at how HUGE it has gotten the last few years!

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

This event is always worth going to. You never know what you'll find and at what price.

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

I'll be there, and while normally I'm happy for snow in New England so I can ski it, for this one day I hope there's not a monster storm.

If you're going to be there, I'm definitely going! I'm still amazed at the last purchase I made from you! My tank has never looked so good! I actually have blue coral that still looks blue in my tank too!

 

[fitch4]

Here is the preliminary list of sellers for the 2018 FFM. This is only the coral vendors, not any of the companies that will be there!

AC Corals
Alex's Advanced Aquatics
Aquadreams
AZNnutty's Saltwater Connections
Blake’s Aquaden
Blastomaster
Blue View Aquatics
Captain Cook's Corals
Cherry Corals
Coral Emporium
Coral Reef Connection
Credable Coral Labs
Dirk’s Aquatics
Dr. Salomon Corals
Elmafioso52988
E.O. Smith Coral Project
European Aquatics
Exotic Fish and Corals
Fins Aquarium
Frag Freaks
Frank180Reef
FUPA
Gotham Aquatics
Greg Polec
Greg Demos - Aquacultured Acropora
Greg Hiller
Green Mountain Corals
gsxr750
Headie Corals
Jason Foxx
King Pin Coral
Kwong1998
Kyle Lanoue
Manny Cabral
Marine Science Magnet School
MO~Idol
NY Coral King
Ocean State Aquatics
Pablo
Paulywalnuts
Pacific East Aquaculture
Pieces of the Ocean
Reef Creations
Rick W.
Rock Hard Reefs
RTMA Corals
School of Fish
Sheltered Reef
Shoreline Pet
Sick Twist'd Corals
Son and Sand
Speedy Corals
SteelerMike
Supreme Reefs
Tank Breakers
TJM Corals
TSM Corals
The Coral Reef
The Reef Shoppe
Triggreef
Ultimate Corals
Underwater Bliss
Usctom
Wet Pets
Zooanthids.com

 

[fitch4]

Only a month to go till the FFM!!! I still have a few announcements to make in the next week or two- going to be HUGE again!

 

[fitch4]

Here is the updated list of vendors for the FFM this year. All I can say is WOW that is a lot of corals under one roof! If you have never been, it is definitely worth the trip!

Coral Vendors - my apologies to anyone whose home state I incorrectly labeled!
AC Corals -CT
Alex's Advanced Aquatics - CT
Aresangel -MA
Aquadreams -MA
Aquaspaces - NY
AZNnutty's Saltwater Connections - OH
Blake's Aquaden -CT
Blastomaster -CT
Blue View Aquatics - MA
Cherry Corals -MI
Colchester Pet - CT
Coral Emporium - VA
Coral Reef Connection - PA
Credable Coral Labs -CT
DBReef - MA
Dr. Salomon Corals - RI
Elmafioso52988 - MA
E.O. Smith Coral Project - CT
European Aquatics - CT
Exotic Fish and Corals - CT
Fins Aquarium - NY
Frag Freaks - MA
Frank180Reef - MA
FUPA - CT
Gotham Aquatics - NY
Greg Polec - ???
Greg Demos - Aquacultured Acropora - ???
Greg Hiller - MA
Headie Corals - CT
Jason Foxx - MD
King Pin Coral - NY
Kwong1998 - NY
Kyle Lanoue - ???
Manny Cabral - ???
Marine Science Magnet School - CT
Matt Spaulding - VT
Micheal Reeve (Underwater Bliss) - CT
NY Coral King - NY
Ocean State Aquatics - RI
Pablo - NY
Paulywalnuts - CT
Pacific East Aquaculture - MD
Pieces of the Ocean - NY
Pop Corals - NY
Reef Creations - NY
Rick Correira - MA
Rick W. - ???
RTMA Corals - CT
School of Fish - MA
Sheltered Reef - NY
Shoreline Pet - CT
Sick and Twisted Corals - CT
Son and Sand - ME
Speedy Corals - CT
SteelerMike - RI
Supreme Reefs - VA
Tank Breakers - CT
TJM Corals - NJ
TSM Corals - NJ
The Coral Reef - CT
The Reef Shoppe - NY
Triggreef - CT
Ultimate Corals - NJ
Usctom -NY
Wet Pets - CT
Zooanthids.com - UT


Non- Coral Vendors
AquaFx
Aquatic Creations
Boston Aqua Farms
Brightwell
Champion Lighting
Dirks Aquatics
ESV
Fritz
Hanna Instruments
Mike’s Phyto
Neptune Systems
Polyp Labs
Red Sea
Reef Breeders
Reef News Network
Reef Nutrition
Reef Rax
Reef Trends
Reef Weeds
Rock Hard Reefs
Rod’s Food
Tropic Marin
Tunze

Clubs
CTARS
BRS
ARKSC

 

[pauldrapeau]

I'm planning on attending this event. For someone who has never attended such a thing. How does purchasing frags work? Obviously I intend to bring a cooler and all the necessary things to transport goodies home but am I lugging things around with me all day or do vendors typically hold them for a few hours... I need a quick "newbs guide to the frag market"

 

[Technorch]

I'm planning on attending this event. For someone who has never attended such a thing. How does purchasing frags work? Obviously I intend to bring a cooler and all the necessary things to transport goodies home but am I lugging things around with me all day or do vendors typically hold them for a few hours... I need a quick "newbs guide to the frag market"

Some vendors will hold them for you after being paid for. I normally just bring a cooler with me and 90% of the time my wife carries it while I behave like a little kid in a candy store lol

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[Skeeter7424]

I'm planning on attending this event. For someone who has never attended such a thing. How does purchasing frags work? Obviously I intend to bring a cooler and all the necessary things to transport goodies home but am I lugging things around with me all day or do vendors typically hold them for a few hours... I need a quick "newbs guide to the frag market"

Yeah like Technorch said, some will hold until you're ready to leave, some of the displays are so big I'm afraid to leave stuff there! You'll see everything from small 6 pack soft coolers to guys rolling giant Yetis around!

 

[fitch4]

Maybe I should set up a "cooler babysitting station" where you could leave your cooler for the day and go shop. When you buy stuff, you can come back and drop it off.

 

[aresangel]

That’s a good idea John. Like a coat check give them a ticket and tape half to the cooler. But then you would need a volunteer to watch it all day.


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[fitch4]

I could do that. I have minions!