plants at auction/new marine lfs

[Kate Breimayer <kate@munat.com>]

At the big plant auction there was one company that donated a ton of 
nice plants to us, can someone tell me the name of them? I am going to 
recommend them to a new LFS here in Oly that is opening soon, and tell 
them to tell the company they were referred by GSAS so they send even 
more nice plants next year. I want the plant donator to feel 
appreciated. :) Also I am going to set up a .com (I know, I know, bad 
idea but it's going to be SMALL) to sell fish books, plants, killie 
eggs, and anything else I feel ok about mailing. I will be getting the 
Aqualog books, and am not too impressed with a lot of the other books 
out there. Does anyone know of a particular publisher they are really 
into? I know about TFH and Aqualog, but would like to carry some less 
well known specialist and high quality books as well. Gotta support the 
little guys, and Amazon.com has the TFH line covered. Any recommendations?

The new LFS is called Extreme Marine, it is at 2724 Pacific Ave  SE 
Olympia WA (360) 956-7009. They are not officially open but they showed 
it to me yesterday, it's about halfway there. They will specialize in 
well cared for and quarantined marine fish (some big chain stores don't 
quarantine, they just dose heavily with meds and hope for the best) and 
inverts and are going to sell entire setups with all the gear, they will 
come with installation and 2 months free maintenance while the guys 
teach the new owner how to care for them, and will offer financing. One 
reef tank I saw was a 55 with everything, going for $1700.00 (I think). 
To me this is a great deal, and the monthly payment thing allows people 
to change their minds and return it if they find they cannot handle it. 
Just figuring out which marine critters are compatible is a pain, and 
then there is all the pricey equipment... I wanted to do this with 
aquascaped community tanks and actually contemplated the exact space 
they rented as my store but didn't think there was a market, hope they 
can manage it. Might try to twist their arms into hiring me to do this 
since they took my exact idea only with marine :) They will also have a 
demo koi pond or two and nice garden with a creek-they have an acre to 
add ponds to later.Hope the creek doesn't flood, it has the Olympic 
Mudminnow in it and I think Koi would love to snack on them.
It's about a mile off exit 107 from I-5, will be on the right and is 
easy to miss due to a section of woods and the curve of the hill it's 
on, and it's in an old house instead of a storefront. If you are on the 
road southbound give them a call to see if they are open, it's worth a 
visit. The freshwater room isn't even built yet but will hopefully 
feature my killifish :) and if I can talk them into it tons of plants. 
The saltwater tanks are going to be really fun. It's like a whole store 
full of display tanks.
Kate B
Oly WA

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