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Local Fish Store Reviews - Atlanta, GA Area
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I live in a suburb north of Atlanta and visit several local fish stores. When I first got into the hobby I wanted to find a list of local stores that included people's observations and experiences with the stores. I never found a good list so I thought I would include one here. The list below contains every Marine Aquarium store that we know of in the Atlanta area with my honest opinion of the store.
1) Pets Unlimited - Marietta - This is my favorite local store. Matt is the owner/manager and he is the most knowledgeable person that I have met in this hobby. I know for sure that this store dips all new corals in iodine and all fish in Formalin. That is very important to help prevent disease and pests from entering your tank. Matt is also very honest and will steer you in the right direction no matter what your needs are. They have the best prices, he even beats most website pricing. His dry goods and equipment pricing are also the best. If you are going to get a new tank you should get a quote from Matt. I am sure that he will beat any price that you can get. They also sell freshwater fish and supplies as well as all natural dog and cat food. I cannot think of anything negative about this store at all. (No, I was not compensated in any way for this review.)
Online Aquarium Store Reviews
I have only purchased livestock over the Internet from the first 3 stores listed below. I purchased my Tunze stuff and some other dry goods from the last 2 stores.
1) Live Aquaria - My favorite online livestock vendor. I have purchased both corals and fish from them and have been genreally happy. If there is a problem with the order they are quick to give a credit. I trust this site. They are a real business with a call center and good customer service. Check out the Diver's Den section for the best stuff.
2) Vivid Aquariums - This site is OK. They recently expanded their WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) section. I prefer the WSYIWYG because you know exactly what you are getting. Their shipping is high and their quality is OK. The colors never look as good in person as they do on their website. They are safe to order from but be aware that the colors won't look as good and they overstate sizes. They will also give credit if your livestock doesn't do well in shipping.
3) Cherry Corals - I only ordered from them once. They guy that we spoke to was nice and even included some extra polyps with our order. Their colors are way off in person. It seems like they photoshop (enhance) their pictures online. They are also too expensive in my opinion. They seem safe enough to order from. The order was shipped promptly and arrived in good condition. I will not order from them again becasue of the price and color issues.
4) Marine Depot - No livestock, only dry goods. Nice selection and decent prices. If you cannot get what you are looking for locally I would recommend ordering from them. They are a real business with real people to speak to if you need to. Shipping is reasonable and their communication is good. They send emails at each stage of the order and you can track your order from the account page on their site (I won't do business with websites that don't offer this feature).
5) My Reef Creations - No livestock, only equipment. They are located in Georgia not too far from where I live. I haven't been by their store yet but I have ordered from their online store. I had a good experience. They also offer order tracking and real people to speak to if you need something. They specialize in acrylic construction, both off-the-shelf and custom. They are knowledgeable and friendly. I plan to have a custom sump made here for my next tank.
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Marine Aquarium Equipment Reviews
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This part of the site is under construction.
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Marine Aquarium Pest Removal
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This part of the site is under construction.
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Useful Marine Aquarium Links
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These are sites that I use for research. The people that run these sites are authors, marine biologists and reef geeks with years of experience. I read so many crazy things online but these are the sites I trust to help me with tank issues.
- Wet Web Media - Bob Fenner's Site, Author of The Conscientious Marine Aquarist
- Reef Keeping - Online Magazine with excellent articles, also features Tank of the Month
- Reef Central - Community forum associated with Reef Keeping, knowledgeable people
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