Comments on: My LFS – Southwest Reef Company http://www.extreme-aquatics.com/323/saltwater/my-lfs-southwest-reef-company/ Home of the eXtreme Aquarists Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:13:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: xAquatic http://www.extreme-aquatics.com/323/saltwater/my-lfs-southwest-reef-company/comment-page-1/#comment-624 xAquatic Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:59:46 +0000 http://www.extreme-aquatics.com/?p=323#comment-624 Yes you can certainly quote my site in your blog, but please link back to my site if you do. My twitter account is @xaquatics. Yes you can certainly quote my site in your blog, but please link back to my site if you do. My twitter account is @xaquatics.

]]> By: Ejik http://www.extreme-aquatics.com/323/saltwater/my-lfs-southwest-reef-company/comment-page-1/#comment-622 Ejik Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:45:28 +0000 http://www.extreme-aquatics.com/?p=323#comment-622 It was very interesting to read www.extreme-aquatics.com I want to quote your post in my blog. Can I? And you have an account on Twitter? It was very interesting to read http://www.extreme-aquatics.com
I want to quote your post in my blog. Can I?
And you have an account on Twitter?

]]> By: larrybritt http://www.extreme-aquatics.com/323/saltwater/my-lfs-southwest-reef-company/comment-page-1/#comment-161 larrybritt Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:01:32 +0000 http://www.extreme-aquatics.com/?p=323#comment-161 Nice article. I agree … supporting your local fish store, as long as they are good, will yield far more return than the small savings you can get by buying on line. I moved from TN to ABQ little over a year ago and found very few options regarding good LFS in the area. Fortunately, Rob and his crew at Southwest Reef have been great. So I have supported his operations while building my new 350 gal acrylic SPS tank. I am at the Marine Aquarium Expo (MAX) here in Costa Mesa CA this weekend, first “conference” for me since I started my current 65 gal softy tank 3 years ago. I have learned a lot here and gotten much more from the expo that I imagined. Many good speakers, the major vendors are here and I have been able to talk with the experts from these vendors regarding some of my recent purchases. When I find something of interest, I ask if they will sell it through my LFS – and most are saying yes. I intend to go though Southwest Reef to get most of the stuff unless Rob encourages me to buy direct (sometimes he has since smaller one off orders may not help him either). In all, supporting your LFS is key if you want to save money over the long run. One can avoid easily made mistakes, especially if you are learning like me. Even though you may have a great approach, you may also find that there is an even better way to get the same result. Engage with your LSF and think of the small premium you pay for that filter sock as a little consultant fee. I also find it beneficial to engage with others outside of your LFS (as I am starting to do…. read books, conferences, clubs, this forum etc), because everybody has opinions and different levels of experience. My confidence builds as I learn more within this hobby that can be somewhat intimidating. Cheers! Nice article. I agree … supporting your local fish store, as long as they are good, will yield far more return than the small savings you can get by buying on line. I moved from TN to ABQ little over a year ago and found very few options regarding good LFS in the area. Fortunately, Rob and his crew at Southwest Reef have been great. So I have supported his operations while building my new 350 gal acrylic SPS tank.
I am at the Marine Aquarium Expo (MAX) here in Costa Mesa CA this weekend, first “conference” for me since I started my current 65 gal softy tank 3 years ago. I have learned a lot here and gotten much more from the expo that I imagined. Many good speakers, the major vendors are here and I have been able to talk with the experts from these vendors regarding some of my recent purchases. When I find something of interest, I ask if they will sell it through my LFS – and most are saying yes. I intend to go though Southwest Reef to get most of the stuff unless Rob encourages me to buy direct (sometimes he has since smaller one off orders may not help him either).
In all, supporting your LFS is key if you want to save money over the long run. One can avoid easily made mistakes, especially if you are learning like me. Even though you may have a great approach, you may also find that there is an even better way to get the same result. Engage with your LSF and think of the small premium you pay for that filter sock as a little consultant fee.
I also find it beneficial to engage with others outside of your LFS (as I am starting to do…. read books, conferences, clubs, this forum etc), because everybody has opinions and different levels of experience. My confidence builds as I learn more within this hobby that can be somewhat intimidating.
Cheers!

]]>