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Offline larrynews

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premium aquatics
« on: January 10, 2012, 22:03:44 »
ordered yesterday... here today....great experience  8)

Offline micki

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2012, 22:59:49 »
Ya, great having them so close!

Offline Viggen

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2012, 23:14:29 »
yup... great prices & even better customer service!!!

They are also about 2hrs away
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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2012, 09:40:23 »
I drove out to PA last weekend to pick up some rock and other bits.  For those that have never been there, when you walk in there is a number ticket dispenser thing on the counter by the door.  If you are getting livestock get a number and meander/shop until they call it.  If you are just there for dry goods only get in the line near the checkout counter. You can't browse the dry goods while waiting, only the livestock.  Expect a wait...but once your number gets called the service is great.

I was chatting with a guy there who turned out to forum member Inreefone.  Pretty cool!

I took a couple of pics.  In the store there are 6 or so rock pools on the left, corals down the middle, the back has fish, and the right side is snails, etc.
Sorry guy, wasn't trying to take a pic of you! :)





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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2012, 12:37:38 »
Thanks for the pics, although never been there I have bought stuff so nice to see a pic.

Offline Viggen

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2012, 14:04:12 »
nice call on posting what to do when there!  I stopped by on a Friday & walked around for a bit until I was told I need to grab a number.  Oooops :)

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2012, 17:24:17 »
o wow thats perrty smart
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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2012, 19:05:40 »
ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!

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Offline Reefpete

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2012, 19:25:25 »
ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!

 :be happy:

Hint hint... :beee:

Offline Reefpete

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2012, 19:38:17 »
yup... great prices & even better customer service!!!

They are also about 2hrs away

How do you go about selecting your dry goods? Do your research via internet, write out a part number list?

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2012, 20:12:48 »
I wanted a bunch of stuff however I needed something & couldn't wait (it was a few days prior to x-mas) it was a slip 2in bulkhead.  About $1100 later I left their store

I called up to make sure they were open (I think open hours are posted on their site) & did all my research the night before so I new everything I needed.  I just wrote everything down on a piece of paper since some of the stuff I wanted to look at before buying.  I wanted to look at their live rock (their selection was pretty low when I was there) & a few other things

You can also buy everything online & put in the notes that you are going to pick up everything there.  I think retail order get free shipping???  So it might not be as worth it to make the drive unless you just want to look.  I have a wholesale account which saves me a few bucks but I pay shipping.
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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2012, 20:15:48 »
I wanted a bunch of stuff however I needed something & couldn't wait (it was a few days prior to christmas) it was a slip 2in bulkhead.  About $1100 later I left their store

I called up to make sure they were open (I think open hours are posted on their site) & did all my research the night before so I new everything I needed.  I just wrote everything down on a piece of paper since some of the stuff I wanted to look at before buying.  I wanted to look at their live rock (their selection was pretty low when I was there) & a few other things

You can also buy everything online & put in the notes that you are going to pick up everything there.  I think retail order get free shipping???  So it might not be as worth it to make the drive unless you just want to look.  I have a wholesale account which saves me a few bucks but I pay shipping.

Thank you!

Offline jeremy

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2012, 11:34:33 »
How do you go about selecting your dry goods? Do your research via internet, write out a part number list?

I just put everything in my cart/basket on their website, then printed it out and took that with me.  That way I had the description and part numbers.  But for me, I wouldn't make the drive just for dry goods.  Between the drive there and back and the waiting it's not worth it.

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2012, 17:26:04 »
I just put everything in my cart/basket on their website, then printed it out and took that with me.  That way I had the description and part numbers.  But for me, I wouldn't make the drive just for dry goods.  Between the drive there and back and the waiting it's not worth it.

Thank you. I was just curious about the dry goods process, I would also be buying livestock as well.

Offline Midwest Express

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2012, 11:19:42 »
ordered yesterday... here today....great experience  8)

+1!  I ordered some chemi clean and they sent me notification last night of it being shipped.  I just checked my shipping number and it is out for delivery already.  Gotta love that kind of speed and professionalism from a business!
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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2012, 12:38:20 »
Hey Wes if you can take some before after pics from the chemiclean usage.

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2012, 13:09:43 »
And do NOT forget to leave your skimmer OFF until the water change or you will be cleaning up a mess.  This stuff works great!
90g SPS and LPS reef tank, 35g sump, ceramic rock by The Alternative Reef, Neptune Apex w 2 X EB8's, Moonlight module, ATI Sunpower Dimmable 8 X 39W T5's, Octopus Extreme 160 skimmer, PM Kalkwasser Reactor, 2 X Vortech MP40's, Geo 618 Ca reactor


Various thriving montipora, acropora, stylopora, wellsophyllia, blastomussa, hammer, anchor, and frogspawn, lobophyllia, rhizotrychus, pavona, scroll, and pagoda SPS and LPS corals, but no fish because I was too stupid to QT...

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2012, 14:41:31 »
And do NOT forget to leave your skimmer OFF until the water change or you will be cleaning up a mess.  This stuff works great!

Yeah, Lazy and I warned him of this. Wish someone would have told me....Oh the lessons I've learned the hard way!

Offline Midwest Express

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2012, 14:46:11 »
Easy for me because I do not have a working skimmer at the moment... boo.

Still trying to figure out what pump I need to power my Red Sea Berlin Classic.  Only skimmer of the two I have that fits in my sump in my stand.  Lazy, do you want me to start a new post with my before and after shots of the cyano and chemi clean or can you just copy the last couple of posts over?

Also, can anyone give me a quick call or send me a PM with how I should set my Canon Rebel XT so that I can take pics of everything and they be clear.  My phone takes good pics of everything but my tank.  I need to know info as to best settings and how I should set my flash.
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Offline Reefpete

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2012, 14:55:46 »
Easy for me because I do not have a working skimmer at the moment... boo. Still trying to figure out what pump I need to power my Red Sea Berlin Classic. 

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2012, 15:36:55 »
Mag drive 5

Looks like I need to find another mag 5 as that is what I am using as my return pump from my sump or something similar... thanks for the info!
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Offline Reefpete

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2012, 16:20:40 »
Looks like I need to find another mag 5 as that is what I am using as my return pump from my sump or something similar... thanks for the info!

Don't thank me, just passing on the info...

http://www.ohioreef.com/index.php?topic=13060.msg117142#msg117142

Offline Midwest Express

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #22 on: January 18, 2012, 08:53:09 »
Excellent... I didn't get a notification about that thread yesterday or I overlooked it.

Thanks again!
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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #23 on: January 18, 2012, 09:05:23 »
Pics of my sand and rock pre-chemi clean.  These are off of my phone.  I have ones taken with my rebel but not uploaded.



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Offline Reefpete

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Re: premium aquatics
« Reply #24 on: January 18, 2012, 12:34:39 »
 :hmmmm:

 

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