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Reef-A-Palooza 2015 Who's Going and Who Wants to Come?

Reef-a-Palooza is California's Largest Annual Reef Trade Show. You can usually expect awesome speakers, demonstrations, and tons of vendors.

More info here: http://reefapaloozashow.org/

This year it will be on October 10 to October 11 at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa.

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@Nav, @Ahruk, @Jay Lee and I will be carpooling down to Reef-a-Palooza this year.


Currently we will be going on Saturday and Sunday. We will be home Sunday night.


Tentative Schedule:

  1. Leave at 4:00AM on saturday
  2. Check out the show on Saturday
  3. Check out the show on Sunday
  4. Drive home sunday at some time
  5. Be home sunday night.
 
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Speakers:
Mike Paletta Author Of “The Modern Marine Aquarium”
Tullio Dell Aquila- LED Lighting Pioneer
Tony Vargas Author Of The Coral Reef Aquarium

Neptune Systems Apex Meetup
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-They will be raffling off a Full Apex Controller
-Free Lunch
-Speakers = Terence Fugazzi/Paul Jansen
https://www.neptunesystems.com/apexusers-reef-a-palooza-meetup/



Andddd my favorite part....the Vendors!

Abyzz America
Acrylic and Glass Exhibits (AGE)
Advanced Acrylics
Age of Aquariums
AlgaGen LLC
All Delight
Aquatronica
Aquamaxx
Aquarium Design Int’l (inledcoUSA)
Aquarium Hot Deals
Aquatic Life
ATI North America
Bams Reefs / Bam Corals
Beautiful Corals
Boyd Enterprises
Brightwell Aquatics
BSA Corals
Bvysochin
CAD Lights Aquariums
California Aquariums
California Coral Co.
Clam Mania
Central Garden & Pet (Aqueon)
Cobalt International
Coral Collection
Coral Collectors
Coral Gazers
CORAL OASIS
Coral Revolution
CoralVue
CPR Aquatic
Crystal Dynamic Auarium Mfg.
Diablo Corals
Digital Aquatics Dynon Instruments
Dirks
DrTim’s Aquatics
EcoSystem Aquarium
Euroquatics
Exotic Frags
Fritz Industries Inc.
Garrett’s Acropolis
Glasscages.com
Glass-Holes.com
Gryphon Corporation
HIKARI SALES USA INC
Hobbyist
Hydor USA Inc
Iconic Reef Company, LLC
JBJ / Transworld Aquatics
Kessil Lighting
Legendary Corals
LIFEGARD AQUATICS
Light House Aquatics
Marco Rocks
Marine Depot
ME Coral
Neptune Systems
OCC
Pop Corals
Precision Aquariums
Real Reef Manufacturing Inc
Reed Mariculture Inc
Reef Brite
Reef Lounge USA
Reef Hobbyist Magazine
Reefer’s Cove
Reefkoi Corals
Reeflo Pumps
Rod’s Food
Rolf C. Hagen (Fluval)
Ruby Reef, Inc
SALTWATER SOLUTIONS
Sand Bar Pets
“San Francisco Bay Brand Inc.
Ocean Nutrition America”
SC Aquariums
Sea & Reef Aquaculture
Sea Side Aquatics
SEACHEM LABORATORIES
Taam / Rio / Wavepoint
T Ball Inc.
Tongs
Tropic Marin USA
Tropical Reef Fish Store
Tunze USA
Two Guys Corals
United Pet Group / Marineland
Unique Corals
V20 Foods
Valencia Pet
VW Reefs
Warner Marine
World Wide Corals
Your Reef Aquarium, Inc
zoanthids.com
Zoo Med Laboratories, Inc.

I highlighted the ones I realllllly want to check out. Hopefully Sea and Reef has those new clowns on display!
 
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I will next year.

Its free for non profit reef clubs to go and sell corals. Vendors it cost them like 800$ to set up a booth.

Already got a bunch of corals growing out to sell as a club fundraiser.

Not enough help this year. Selling stuff, switching people out so they can check out RAP.
 
Well......I just got the news that I get a Birthday Roadtrip with the family to reef-a-palooza (first time ever) and just got a hotel room and also signed up for the Neptune presentation ..... so excited....

My question is this ...

Iis it $15 for each day or is it $15 per person for the weekend.....and ....do you buy tickets before this event or do you pay at the door????

Thanks for the info and if you have any suggestions for an first timer please let me know....
 
Does anyone have a answer to my question on ticket price $15 for the weekend or daily & when/how to purchases them?
 
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Does anyone have a answer to my question on ticket price $15 for the weekend or daily & when/how to purchases them?
Last year we just got our tickets there. Was like 15 per day and there was a coupon in reef hobbyist for like 5 off or something. Ended up giving that away and going with their get in early wristband combo thing. Was more money but I wasn't about to try and stand in that line and then make it through the show.


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its $15 per day - buy at the door.

I have been before its fun.

Mike I will help do a booth!

They also have a big flea market on the weekend there too so make your you go to the right entrance.
 
Its a little too late for a booth this year.

Usually want some corals donated so we can raise some funds for the club. And gotta ask for a booth.

Lets set up a booth next year for sure :D

Ill ask ya to help out!


But more importantly @Apon when is the Tank Tour?!

We need something to do for October. No events happening
 
Last year we just got our tickets there. Was like 15 per day and there was a coupon in reef hobbyist for like 5 off or something. Ended up giving that away and going with their get in early wristband combo thing. Was more money but I wasn't about to try and stand in that line and then make it through the show.


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Great to see you guys are excited to come down. We got an awesome event planned!
We will be once again doing the early entry wristbands. I think they are $40 for the weekend.
If you guys are wanting a booth for next year, please complete the registration as early as possible.
 
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