The Great Coral Giveaway... Sort of...

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Please read this entire thread before doing anything. Then ask questions, please. I don't want this to be a hassle for anyone. I am only trying to be philanthropic.

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Ok, I have a 20g tank in my office that I enjoy, but it has become a pain to haul water and supplies in and out of the building. Therefore, I have decided to tear it down. I have moved as most of the livestock that I want to keep to my display at home, but there is still a lot left. This includes most of what is in the picture above:
  • Blue/Green Chromis
  • Pajama Cardinal
  • Xenia (small)
  • half a dozen different large z&P colonies
  • couple of smaller z&p colonies
  • Green Star Polyps
  • Brittle Star
  • Coral Banded Shrimp
  • 3 tennis ball size hairy mushrooms
  • ~15 pounds of live rock
  • ~15 pounds live sand
  • assorted crabs
It does not include the following shown items:
  • Rock with the green monti cap and RPEs
  • Nuclear Green Paly frag
  • Purple Death Paly frag
I want to try something new. I am willing to part with this, all of it, to a single person that can come to my office in Huntsville/Research Park afterwork one weekday and help pack it up and haul it off. There is a price though. The person that takes this must provide me, in this thread, evidence of a donation to the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or the American Cancer Society in excess of $35, dated today or later. You make a donation, and I give you the stuff. The first to post evidence gets it.

Now, there is the matter of the equipment.
  • Standard 20g.
  • CPR BakPak2+ Skimmer
  • 2xT5 ZooMed light fixture,
  • Maxijet 400
  • JBJ Auto Top Off system
  • Heater
  • Power strip
  • Open Stand from Petco
  • MagFloat
Again, I am willing to part with this, all of it, to a single person that can come to my office afterwork one weekday and help pack it up and haul it off. This price is a little different though. The person that takes this must provide me, in this thread, evidence of a donation to the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or the American Cancer Society in excess of $125, dated today or later. Just like before, you make a donation, and I give you the stuff. The first to post evidence of a qualifying donation gets it.

If you choose, a single qualifying donation in excess of $150 takes it all, but it has to be posted first before any other claiming post.

A claiming post should include:
  • a scanned image or PDF showing a receipt from the charity. Please redact any personally identifiable information before posting.
  • a statement as to whether you want the livestock, the equipment, both or neither. (It is OK, for example to donate $1000 to the Red Cross and only want the livestock, or $500 to the Cancer Society, and only want the personal satisfaction of doing so.).

There is the risk that you could make a donation and still not be the winner, due to the timing of your evidence post, which is my only way of deciding. In that case, only the charity will be the winner. I can assume no responsibility for server errors, timing issues, internet outages, lover's quarrels, sun spots, alien invasions, hanging chads, or anything else. I am only trying to give something away and help a charity. You roll the dice, you take your chances. I reserve the right to cancel this offer at any time, and the same risk applies in the case of a cancellation.

One last note, if making the donation and not getting the items is an issue for you, then don't make the donation. I don't want this to be a bad deal for anyone.
 
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Failure to claim your items within 21 days will forfeit them.
 
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I am way to far away to take you up on your deal. But I will make a donation none the less simply because you just might be the most upstanding person on this forum. Giving your stuff away to someone else provided they make a donation to help save others lives. Faith in humanity restored.


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I am way to far away to take you up on your deal. But I will make a donation none the less simply because you just might be the most upstanding person on this forum. Giving your stuff away to someone else provided they make a donation to help save others lives. Faith in humanity restored.


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I am humbled.
 
Here is the closest to a receipt I have so far. I would like the livestock/coral items.

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I can supply the email receipt once I receive the email.

Thanx

Edit: here it is.

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It is yours Joey. Thanks for the donation. I will contact you shortly to work out a time to pick this stuff up.
 
It is yours Joey. Thanks for the donation. I will contact you shortly to work out a time to pick this stuff up.

Thank you very much. This was a great idea.
 
Scott, that is so good of you. Would a donation to the Harry Hooper relief fund count?

Actually, all I want is the MagFloat.
 
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Perhaps if Harry Hooper were concurrently suffering from cancer, heart problems, and flooding, I might be able to bend the rules. :bigsmile:
 
Well, I think the American Sinus Association might cover that, but unfortunately they did not make the cut.
 
Wow. This is a great idea. I didn't think there were many people left in the world that weren't out just or them selves
 
Wow. This is a great idea. I didn't think there were many people left in the world that weren't out just or them selves
Thanks. That money is more important to someone who has lost a home or a loved one, than it would be to me. I've already spent the money for those items and got my enjoyment from it, and now I am enjoying trying to make this happen as well.
 
My wife says to thank you so much. She has wanted a seahorse tank for a long time but she didn't want to waste the money. We both think this was an awesome idea and she's happy that's she gets her tank and the money goes to a great cause at the same time.
 
All,

Thanks for reading this post, and for those who donated, thanks even more. For those who didn't donate, I hope someday, when you are able, you might make a $10, $20, or even a $100 donation to something meaningful. If you have the money to play in this hobby, you probably have $10 to donate to something important to you. I only hope that I have inspired you to do something, although that was not what I started out to do. KingofPain86 just let me know that it was possible.
 
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My wife says to thank you so much. She has wanted a seahorse tank for a long time but she didn't want to waste the money. We both think this was an awesome idea and she's happy that's she gets her tank and the money goes to a great cause at the same time.

Tell her that she is welcome. I am glad that I was in a position to do it. I have already got more enjoyment out of this giveaway than I ever thought I would.

On another note, if I was putting a seahorse tank together, I would probably leave the MaxiJet off of it. Otherwise, it should be great.
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%
  • Other (please explain).

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