+ludakris Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 hi everyone..i am from belton texas and i was woundering if i could get a list of great saltwater stores in the austin area or close to..i would greatly appreciate it and give me you alls opinion on the stores and which one is perfered..i want to go and get some live rock for my new 29g biocube..and a test kit...would like to start posting pics as soon as i can get an upload to go through..im kinda in the middle of the ocuntry so i dont get service on my phone and i dont have a camera...well thank yall for the future input...look forward to meeting new people in the hobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 AquaTek is really good. They are on Burnet, near Anderson Lane. River City Aquatics is also really good. They are at 183 and Roxie, just south of Anderson Mill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonSequitur Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Also check out Fishy Business at 11005 Burnet Rd, Fishy Business Austin,Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Yes those are the three trusted fishy store i use. Mainly River City Aquatics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Welcome ludakris. Check out all of our sponsors. They are truly the greatest. Since this is a common question, I have been working on a directory of LFS. Check it out. http://www.austinreefclub.com/page/LFS-map Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labradorduck Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 If you are looking for LR, try Prof(great prices,nice stuff),Fishy Business(really good prices, really nice stuff), River City has very good prices, but usually requires curing first, Aquadome has higher prices, but this batch they have now has some really nice shapes, and then Aquatek has interesting stuff, but the prices are quite a bit higher than the others(on their website is a coupon for $1/lb, but they start at 8/lb). No bashing any of these, I have rock from each of them, some more than others. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttours Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Since I am in South Austin I use Austin AquaDome. I have been there for three years and know the staff and the owner. Have always been very helpful and maintain a large fish and reef population. TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ludakris Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 id like to first off say thank you all who relpied to my question..i went for an hour drive ans went to a few stores...too bad fishy business was closed today..but visited aqua tech, river city aquatics, and epic reef...i would like to share some photos of my tank now..i came home with 18 pounds of live rock on top of the 13 i already had in my tank..31 lbs in a 29 gallon now..waiting for the cycling to begin and finish.... before picture with 13 lbs of LR... after rearranging and adding 18 lbs. of LR side shot and another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddybluewater Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Welcome. We have some great stores and people to help with anything. Feel free to ask as many questions as you can. It is the only way to learn with out spending a fortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ludakris Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 thank you..i cant wait to add some corals and fish to it..im testing my water everyother day to monitor the ammonia and nitrates..but most deffinatly making a trip back to austin in a few weeks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labradorduck Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 looks like your trip was very successful! Your tank is looking good! Best of luck dC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 WELCOME!!! Next time you are in town, make an appointment to stop on by I do not carry dry goods, but have a nice assortmnet of inverts and corals. I have been on vacation for the holidays, but will be posting my new shipments from last week starting today. Just click on Rockin' Reefs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ludakris Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 it nice to know some people in the hobby..i will sure be on ARC to get help if i need it..thank you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispar Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I like the scaping, Id add even a lil more rock but it looks great in the tank. where did it come from if you dont mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ludakris Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 well i got 10 pounds from River City Aquatics..and i got ahold of Dave from Epic Reef and bought another 8 pounds of rock on top of the 13 pounds that i started out with..i really like to look of the tank..so now i have 31 pounds of rock in a 29BC..i think i could use a little more rock too to fill up the top back portion.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispar Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 more rock=more filtration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttours Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 more rock=more filtration no doubt there, but creating filtration can be as much fun as designing the reef or decoration. With ebay and craigs list a person can get lost in design. Good luck TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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