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fishoholic · #1 01-10-2008, 07:15 PM

Sounds great so far. I love that you would be open in the evenings, I hate it when I want to go to a fish store after work and it's closed at 5pm or 6pm. I work until 5:30pm. It'll be nice to have a store that I can go to during the week. I also like the card info idea, it's handy (if you don't allready know) for a quick reference guide.

Scavenger · #2 01-10-2008, 07:22 PM

Two things I can think of adding to your card would be lighting requirements if applicable and diet. (carnivor, herbivor, omnivore) etc. If that helps you at all.

Best of luck with your new store by the way.

howdy20012002 · #3 01-10-2008, 07:33 PM

Good idea for lighting for corals
water movement would be good to know as well I guess.

thanks btw,I am getting excited about it coming together.
I am going to really try to provide an environmentally ethical as possible, aquacultured as possible, Tank raised as possible environment.

I am also setting up a few 90 gallon tanks just strictly for coral propogation so that I can offer aquacultured corals as much as possible.

Just for everyone's knowledge, there are some species that I will not be offering that are not tank raised..2 that come to mind are Seahorses and Bangai Cardinals...the losses of WC species just is not acceptable in my mind.

As well, I want to start looking at purchasing frags from local reefers to offer to my customers.....I am really keen on the idea of less raping the ocean idea and more sharing with each other kind of idea.

Murminator · #4 01-10-2008, 08:29 PM

Neal those hours are awesome that is what the city needs.

If you need a hand with anything LMK I'm only a beltch and holler away

.....and I'm cheap

mseepman · #5 01-11-2008, 12:14 AM

Hey your plans for a store sound great. I really don't think a lot of store owners think as carefully as you have about who their customers are and what they want to see.

I'm a little too far away but I wish you all the best.

Jeff_ · #6 01-11-2008, 03:38 AM

I am liking the hours too, School has usually clogged up my daytime space.
I am looking forward to the store too

jasond · #7 01-11-2008, 04:27 AM

Not that I will be shopping there, but thought I would add my 2 cents!

I think its awesome when there is an actual reef tank set up in the store. One of the shops here has one, and he says people are always after whatever he has in the reef tank, but not near the interest when they are in the holding tanks! (By reef tank, I dont mean Nano, like a 90 or 120). Plus a great "hands on" for showing ppl plumbing equipment etc.

Obviously it takes up much needed space in a store, but I think it is awesome for people to see what a full tank can look like, and for newcomers, or people switching from FW, what an eye catcher!

Congrats on the store, best of luck! If I am in Edmonton I will be sure to stop by.

Jason

ILIKECOUGARS · #8 01-11-2008, 04:32 AM

Hours looks great, Looking forward for your openning.