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title	description	published	date	tags	editor	dateCreated
PNC Fish & More	Saltwater fish and coral store — IT, operations, accounting, and equipment	true	2026-04-12T00:00:00.000Z	pncfish, business	markdown	2026-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

PNC Fish & More

PNC Fish & More is a saltwater fish and coral store (single-member LLC, Fort Walton Beach, FL). This grimoire covers all IT infrastructure, business operations, accounting, and equipment documentation for the store.

Design principle: Zero/low-cost, self-managed stack. No unnecessary SaaS subscriptions. Open-source tools where maintenance burden is manageable.

Domain: pncfishandmore.com

Sections

Section	Contents
IT	Apache web server, digital signage, networking, hosting
Operations	Inventory management, Square POS, sales workflow
Accounting	Bigcapital, Schedule C, COGS, payroll
Equipment	Inkbird ITC-306A, ReefBreeder lights, reef tank
Marketing	Digital signage content, promotions

Stack at a Glance

Service	Host	Purpose	Cost
Apache web server	NetGrimoire (self-hosted)	Serves TV signage pages	Free
Bigcapital	NetGrimoire (Docker)	Accounting / Schedule C	Free / self-hosted
Google Sheets	Google	Master inventory source of truth	Free
Google Slides (3 decks)	Google	Digital signage content	Free
Google Apps Script	Google	Square webhook + automation	Free
Square POS	In-store	Point-of-sale, transaction processing	Transaction fees only
ScreenLite	FireTV devices	Kiosk app, loads Apache pages	App cost
FireTV (multiple)	In-store TVs	Display hardware	Hardware only

Integration Architecture

Google Sheets (master inventory)
  → Google Slides (auto-updated from Sheet)
    → Apache HTML pages (PNG export, 5-min refresh)
      → FireTV + ScreenLite (display)

Square sale
  → Webhook → Google Apps Script
    → Google Sheets (decrement / remove tank designator)
      → Slides update automatically

Key Design Decisions

Google Sheets is the master source of truth for inventory — Square is a downstream target, not the source
ERPNext rejected — US tax table upkeep burden too high for a small operation
ScreenLite ignores meta-refresh — all TV page refreshes must use JavaScript setInterval image src swap, not <meta http-equiv="refresh">
Square API access is free — webhook + Apps Script integration has zero incremental cost
Livestock deaths tracked via dedicated Sheet tab + Bigcapital journal entries, not through Square
Owner draws are not business expenses and must not appear on Schedule C

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