NYC aquatic plant club

dr.tran · 09-01-2009, 10:12 PM

Hi in the past I wanted to start a New York City Aquatic plant club. Basically I noticed that although there are fish clubs in NYC, they don't really tend to lean towards the plant side of the hobby. So althouogh this club involves fish and other aquatic things, I rather want the spotlight to be on the plants.

I like there to be a trade network here as well. It seems to me that non of the local pet shops take any of the trimmings or shrimps that we have extra for anything besides free. No store credit and most of the time a werid face. Also they like to charge alot like New World.

For the time being, I would like to meet in some nice public places like starbucks. Or whatever u guys may like. Enjoy a cup of coffee over a nice conversation of aquatic culture.

I want it to be a nice place to go learn more about how to grow, where to aquire, or just to meet other people in the area that share the same interest. Or you could come just to show off. Right now I don't care about names but I want to get to the heart of the situation. How much interest is really here?

If you are interested please post here or pm me. If you feel it is a bad idea, then please don't post here and stand in the corner until you can forget that this thread exist.

So then who wants to be part of this new club!

strzelec4 · 09-02-2009, 03:08 AM

it's a great idea

dr.tran · 09-02-2009, 04:37 AM

yeah i hope i can get the ball rolling

**hooha** · 09-02-2009, 06:16 AM

a great place to recruit people in addition to the forums is at the Aquarium club meetings. That's how our local group got started (a handful of plant enthusiasts in the local fish club).

ecotanker · 09-02-2009, 05:44 PM

When is the first meeting? I would be interested in joining such a club.

**Lnb** · 09-03-2009, 12:08 AM

Might be interested.

Depends on where, day and time. Living in SI there isn't a whole lot of options when it comes to public transportation especially in the evenings.

max chavez · 09-06-2009, 02:28 AM

I'd be interested, but which day and time might impact availability. Meeting place?

dr.tran · 09-06-2009, 10:13 PM

Right now I didn't plan a date or time because I wanna see how many people are intrested. But we are going to meet in a starbucks at first. Just waiting for more people to join.

lildark185 · 09-07-2009, 03:13 PM

I'm interested. Monthly swap meetings would be nice, it'd also give plants time to grow again for the next swap.

jazzlvr123 · 09-08-2009, 10:18 PM

im down

FrostyNYC · 09-09-2009, 12:41 AM

Starbucks? I'm in. Someone bring me a baggie of glosso, and I'll buy you a grande caramel macchiato. Add me to the list, Tran. Btw - did that puffer survive?

Wicket_lfe · 09-10-2009, 11:47 AM

I'm in. Like Frosty I split my time between NYC and LI.

dr.tran · 09-11-2009, 05:22 AM

Cool. Its mostly likey going to be in queens astoria for the first one. For the moment does anyone here have any RCS they wanna sell or trade?

dr.tran · 09-12-2009, 09:14 PM

Oh and sorry I didn't answer but yes hes still alive. But too bad the rest of my puffers died. I didn't realized how many snails they really do eat.

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Originally Posted by FrostyNYC

Starbucks? I'm in. Someone bring me a baggie of glosso, and I'll buy you a grande caramel macchiato. Add me to the list, Tran. Btw - did that puffer survive?

Wicket_lfe · 09-16-2009, 05:52 PM

Astoria works for me, just gotta hop onto the G,R, or V. Looking forward to meeting some folks and just getting ideas and what not.

09-01-2009, 10:12 PM	#1
dr.tran Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (76/98%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 2,170	NYC aquatic plant club Hi in the past I wanted to start a New York City Aquatic plant club. Basically I noticed that although there are fish clubs in NYC, they don't really tend to lean towards the plant side of the hobby. So althouogh this club involves fish and other aquatic things, I rather want the spotlight to be on the plants. I like there to be a trade network here as well. It seems to me that non of the local pet shops take any of the trimmings or shrimps that we have extra for anything besides free. No store credit and most of the time a werid face. Also they like to charge alot like New World. For the time being, I would like to meet in some nice public places like starbucks. Or whatever u guys may like. Enjoy a cup of coffee over a nice conversation of aquatic culture. I want it to be a nice place to go learn more about how to grow, where to aquire, or just to meet other people in the area that share the same interest. Or you could come just to show off. Right now I don't care about names but I want to get to the heart of the situation. How much interest is really here? If you are interested please post here or pm me. If you feel it is a bad idea, then please don't post here and stand in the corner until you can forget that this thread exist. So then who wants to be part of this new club! __________________ I'm not a doctor in real life but I play one on this forum My 29 gal tank blackworms culture methods

09-02-2009, 04:37 AM	#3
dr.tran Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (76/98%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 2,170	yeah i hope i can get the ball rolling __________________ I'm not a doctor in real life but I play one on this forum My 29 gal tank blackworms culture methods

09-02-2009, 06:16 AM	#4
hooha Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (72/100%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 973	a great place to recruit people in addition to the forums is at the Aquarium club meetings. That's how our local group got started (a handful of plant enthusiasts in the local fish club). __________________ Member of PAPAS and GPASI - Pittsburgh Area Planted Aquarium Society and Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society

09-03-2009, 12:08 AM	#6
Lnb At 36,000' (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19/100%) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 10309 ~ NY Posts: 1,079	Might be interested. Depends on where, day and time. Living in SI there isn't a whole lot of options when it comes to public transportation especially in the evenings. __________________ Eheim #293 ~ 2 x 2217 ~ 1 X 2215 ***** Filstar #138 ~ XP 1 x 2**

09-06-2009, 10:13 PM	#8
dr.tran Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (76/98%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 2,170	Right now I didn't plan a date or time because I wanna see how many people are intrested. But we are going to meet in a starbucks at first. Just waiting for more people to join. __________________ I'm not a doctor in real life but I play one on this forum My 29 gal tank blackworms culture methods

09-02-2009, 03:08 AM	#2
strzelec4 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: May 2007 Location: NY Posts: 108	it's a great idea

09-02-2009, 05:44 PM	#5
ecotanker Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 136	When is the first meeting? I would be interested in joining such a club.

09-06-2009, 02:28 AM	#7
max chavez Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Brooklyn, ny Posts: 305	I'd be interested, but which day and time might impact availability. Meeting place?

09-07-2009, 03:13 PM	#9
lildark185 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 47	I'm interested. Monthly swap meetings would be nice, it'd also give plants time to grow again for the next swap.

09-08-2009, 10:18 PM	#10
jazzlvr123 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (36/100%) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: manhattan Posts: 601	im down

09-09-2009, 12:41 AM	#11
FrostyNYC Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (16/100%) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC & Long Island, NY Posts: 1,448	Starbucks? I'm in. Someone bring me a baggie of glosso, and I'll buy you a grande caramel macchiato. Add me to the list, Tran. Btw - did that puffer survive? __________________ My 10 Gallon Journal

09-10-2009, 11:47 AM	#12
Wicket_lfe Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Island and Queens Posts: 860	I'm in. Like Frosty I split my time between NYC and LI.

09-11-2009, 05:22 AM	#13
dr.tran Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (76/98%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 2,170	Cool. Its mostly likey going to be in queens astoria for the first one. For the moment does anyone here have any RCS they wanna sell or trade? __________________ I'm not a doctor in real life but I play one on this forum My 29 gal tank blackworms culture methods

09-16-2009, 05:52 PM	#15
Wicket_lfe Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Island and Queens Posts: 860	Astoria works for me, just gotta hop onto the G,R, or V. Looking forward to meeting some folks and just getting ideas and what not.

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