所以,Reefapalooza 2009百分度e. First off, I have to hand it to the folks at SCMAS – WELL DONE… What is really amazing is that even though this thing has evolved to “major event sizeâ€, with lots of vendors and speakers, etc.- it still has the vibe of a big hobbyist-oriented, club-organized, “core†event. It is so nice to see that, even with all of the vendors and  big event distractions, that the pure hobbyist can have fun talking fish (or “coralsâ€, more appropriately) with his/her reef buddies. I get the total geek-thrill of seeing people walking in and out of the event holding coolers, plastic baggies, and Dixie cups with all sorts of coral frags.
好的 - 不过，我必须承认 - 真正为我提供最娱乐的是给不同珊瑚的有趣名字。，圣杯傻瓜和Acan瘾君子对我来说是最有趣的！什么是in a name? “I must have some “Kedd’s Redsâ€, “Darth Maulsâ€, and “Nuclear Greensâ€â€¦Of course, I will trade you some “Armor of Gods†(I didn’t know he wore armor?), “Goblin Eyesâ€, and- gulp “PURPLE DEATHS†for those… I swear, there is such a language that the non-initiated frag hag would be really lost at one of these things!
真实的故事：我清楚地想起了两个礁石在午餐时讨论他们的战利品，“我降落了一个真正的echinata”。“甜的-我进行了绝地思维技巧蒙蒂的交易。对他们有好处 -我想。我讨厌想象那个家伙发现他如此渴望的珊瑚是如何反应的不是“THE TRUE echinataâ€. These guys were obviously knowledgeable, very, very into it, and just plain acting like 30 something kids in a very pricy candy store! How cool isthat? I felt the love there!
我敢打赌，一个“ challi Pepper Monti”的父母殖民地的“ Red Planet Acro”，您刚刚发现了您刚刚发现的frag frag'在某些LFS或珊瑚碎片的遗体角落里，您刚刚发现了您刚刚发现的frag。小爱，并在留言板上展示所有人，以供所有人看到和欲望。尽管这可能是遗传上的蒙蒂波拉，对爱它的爱好者来说 - 它是waaay不仅仅是世界上最美丽的事物 - 值得他们的爱和尊重（毫无疑问，还有几美元）。尽管我将是第一个嘲笑这些名字的愚蠢性的人，并且会以（Eric）Borneman的一面指出这些珊瑚通常不是稀有物种，但我很高兴想到这一点，我更加兴奋关于他们是“遗忘”的事实 - 他们驱使普通男人和女人竭尽全力获得并照顾他们。当然，“设计师”的价格和“责任”有时可能有点过分和愚蠢，但是对于真正的业余爱好者来说，这些名字只是一种激发和分享我们非常喜欢的东西的兴奋的方式。
Fifteen years ago, if you would have mentioned that you’d be picking up specimens of CAPTIVE PROPAGATED live corals at a “frag swap†(what’s THAT?),  most hobbyists would have looked at you like you were some alien (or had “Alien Eyesâ€)! How far we have come- how amazing WE are as hobbyists- to be able to have such awesome events that bring people of all walks of life together, sharing their common love for the ocean and the creatures found in it. You go right on coming up with these goofy names. Names that make us remember why this hobby is so damn fun. Names that get the blood flowing in any hardcore reefer’s veins.
So what’s in a name? A whole lot, actually! Hats off to you, Reef-a-palooza, and to all of the frag swaps going on every week…to those MACNAs yet to unfold, and to the future hobbyists as yet unborn. I’m so proud to be part of this little hobby world that we have- and you should be, too! Thanks to all of the fine folks that attend these events worldwide, the future will just be brighter and brighter for both the hobby and the animals that we keep. You can bet your Miami Chalice on it!
Till next time…Stay wet.
斯科特·费尔曼（Scott Fellman）
