Retail Store Displays
Another “D’oh!” Moment – The Eel Incident
Jul 23rd
After Jose’s blog in May about some of our coworker’s mishaps and misadventures, I’ve been badgered and teased (again) about what we refer to around here as “the eel incident”, one of my own prize foibles that Jose had forgotten when he wrote his blog. Since he wants to tell all of you anyway, here it is in my words….
Along the back wall of our fish room, we have two large coral tanks side-by-side. Now they are coral tanks, but at the time of this incident, we used them for particularly large or aggressive saltwater fish. In the smaller tank on the right, we had a green moray eel affectionally known as Captain who was about three feet long. The other tank had another eel that was about four feet long and was from the old incarnation of our 700 gallon display tank where it used to live with a huge Bumblebee Grouper named Buzz. That eel wasn’t named, so I’ll refer to it as eel B. More >
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Loading ...Extreme Makeover – That Fish Place Outside Pond Edition
Jul 9th
Ok, so the makeover isn’t all that extreme, but it was much needed in the case of our outdoor pond display located at the corner of the store on the field end of the parking lot. As you may know, we periodically re-vamp our displays inside the store, and in this case it was time for this old pond to get dressed up. If you’ve visited our retail store you’ve probably seen this pond, the body of which is constructed of landscaping blocks with a cascade of natural stone on the back end. It’s been there for years, and though the structure has remained much the same, the plants really make the pond come to life. More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Making Our Fish Feel at Home – PVC of a Different Color
Apr 19th
Hello, Jason here. Working in the fishroom at That Fish Place, I have a great opportunity to learn and discover new things about the fish and inverts so many people love to keep in their aquariums. My co-workers (being science majors and marine bio graduates) are able to work closely with these animals, observing captive behaviors and sometimes having the time to experiment with how they can keep the fish happier while they are held at our facility. Recently, we’ve been experimenting in our holding tanks – I thought might share one of our recent tests, if for no other reason than to explain what you might see if you visit. More >
(+2 rating, 4 votes) Loading ...Extreme Makeover – That Fish Place Touch Tank Edition
Nov 25th
Hey readers, Dave here. It has been a busy couple of weeks here at TFP leading up to the holiday season. It has been especially busy for me, as the top of my to-do list suddenly changed to repairing the touch tank. Originally installed in 2002 (as somewhat of an experiment), the Marineland Touch Tank was in dire need of a makeover.
After many patches and repairs over the years, the old tank liner finally had so many holes in it that it could no longer hold water. The liner needed to be replaced! For anyone who has ever replaced the liner in their pond, 
you know what an ordeal that can be. We found a temporary home for our touch tank celebrities, and jumped into the physical mess of getting the old liner out, including removing the hundreds of pounds of rock and substrate. Luckily, we are out of pond season here in Lancaster, so we had the 
advantage of being able to convert one of our Koi holding systems to saltwater, as a temporary house for our touch tank buddies, while their home is being renovated. Next we’ll be getting the newer, more flexible liner installed and getting all the animals back home! It’s a whole lot going on, in a short amount of time.
Many, many people (both local and distant) visit the store, in part to see the stingrays and other creatures in the display. There has been a parade of sad faces come around the corner, expecting to see their touch tank friends, but finding destruction in stead. 
Never fear, the rebuild will only take a few more days, and the touch tank will be better than ever! Along with the new liner, there are also some filter upgrades taking place behind the scenes. We are truly sorry about the down time for the touch tank, this is the first time we have closed it since it opened seven years ago.
Stop in soon and see the stingrays in their newly renovated home.
Thanks,
Dave
(+2 rating, 2 votes) Loading ...Living On the Edge – New Fluval Edge Aquariums
Oct 7th
Living in the Edge is actually more like it, with Hagen’s new aquarium the Fluval Edge. Unlike many of the other new nano or desktop aquariums that have come out in the last few years, the Edge is something different. Difficult to describe, and easy on the eyes, this cool little 6 gallon aquarium gives the small aquarium a twist in design.
The tank is made of glass, and is filtered by Hagen’s proven Aquaclear filter technology. The unique design of the aquarium has it “hanging”out in space around its base and top. The top conceals an access opening for cleaning, feeding, and filter access. It looks like it jumped out of a sketch book of Frank Lloyd Wright designs. The Edge comes in 3 colors so that you can fit it in with whatever your décor or taste may be. Check it out, I think you will find it really interesting.
We couldn’t resist setting one of these little wonders up on display, if you visit the store find the display on the info desk on the sales floor.
Thanks, Until the next blog,
Dave
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