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07-17-2006, 10:43 PM
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I got brains!!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Le Sueur, MN
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interesting clip
Nice but not sure if wanting to spend that much for an aquarium 
ummm.... see below in post 4 for link (DOH)
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Last edited by Alero; 07-17-2006 at 11:37 PM.
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07-17-2006, 10:56 PM
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Land Shark
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Sure is an interesting clip. 
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07-17-2006, 11:05 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Albert Lea
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Huh??? Did I miss something?
Beuller?
Beuller?
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New tank coming soon I swear 
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07-17-2006, 11:11 PM
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RIP Steve Irwin
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Whereva
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I bet that clip was real good Dwight?!
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07-17-2006, 11:31 PM
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I got brains!!
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07-17-2006, 11:41 PM
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RIP Steve Irwin
Join Date: Jan 2005
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That cylinder one is sweet.
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07-18-2006, 01:11 AM
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hi donate me stuff ok?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: South Minneapolis
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do u think they got ripped off for 125,000$? lol
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my tank is calling for me to put water in it...
oh btw looking for a ~30 g tank for sale drilled preferably
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07-18-2006, 01:24 AM
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I got brains!!
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They look nice, but I think they did
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do u think they got ripped off for 125,000$? lol
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07-18-2006, 01:25 AM
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Got Crabs?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Woodbury, MN
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I am in the wrong business.
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07-18-2006, 01:30 AM
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I got brains!!
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Nah, just have to sell a few more vipers
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I am in the wrong business.
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07-18-2006, 01:33 AM
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Where's my Brain???
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can't see the vid, as i use Firefox..
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07-18-2006, 01:36 AM
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Got Crabs?
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The margins on new cars these days is pathetic. On average an electronics dealer makes more on a $2500 TV than we do on a $25000 automobile. I would bet that there is at least 100% markup in that $125,000 tank.
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07-18-2006, 01:40 AM
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I got brains!!
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I didn't realize that regarding the margins on a new car. I would agree on the 100% markup on the tank. Yeah I guess you are in the wrong biz Well I guess you could start putting fish tanks in cars 
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The margins on new cars these days is pathetic. On average an electronics dealer makes more on a $2500 TV than we do on a $25000 automobile. I would bet that there is at least 100% markup in that $125,000 tank. |
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07-18-2006, 02:02 AM
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Gurgle Gurgle
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Chanhassen, MN
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Looking at the hair on the guy that builds the houses reminds me, don't mix electricity and saltwater.
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07-18-2006, 03:47 AM
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Aquatic Arts
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Location: Minneapolis, MN
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The margins on new cars these days is pathetic. On average an electronics dealer makes more on a $2500 TV than we do on a $25000 automobile. I would bet that there is at least 100% markup in that $125,000 tank. |
I am a rep. for Living Color - I install their reef sculptures into all my fish only aquariums. The matierals for that job were marked up 15% to 20%(standard markup in the industry for materials). Granted, they probably charged $25,000 for installation - but installing an aquarium of that size is no easy task. Look at the cabinets and imagine the process that goes into making them. Or the custom molds for the 100% custom reef sculpture. Or the structural support for the aquarium (the stand and the supporting structure). Or the spun cast cylinder aquarium (if you have ever bought 8" caste acrylic tube, then you can understand why a cylinder of this size would be so expensive). Or the life-support system located in a remote location in the house.
Here is something that will blow your mind. Living Color has installed aquariums where the sheets of acrylic used were $50,000 wholesale. Or another aquarium they installed, the shipping to get the cylinder from where it was manufactured to the client's home was $190,000 (had to have police escort and power company to take down power lines - was a 13 ft. diameter cylinder aquarium).
Go to their website and you will see some aquariums that will amaze you.
www.livingcolor.com
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sorry 
