visiting orlando april/may, any lfs worth a visit

milly molly · 09/24/2006, 01:13 PM

Hi everyone,

I was given the details of this forum from mike4271 on ultimate reef bullitin board..........he says hi to everyone!
Anyway I am a reefkeeper based in scotland U.K., I have a 6x2x2' tank based on the berlin system, 2 nems, BTA and a Malu, mostly lps, rics zoes and a couple sps's.
my friend and i are booked to take in the attractions from 19 april for a 20 day stay, we would also like to do some diving from Miami (about 5 days).
Could anybody give us any pointers on good dive outfits and acommodation thats not too dear for the miami trip.?
I would also if possible like to have a look at any marine fish outlets in the Orlando area, would be interested in being able to take some zoa's etc home if possible.
Any input would be greatfully recieved.

Mandy and Hazel

thor32766 · 09/24/2006, 01:36 PM

Sea in the City is the cant miss spot. Marcye the owner will treat you like a true friend. Go to seainthecity.com have a safe trip

mfp4073 · 09/24/2006, 02:13 PM

west palm beach has some really good diving and is closer. I used to go with a dive captain named capt tony out of lantana/boytan beach. TNT divers or something like that. probably will give you closer and better stuff than going all the way to miami. From orlando you really can drive down, dive and drive back (and be REALLy tired), but we used to drive down in the morning, dive in the afternoon, hotel the night, dive morning and afternoon then drive home. You can get 6 tanks on just one night stay and three hours driving each way!!

milly molly · 09/24/2006, 04:26 PM

thanks guys, will have a look at that site thor,
mfp - will definately consider palm beath, just been reading a couple of reports from peeps, seems to be mostly drift diving though.

Mandy

mfp4073 · 09/24/2006, 04:39 PM

Yeah, its drift diving.....but drift diving is good....less air, and less tired equal more down time! AND there are places like the playground (man made reef) and wrecks all over the place to dive on.

bluerug · 09/25/2006, 12:40 PM

Saltwater reef.

www.exoticabyss.com

Same place just new owners. You will love the store.

09/24/2006, 01:13 PM	#1
milly molly Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: borders Posts: 15	visiting orlando april/may, any lfs worth a visit Hi everyone, I was given the details of this forum from mike4271 on ultimate reef bullitin board..........he says hi to everyone! Anyway I am a reefkeeper based in scotland U.K., I have a 6x2x2' tank based on the berlin system, 2 nems, BTA and a Malu, mostly lps, rics zoes and a couple sps's. my friend and i are booked to take in the attractions from 19 april for a 20 day stay, we would also like to do some diving from Miami (about 5 days). Could anybody give us any pointers on good dive outfits and acommodation thats not too dear for the miami trip.? I would also if possible like to have a look at any marine fish outlets in the Orlando area, would be interested in being able to take some zoa's etc home if possible. Any input would be greatfully recieved. Mandy and Hazel

09/24/2006, 01:36 PM	#2
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,047	Sea in the City is the cant miss spot. Marcye the owner will treat you like a true friend. Go to seainthecity.com have a safe trip __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

09/24/2006, 02:13 PM	#3
mfp4073 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,490	west palm beach has some really good diving and is closer. I used to go with a dive captain named capt tony out of lantana/boytan beach. TNT divers or something like that. probably will give you closer and better stuff than going all the way to miami. From orlando you really can drive down, dive and drive back (and be REALLy tired), but we used to drive down in the morning, dive in the afternoon, hotel the night, dive morning and afternoon then drive home. You can get 6 tanks on just one night stay and three hours driving each way!! __________________ Bristle worms are evil and need to be eradicated, at night they creep out of the tank and charge internet porn to your credit cards....ask me how I know. Anyone else notice that anthelia smells like fresh cut water chestnuts? ....they call me chad Current Tank Info: 1 crashed 75 gal..it was really beautiful while it lasted.

09/24/2006, 04:39 PM	#5
mfp4073 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,490	Yeah, its drift diving.....but drift diving is good....less air, and less tired equal more down time! AND there are places like the playground (man made reef) and wrecks all over the place to dive on. __________________ Bristle worms are evil and need to be eradicated, at night they creep out of the tank and charge internet porn to your credit cards....ask me how I know. Anyone else notice that anthelia smells like fresh cut water chestnuts? ....they call me chad Current Tank Info: 1 crashed 75 gal..it was really beautiful while it lasted.

09/24/2006, 04:26 PM	#4
milly molly Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: borders Posts: 15	thanks guys, will have a look at that site thor, mfp - will definately consider palm beath, just been reading a couple of reports from peeps, seems to be mostly drift diving though. Mandy

09/25/2006, 12:40 PM	#6
bluerug Moved On Join Date: May 2006 Location: Orlando Posts: 2,008	Saltwater reef. www.exoticabyss.com Same place just new owners. You will love the store.