We will be having a members-only frag swap on November 2, 2025, in San Jose!
Due to issues in the last couple frag swaps, we've made some changes going forward. TL;DR usernames on cups will be heavily enforced and there will be quite a bit more scrutiny surrounding coral + bonus coral check-in. Read more here for information on bonus/ultra coral updates: https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/ultra-coral-submissions-for-6-22-frag-swap.38399/
Important information
Location: 100 N 27th Street, San Jose, CA 95116
Date: November 2, 2025
Time : TBD, but most likely 12:30 PM (registration starts at 11:30 AM)
Freebies: We will have a table for freebie corals, dry goods, and miscellaneous reefing stuff. Please feel free to bring whatever you'd like to give away, as long as it's not coral on the banned corals list below!
DBTC table: Have a DBTC coral you want to hand out/pass on? We'll have an open table for that too!
Schedule
9:00 AM - 11:30 PM: Setup
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Registration, check-in, and running corals
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM or so: Swapping corals!
Volunteer thread will be coming soon!
Raffle prize vendors (specific prizes TBD):
Ineligible corals:
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Please note that Captain Jerks, Grandis Palys, Brown button palythoas, nuclear green palythoas, and all species of caulerpa algae are BANNED. We're trying to limit the proliferation of these corals given their higher likelihood of palytoxin, so we will not accept these as frags for the swap, and request they not be brought as freebies. Possession of caulerpa algae is banned by the state of California.
Valid corals:
Due to issues in the last couple frag swaps, we've made some changes going forward. TL;DR usernames on cups will be heavily enforced and there will be quite a bit more scrutiny surrounding coral + bonus coral check-in. Read more here for information on bonus/ultra coral updates: https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/ultra-coral-submissions-for-6-22-frag-swap.38399/
Important information
Location: 100 N 27th Street, San Jose, CA 95116
Date: November 2, 2025
Time : TBD, but most likely 12:30 PM (registration starts at 11:30 AM)
Freebies: We will have a table for freebie corals, dry goods, and miscellaneous reefing stuff. Please feel free to bring whatever you'd like to give away, as long as it's not coral on the banned corals list below!
DBTC table: Have a DBTC coral you want to hand out/pass on? We'll have an open table for that too!
Schedule
9:00 AM - 11:30 PM: Setup
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Registration, check-in, and running corals
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM or so: Swapping corals!
Volunteer thread will be coming soon!
Raffle prize vendors (specific prizes TBD):
How does a BAR Frag Swap Work? (This post is older but a good intro to how swaps work for those of you who haven’t been to one yet (some details have changed))
There will be bonus rounds, and a list of bonus/ultra coral can be found here: TBD
Ineligible corals:
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Please note that Captain Jerks, Grandis Palys, Brown button palythoas, nuclear green palythoas, and all species of caulerpa algae are BANNED. We're trying to limit the proliferation of these corals given their higher likelihood of palytoxin, so we will not accept these as frags for the swap, and request they not be brought as freebies. Possession of caulerpa algae is banned by the state of California.
Valid corals:
- Corals MUST be in clear plastic containers, that includes lids and sides, so no styrofoam. Plastic bags will not be allowed.
- Corals MUST be labeled with at the very least a description (e.g. name and/or color + coral type), your username. The approximate lighting level they are under can be helpful.
- PLEASE LABEL THE LID OF THE CONTAINERS. Everyone will look down on them, so it makes it easier.
- Corals should be healthy and pest free. While we should assume everything could have hidden pests, if your frag plug has Aiptasia or signs of pests it will not be accepted.
- Frag sizes you should use will vary. I like to say "what kind of frag would you like to see" and use that as a guideline for how much/how big.
- There's always a debate about mounted versus unmounted corals, and that probably will never get settled, as a result no requirement either way.
- Things like anemones are ok if they're of a desirable nature i.e. bubble tips, maxi-mini carpets, NOT Aiptasia.
- Sponges are not valid frags and neither is macroalgae, but these—with the exception of caulerpa—can be brought for the freebie table.
- Caulerpa species, which are now illegal, carry a hefty fine to possess or sell in CA.
- MUST be labeled clearly and cleared before the frag swap.
- Registration and coral running is hectic; to be fair to everyone, we cannot make spot decisions at the swap.
- If you think your coral/anemone/etc. should be on the bonus list, ask beforehand.
- Ultra list process submissions here: https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/ultra-coral-submissions-for-11-2-frag-swap.38997/
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