Re: Meeting Yesterday, and Plant Auction

["Don R." <gsmd_bari@yahoo.com>]

Dave Gomberg sounds fine to me.  Maybe he can bring
some of his "famous" burrowing snails with him...can't
remember the species this early in the morn., but
they're actually beneficial for planted tanks!
-Don Rudee

--- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> The meeting was sparse (about 10 people?) but fun. 
> Joe had some well-done
> slides of his tanks (that we'll get to see in two
> weeks), Bob had lots of
> acrylic do-dads, including a classy brine shrimp
> hatchery.  We also talked
> about lighting for a while.  I brought about 3
> gallons worth of
> Lagarosiphon major, and Bob brought frogbit to give
> away.
> 
> Now onto a new issue: Dave Gomberg, Planted Aquarium
> blowhard and now
> publisher of "Planted Aquarium" magazine, would like
> to donate a
> subscription to his magazine and set up a vendor
> booth at the *plant*
> auction.  I grumbled a bit about this initially
> ("hey, we don't take
> donations and crap for the plant auction.  let him
> donate to the general
> auction."), but now I think it's a good thing,
> actually. The plant auction
> has grown from its origins of being a place to get
> plants in the face of
> crappy store selection, to its current state of
> "all-inclusive plant
> extravaganza", including (occasionally) decor,
> fertilizer, and books.  So
> why not...
> 
> Opinions?
> 
>   - Erik
> 
> -- 
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
> 


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