Brooks Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Hey everyone! I hope this is the right section for this. Just wanted to see who had been to Austin Aqua Farms and if they liked it. I saw some stuff on their website I really liked a while back but when I went back to see what I could snag, it didn't have any pictures on there. Also, where is it located? I'd like to see if I can go visit them sometime. Thanks! -Brooks- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Matt runs AAF and carries nothing but A+, choice corals. You will not find Acans of his quality for his price anywhere on the Net. AAF is located about 20-25 minutes east of I-35 in Taylor, with basically an unmarked storefront. He does not allow drop-ins, but if you call ahead, I'm sure he will work with you. I ordered a few Acans a few months ago and he waived the shipping charges because I wanted to pick them up myself. It gave me a chance to check out the place.....amazing set-up. He just got a new shipment of goodies on Friday, but he's usually a little slow with the website updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Matt runs AAF and carries nothing but A+, choice corals. You will not find Acans of his quality for his price anywhere on the Net. AAF is located about 20-25 minutes east of I-35 in Taylor, with basically an unmarked storefront. He does not allow drop-ins, but if you call ahead, I'm sure he will work with you. I ordered a few Acans a few months ago and he waived the shipping charges because I wanted to pick them up myself. It gave me a chance to check out the place.....amazing set-up. He just got a new shipment of goodies on Friday, but he's usually a little slow with the website updates. Oh, I got'cha! Well I loved the stuff I saw on his site a few days ago so hopefully I can try and get 1st dibs on a few things, haha. I've been spamming refresh for the past 2 days. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddybluewater Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I was driving by a couple months ago and saw the door open. I stopped and talked to Matt for a while real nice guy and very nice corals. I have been watching his site also wanting to see what he has coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjohn Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Brooks, AAR is on the corner of Hwy 79 (or W 2nd street as it is known in Taylor) and Vernon St. It's about halfway between the loop and Main Street. He has a most impressive set up and his corals are just beautiful. He doesn't allow drop-ins but it is worth a visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 If you call and schedule, does he allow that? Ric, I remember you telling me at one of the meetings a long time ago that you stopped in. So is it like an "appointment?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfowler99 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Anyone else not seeing pictures on the site right now? I tried three different browsers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Anyone else not seeing pictures on the site right now? I tried three different browsers... There aren't any posted right now. Don't worry, you're not the only one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfowler99 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 There aren't any posted right now. Don't worry, you're not the only one! Phew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 http://www.austinreefclub.com/page/LFS-map?record=8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooric Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I noticed that Austin Aqua Farms is a sponsor of ARC on their homepage but I don't see a forum for them in the Sponsors section. Is this another case of incorrect forum permissions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Everything I've heard about AAF is that they have great stuff, but they are tough to get a hold of. LMK if you have luck brooks...I'd love to go out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I don't think he has set hours, but he was pretty good with responding via e-mail. He's got his father covering the phone sometimes. The "troughs" you see in the "Facility" pics are usually chuck-full of amazing corals. You just don't see that kind of quality every day. It takes great discipline to walk out of there with any money left in your pockets. I'm kind of thankful he's out there in Taylor because I'd probably be in there all the time. I asked him why he opened-up in Taylor and not closer to Austin. When he told me what he's paying per sqft in rent, I couldn't blame him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Maybe you moderators can convince him to host a monthly ARC meeting? He certainly has the room and I'm sure the sales would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I noticed that Austin Aqua Farms is a sponsor of ARC on their homepage but I don't see a forum for them in the Sponsors section. Is this another case of incorrect forum permissions? AAF is currently not a sponsor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debutis@Austin Aqua Farms Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I took all of the pieces off the website several days ago because i'm running so low on stock right now and was supposed to go to the Nextwave event in Dallas today(Feb. 28) Friday evening my best friend was involved in a rollover accident that has him left in the hospital for at least the next 7-10 days. Needless to say, I did not make the trip to Dallas to attend the event and sponsor at my booth. I will be reposting corals to the website this week(mostly Aussie chalice, scolies, wilsonis). The Indo shipment that was due in on Friday had issues with finding space on the airlines from Jakarta into DFW. With the distance and location of the flights, there's only 2 or 3 flights a week, and they book up the cargo space very quickly. I'm on the wait list right now for space on the flight that arrives into DFW on Thurs(Mar. 4) but am unsure if I will get the room or not. It may not be until 7-10days before it arrives, maybe longer if the freight issues still aren't worked out. Australia is a whole other issue entirely. I haven't been able to get anything from them in the last 3.5months! This is their rainy season and they've been pounded this season by typhoon after typhoon. Rising water levels and 25kt+ winds are creating some serious issues for the collectors. They've been in the water 2 times in the last 90 days. Hopefully it will start to clear up soon and I can get some stock out of that area, people are banging the doors down to get at some new acans! It's a bit difficult to get a hold of me at the shop right now with the few corals that are out there(keep in mind few is probably 200-300+.) People are still welcome to schedule a visit and come out to check out everything in stock, just keep in mind we have virtually 0 acan colonies, and the selection on Indo corals is VERY low. Once this pending order comes in, the tanks should fill up quite a bit. I believe the order should consist of approx. - 115 chalice/echinophyllias, 50 acros, unknown numbers of trachy/wellsos, montiporas, euphyllias, Indo scolys/donuts, etc etc. And Andrew, send me some info about the ARC sponsorships, I need to get that up and running again~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfowler99 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Thanks for the update and I'm sorry about your friend. Looking forward to you getting restocked. I will have to schedule a visit one you're good to go. And on getting the sponsorship up and running again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Ya, i went to AAF last year. Then youd never have realized it was there. I havent been there since but await the next update on there website for the new stuff when it arrives. Thanks for the reply MATT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarathustra2 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Once we get some pictures up maybe we could do a meeting out there to welcome our new/old sponsor and support AAF. Really I'm thinking its more of a group buy where we go to the corals instead of the corals shipping to us!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Moving this to their forum now that it is back up and running (thanks for the renewal!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Sorry to hear about your friend Matt! I hope he gets better quick. It is nice to see you back on the boards. Once my tank is fully operational I will be trying to set up a visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 That was fast...thanks for renewing and I look forward to coming out there this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demodiki Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I would definitely be interested in a group "buy" trip. Taylor is just up the road from me!...and all of us I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispar Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 thats so awesome, Thanks for the renewal Im up for getting some stuff for my new tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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