Post Pictures of your LFS

timb0x · 01/28/2010, 09:17 AM

Hi. I would love to see some cool pictures of everybody's local LFS. The ones that I have been to near where I live are not very good. Also if your LFS has a website I'd be interested in checking it out also.

Thanks!

shrimphead · 01/28/2010, 09:53 AM

yea i would really like to see some amazing american lfs's. all the ones near me in leeds, england are shitt

Sugar Magnolia · 01/28/2010, 10:19 AM

Here's the one I use the most - http://www.blueribbonkoi.com/marine.php Another one in the same town - http://www.thecozyclownfish.com/store.html

ChadTheSpike · 01/28/2010, 10:25 AM

Im also a fan of Blue Ribbon Koi... Its a pretty good one.

jerrym21 · 01/28/2010, 10:37 AM

I mostly use Ocean Gallery II in North Plainfield NJ. They are a great friendyl family and I've become very friendly with them over the years.

http://www.oceangalleryii.com

Their website and photos are pretty good.

dfiddy · 01/28/2010, 11:09 AM

here's the one that i frequent the most often...

http://puppycenterandaquarium.com/index.php

Juruense · 01/28/2010, 11:22 AM

Mine has a sign on the door that says; "For your safety and privacy no photography allowed."

Hmmm...

Zack33 · 01/28/2010, 11:38 AM

Here is the one i frequent the most....they are Canadian lol

http://www.oakvillereefgallery.com/

Zack

RocketEngineer · 01/28/2010, 11:49 AM

http://www.pacificeastaquaculture.com/

Thats right, I have one of the site sponsors as my LFS. Oh so nice.

SaltyNovice · 01/28/2010, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RocketEngineer

http://www.pacificeastaquaculture.com/

Thats right, I have one of the site sponsors as my LFS. Oh so nice.

I'm sorry, but that's just not fair -- I know I know -- who said life was fair

RocketEngineer · 01/28/2010, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfiddy

here's the one that i frequent the most often...

http://puppycenterandaquarium.com/index.php

My parents are in CT so I have been to this one. One of the cleanest pet stores I've been in and very nice looking setup.

lars on live · 01/28/2010, 11:57 AM

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/

I have a site sponsor as my LFS as well. It's across town from me, but well worth the drive.

Ev's Reef · 01/28/2010, 01:21 PM

I live in Bettendorf, Iowa but i go to Aquatic Enviorments in Davenport. They are a wonder group of guys who are extremely knowledgable and generous. I will never shop at another store besides this one.

http://www.aquaticenvironment.com/

tektite · 01/28/2010, 01:41 PM

Houston - T&T Fish and Reptile

Awesome store, always have a good selection of corals. Very knowledgeable employees as well.

They have an awesome display tank too, lots of pretty old SPS colonies.

Spartanman22 · 01/28/2010, 02:13 PM

I've been to pacific east before and it is a very nice store, but my all time favorite would have to be preuss pets. Preusspets.com. It is a giant of a store.

Eel Freak · 01/28/2010, 02:28 PM

Ormond Beach, FL - http://www.bluewaterreef.com

^ excellent lfs. They have a facebook, too.

timb0x · 01/28/2010, 02:40 PM

wow these stores are amazing. I wonder how much $capital it would require to start a start like preuss pets. Anyone have a guess?

Johnny C · 01/28/2010, 11:31 PM

There's a few in Buffalo, but the most popular is definatly A Reef Creation.

www.areefcreation.com

ludnix · 01/29/2010, 12:15 AM

My LFS doesn't have a website and they only have 1 coral tank. It's apparently not a big hobby in this city.

bpoore89 · 01/29/2010, 07:07 AM

I dont have any pictures on hand, but I mostly frequent That Fish Place and Exotic Aquatics.

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/index.web

http://www.exoticaquatics.com/

mark728 · 01/29/2010, 10:20 AM

Hi in Clifton NJ there is one of the best lfs you can find in our area ,great quality ,easy to deal with staff , healthy pest free corals and some of the nicest show tanks in our area you have to check them out ask for Glenn or Todd great guys they can help you with any problem big or small .
http://www.absolutelyfish.com/

Elysia · 01/29/2010, 04:05 PM

Sugar Magnolia, Chad the Spike, jerrym, bpoore, & RocketEngineer -- you all should make a trip to That Fish Place tomorrow. NCPARS is having a fragswap there from 11am-5pm and there are 60+ pages of corals being sold on fragswapper -- you can check out the Club's forum under NorthEast for more information, but quite a lot of sellers and buyers are expected to be there, including Jason Fox, and TFP will be having their frags at a reduced price, and some manufacturer reps will be there.

cman_pogey · 01/29/2010, 07:43 PM

Man not to dish on my LFS, but those are some pretty amazing ones that im seeing!!! Mine doesnt have a website, but its finns n feathers in columbia, mo

petemattersen · 01/29/2010, 09:02 PM

This place i have good luck with and its right by my work so that helps. www.reefplus.net

N-dog · 01/29/2010, 09:18 PM

Here's mine, he really runs more of a coral farm now, but its amazing!
http://coral-addiction.com/main.sc

01/28/2010, 09:17 AM	#1
timb0x Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 16	Post Pictures of your LFS Hi. I would love to see some cool pictures of everybody's local LFS. The ones that I have been to near where I live are not very good. Also if your LFS has a website I'd be interested in checking it out also. Thanks!

01/28/2010, 10:19 AM	#3
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Here's the one I use the most - http://www.blueribbonkoi.com/marine.php Another one in the same town - http://www.thecozyclownfish.com/store.html __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

01/28/2010, 10:25 AM	#4
ChadTheSpike Reef Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,526 Blog Entries: 1	Im also a fan of Blue Ribbon Koi... Its a pretty good one. __________________ ~Chad "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." Current Tank Info: 195 gallons of fun

01/28/2010, 11:09 AM	#6
dfiddy Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Windsor, CT Posts: 769	here's the one that i frequent the most often... http://puppycenterandaquarium.com/index.php __________________ ....And I support this message. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon... in development!

01/28/2010, 11:49 AM	#9
RocketEngineer Space is big. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Maryland Eastern Shore Posts: 3,226	http://www.pacificeastaquaculture.com/ Thats right, I have one of the site sponsors as my LFS. Oh so nice. __________________ -RocketEngineer "Knowledge is what you get when you read the directions, experience is what you get when you don't." - Unknown Current Tank Info: None Currently

01/28/2010, 09:53 AM	#2
shrimphead Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 552	yea i would really like to see some amazing american lfs's. all the ones near me in leeds, england are shitt

01/28/2010, 10:37 AM	#5
jerrym21 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 347	I mostly use Ocean Gallery II in North Plainfield NJ. They are a great friendyl family and I've become very friendly with them over the years. http://www.oceangalleryii.com Their website and photos are pretty good.

01/28/2010, 11:22 AM	#7
Juruense Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,138	Mine has a sign on the door that says; "For your safety and privacy no photography allowed." Hmmm...

01/28/2010, 11:38 AM	#8
Zack33 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hamilton Ontario Posts: 160	Here is the one i frequent the most....they are Canadian lol http://www.oakvillereefgallery.com/ Zack

01/28/2010, 11:57 AM	#12
lars on live Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 99	http://www.premiumaquatics.com/ I have a site sponsor as my LFS as well. It's across town from me, but well worth the drive.

01/28/2010, 01:21 PM	#13
Ev's Reef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa State University Posts: 203	I live in Bettendorf, Iowa but i go to Aquatic Enviorments in Davenport. They are a wonder group of guys who are extremely knowledgable and generous. I will never shop at another store besides this one. http://www.aquaticenvironment.com/ __________________ Current Tank: 75 Gallon, with 20 gallon refugium/sump Inhabitants: Maroon Clown, Blue Tang, Flame Angel, Yellow Tang, Pajama Cardinals, Six Line Wrasse, Mandarin Goby, SPS corals, LPS corals, and Soft corals

01/28/2010, 01:41 PM	#14
tektite I never finish anyth Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,120	Houston - T&T Fish and Reptile Awesome store, always have a good selection of corals. Very knowledgeable employees as well. They have an awesome display tank too, lots of pretty old SPS colonies. __________________ No trees were harmed in the sending of this message; however, a significant number of electrons were slightly inconvenienced.

01/28/2010, 02:13 PM	#15
Spartanman22 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Oswego Posts: 1,314	I've been to pacific east before and it is a very nice store, but my all time favorite would have to be preuss pets. Preusspets.com. It is a giant of a store.

01/28/2010, 02:28 PM	#16
Eel Freak Fimbriated Moray Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Space Coast Posts: 830	Ormond Beach, FL - http://www.bluewaterreef.com ^ excellent lfs. They have a facebook, too. __________________ I plan to procrastinate. Current Tank Info: 205g Mixed Reef - 3x Radion XR30w Gen 2, twin VorTechs, SRO-XP5000e, 50g estuary, 125g fuge, OM 4-way Last edited by Eel Freak; 01/28/2010 at 02:40 PM. Reason: Grammatical error

01/28/2010, 02:40 PM	#17
timb0x Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 16	wow these stores are amazing. I wonder how much $capital it would require to start a start like preuss pets. Anyone have a guess?

01/28/2010, 11:31 PM	#18
Johnny C Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 4,140	There's a few in Buffalo, but the most popular is definatly A Reef Creation. www.areefcreation.com __________________ "...the sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonders forever" -Jacques Cousteau

01/29/2010, 12:15 AM	#19
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	My LFS doesn't have a website and they only have 1 coral tank. It's apparently not a big hobby in this city. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

01/29/2010, 07:07 AM	#20
bpoore89 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: North East, Maryland Posts: 560	I dont have any pictures on hand, but I mostly frequent That Fish Place and Exotic Aquatics. http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/index.web http://www.exoticaquatics.com/ __________________ -- Bill Current Tank Info: 220g Sps Dominated, 40Br Agressive, 40Br Clam tank, 55g Sump

01/29/2010, 10:20 AM	#21
mark728 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 471	Hi in Clifton NJ there is one of the best lfs you can find in our area ,great quality ,easy to deal with staff , healthy pest free corals and some of the nicest show tanks in our area you have to check them out ask for Glenn or Todd great guys they can help you with any problem big or small . http://www.absolutelyfish.com/ __________________ 120g tech 2 X 250W Reeflux 10k, Center,400w Reeflux 20k ,GEO618,2 Vortechs/1VHO Actinic,3Ati Blue+ 54w T5,2 Fiji purp 54w T5,Octo Extreme 250 Skimmer w/purp/pinwheels,130+ lbs Marco rock,200 + lbs sand,Mag 18,Sps & Nepthea Current Tank Info: 120g TECH SPS & GREEN LEATHERS,NEPTHEA & SINULARIA

01/29/2010, 04:05 PM	#22
Elysia Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central PA Posts: 1,718	Sugar Magnolia, Chad the Spike, jerrym, bpoore, & RocketEngineer -- you all should make a trip to That Fish Place tomorrow. NCPARS is having a fragswap there from 11am-5pm and there are 60+ pages of corals being sold on fragswapper -- you can check out the Club's forum under NorthEast for more information, but quite a lot of sellers and buyers are expected to be there, including Jason Fox, and TFP will be having their frags at a reduced price, and some manufacturer reps will be there.

01/29/2010, 07:43 PM	#23
cman_pogey Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 132	Man not to dish on my LFS, but those are some pretty amazing ones that im seeing!!! Mine doesnt have a website, but its finns n feathers in columbia, mo

01/29/2010, 09:02 PM	#24
petemattersen Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Waterman Posts: 154	This place i have good luck with and its right by my work so that helps. www.reefplus.net

01/29/2010, 09:18 PM	#25
N-dog Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 314	Here's mine, he really runs more of a coral farm now, but its amazing! http://coral-addiction.com/main.sc