I just got back from Marine Fish. I went there to get a light bulb and to have my water tested. Left with a really cool fish.

They have tons of corals and fish right now, and they are gearing up for a huge sale coming up on May 3rd and 4th. They are going to have about 50 total "workers" there just to support the turnout they expect. They are going to have many things on sale at 50% off, including fish and tanks! And they expect many vendors there to talk about their products. I think Dave mentioned at least 6-8 different companies' vendors would be there. Wow! I decided to wait to buy my bulb until this big sale. I'll be there when they open. I think it will either start at 9am or 10am May 3rd. I'm looking forward to it. Dave told me it's been in the planning stages for a little over a month, and has finally been confirmed with all the vendors who are coming. Free food too.

Very cool. THey were hinting that last time I was there too. I hope to make it since y BD is MAy 3rd!

My husband's B'day is May 3rd too!

I find it amusing how SatlwaterCity has started a trend.

I don't think they were copying SWC. Theirs has been in the works for months, but they were lining up their representatives from the various vendors and took a while to get that many vendors coordinated. They have at least 6-8 different company reps lined up. But hey, I'll take 2 sales within a month of each other! It's a good deal for the club members! I hope more sponsors do this.

Thanks for the post Barbara! Apparently, my boss has been planning, scheming, and organizing this mega sale for a long time now. I've only been told about it relatively recently. I still don't even know all of the details. All I know is that this sale is going to be huge!

So far, I'll let you guys know what I've been told. All livestock is going to be 50% off...no questions asked. If it's in the store, and alive customers will get 50% off. As far as tanks go, tanks are going to range from 35-50% off. Honestly, there are only a few tanks that will be 35%. The majority will be about 50% off. We have over 20 companies and their sales representatives preparing for this sale, so the deals will be everywhere and everywhere. I wish I knew more though! There's supposed to be a lot more about this sale that even I don't even know about. I'll keep everybody posted as I find out!

Ok if that's true Barbra, where were all the BIG sales before SaltwaterCity came around? In the past certain LFS's use to send out some sort of discounted coupons or notices in the mail to customers certain times of the year. In the years I've been in this hobby and lived in Atlanta, I've never seen or heard of such a sale. It's all good..... and all I'm trying to say is stores today need too and have too be more creative to attract customers. The economy and technology has caused this trend and today the buzz on the street is SaltwaterCity.

The economy and technology has caused this trend and today the buzz on the street is SaltwaterCity.

This is MF's forum and this post is uncool.

Ok if that's true Barbra, where were all the BIG sales before SaltwaterCity came around? In the past certain LFS's use to send out some sort of discounted coupons or notices in the mail to customers certain times of the year. In the years I've been in this hobby and lived in Atlanta, I've never seen or heard of such a sale. It's all good..... and all I'm trying to say is stores today need too and have too be more creative to attract customers. The economy and technology has caused this trend and today the buzz on the street is SaltwaterCity.

Marine and Reef have had large sales in the past. I bought a 75 gallon Reef Ready at their last one. This is by no means the start of sales events at Marine and Reef.
Dave

Seriously BronoExpress.....who cares when it was planned... I'm just thankful they are having a sale. Their store is awesome. Way to go Marine Fish!

I have to say that I only been there once and did not buy anything. But I got to say it is 1 of the top 5 store on my list if I ever need something.

I'm sorry Linda, but this was posted by a member not the sponsor and as a member I have a right to say what I feel. I have no agenda and as you can tell from my past post history, I don't get involved with all the politics. You can all say what you feel. I'm all for sales and what's going on. Marine and Fish is a first class store and we should hope that more sponsored and non-sponsored LFS's follow this trend in our area. It's all good for everyone not just ARC members, Cheers!!!

I'm sorry Linda, but this was posted by a member not the sponsor and as a member I have a right to say what I feel. I have no agenda and as you can tell from my past post history, I don't get involved with all the politics. You can all say what you feel. I'm all for sales and what's going on. Marine and Fish is a first class store and we should hope that more sponsored and non-sponsored LFS's follow this trend in our area. It's all good for everyone not just ARC members, Cheers!!!

It was posted by a member in the sponsor's forum about a sponsor's store and a sponsor's sale. And I'll maintain my stance that you, as a representative of SWC, coming into that sponsor's forum and pushing SWC is uncool. It's not politics. It's ethics.

If another sponsor came into the SWC forum and discussed their own store/business/sales/products/practices I'd say the same thing.

I wasn't looking at where the thread was posted when I responded and ok you've may your point and I'm done and have no further desire to continue this thread. Cheers!!

I just got back from Marine fish and talked with Patrick about the sale and it sounds like it is going to be bigger than anything we have seen. The tanks are even up to 50% off. Also Patrick told me that there are going to be a lot of manufacturer reps their on Saturday.
I am going to be there when the doors open Saturday. I think I found my new tank.

I just got back from Marine fish and talked with Patrick about the sale and it sounds like it is going to be bigger than anything we have seen. The tanks are even up to 50% off. Also Patrick told me that there are going to be a lot of manufacturer reps their on Saturday.
I am going to be there when the doors open Saturday. I think I found my new tank.

Yep sounds good. I think he may have showed me my new tank while we were in there today. Good to see you again Drew but I am starting to wonder if you are following me around.:tongue:

Yep sounds good. I think he may have showed me my new tank while we were in there today. Good to see you again Drew but I am starting to wonder if you are following me around.:tongue:
Nothing better than skipping out of work a little early or all together to check out a LFS.

MF and Patrick are da BOMB!

MF and Patrick are da BOMB!
Word!

This sale is really going to be awesome! This will definitely be the biggest aquarium sale on the east coast, possibly the biggest in the US. Nobody has ever attempted to do 50% off tanks! Here are some of the details. I posted them in another thread, but this thread seems to get more views..

We are going to have tanks from Oceanic, Deep Sea, Marineland, All Glass, and Perfecto. Any tank above 55g will be marked 50% off with the exception of some difficult to manufacture Deep Sea tanks (DS 185, 90 Neo). Those will be marked 35%. If you guys want one of the higher end, nicer tanks...like the Oceanic Tech Series, new Marineland Series, or Starfire tanks, I would definitely come by the store to reserve it now to ensure that you get one at the sale price!

If you guys are looking for a big, deep tank..I would reccommend coming by and looking at the new Marineland tanks. They are all a standard 36" deep. We're the first store on the East Coast to even carry them, possibly first in the US! They come in 36"x36" (150g) , 48"x36" (200g), and 72"x36" (300g)! The 72"x36" is the largest manufactured tank ever! These tanks all come with a starfire front, and they're 50% off!!!

Hope to see you guys coming into the store over the next 2 weeks. We have a lot of great stuff coming in... livestocks, dry goods, etc... This really is going to be a "Carnival of Savings"!

carnival...hahaha...me like


how about a cornicopia of savings?

Raj, you'll see why we're calling it the "Carnival of Savings" when you get there Sat. morning :)

I'll be there with beads on! :D

Make sure you have the fridge stocked up!

I'm going to freaking miss it!!!

Dennis is all like, "you'll have to buy enough stuff to equal a savings of 140 dollars to even make it worth our drive."

What a pain!!!

Kim, just tell him you'll buy that much stuff then! Problem solved!

That's what I did!!

Lol!

But he insists that I don't need that much stuff.. especially not a bigger tank :(

Does anyone know if lights or lighting systems are going to be on sale too?

Our office uses Premier Aquatics for our aquarium maintenance and I got an invitation in the mail today for their "VIP Reception" on May 2nd. On the attached flyer regarding the sale on May 3rd and 4th, it says the following:

* Everything in the store in on SALE
* ALL Fish and Invertebrates are 50% off
* Your NEW aquarium up to 50% off
* Aquarium Furniture up to 35% off
* HQI lights as low as $300.00
* 50GPD RO units for $129.99
* Buy ANY filter and get cartridges FREE for a full year
* ALL Electrical is 35% off
* Decorations 40% off
* Autographed books by Chris Brightwell
* All Foods buy 2, get one free
* All Aquarium additives, buy 2, get one free

Does anyone know if any skimmers are going to be on sale and what brands do they sell?

Everything in the store will be on sale to some degree! I'll try to find out what I can soon. We have more surprises we have yet to reveal...

Patrick, do you have any smaller sized Flame Angels? If so, I may need to come and pre-buy and pick them up on Saturday.

We have have some flame angels in stock. I don't have any micro babies or anything, but I know we will be getting another Hawaiian order sometime before the sale! I'm getting stock in every day until the day of the sale. We're already overstocked as it is right now! This sale is going to be awesome!

We have have some flame angels in stock. I don't have any micro babies or anything, but I know we will be getting another Hawaiian order sometime before the sale! I'm getting stock in every day until the day of the sale. We're already overstocked as it is right now! This sale is going to be awesome!

If you get some *true* Hawaiin flame angelfish, I want dibs! I understand they're rare though and that although most flame angelfish are shipped from Hawaii, they're via the Cook Islands or Christmas Island and not actually Hawaiin.

Place is packed full of stuff! Definitely worth a look. Like Dave put it, fish will be fin to fin by the weekend!

So can you call dibs/reserve things and still get them at the sale price on Sat?

Also, are you guys getting in any other varieties of MH bulbs than what you usually carry? Like phoenix?

So do we know exactly when they open? Ima' camp out if anyone wants to join lol. Itll be like black friday accept.... its on a saturday and its not thanksgiving.

I might come down from Augusta to check this out but all I would be interested in is Live Stock mostly corals not sure what kind of stock you guys have but what would I need to do to insure they would survive the 2 hour drive. Thanks

They will survive. Think they will be shipped and may be in bags for over a day.

Yeah, just bring a cooler to help regulate the temp.

I might come down from Augusta to check this out but all I would be interested in is Live Stock mostly corals not sure what kind of stock you guys have but what would I need to do to insure they would survive the 2 hour drive. Thanks

You could empty the fish bag into a small cooler and use a small, battery-operated pump to keep the water aerated.

So can you call dibs/reserve things and still get them at the sale price on Sat?

Also, are you guys getting in any other varieties of MH bulbs than what you usually carry? Like phoenix?

Chris, they were allowing us to reserve fish and tanks. I don't know about other stuff, but I do believe the ole "dibs" rule is full on for fish and tanks!

Darnit. I just want to call dibs on some little stuff that probably will run out quickly. Poo.

Call them and ask. It never hurts to ask. The worst that can happen is they say "no", and then, what did you lose? 2 minutes for the phone call? Do it. You just might get the answer you want to hear!

how do i get there???????? thats all i want to know who cares if they are copying swc or not 50% off is a heck of a deal

Their address is in their sponsor section. Click the link for ARC sponsors, then look under their site for the "sponsor information". It will give you the address.

I talked to Dave yesterday, and their original plan is/was to open at 10am, but they're already bracing themselves for the possiblity of a mob in the parking lot earlier than 10am.

Anyone else going to the reception tomorrow night?

I want to go, but hate going there not knowing anyone else, which sounds silly, because you really don't need to "know" anyone else to go there... maybe I'm just rambling, trying to talk myself into going, versus not going... 7-9pm... coming all the way from the southside.... yep, just rambling...

anyone else going? :blush:

Was it invitation only? You are the only one that has mentioned being invited.

Anyone else going to the reception tomorrow night?

I want to go, but hate going there not knowing anyone else, which sounds silly, because you really don't need to "know" anyone else to go there... maybe I'm just rambling, trying to talk myself into going, versus not going... 7-9pm... coming all the way from the southside.... yep, just rambling...

anyone else going? :blush:
im trying to do the same thing im coming from west of atlanta

Was it invitation only? You are the only one that has mentioned being invited.

Premier Aquatics does the maintenance on the tank in our lobby and I got a card inviting me to a "VIP Reception" that is supposed to be for tomorrow night. It says to bring the card to the event. I imagine that it was sent to all of their clients? Now that I look at it again, it does say to "RSVP" for it and I haven't done it, so it may be too late for me? :unsure:

Im already camping out whose going to join me?

You're funny Tyler! I'll be there at 8am, but I suspect they won't open until 9am. If they don't, we can go get some breakfast somewhere.

I called they open at ten. I plan to leave at eight. Im driving too!! EEK

It's a good thing I live 5 minutes from there. I'll see you guys and gals at 10.

Barb I'm calling you in the morning for breakfast if you're around the area. If you haven't tried The Flying Biscuit yet we could eat there. Its a truly excellent breakfast restaurant.

I may be in for breakfast let me know where you will be and I will try to stop in.

Hope to see you all down there today.

would someone swing by here and pick me up?

:'(