What OFS (online fish stores) do you use? - Aquarium Advice

michealprater · 02-13-2003, 10:23 PM

I have used www.transfishsupplies.com and www.petwarehouse.com with great results.

Just seeing if any other locals used online stores.

I plan to order from www.saltwaterfish.com and www.logicalreef.com sometime.
I would also like to order from www.premiumaquatics.com considering they are in Indy , the shipping rates might be good. Plus they do price matching.

kribbz · 02-13-2003, 11:43 PM

i use Bigalsonline.com, marinedepot.com and premiumaquatics.com, i just recieved my new euroreef skimmer from premium and already it is pulling nasty green stuff from the water its great. the shipping from them was pretty fast this time. ordered it monday and recieved it like wednesday. but with live stuff i had some problems in the past.

michealprater · 02-14-2003, 12:11 AM

What kind of problems? and from who? dont leave us hanging man.

I was thinking maybe we could all chip in on a big order sometime and save big on shipping.

kribbz · 02-14-2003, 01:04 AM

sounds good to me. my problem was with Premiumaquatics. I don't know if it was them or Airborne Express. AE said it was premium, Premium said it was AE either way between them and AE the zipcode was messed up and the shipment of livestock was not recieved for like four days. it happened twice and i called and told them about it and they took care of it both times by giving me store credit plus shipping back. the second time i think they even threw in some extra stuff. i can't remember for sure. I would say they handled the mess up very well. so just becareful. see what you think.

michealprater · 02-14-2003, 02:43 AM

did any live stock live after 4 days?

kribbz · 02-14-2003, 12:12 PM

yeah some of it but they gave me a full refund for everything. one thing that didn't do to well were the scarlet reef crabs. because i ordered over the summer and those things were baked in that bag i don't think any of them were even in there shell.

michealprater · 02-14-2003, 02:49 PM

what lived in those harsh conditions

kribbz · 02-14-2003, 06:24 PM

a ricordia mushroom, bumble bee snails, two turbos and an emerald crab.

michealprater · 02-14-2003, 07:19 PM

wow.

So back to the subject, anyone else want to list their OFS?

reefer_wannabe · 02-19-2003, 08:29 PM

I've been using www.liveaquaria.com lately. Good prices and quick shipping. Some of the other really good OFS are within easy driving distance from me (Inland, Premium, Harbor, anything in Chicago), so I really don't bother ordering online from them.

02-13-2003, 10:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
michealprater Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Highland , IL Posts: 2,031 Images: 1	What OFS (online fish stores) do you use? I have used www.transfishsupplies.com and www.petwarehouse.com with great results. Just seeing if any other locals used online stores. I plan to order from www.saltwaterfish.com and www.logicalreef.com sometime. I would also like to order from www.premiumaquatics.com considering they are in Indy , the shipping rates might be good. Plus they do price matching.

02-13-2003, 11:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
kribbz Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Highland Illinois Posts: 534 Images: 4	i use Bigalsonline.com, marinedepot.com and premiumaquatics.com, i just recieved my new euroreef skimmer from premium and already it is pulling nasty green stuff from the water its great. the shipping from them was pretty fast this time. ordered it monday and recieved it like wednesday. but with live stuff i had some problems in the past. __________________ "The brighter you are, the more you have to learn." -Don Herold

02-14-2003, 01:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
kribbz Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Highland Illinois Posts: 534 Images: 4	sounds good to me. my problem was with Premiumaquatics. I don't know if it was them or Airborne Express. AE said it was premium, Premium said it was AE either way between them and AE the zipcode was messed up and the shipment of livestock was not recieved for like four days. it happened twice and i called and told them about it and they took care of it both times by giving me store credit plus shipping back. the second time i think they even threw in some extra stuff. i can't remember for sure. I would say they handled the mess up very well. so just becareful. see what you think. __________________ "The brighter you are, the more you have to learn." -Don Herold

02-14-2003, 12:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
kribbz Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Highland Illinois Posts: 534 Images: 4	yeah some of it but they gave me a full refund for everything. one thing that didn't do to well were the scarlet reef crabs. because i ordered over the summer and those things were baked in that bag i don't think any of them were even in there shell. __________________ "The brighter you are, the more you have to learn." -Don Herold

02-14-2003, 06:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
kribbz Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Highland Illinois Posts: 534 Images: 4	a ricordia mushroom, bumble bee snails, two turbos and an emerald crab. __________________ "The brighter you are, the more you have to learn." -Don Herold

02-14-2003, 12:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
michealprater Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Highland , IL Posts: 2,031 Images: 1	What kind of problems? and from who? dont leave us hanging man. I was thinking maybe we could all chip in on a big order sometime and save big on shipping.

02-14-2003, 02:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
michealprater Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Highland , IL Posts: 2,031 Images: 1	did any live stock live after 4 days?

02-14-2003, 02:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
michealprater Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Highland , IL Posts: 2,031 Images: 1	what lived in those harsh conditions

02-14-2003, 07:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
michealprater Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Highland , IL Posts: 2,031 Images: 1	wow. So back to the subject, anyone else want to list their OFS?

02-19-2003, 08:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
reefer_wannabe Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Rantoul, Illinois Posts: 20	I've been using www.liveaquaria.com lately. Good prices and quick shipping. Some of the other really good OFS are within easy driving distance from me (Inland, Premium, Harbor, anything in Chicago), so I really don't bother ordering online from them. __________________ Bill http://cimaquarists.homestead.com/files/cima14.gif

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