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07-01-2008, 03:19 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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|  Bad news...
Just returned from LFS who has supported me for last 7 years. (and vice versa)...
Seems he is just not going to be able to stay in business much longer. 
Guess people are more concerned about any spare $ around going into gas tank in lieu of fish tank... 
Laid off all help...selling stock at less then his normal ridiculesly cheap prices, just to pay electric bill this month.
Am really bummed out for him. He is really a nice guy who has been a great help since starting out.
Always had in back of my mind to buy him out one day if he decided to move on to something else...but in these economic conditions now would be really reluctant to do so...
Anyway, came home with a really nice BTA and some zoa's for $35.
Too bad my tank just does not need anything else. Am curious to see where the anem is going to squeeze itself in... 
Would be a great time to be starting up a new tank if you had the cash...
Also noticed local craigslist is flooded with tanks and equipment for sale.
Not a good sign...  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott")
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07-01-2008, 03:21 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 22
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that stinks, I have sort of noticed that in my area too, people's priorities are changing _________ Equipment: 55 gal, Remora Skimmer w/ maxi jet 1200 pump, 4x54w T5 lighting, 2 super actinics, 2 12,000K actinic white bulbs, 55+ lbs fiji live rock... Inhabitants: Ocellaris Clownfish, Yellow Tailed Damsel, Six Line Wrasse, Yellow Watchman Goby, 3 Chromis, Crocea Clam, Cleaner Shrimp, Astraea snails, Nassarius snails, hermit crabs, Zoa, Yellow Fiji Leather, Pineapple Brain, Mushroom, Bubble My Tank Thread  | |
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07-01-2008, 03:25 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Garden Creek,VA
Posts: 1,086
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Anymore that seems like the future of a lot of business due to the so call high prices,
really sorry to hear that bout the lfs | |
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07-01-2008, 03:26 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: alabama
Posts: 602
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Things are getting tough everywhere, and going to get worse, sorry for the guy Omard, Yeah there are some bargains on tanks and equipment now
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07-01-2008, 03:36 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Man that sucks..... | |
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07-01-2008, 03:37 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
Posts: 4,078
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That sucks Scott, esp. if he's a "good" lfs and is honest. What are your other options? This "recession" typically happens right before an election. Should get better after Nov. Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | 
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07-01-2008, 04:07 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
Posts: 1,158
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Sorry to hear about your lfs, omard...Times like these usually effect the small business before big business.... _________ 72 gallon bowed 150lbs LR 60 lbs LS
2 Percs
1 Chevron Tang
Hippo Tang
Six Line Wrasse
Coral Banded Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp
Starry Blenny
4 Lyretail Anthias
Long Polyp Toadstool
Montipora
Long Tentacle Anenome
Short tentacle plate
Pulsing Xenia
Green Star polyps
Frogspawn
29 gallon
2 Clown
1 Coral Beauty
1 Fairy Wrasse
24 FOWLR
Dwarf Lion
125 gallon African Cichlid Tank http://home.comcast.net/~pizzal/index.html 
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07-02-2008, 12:25 AM
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| | Banned
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: rocklin
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sorry to hear that, yeah it sucks, i am telling you we should all jsut not buy gas for a week, until they drop it to $2 a gallon. | |
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07-02-2008, 01:38 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Alaska
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I agree with you all there... It's sad too because I've noticed many people who keep salt-water tanks are much more appreciative of the beauty of nature and they take WAY better care of their tanks than a lot of other animal-hobbies I have seen around... =)
I wish gas was back to $2 a gallon.... It's sad when someone my age (21) can say, "Gosh, I remember when gas was cheap."
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07-02-2008, 02:04 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
Posts: 3,610
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Originally Posted by Ash and Mike  I wish gas was back to $2 a gallon.... It's sad when someone my age (21) can say, "Gosh, I remember when gas was cheap." |
Im not all that much older then you... I can remember my dad complaining about paying $0.98 a gallon. Im glad hes not around to see this crap.
I had a buddy of mine who went out of business that I supported for a number of years. When I heard he was going out of business, I went strait over there to see if there was anything I could do. He was talking about not being able to the gas bill for that month (gas furnace). He didnt know what he was going to do. LFS is all he ever did, his first job was in a LFS. Whats a guy like that to do? Uneducated for the most part and had been doing aquaria for over 30 yrs. Thats just a shame.
The other LFS here, the one I use to work at appears to be going out of business soon too. They laid off their manager and most of the other employees. The owner and 2 other people work their now. Its the only place to be quality livestock (retail)within 80miles. His business was started back in the 60's. He's another one who has done this all of his life. The original owner has since retired and sold out about 15yrs ago to the current owner who has worked in the store since the early 80s. I give them corals on consignment so they dont have to worry about buying them until it sells. I love the owner like a brother, and would do anything in my power to help him out.
To be in this business, you trully have to have a passion for it. If not, its not worth it. You could easily have a small fortune tied up into a system and something go wrong that was uncontrollable and lose it in a heartbeat. Ive been there. If you old skool reefers on here remember, I lost over 300 acro frags last year when I had a heater malfunction and boil the tank down to where it exposed the heater, the burst and electricuted everything. Total loss. But with some help from members on this bored, they hooked me up with some frags and got me back on my feet. We reefers have to help each other out from time to time when "life" happens. _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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