John Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hey all, it's great to see Austin has a reef community! I'll be moving from California next month, so I'm trying to locate local shops etc. to get set up again. Unfortunately I don't think shipping will be viable so I've been selling off stock here. Any suggestions on good shops/frag swaps? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Welcome John! Glad to have you! Check out our LFS map to get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonSequitur Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 First, welcome to Austin and ARC. There are a lot of really good people here and in Austin in general. Any of our sponsors will take good care of you as far as livestock and equipment. I'm particularly partial to Fishy Business.. Shane's never steered me wrong with livestock and advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Welcome! You might also consider shipping some of your livestock to one of our LFS. They might hold your fish/corals for you until your tank is set up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Thanks for the greetings and the great suggestions! I hadn't even considered having the LFS there hold my stock. john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJMasta Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Not sure how well shipping would work, but for a few choice pieces it's definitely an option. Everything in your tank now has been overnighted at least once and made it safely +1 to the LFSs being able to take care of you. There's also the usual internet suspects if you want variety or are on a very tight budget. We've even got local custom tank builders, professional tank care services, and cherry-pick coral importers among other things within a half hour or so of the center of the city. Not as sure about the frag swaps though. Lots of activity in the livestock and trade forums for smaller scale stuff, and more than a few members with extensive frag tanks, but otherwise it seems to be mostly the frag swap meetings. I don't know of many others at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 WELCOME to AUSTIN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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