I have no affiliation with this store and have spoken to the owners about about contacting the club for ARC sponsorship.
Just passing along a new store, Squeaky's Aquatics in the Lawrenceville/Dacula/Mall of Ga area. It's a hybrid store, half devoted to trains (yes trains) and the other to fish. It's on the smaller side, but offers a wide range of dry goods and live stock, for both fresh and salt. They just opened so it's a work in progress with getting the shelves stocked, and the live stock in order etc. They just got in a shipment of Quality Marine fish today when I stopped by. They carry all the major brands. Eric, Bill and Clayton are knowledgeable about both hobbies, easy to talk with are excited about their new business!
Nice to see that there is a new store to support our hobby in metro Atlanta and Gwinnett county.
Thanks so much for the warm welcome,
@dough ! I really appreciate you starting the thread.
For those who don’t know us yet, Squeaky’s Aquatics grew out of Squeaky’s Trains & Things, which has been around for quite a while serving another very passionate hobby community. What started over 6 years ago as a love for model trains slowly evolved into the realization that reefkeeping and aquariums also scratch the same itch. Technical problem solving, patience, craftsmanship, and community. After being in the marine aquarium hobby for over 30 years myself, it felt like the right time to finally give aquatics its own dedicated home rather than keeping it as a side hobby.
Squeaky’s Aquatics is intentionally built to support the full spectrum of the aquarium hobby. While reef and marine systems are a focus, we are also committed to freshwater and planted aquariums as well. The goal is to be a well-rounded local community resource that hobbyists can grow with over time, whether they are keeping coral, marine fish, freshwater fish, or planted systems.
As an example of what we’re carrying and building around (some things are still a work in progress and coming soon):
- Saltwater fish, freshwater fish, corals and invertebrates
- Bettas and dedicated freshwater systems
- Live plants for planted aquariums
- Quality aquarium equipment and electronics, including controllers (Neptune and Hydros), monitoring, and automation parts and accessories
- Proven salt mixes, additives, test kits, and water chemistry solutions
- RODI systems and filtration
- Dry goods, foods, and consumables we actively use and trust ourselves
All livestock is carefully selected from quality sources and everything goes through in-house quarantine before ever making it onto the sales floor. Health & long-term success for the animals and for the customers taking them home are extremely important to us.
We’re proud to be joining the Atlanta Reef Club community and I’m currently working with
@Cook to get everything set up for store sponsorship. I’m really looking forward to being more involved again, supporting the club, and getting to know many of you in person.
And for a bit of nostalgia, some of you may remember me from the Reef Central days over 20 years ago. I was pretty active back then, although it seems most of that history has been lost to time. Either way, it’s great to see how strong and welcoming the local reef community still is.
Thanks again for having us and we're looking forward to what’s ahead and to meeting many of you soon!
-Eric
Squeaky’s Aquatics /
https://squeakysaquatics.com/pages/about-us
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