Any Midwest Reefers Out There

[wagnutz69]

I'm trying to find out if there are any other midwest Reefers located around me. I am always on the lookout for a new place to go check out, and new peeps to get ideas from. I live in Central Iowa, and alot of the places around here are getting kinda boring as they never get anything new/interesting in. Anybody from around here feel free to say hi in here/give me some ideas of where to look around at. I love checking out LFS near and far, gives me ideas as to what to do with my tanks.

WAGZ

[mandarin1]

Hi wagnut I'm in Omaha Nebraska and we dont have to much of a selection around here either the best pet store around IMO is in Bellevue Ne. called Bellevue Pet Center. Has good knowledgable people. The saltwater guy named scott is very helpful

[Brooke]

Well, there are a few good reef stores here in the twin cities. You could make a weekend trip out of it. Also, we have an active reef club that meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. If you want to e-mail me, I can give you some names of the good reef stores


Brooke

[jdgenginer]

Im new to salt water, about a month now in NW Indiana. There are a couple good stores around the Chicago area. If you want to take a drive i will look up the addresses for ya

[Dryfly]

Hey Wagnutz69,

I'm in Waterloo and new to reef keeping. Have you been to Saigon Aquatics in Mason City? I've been going to The Fish Shack in Manchester, probably a little far for you, good prices.

bh.

[Wrasse Man]

Hey DryFLy!
I used to go to a place in Waterloo...can't remember the name. It is on Almond I believe, it used to be a chicken slaughterhouse. All they did was freshwater, but great fish!

[WayneC]

Hey Wag,

Fellow reefer from Nevada, IA (just east of Ames). Check out "Under the Sea" in Des Moines if you haven't already. New location and usually have quality stuff. A guy named
"Chris" that works there has been in reef tanks for years in Des Moines and is a pretty knowlegable dude. Also, "Adam's Aquatics" in Des Moines. I would agree with a previous post that a trip to Minneapolis is worth the drive for some items.

I have a few other buddies with Reef tanks in the area, but always nice to hear there are more nearby!