Welcome to Seattle!!! There are several LFS in Seattle, but the best I've found is The Fish Store on Roosevelt in the U District. They've been very helpful and the prices aren't too bad. Further up north, in Shoreline off Aurora and about 145 called Aquarium Concepts---never bought anything from them, but there stuff looked really good. Also try Blue Sierra in Issaquah---good stuff;long drive. Hope that helps! Oh, and um...stay away from PetSmart....