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James

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Hello everyone, i was a member on reefs.org a couple years ago but i think i only posted twice. anyway, i had a recent expirience with harbor aquatics that i want to share.

2 months ago, I started looking for an HQI pendant system for my tank. I looked all over the net for the cheapest vendors. The system i wanted was not listed on all the websites so i called quitea few places. I called Jt at Harbor Aquatics and he got me an awesome price on the system i wanted (hqi 250 minipendant from sunlight supply. He had the company dropship it to me. WHen i got it , the company that he bought it from just lost their aquarium specialist and didn;t put the UV shield in, i killed 2 of my fish and one of my corals by running the light without the UV for almost 3 hours (my fault).

To make a long story short ithe lights broke (unknown reasons why they did so ) and JT offered to take them back no questions asked for a full refund) i decided to try to get another setup, JT arranged a brand new setup be sent to me (no cost to me) and i sent the broke one back to the company who dropshipped it. The new lights broke the same way as the old ones did. At this point i was sick of all this hastle (although not at JT, as he did everything he could to keep me happy) I told him i didn;t want this lighting setup from this company and he told me to hold on.......

this is where the story gets good. he comes back and says you have a suprise coming in 2 days. JT ordered me an AB 250 Wt HQI Aquasspacelight setup at his cost (don;t want to give that price away but its AWESOME) . I have sent the "old" broke lights back and now i have perhaps the best lighting system out there for real real cheap.

I just wanted to commend JT and Harbor aquatics for handing all the problems i had with class and style not to mention hooking me up beyond my belief. this is what a good MO company looks like folks. So i guess what i am saying is If anyone is looking at ordering anything in the future and dosn;t want to stress if things don;t go as planned (which in this hobby seems to happen more than in real life ) . Give JT or Joy a call.
their website is
www.harboraquatics.com

Thanks JT,
a very happy customer.

[ March 26, 2002: Message edited by: dr_zilla ]</p>
 

scooterr

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Amen brother!

Yea, They rock. I wish more people would give them a try. They have got the best live rock i've seen anywhere! Gorgeous clams, and nice corals. A very good place to visit if in the area. If they don't have what you want on the website then give um a ring and they'll see what they can do for you.
 

scooterr

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They are getting into building tanks more now. Check them out for a great acrylic tank. I was last there in jan. They were doing some mantaince so they didn't have a whole lot in stock.
 

toptank

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Don't you just love good customer service
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I know the times I have talked with JT he has been very helpful.

Barry

[ March 27, 2002: Message edited by: toptank ]</p>
 

pscheel

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Great Service! Has anyone been to Harbor Aquatics recently? I haven't been there for abour a year. I am thinking of setting up a new 200+ gal this summer so soon it'll be time for a road trip
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Timbo1

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I've been communicating with JT over the past two weeks about picking up one of the rose anemones they got in recently. I finally had him ship it yesterday and it arrived today in perfect condition. JT packed well, communicated well and this thing is drop dead gorgeous. I couldn't recommend JT and Harbor Aquatics enough after this experience.

Tim
 

whirley

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Harbor's great!!!

I bought many things from them in the past and have had no problems at all!

10 out of 10 stars!!!

whirley
 
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Anonymous

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Well thanks for making a special trip back to us to say something nice, dr_zilla!
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All too often people forget the good stuff and just post complaints! I've never shopped with Harbor Aquatics, but I will give them a try when the time comes! Thanks!
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Anonymous

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I met up with Harbor Aquatics a few years ago when I was living in the San Francisco area. I was planning a move back to central Indiana and wanted to try and bring a couple of my favorite fish back with me. I knew no one in Indiana that could house the fish for the couple months it would take me to get moved, get the tanks set up, etc. I found Harbor online and saw they were in Indiana, so I emailed them asking for advice on who might be able to receive the fish. This was before Gary passed away. He emailed me back only a couple hours later and told me to pack everything up and send it to them, they'd take care of me, no problem. Now they didn't know me from adam, and here they are going out of their way to help me out.

I got everything shipped to them, and it ended up being more like three months instead of three weeks before I could pick up the fish. When I went to pick up my fish it was the first time I'd ever even met them in person. They emailed me every few days with reports on how well the fish were eating, etc. Anyway, when I went, they brought me into their home, gave me a coke, and we ended up spending the day just hanging out and talking. When I apologized for leaving the fish so long, I offered to pay them for 'boarding' fees. Gary wouldn't hear of it, and proceeded to give me several small coral frags to re-start my reef tank. (By the way, one of those frags is now almost four years old and has grown into one of the most gorgeous encrusting montiporas I've ever seen!) I was truly amazed that people like that still existed in this world today.

Since then, I've become pretty good friends with Joy and her family, and couldn't imagine better people to do business with. Their animals are always in tip-top shape, their live rock is spectacular (I've never seen so many living things still on 'live rock'), and they're just all-around great people.


:)

-John
 

pscheel

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Yeah, once Gary started talking , figure on staying for at least a few hours. I'm sure everyone that knows and has dealt with him, misses him.
 
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Anonymous

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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by pscheel:
<strong>Yeah, once Gary started talking , figure on staying for at least a few hours. I'm sure everyone that knows and has dealt with him, misses him.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yep...I figure God had some trouble fragging a fragile sps and needed Gary to give him a hand...
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John
 

scooterr

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I am sad that i didn't get to meet such a man. My first visit was a few months after his death.
Good to know that people are ordering from them.
 

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