best places to buy aquarium supplies - Aquarium Advice

flyjawn · 12-12-2006, 02:19 PM

besides big al's and drs foster and smith, where else you do buy your supplies?

i see a lot of places online but it's hard to tell who is reputable...

jamesrm · 12-12-2006, 02:25 PM

I generally buy most non fish items at Petsmart -

Be sure to print off their online pricing though, as the store prices are MUCH higher.

For instance, I just bought an XP3 for 104.99 when the shelf price said 179.99 because I printed the page from their site...

flyjawn · 12-12-2006, 02:33 PM

james are you in canada or the US? petsmart online prices are all US pricing even if you go to the canadian website.

**Fishyfanatic** · 12-12-2006, 02:52 PM

I buy exclusively from Big Als.

jamesrm · 12-12-2006, 04:51 PM

I am in the US. I have heard great things about Big Als though as Fishy mentioned.

theotheragentm · 12-12-2006, 06:23 PM

PetSmart here too. If you go to Amazon.com/Petsmart you might get some of the free shipping too.

tropicalfish · 12-12-2006, 06:27 PM

how do you get the low prices with the Petsmart store and website?

JustOneMore20 · 12-12-2006, 06:51 PM

I buy supplies from BigAls Online and Drs Foster and Smith online.

Occasionally I'll buy stuff at ThatPetPlace.com, but only when they are cheaper than the Drs...and that is rare.

Reddog80p · 12-12-2006, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tropicalfish

how do you get the low prices with the Petsmart store and website?

Print the petsmart.com price for the item you want. Go into your local petsmart store hand them the print out and ask them to pricematch it they will.

Red

tropicalfish · 12-12-2006, 10:01 PM

So it works with ANY petsmart, even the ones in the DFW area?

12-12-2006, 02:19 PM	#1
flyjawn Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 116 Images: 1	best places to buy aquarium supplies besides big al's and drs foster and smith, where else you do buy your supplies? i see a lot of places online but it's hard to tell who is reputable... __________________ 20 gallon low tech planted 2 rams, 2 corys, 2 otos, 8 cardinals, 6 red phantoms, 6 lemon tetras.

12-12-2006, 02:33 PM	#3
flyjawn Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 116 Images: 1	james are you in canada or the US? petsmart online prices are all US pricing even if you go to the canadian website. __________________ 20 gallon low tech planted 2 rams, 2 corys, 2 otos, 8 cardinals, 6 red phantoms, 6 lemon tetras.

12-12-2006, 02:52 PM	#4
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	I buy exclusively from Big Als. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

12-12-2006, 06:27 PM	#7
tropicalfish Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 325	how do you get the low prices with the Petsmart store and website? __________________ --- 75 Gallon Rena FilStar xP3, Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 200W (2), Coralife 48" Aqualight 260W 6700K --- 10 Gallon Hexagon Hagen AquaClear 30, Visi-Therm Deluxe 50, DIY CF 20W 6500K CF, Hagen Natural CO2 System :: Bloodfin Tetra (1), Red-eye Tetra (3), Black Skirt Tetra (3), Harlequin Rasbora (6), Platy (1), Otocinclus Catfish (1) :: Rotala Indica, Hygrophila Difformis (Wisteria), Cabomba Carolinia ---

12-12-2006, 10:01 PM	#10
tropicalfish Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 325	So it works with ANY petsmart, even the ones in the DFW area? __________________ --- 75 Gallon Rena FilStar xP3, Aquarium Systems Visi-Therm 200W (2), Coralife 48" Aqualight 260W 6700K --- 10 Gallon Hexagon Hagen AquaClear 30, Visi-Therm Deluxe 50, DIY CF 20W 6500K CF, Hagen Natural CO2 System :: Bloodfin Tetra (1), Red-eye Tetra (3), Black Skirt Tetra (3), Harlequin Rasbora (6), Platy (1), Otocinclus Catfish (1) :: Rotala Indica, Hygrophila Difformis (Wisteria), Cabomba Carolinia ---

12-12-2006, 02:25 PM	#2
jamesrm Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 211	I generally buy most non fish items at Petsmart - Be sure to print off their online pricing though, as the store prices are MUCH higher. For instance, I just bought an XP3 for 104.99 when the shelf price said 179.99 because I printed the page from their site...

12-12-2006, 04:51 PM	#5
jamesrm Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 211	I am in the US. I have heard great things about Big Als though as Fishy mentioned.

12-12-2006, 06:23 PM	#6
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,177	PetSmart here too. If you go to Amazon.com/Petsmart you might get some of the free shipping too.

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