It's not as big as in California, but it's good. Aqua Touch is in Phoenix and they're close to the looks of what I see online of AFA. They also have a killer SW section. Plus that new ADA distributor just set up shop like 10 minutes away from me. When I picked up the 60P from him we had like a good 45 minute discussion about the hobby, especially with rimless tanks and planted. He told me that it's much bigger in CA, AZ, and TX than other parts of the country (maybe Florida as an exception?). He had to close up shop in NY because it got no traffic. But the local club, equivalent to SCAPE, pales by comparison... their forum is so stagnant.. Very little activity. However, I do see things growing a bit. More Dutch builds popping up, more elegant rimless tanks, etc. So I think AZ is behind cali, but not too far off...and based on proximity, AZ follows cali trends not long after.
