Thank you for your generosity and support

Thanks for the support guys. Xia is very busy or I assure you he would come more often to the meetings. Speaking of which, I haven't seen Xia in a long time so I will put this out there now: THE NEXT RAFFLE IS GOING TO MAKE THIS ONE LOOK SILLY!!! :D
Xia doesn't know it yet but he is going to donate a few of his frags of zoo's as he has one of the sweetest collections I have ever seen. With those donations plus the ones that Doug doesn't know he is donating yet, and the great stuff Tim is adding to the mix, It will be a raffle of epic proportions. I am calling out the big guns.... Lets see if they are up to the challenge :)
 
Xia,

In no way was i aiming my comments at you or trying to come off like a jerk. People can go for what ever reason they want, That is the beauty of this club/America:)
 
Great job Paul!!!

Thanks for the meeting pics Mike.

The garage sale next month should be a blast!!! One man's junk...

BTW - If anyone got either the orange zoos or green eyed zoos I donated and you're stuggling with them please PM me and I'll tell you the condiitions I was keeping them in. You can recognize my donations by the flat sides on the rocks where I cut them with a morter saw.
 
Brian, if yours were the ones in the double bagged ziplocs I have one of them. They are in QT with everything I bought at John's before the meeting. There seem to be 2 kinds. Most of them haven't opened yet. The 3 that have opened have orange skirts.

I have nudi fear from past experience and was going to dip them if they didn't open soon not knowing who they came from. Tips about where you had them would be great.
 
the raffle at last Friday's MARS meeting was amazing. I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank MikeB, and all of the others that donated, for the wealth of equipment, corals, and fish that were made available to us. I think almost everyone present walked away with something. It was a lot of fun, and was definitely my favorite part of the meeting! So, thanks again!!!
 
Brian at Coral reef shop gave the most I would say but exotic was very generous as well as other stores. I also feel that there were many talks which will lead to even greater donations for the next meeting.
 
Joining Paul on the collection trip, I was amazed at the good will shown to us by our LFS. As any appreciative member, be it a single frag to algae scrapers, the fact that they support the club, our members, and the local reef'n scene is just spectacular. Honestly, MARS probably makes up less than 10% of their business so for them to donate to the cause out of sheer generosity is awesome and I for one appreciate it. I hope you all do too and be sure they know you do when you go in there. A simple thank you goes a long way in keeping a strong relationship.
 
should we pay higher price to support the LFS instead of buying on line?
How come Capital Aquarium is not on the list? Do they still support RC?
I used to go there every weekend when I was a kid, man O' man those Koi are getting less and less...anyone knows what happend to them?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10396859#post10396859 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by leakytank
should we pay higher price to support the LFS instead of buying on line?
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I think this is a question each of us answers personally, but I can tell you that when things are all said and done, many of the 'deals' you can find online does not come close to seeing it firsthand at a store and in good health.

For example, I picked up a trio of Bartlett Anthias from Exotic for $30/ea over the weekend. I found it cheapest online for about $20 ea. plus shipping. For a little more $$, I hand pick my selection and get a very healthy fish versus a fish that may or may not arrive in good health. Countless times I have ordered things online at the cheapest sources to get exactly what I paid for. I think there is value in understanding you can pay too little and end up buying twice, or pay too much and just get a raw deal. There are many deals locally and not all are necessarily higher priced either.

Just my 2 cents worth.

As for th Koi at Capital - did you see how fat those things are? With all that food they are given out of the vending machine, those babies are fed every day and just obese!
 
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10396859#post10396859 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by leakytank
should we pay higher price to support the LFS instead of buying on line?
How come Capital Aquarium is not on the list? Do they still support RC?
I used to go there every weekend when I was a kid, man O' man those Koi are getting less and less...anyone knows what happend to them?
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Yes, many times I feel we should. We should pay a slightly higher price to buy certain things from our LFS because of service. I have spent hours talking to the guys at local fish stores getting advice, and having things catered just for me. The service and the lack of having to pay shipping many times makes the LFS a much better option than trying to save a few dollars online. If you don't support them and they are all gone... WE WILL WISH WE HAD SUPPORTED THEM I PROMISE. When you buy online I have generally found many places have this policy: Cheap, fast and good..... pick two
 
I kinda agree with buying local.
I always buy fish, corals, food at LFS.

But, on some dried good stuff, I disagree. like the calcium group buy i was just a part of. If i bought liquid calcium from LFS i would go broke especially dosing it all the time, same with alk.

Reef Crystals salt, I really like this salt. Drs.foster has it for $40 shipped if i could find it locally for a close price i would get it at LFS. but the few i haved checked that carry it are way over this price.

this is just my opinion.

Davey
 
So you by your lost leaders at the LFS and the money makers online? That's exactly why they'll be gone in the future if we don't support them on multiple levels.

Paul, don't forget about the manufacturers....they'll donate as well ;)
 
That sucks! if one day we only can buy our livestocks online and there is no more fish storing. Is a shame for those who buy online and just try to save a few $$, spend your money locally and support the local economy.
 
Friday was my first meeting and I just wanted to thank everyone for being so hospitable to my wife and I. We did very well in the raffle and won a couple of Zoa frags from Exotic and a beautiful cluster of Blue clove polyps from the Coral Reef conservation group. We also won a Mg test kit. Not bad for our first time out! We will definitely be attending more meetings in the future. Thanks so much,
Mike

Zoa frag at the top of the pic from Exotic:

MARS2.jpg


Zoa frag (orange and green skirts) and blue clove polyps (right side of pic):

MARS1.jpg
 
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