Patrick_G Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 My wife gave me a gift co-op certificate so I took a little trip to Edmonds today. Here’s my haul: Battery pump, specimen container, sponge filter, plant weights, airstones, diffuser, Anubias coffefolia, Anubias barteri, Crypt lutea and a bargain “easy plant grab bag” of some Crypt wendtii. On the way home I stopped at the ADA store got a few more goodies. 9 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 the specimen container is really nice. have used mine several times, and dont fear it breaking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Nice haul of plants there! I am so jealous of you guys that can have the co-op as your LFS, and having several nice LFS out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I just hooked up 2 battery pumps last week. They each run 2 sponges with a gang valve. I do not notice a difference from the nano running 1 each. sitting on carpet I cannot hear them expect for the almost imperceptible hum. So far I’m in love with them. I hope you like yours. Nice plant haul! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sairving Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Nice! I ordered 4 pots of anubias from co-op in the last 2 weeks. The plants I received were nicer than what I can buy locally. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder Boy Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I got some Hygrophila Pinnatifida after seeing it in Corvus' video. I love it. Good snag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Nice haul! I wish I lived close to ACO! But then I may go broke purchasing everything I can and figuring out how to make my wife get on board with my addiction. 😆 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 7:49 AM, Jennifer V said: Nice haul! I wish I lived close to ACO! But then I may go broke purchasing everything I can and figuring out how to make my wife get on board with my addiction. 😆 It’s a blessing and a curse! That anubias looks really good! Nice haul. Those ada to go cups of plants always catch me off guard. They have some very striking species in there sometimes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 4:33 AM, Andy's Fish Den said: Nice haul of plants there! I am so jealous of you guys that can have the co-op as your LFS, and having several nice LFS out there. The Seattle area and the Northwest is lucky to have a good crop of LFS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 8:19 AM, Biotope Biologist said: It’s a blessing and a curse! That anubias looks really good! Nice haul. Those ada to go cups of plants always catch me off guard. They have some very striking species in there sometimes. The to go cups were looking great. I need to spend some time on the ADA site learning more about some of the more rare plants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 8:49 AM, Jennifer V said: Nice haul! I wish I lived close to ACO! But then I may go broke purchasing everything I can and figuring out how to make my wife get on board with my addiction. 😆 Jennifer, I have found that listening to what my spouse daydreams about, and building their personal tank appropriately (plus building their 4' tank before I built mine) helps😁 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 9:44 AM, Torrey said: Jennifer, I have found that listening to what my spouse daydreams about, and building their personal tank appropriately (plus building their 4' tank before I built mine) helps😁 That's a great idea! I'll frame it like the next tank will be our shared tank to plan rather than just me taking over the whole thing. I tend to be a control freak, especially when I'm excited about something or decorating. Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 9:17 AM, Jennifer V said: That's a great idea! I'll frame it like the next tank will be our shared tank to plan rather than just me taking over the whole thing. I tend to be a control freak, especially when I'm excited about something or decorating. Ha! My wife sparked my current planted tank hobby. At some point I got excited and took over our first tank, but I bought her one for her desk that’s 100% her responsibility. I’ve discovered that she’s mostly a dwarf frog enthusiast and will also pay attention to feature fish that have individual personalities. Shoaling fish, no matter how pretty don’t spark joy for her. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Brutting Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I want to move to Washington so The Coop is my LFS. Everytime I say it my wife thinks I’m nuts, but I’m semi-serious. I would be there all the time going hard core fan boy and broke! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 9:44 AM, Kurt Brutting said: I want to move to Washington so The Coop is my LFS. Everytime I say it my wife thinks I’m nuts, but I’m semi-serious. I would be there all the time going hard core fan boy and broke! I’m glad that I’m not closer or my wallet would be feeling it! 😆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT_ Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) Whats this "easy plant grab bag"!?! EDIT: oh i got so caught up i didn't see you wrote about it. Thats pretty awesome. was it just some plants that came in too small for them to sell (my other LFS would just sell it ). Edited February 28, 2022 by CT_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) I almost forgot about these Plecos. Very expensive but so cool and the big guy! Edited February 28, 2022 by Patrick_G 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT_ Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 they let you by murphy huh? I guess the new guy is getting fired. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 9:56 AM, CT_ said: Whats this "easy plant grab bag"!?! EDIT: oh i got so caught up i didn't see you wrote about it. Thats pretty awesome. was it just some plants that came in too small for them to sell (my other LFS would just sell it ). I couldn’t quite figure out what was wrong, they’re decent size and look healthy. I feel like I got a steal! On 2/28/2022 at 9:59 AM, CT_ said: they let you by murphy huh? I guess the new guy is getting fired. He cost less than that Pleco! 😆 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 5:58 PM, Patrick_G said: these Plecos Aren't they the ones Dean took in on a recent video 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 10:23 AM, Flumpweesel said: Aren't they the ones Dean took in on a recent video I think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) I think those are Dean’s leopard frog plecos! I was in there last Friday and they were gorgeous and active. Was trying to spot the Queen Arabesque pleco to see if it was worth the $170 price tag, but it was hiding. I wonder if that one too was tank bred, they tend to fetch a bigger price tag. Edited February 28, 2022 by Biotope Biologist Took out my side tangent didn’t feel it added to this topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/27/2022 at 11:27 PM, lefty o said: the specimen container is really nice. I have considered getting this but I haven't decided how badly I need it. Now that I finally have fry, and they all decided to come at once, I probably have more of a need for it. I'm just on disability so have an extremely limited income and try to make sure it's something I need first. I have a 1 gallon icecream bucket I've used for various things I was thinking could work. Not ideal but might work? Idk...lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 11:01 AM, Biotope Biologist said: I think those are Dean’s leopard frog plecos! I was in there last Friday and they were gorgeous and active. Was trying to spot the Queen Arabesque pleco to see if it was worth the $170 price tag, but it was hiding. I wonder if that one too was tank bred, they tend to fetch a bigger price tag. I think the ones in the pic are the L-397 candy stripe Plecos that Dean showed off in the recent video. They also had some leopard frogs, I didn’t get a pic of those because the store was packed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 12:07 PM, Cinnebuns said: I have considered getting this but I haven't decided how badly I need it. Now that I finally have fry, and they all decided to come at once, I probably have more of a need for it. I'm just on disability so have an extremely limited income and try to make sure it's something I need first. I have a 1 gallon icecream bucket I've used for various things I was thinking could work. Not ideal but might work? Idk...lol I’ve seen clear containers at Daiso for a few dollars, but the free ice cream bucket sounds great. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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