This is the response I received from ESV:
Hi Frank,
While we support clubs through donations we also have an obligation to protect local retailers who sell our products. As such we don't do direct discounted sales to clubs. We appreciate your interest and would still like to support your club so perhaps the group buy could go through a local retailer. We would be happy to work with them and extend them an extra discount knowing the salt was going to your club members. As a point of reference one pallet contains 24x200gal units. I believe Aquarium Village is a member of LIRA. If they (or another retailer) are interested please have them contact me for the details.
Thanks for your interest,
Bob Stark
ESV Aquarium Products Inc.
So...........maybe we, (LIRA), can have either Aquarium Village, Tropical Paradise or Pets Warehouse contact Bob Stark @ ESV....Then ESV will provide the retail store with this extra discount which they would in turn pass on to LIRA members. Since Pet Warehouse is already selling to us at around $60 to $70 (Not sure) maybe that would be the best bet.
WHAT DOES EVERYONE ELSE THINK?????