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I'm heading up to OKC this weekend to attend CRASE. This is my third time, and it is always enjoyable. Paul recently posted what you can expect (posted below), so if you are in the area and a true addict, don't miss it!

Hi All,

CRASE 2010 is almost here and i wanted to post an update and take an opportunity to summarize what is happening and give you any last minute pieces of information.

CRASE 2010 is being held at the COX Convention Center, downtown Oklahoma City on saturday September 18th. The Show itself is located the ground floor of the North end of the convention center. You can enter the building off of Sheridan Street directly opposite the Rennaisance Hotel, or from Reno and walk through the center. Tickets sales will begin at 9.00AM and general admission begins at 9.30AM.

Tickets are also available online, for more details please visit ww.thecrase.com where there is a convenient link to purchase tickets.
All holders of pre-purchased tickets have access to the vendor show from 9.00AM, so if you really want to cherry pic from the vendors, this is the route to go.

All tickets are $15, and children under 12 enter for free.
This year we have a great selection of speakers.

The schedule of the day, and an overview of each topic is as follows:

Ticket Sales Open at 9.00.
Doors Open at 9.30AM.
9.30 CRASE 2010 Opens, Vendors Show Opens
10.00 Dr Paul Whitby, Opening Comments:
10.15-11.15 Christine Williams. When Tanks Bite Back.
So, you worked in your tank and now you have a painful rash, and don't know why? Fish stings, other stings, spines, cuts, bites, envenomations, poisonings...all are fair game and all are possible in your home aquarium, and being prepared is your best defense. This lecture will teach you the basics of aquarium safety: animals that can hurt you, what symptoms to look out for, when to worry, when to REALLY worry, and how to treat injuries and unfortunate events.

11.45-12.45 Richard Ross. Captive Rearing of Cephalopods.
Octopus, Squid and Cuttles have captivated people since before anyone really knew anything about them. Both tiny and huge, there is something so intriguing about a wriggling mass of arms, tentacles, suckers, beaks and huge eyes that many myths and legends have risen up about these beasties. Do they attack ships and eat fisherman? Not so much, but they may try to escape from your tank and some can inject you with venom if they bite you! With their color changing abilities, apparent intelligence, boneless appendages and interactive nature, cephalopods are some of the most interesting animals to observe in the wild, or keep in home aquaria. And never has the time been better to keep these animals - we know more about which species are appropriate for captivity and how to care for them than ever before. In this talk, well cover cephs in general, their impact on human culture, the different kinds of cephs available for home tanks, husbandry, and breeding strategies with plenty of photo and video eyecandy.

12.45- 2.00 Open Time, Vendor Show, Meet the speakers, lunch

2.00-3.00 Sanjay Joshi. LED lighting, State of the Art.
LED lighting has the potential to be the "next big thing" in the aquarium hobby. This talk will present the basics of LED lighting with a focus on aspects that can assist in understanding LED and in evaluating LED lighting fixtures for aquarium use. Data on the spread and intensity of a few commercially available LED fixtures will be presented and compared to other aquarium lighting options.

3.00-4.00 Open time
4.00 Grand Prize Draw
5.30 CRASE 2010 Closes.

The Vendors at CRASE 2010, include, but are not limited to:
Reef Nutrition,
Reefkoi,
IceCap,
ReefBrite,
VillageFrags
Seachem
Dirks Reef
Marco Rocks,
Aquarium Oddballs,
Gonzo Corals
Hhu's Frag Farm
Fish2morrow,
Downtown Corals
Midwest Saltwater
Oceans Paradise
Select Corals
And many local frag farmers

All in all approximately 25 vendors will be present.

Raffle prizes are arriving daily and we have lots of goodies, as always.
A few examples are:
Typhoon III RoDi Unit,
Live Rock from Tampa Bay Saltwater
Gift Certificates from Coral Morphologic
Refractometer
Gift Certificates From Marco Rocks
A Pair of Black Ocellaris Clowns from Village Frags
A D&D Mesoscope
Aquavitro products from Seachem
Typhoon Extreme RoDi unit from Airwaterice
Gift Certificate from Drs Foster and Smith
Tons of fish foods
Dry Rock From Tampa Bay Saltwater
Gift Certificates from Premium Aquatics.
60W LED G1 Array from Fins Reef
Reef Nutrition Products
AeroForce Skimmer from CPR
Salt From Seachem
and much much more....

So, all in all CRASE 2010 is shaping up to surpass all our other shows.
On behalf of the organizers, we sincerely hope to see you all on September 18th.

http://www.thecrase.com/