Thanks to everyone for their support and for making Finest Fest 2023 a massive success! Winning raffle ticket numbers are shown below. If you have won a prize, these can be collected from Tuesday 1st May. Please bring the original ticket instore when collecting. We can't wait to see you all again for our next Finest Fest event in April 2024. To keep up to date and get the latest event info, sign up to our Finest Fest newsletter below:
Marine Raffle
| Prize | Donated By | RRP | Winning Raffle Ticket |
| Neptune Systems Apex A3 Pro System | Xodis | £999.95 | 618 - Serial Number 452082 |
| £500 Coral Voucher Courtesy of World Fauna | World Fauna | £500.00 | 760 - Serial Number 552360 |
| £500 Coral Voucher Courtesy of Aqualogy | Aqualogy | £500.00 | 311 - Serial Number 557718 |
| Reef Factory X3 Dosing Pump & Smart Components 5L Set + 3 x Smart Test Kits (KH/Ca/Mg) | Coral Compass | £416.96 | 290 - Serial Number 452082 |
| Red Sea Reef Mat 500 | Finest Aquatics | £315.00 | 708 - Serial Number 452082 |
| Deltec SC-1351 Protein Skimmer | D-D The Aquarium Solution | £289.99 | 578 - Serial Number 552360 |
| ITC Reefculture PARwise | ITC Reefculture / Aquatic Now | £219.95 | 162 - Serial Number 452082 |
| Art Reef Rock Large | BCUK Aquatics | £190.00 | 497 - Serial Number 452082 |
| TMC Pump Bundle (Reef Flow 2.0 4000, Reef Pump Compact 500) | Tropical Marine Centre | £169.98 | 290 - Serial Number 557718 |
| Sicce XStream SDC 8500 WiFi | Sicce | £169.49 | 185 - Serial Number 557718 |
| Hugo Kamishi Ocean Reef Rock 20kg Box (Marine) | Hugo Kamishi / ALF | £140.00 | 70 - Serial Number 552360 |
| TMC Aquabeam 600 Ultima LED Unit (2 to be won) | Tropical Marine Centre | £117.00 Each (Total £234.00) | 781 - Serial Number 552360 & 12 - Serial Number 552360 |
| Sicce Ultra Zero Pump 3000L/H | Sicce | £100.00 | 103 - Serial Number 557718 |
| Red Sea 22kg Bucket Of Salt | Red Sea | £74.99 | 184 - Serial Number 452082 |
| Easy Reefs / Fritz Bundle Pack | Aquatic Now | £60.00 | 47 - Serial Number 552360 |
| 40cm Slimline Frag Rack | Aqua-Print | £52.00 | 539 - Serial Number 452082 |
| Salifert Test Kit Bundle (KH, Nitrate, Calcium, Ammonia & pH) | Tropical Marine Centre | £41.80 | 53 - Serial Number 452082 |
| Marine Fish Food Selection | BCUK Aquatics | £40.00 | 688 - Serial Number 552360 |
| Red Sea Reef Energy+ 1 Litre | Red Sea | £36.99 | 243 - Serial Number 552360 |
| TMC Reef Salt 10kg Bucket | Tropical Marine Centre | £29.95 | 376 - Serial Number 552360 |
| Reef Factory Smart Components 1L Set (2 To Be Won) | Coral Compass | £28.99 Each (Total £57.98) |
449 - Serial Number 452082 & 791 - Serial Number 452082 |
| Aquamedic Pico Aquarium | MBM Aquarium Design | £109.95 |
769 - Serial Number 452082 |
| Reef Zlements Saltwater ICP Test (30 to be won!) | Reef Zlements | £25.99 Each (Total £519.80) |
687 - Serial Number 452082 480 - Serial Number 552360 247 - Serial Number 452082 147 - Serial Number 557718 754 - Serial Number 452082 416 - Serial Number 452082 444 - Serial Number 552360 460 - Serial Number 552360 244 - Serial Number 452082 94 - Serial Number 452082 263 - Serial Number 452082 189 - Serial Number 452082 347 - Serial Number 552360 339 - Serial Number 452082 672 - Serial Number 452082 150 - Serial Number 452082 211 - Serial Number 552360 471 - Serial Number 552360 677 - Serial Number 552360 392 - Serial Number 452082 572 - Serial Number 452082 706 - Serial Number 552360 144 - Serial Number 557718 44 - Serial Number 557718 674 - Serial Number 552360 771 - Serial Number 452082 617 - Serial Number 452082 389 - Serial Number 452082 405 - Serial Number 552360 500 - Serial Number 452082 |
Freshwater Raffle:
| Prize | Donated By | RRP | Winning Raffle Ticket |
| Aquael Ultrascape 60 Aquarium & Cabinet Set - White. Fully aquascaped by Geordie Scaper | Finest Aquatics | £449.99 | 225 - Serial Number 450326 |
| Aquael Ultrascape 60 Aquarium & Cabinet Set - White. Fully aquascaped by Stu Worrall | Finest Aquatics | £449.99 | 134 - Serial Number 550196 |
| Aquael Ultrascape 60 Aquarium & Cabinet Set - White. Fully aquascaped by Dan Crawford | Finest Aquatics | £449.99 | 261 - Serial Number 450326 |
| Sentia Primary & Sentia Secondary Dosing Pump PLUS a range of Seachem Freshwater additives. | Seachem | £400.00 | 105 - Serial Number 550196 |
| Betta X30 External Canister Filter | J&K Aquatics | £280.00 | 197 - Serial Number 450326 |
| Haku Fish Home 30x30x30cm Polycarbonate Aquarium | ALF | £165.99 | 307 - Serial Number 450326 |
| Hugo Kamishi Alasora Green Rock 20kg Box (Freshwater) | Hugo Kamishi | £100.00 | 88 - Serial Number 450326 |
| Hugo Kamishi Kita Mountain Rock 20kg Box (Freshwater) | Hugo Kamishi | £100.00 | 141 - Serial Number 450326 |
| Interpet Eco Max LED Light 45cm | J&K Aquatics | £80.00 | 52 - Serial Number 450326 |
| Freshwater Fish Food Selection | BCUK Aquatics | £20.00 | 317 - Serial Number 450326 |
PLEASE NOTE: Raffle tickets are provided to customers making a purchase all Finest Fest weekend. 1 x raffle ticket will be provided to every customer regardless of the amount being spent, PLUS additional raffle tickets will be provided for every £20 spent. For example, a customer spending £10 would receive 1 raffle ticket, a customer spending £25 would be receive 2 raffle tickets, a customer spending £100 would receive 6 raffle tickets and so on. By default, our two downstairs tills will issue marine raffle tickets, and our two upstairs tills will issue freshwater raffle tickets. If you would like to enter a different raffle, please ask at the till.
Facilities available over the weekend:
Free parking for over 40 cars on our carpark, plus additional acquired space on the road and from adjacent business. We have internal chairs and also external tables and chairs being delivered for the event to provide a large seating area.
We are pleased to announce that Bears Street Food will be on site both days serving a range of hot and cold food and drinks. Toilets are available on site for public use.
Travelling to Finest Aquatics:
If it is your first visit, we are very easily located at the end of the Knowsley Expressway with easy motorway connections to the M62, M6, M56, M57 and M58. Our address is: Finest Aquatics, Unit 16 Montague Road, Widnes, WA8 8FZ, or search ‘Finest Aquatics’ on Google or Apple maps.
Our telephone number is: 0151 558 1110
Demonstration and Talk Itinerary:
This year we are opening up a large section of our warehouse area with a dedicated staged area for all our talks and demonstrations. There will be seating available, and will provide a calmer environment away from the retail store.
Saturday 29th April
10.15-12.30 - 'The Great British Scape Off' -A live scape off event hosted by Jeremy Gay with 3 leading aquascapers (Stu Worrall, Geordie Scaper & Dan Crawford). One of the 3 will be walking away with the prestige of our very own Finest Fest 2023 Scape off Trophy and their fate will be in the hands of you!
13:00-14:00 - Jason Wilson - Delivering his talk 'Glass Box Therapy: How Aquariums Gave Me Purpose'
14:30-16:30 - David Saxby - A live Q&A session between David Saxby & Jeremy Gay with an opportunity to speak to one of the most renowned and experienced marine aquarium keepers in the UK. He's been keeping marine aquariums since before most of us were born!
Brands representatives attending:
Ecotech Marine, Neptune Systems, Nyos, Reef Zlements, World Fauna, Aqualogy, Sicce, Seachem, ALF, Seneye, ITC Aquaculture, Reef Factory, Practical Fishkeeping Magazine, Ultramarine Magazine, Reefbuilders & More!
Sunday 30th April
11:00-12:15 - Bali talk and live fragging demo from Heath & Rob - Reefworks. Unsure how to frag specific corals? Want to know the best techniques? The experts are here to show you!
13:00 - 16:00 - George Farmer - Back by popular demand! A live interactive workshop, covering a wide range of aquascaping techniques and methods. Ideal for beginners and experienced scapers alike!
Brands representatives attending:
Ecotech Marine, Neptune Systems, Nyos, Reef Zlements, World Fauna, Sicce, Seachem, ALF, Seneye, ITC Aquaculture, Reef Factory & More!
Special Offers during the event:
Throughout the duration of the Finest Fest event, there will be 10% OFF EVERYTHING instore. That includes all livestock and dry goods! PLUS, watch out for our Finest Fest Flash Deals for some once in a lifetime deals!
Raffle Prizes & Details:
There is over £7500 RRP worth of prizes to be won which have kindly been donated by our suppliers and sponsors! Like last year, our raffle will be split into two seperate raffle draws (one for marine prizes, one for freshwater prizes).
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