How far do you drive to get to your LFS

[michaeltx]

its cool that there is more than one store here. I cant wait until this spring when kyle says they have to have the addition open to make room for the Koi LOL.
Mike

 

[overanalyzer]

thanks all - anyone else???

 

[robb]

I chose 25-50 miles. I have 3 or 4 stores closer but they kinda suck. I have to travel an hour to get to a store with a decent selection.

 

[overanalyzer]

BUMP

 

[cadbury]

Hey leigh, where do you live and where do you frequent in Michigan???

 

[ags]

Which one? I use 4 different LFS all for different reasons. The furthest away is 40 miles. Happens to be a wholesaler.
NM & Aggie,
I lived in Houston for three years while attending law school. Aquarium World still ranks up there on my list. I love the size of their display tank but the river like reef with sharks captivated me. They still have that?

 

[overanalyzer]

ags - all - just curious as to which one do you frequent the most and how far is it. Also - how many of you cruise differnet LFS stores over your lunch hour ....

 

[ags]

Actually the nice thing about 2 of the 4 I go to is their proximity to each other. Both are on the same road but 7-10 miles apart. If I go to one hell I might as well keep on truckin to the other one. These 2 happen to be the ones I frequent most. They are roughly 20 miles away. A walk in the park compared to NM's 110 mile one way journey. I rarely hit the wholesaler because of time. The closest one to my house, 2 miles away, only carries fish and given $30-$50 to spend on my tank I 99% of the time elect to spend it on coral.

 

[mightyoxjuice]

Marquette........not very good selection, but can special order
Marquette........decent selection, but so much ich comes from it
Gladstone........limited selection, insane prices $145 for 3" lion
Escanaba.........very limited selection, tanks are extremely crowded 5" yellow tang in a 15 gallon tank
Menominee......good selection, high prices
other wise out of state to Green Bay, but prices are for the most part too high

 

[alsie]

There are maybe 6 stores within 5 miles that sell supplies and som fish but I have to drive 50+ to get a store that sells everything for a reef from sand, live rock, salt, clams, mushrooms, live coral. In other words soup to nuts. Livestock available is done by a phone call or online.

 

[clownfish1452]

I live outside of the main town around here. So I have to drive a little farther.
Sarah

 

[jim672]

The two I go to the most are in the 25-50 range. One is about 35 miles south of me and the other is 35 miles north.
Jim

 

[dave flood]

I live in central Wisconsin . The closest one is 20 miles away.There are 4 s LFS in that range and they are terrable If I want somethine depending on what it is,I can get it on line , or drive 220 miles down to Chicago were my father in law lives, So I plan trips when we see him

 

[overanalyzer]

Whew - 220 miles - that's a haul!!
Thanks all

 

[overanalyzer]

nearly 400 views and only 75 answers .... c'mon lurkers VOTE!!!

 

[krunk]

there is one 1 mile from me, but the owners slap their kids, smoke pot, and lie alot. The one i like too go is about 30 miles, not many corals, but lots of cool fish.

 

[grouperhead]

Mine is about a 5 minute drive....Bo

 

[tahoe ocean]

One small store in CarsonCity, NV (30min) not the best informed or healthiest fish
One in Reno,NV (1hr) beautiful place but hit or miss on know-how
Several in Sacramento,CA 2 that I have bought from within the last year.
Looking for one in San Francisco planning a trip for Nursery School and going to be there one weekend this month for 2 days.
Anyone? Name and or address of a reputable-looking for more mushrooms.
Thanks!

 

[overanalyzer]

Hey noticed someone does all (or almost all) of their shopping on-line - how's that working out for you and why do you do it that way???

 

[timo]

Three or four stores all within 10 miles.