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01-01-2007, 09:23 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2006
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I'm starting up a 90 gallon tank, and I'm thinking of ordering online some parts for it (heater, protein skimmer, power heads, and pump for the sump). Is there a reliable store/website which I can purchase good quality equipment at a reasonable price? Also, is there any specific brands which you have found to be very good for the heater, power heads, and pump? (I'm pretty sure I want an Aqua C for the protein skimmer) | 
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01-01-2007, 10:52 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mesa AZ Age: 29
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after you check out what most stores are offering for supplies, find them cheaper on ebay... I know that there are some very cheap remoras on ebay for around 150-160 dollars. _________  "Commit it to the flames: For it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion" -Hume
45 Gallon Bow, Oddysea 250w Halide w 2x28w actinic, Coralife skimmer... To be continued... | |
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01-02-2007, 01:24 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: portland OR
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I am new to salt water but for fresh water I had good luck with Pet Supplies & Pet Products: The Pet Supply and Product Choice - Drs Foster & Smith . Just trying to learn salt so not sure about what they have that you want but they where good to deal with and shipping was fast. Even gave me a discount a couple of times just to enccourage me to use them more.
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01-02-2007, 03:25 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Stay away from Marine Depot. Advised they would price match and when I ordered the product they told me they could not price match. Had an email stating that they would price match from them and still refused. Bad business and support!!!!! | |
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01-02-2007, 05:55 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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I bought my live rock and AquaC Remora from Premium Aquatics...great customer service...I chatted w/ some of their staff online before ordering...
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20 lbs live rock and 3" sand bed - Remora w/ MJ1200 & Prefilter - 10 gallon sump/fuge - MAG7 & SCWD return - 96w Nova Extreme T5's - Red-legged Hermits - Cerith Snails - Nassarius Snails - Royal Gramma - 6line Wrasse - Maroon Clown - Wheeler's Goby - Bubble-Tip Anemones - Green Star Polyps - Frilly Brown Mushroom - Green Bullseye Mushroom - Kenya Tree Coral - Xenia | |
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01-02-2007, 06:33 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Originally Posted by casper6482  Stay away from Marine Depot. Advised they would price match and when I ordered the product they told me they could not price match. Had an email stating that they would price match from them and still refused. Bad business and support!!!!! | Thanks for warning me....I was interested in ordering from them, but now i'm not sure. | |
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01-02-2007, 06:40 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Try JUST PHISH.com(also a 3reef member), Salty Critter.com as well. Your best bet is to check out many different websites as you may find one item cheaper at one place than the other, but not everything will be cheaper at just one place. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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01-02-2007, 07:17 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Dec 2006
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I'm pretty sure I want a fluval tronic submersible 300W heater, but I haven't been able to find a 300W one, just 200w and smaller. my LFS sells the 300w ones, but they are really expensive. What heaters do you use? | |
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01-02-2007, 09:24 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA
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Forget E-bay its full of questionable products and scams.
Stick with reiable mailorder places like Dr. Fosters and Smith and Premium Aquatics. A 3reef sponser and I've ordered from them at least a dozen times and they have yet to screw up once.
Customer service is real important when mailordering stuff and saving a few bucks on E-bay doesn't seem to matter much when you got people overcharging, sending the wrong stuff, sending it to the wrong address, backordering stuff for weeks and not telling you and not answering emails or phone calls.
Also for the worst of the worst from my first hand experience don't order from Big Al's On-line. They did half the things mentioned in one order! | |
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01-04-2007, 07:39 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Louisville Kentucky Age: 39
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I buy most everything but livestock from thatfishplace.com
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Perfecto 44 gallon Pentagon tank 22x22x24
Aquac Remora Pro w/mag3 & 2 MJ1200
24" NovaExtreme 4x24W T5 HO w/2Lunar
42lbs Tonga Kaelini & 40lbs Aragonite
O. clown
N. magnifica
Yel Watchmen Goby/Randall's Pistol Shrimp
Chalk Bass
P. mccoskeri
C. potteri
Sixline Wrasse
Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Starfish
Misc crabs & snails.
Galaxea cryptoramosa
Euphyllia divisa
Xenia sp
Purple Acropora Humilis | |
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