Anyone in Staten Island?

[plb]

Just curious.

 

[House of Laughter]

nycfireman, simike, reef fantasy, tonyscoots and me (although now transplanted to Westchester).

Many from SI here to represent,

OH, BTW< welcome to Manhattan Reefs.

House

 

[TimberTDI]

Former Staten Islander here too. Welcome to MR!!

Steven

 

[DEEPWATER]

<-----gets lost in SI ,,lol

Welcome to MR!!!

 

[plb]

I'm not new here, just the account. My tank cracked about a year ago so I got rid of everything. I'm currently setting up a new 10g nano. I'm in need of some live sand to seed my current sandbed and some quality lighting for cheap. Only decent place on SI that I know of seems to be Animal Kingdom but they are pricey!

 

[House of Laughter]

plb formerly know as?

Welcome back

House (gets lost in brooklyn)

 

[DEEPWATER]

I'm not new here, just the account. My tank cracked about a year ago so I got rid of everything. I'm currently setting up a new 10g nano. I'm in need of some live sand to seed my current sandbed and some quality lighting for cheap. Only decent place on SI that I know of seems to be Animal Kingdom but they are pricey!

OK srry ..lol


Welcome back welcome back welcome back ,,,,,,,(sing it like welcome back carter ,,Great show ,,lol ( srry to rain got in my ears today ):grouphug:

 

[plb]

plb formerly know as?

Welcome back

House (gets lost in brooklyn)

To be honest, I have no clue I'm a member of so many forums I lose track of my account names lol.

 

[DEEPWATER]

To be honest, I have no clue I'm a member of so many forums I lose track of my account names lol.

:Thinking: to much salt water is no good ,,LOL

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Welcome Back.... Staten Island in da hizzouse.... lolz.. anyways ur looking for sand i would check out reef fantasies and tell em anthony sent ya and u r from manhattan reefs.com. i think they had bags for like 20.00 im not sure though...

 

[jim63dt]

Si

Im from SI also (Great Kills) Reef Fantasy is the place to go for all your saltwater needs. They are very good there. Jim

 

[dzuckerm]

Im also in Staten Island (set up my 135gallon reef 3 months ago, although i was in the hoppy 3 yrs before). I agree that Animal Kingdom in a bit pricey but they definitely are the only place I would go to on SI. I went in to Reef Fantasy on Victory a few times at first, and I have to tell u...I refuse to go to them for now on! The guy who owns the place never asks u if u need help or volunteers any information, and in fact he was downright rude and insulting to me (and I'm not a sensitive person). I also found his tanks to be rather sparce and in bad condition, and his prices arent good either. Im happy to say I have never spent a cent in there. I would rather spend a little more at animal kingdom, where the employees are nice and helpful and will chat with u for hours if u want...well worth the extra price. (BUT THATS JUST MY EXPERIENCE).

P.S. My tank is only 3 months old but if ud like a cup of my sand to seed ur tank ur more than welcome.

 

[jim63dt]

everyone has bad days

I've had a completely diffrent experence with them. Everytime I went into their store they never treated me like that. Chris and his father always asked me if I needed anything and were always very helpful.(and trust me I had a lot of questions)They have a ton of new tanks and they all look great. (Also the biggest puffer Ive ever seen!!!!). I was in there today because I needed some stuff to set up my new 90 gal and was in a bit of a rush. They went out of there way to help me as fast as they could. Maybe you just caught them on a bad day.

Jim

 

[Tonyscoots84]

I've had a completely diffrent experence with them. Everytime I went into their store they never treated me like that. Chris and his father always asked me if I needed anything and were always very helpful.(and trust me I had a lot of questions)They have a ton of new tanks and they all look great. (Also the biggest puffer Ive ever seen!!!!). I was in there today because I needed some stuff to set up my new 90 gal and was in a bit of a rush. They went out of there way to help me as fast as they could. Maybe you just caught them on a bad day.

Jim

i agree with u jim... ive always been treated there with the upmost respect and helpfullness from chris and his dad. if im in the area ill just stop by to chat with either pick up new ideas or items that i might need and just BS for a lil and talk about new fish and corals... and ideas for the store.. they are great people.. i would give em a second shot...

 

[dzuckerm]

OK I will drop by again and see what happens. I work nearby there and its actually on my way home...so it would be very convenient if i could go there. I will give them a second chance.

 

[mmike1992]

i have to agree with tony and jim on this. Chris and his father are good people. as for live stock the store has always been packed with corals and fish

 

[Cibo]

never had a bad time at RF you may have had a bad day even around new years bill said happy new year and thanked me for my biz!!! it not right to bash a place like that....

 

[plb]

Where abouts in Staten Island are you guys? I'm in Rosebank right next to the Verrazano. I think I have passed Reef Fantasies a while ago, never went in though, this was before I had a tank. But yeah Animal Kingdom employees are good people...the prices kill me though...$2.99 for a snail! BTW I'm sure someone on here knows me, if he is still here. I sold him a 72g bowfront tank....he lives in Brooklyn, Williamsburg if I remember correctly.

 

[dzuckerm]

I'm not trying to bash anyone at all...i honestly had what i perceived to be a bad experience there...but I'm glad that you guys have had different experiences there and I will definitely give the place another try.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

nycfireman, simike, reef fantasy, tonyscoots and me (although now transplanted to Westchester).

Many from SI here to represent,

OH, BTW< welcome to Manhattan Reefs.

House

hey I used to live in STATEN ISLAND!!!

Im also in Staten Island (set up my 135gallon reef 3 months ago, although i was in the hoppy 3 yrs before). I agree that Animal Kingdom in a bit pricey but they definitely are the only place I would go to on SI. I went in to Reef Fantasy on Victory a few times at first, and I have to tell u...I refuse to go to them for now on! The guy who owns the place never asks u if u need help or volunteers any information, and in fact he was downright rude and insulting to me (and I'm not a sensitive person). I also found his tanks to be rather sparce and in bad condition, and his prices arent good either. Im happy to say I have never spent a cent in there. I would rather spend a little more at animal kingdom, where the employees are nice and helpful and will chat with u for hours if u want...well worth the extra price. (BUT THATS JUST MY EXPERIENCE).

P.S. My tank is only 3 months old but if ud like a cup of my sand to seed ur tank ur more than welcome.

I feel just the opposite about Animal Kingdom, everything I've bought there has dies within 3 months (I'm not a newbie lots of expierence with reefs and saltwater tanks)
one visit I was looking for Bionic guy there acted like I was an ass for using it.
I'll stop in everyonce in a while to see what he has but I hardly ever buy anything there.

If you havent been by RF in a whilke you'll be pleasently surprised thier store is stocked now with lots of live stock, dry goods and equipment.
Bill and chris are good people