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brians_224 · 01/13/2017, 03:27 PM

...have a really nice tank and stabd combination?

If you had to go to one store in the chicago area for a new 100 gallonish tank and stand combination, where would you go?

Thanks!

ajreefer721 · 01/13/2017, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by brians_224

...have a really nice tank and stabd combination?

If you had to go to one store in the chicago area for a new 100 gallonish tank and stand combination, where would you go?

Thanks!

If on Northside of the city I'd go to Old Orchard Aquarium in Skokie. If your in the south burbs , Aquatica in Tinley Park.

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reef freek · 01/13/2017, 03:39 PM

theres a place in Glen Ellen. but i cant remember the name. great prices.and nice guys.

beester15 · 01/13/2017, 04:05 PM

If your looking to buy brand new today, insecond old orchard aquarium

fishguy306 · 01/13/2017, 04:48 PM

I think it is Aqua Pros in Glen Ellyn? Aquarium Adventure in Schaumburg usually has a pretty decent selection of tanks with stands and canopies. Most of them do look really nice. That said they are a bit pricey.

ali1 · 01/13/2017, 04:58 PM

Aquatica has an entire room for furniture. I would go there

trackfast · 01/13/2017, 05:22 PM

Trop-Aquatics in Lombard has some good deals from time to time.

Chitownpw · 02/17/2019, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by beester15

If your looking to buy brand new today, insecond old orchard aquarium

Realizing this is an older post, I just wanted to put it out there that I wouldn't recommend going to Old Orchard Aquarium. I bought a lot of livestock and supplies from this place. However, the last (and final) time I went there I bought a larger bulkhead for a new system. The manager helped me out and grabbed it for me and then wrote me up with a handwritten receipt. I got it home and realized it was fractured all the way down the neck. When I took it back, he wouldn't let me return it (not even for credit) claiming I didn't have a proper receipt. I even pointed out that he was the one that worked with me and wrote out the receipt. He denied it. These guys don't get the point of running a retail store. Another example, I bought a Bellus Angel from there for a market price. They put two females in the same tank, and the female I bought apparently got the better of the other; in fact, the other female lost an eye. However, they kept trying to sell the other female for the same price. It just sat there for months.

Chitownpw · 02/17/2019, 10:15 AM

If in Chicago an looking for somewhere to try out, I would suggest going to Tank-it-Easy (Ashland and Waveland). I get most everything from there and they quarantine their livestock, etc., unlike Old Town Aquarium. Plus, they are reasonably priced for being in the city.

samm · 02/23/2019, 01:12 PM

Sho Tank aquarium in Mundelein .

01/13/2017, 03:27 PM	#1
brians_224 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brookfield, WI Posts: 1,172	Most Likely Store To... ...have a really nice tank and stabd combination? If you had to go to one store in the chicago area for a new 100 gallonish tank and stand combination, where would you go? Thanks!

01/13/2017, 04:05 PM	#4
beester15 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 617	If your looking to buy brand new today, insecond old orchard aquarium __________________ As a geologist would say,"Gneiss chert." Current Tank Info: 220 gal salt fish only

01/13/2017, 04:58 PM	#6
ali1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 997	Aquatica has an entire room for furniture. I would go there __________________ Originally Posted by Gogandantess "I'm totally frustrated by this disease. My display has been fallow for 2 months now. If ich happened to mysteriously appear again, I'm giving up and going back to African Cichilds."

02/17/2019, 10:15 AM	#9
Chitownpw Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Chicago Posts: 218	Chicago Stores If in Chicago an looking for somewhere to try out, I would suggest going to Tank-it-Easy (Ashland and Waveland). I get most everything from there and they quarantine their livestock, etc., unlike Old Town Aquarium. Plus, they are reasonably priced for being in the city.

01/13/2017, 03:39 PM	#3
reef freek Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: mchenry il Posts: 259	theres a place in Glen Ellen. but i cant remember the name. great prices.and nice guys.

01/13/2017, 04:48 PM	#5
fishguy306 Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 306	I think it is Aqua Pros in Glen Ellyn? Aquarium Adventure in Schaumburg usually has a pretty decent selection of tanks with stands and canopies. Most of them do look really nice. That said they are a bit pricey.

01/13/2017, 05:22 PM	#7
trackfast Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Naperville; NE side Posts: 453	Trop-Aquatics in Lombard has some good deals from time to time.

02/23/2019, 01:12 PM	#10
samm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: round lake beach Posts: 236	Sho Tank aquarium in Mundelein .