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09-29-2008, 09:49 AM
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spaceman spiff
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: south of Dimples
Posts: 10,594
Reviews: 70
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What a project! I'm going to have to move to be closer. Keep the updates coming!
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09-29-2008, 10:42 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bloomington, MN
Posts: 2,713
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Hook Line and sinker! 
Judging by how long it took for me to get a few hours to post... it could be a wait  If it goes a month I will make it a priority again.
I do have grand-opening party pictures ready to go. I am hoping I can find some one who could video us doing a tour. We have a few improvements to the store that need to be made first however. We ran out of storage space long ago. We are trying to aquire some adjacent warehouse space that is being underutilized by our neighbors. The other issue is our display tanks are being redone. Besides the display's being redone, the displays being back at infancy stage, and a few rearangemet projects I am very happy at how we have settled into the space.  |
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09-29-2008, 09:28 PM
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Keeper of the Kracken
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Martin, SC
Posts: 11,407
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The video would be really cool, especially for those of us that are so far away from your store.
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09-30-2008, 02:28 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Forest Lake, MN
Posts: 456
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vERY
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09-30-2008, 02:29 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Forest Lake, MN
Posts: 456
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Very nice. I can't wait to see it in person.
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10-02-2008, 11:04 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bloomington, MN
Posts: 2,713
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Glad you could make it  |
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10-03-2008, 05:17 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Riverside, CA
Posts: 29
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That's gonna be an Awesome Store!!  |
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10-03-2008, 11:07 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bloomington, MN
Posts: 2,713
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IS an awesome store We have been open for nine months. All the selling systems are doing great, we see new customers every day, we were able to bring on a couple new part time employees, and we are having loads of fun
This Fall we are expanding our marine-fish-only products section, expanding advertising, fixing the hastily put up displays (Li is trying to get me to blog the progress on them), adding a Perfecto 300g fish-only display, and desperately trying to find more storage (I think if I start storing overstock in the bedroom....it may not bode well for me!).
Last edited by REEFSTOCK; 10-03-2008 at 11:14 AM.
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10-13-2008, 11:01 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bloomington, MN
Posts: 2,713
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One year ago. SWE Pre-Opening party
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10-30-2008, 07:34 AM
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TCMAS Board of Director
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Hudson, WI
Posts: 273
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SWE is a definitely a premier store! If your visiting the twin cities skip the maga mall and go to SWE, it’s a must see. I like it so much my baby girl was almost born in Fritz’s showroom. That’s right I dragged my pregnant wife to the grand opening on her due date. A few hours earlier and my daughter would have been a natural-born citizen of Salt Water Empire!
Last edited by gogregerson; 10-30-2008 at 09:28 AM.
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10-30-2008, 07:14 PM
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Keeper of the Kracken
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Martin, SC
Posts: 11,407
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Now that would have made for a great story! |
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11-19-2008, 11:59 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bloomington, MN
Posts: 2,713
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We have been expanding our drygoods storage another 1000 sq feet! This has given us more space in the store. We have .... DUH... added grow out and frag tanks.
Here is a shot of the one... right next to my desk... gurgle gurgle.
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11-20-2008, 12:03 AM
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#43
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bloomington, MN
Posts: 2,713
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11-20-2008, 12:04 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bloomington, MN
Posts: 2,713
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Unlike most of our tanks this has a single overflow. This is so anemones have to go through 4 tanks before they can get sucked out to Volcano Hell... knock on wood.
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11-20-2008, 12:05 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bloomington, MN
Posts: 2,713
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Scott and Casey working with some seriously warped wood 
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