What is heaven for an aquarium enthusiast?
For me it's 4,000 square feet to play in ..... and I'm looking for a select group of hobbyists to help charter a private aquarium club within this space.
The location is Morris county exit 44n/45s off of interstate 287 .... to do it right I expect that club dues etc will average upwards of $100 per month ... but a lot depends on the number of members ... the fewer the members the more costly the club overhead per member .... in the beginning it will probably be a few hundred a month .... although there could be a lower cost category for out of area members with a subscription to the club newsletter and some purchasing benefits etc
I expect to give 24/7 swipe card access and have a security system installed ..... charter members would be carefully screened prior to acceptance ..... charter members would also get the benefit of any substantial increase in non-charter members dues down the road for taking the brunt of the start-up costs on their backs and helping to launch the club. As a reward for charter members I imagine a locked in dues structure or a even a lowering of dues if the club becomes popular.
Some of what I want to do includes a wet bar, pool table, card table, library, research lab, wireless computer network, HDTV etc etc and the ability for members to host a limited number of small private gathering such as a birthday party..... the space would contain livestock for members breeding projects as well as biotope displays ..... but it should be a place to relax and socialize and read or whatever ...
Also as a perk members would have access to club maintained equipment ..... such as probes, diatom filters and other expensive space consuming apparatus.
Livestock and equipment & supplies would be available at wholesale cost to members via the business side of my operation.
That's a brief overview and there's some more information posted on theFisharium.com news blog. it's conceptual at this point and I would expect members to contribute ideas and suggestions as to what the club ultimately becomes .... heaven on earth 
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