Reef/fish store in Smyrna or toward Chattanooga

[pickupman66]

I am traveling to Atlanta for work tomorrow thru friday. I would like to stop by a LFS in teh Smyrna area or north between there and Chattanooga. I cant really get off the beaten path as I will have a U-haul but would like to pick something up if I can. I am going to be over Near Home Depot home offices.

 

[acroholic]

Creation Reef.

 

[gnashty]

Rits Aquatics
Optimum
Creation Reef


go to the sponsor map to check em out and get the addresses

 

[mr difficult]

All reef see eric !!!!!!

 

[merkywater]

gnashty;586939 wrote: rits aquatics
optimum
creation reef


go to the sponsor map to check em out and get the addresses

+1

 

[raisedonnintendo]

Mike u got shot down ouch!! Must of been acworth our Cartersville that got u. So how bigs the uhaul? I can give u a better ideas where to head?

 

[pickupman66]

it is a 20 ft van. not too bad. I can put it just about anywhere but dont want to wander all over town. I ahve a few hours tonight. we are staying off exit 15 on the outer loop.

 

[pickupman66]

Thanks guys. Looks like we will visit optimum and Creation reef tomorrow. I could not find the RITS Aquatics on the map.

 

[markl]

Pickupman66;587103 wrote: Thanks guys. Looks like we will visit optimum and Creation reef tomorrow. I could not find the RITS Aquatics on the map.

Look it up under the sponsor links not maps. You may miss out some really nice things.

 

[pickupman66]

Mark, I havent a clue much at all about this area. is there something close to Cobb and 285?

 

[pickupman66]

Thanks to all those who chimed in. I had a great time. I visited Optimum first where they were doing water changes at the time. they had some GORGEOUS mini carpets that I almost got. awesome colors and great friendly staff. I left empty handed.

I then went to petland who had clean tanks but little selection and no coral. was in there less than a minute.

I went ahead and ventured out to Creations! WOW. that display tank with the super fat melanurus was SPECTACULAR. loved the coral mix and was blown away. the shark pool was likewise cool. the fish selection was awesome and had I had $184, I would have walked out with a handful of those Lyretails. that supermale they have for sale for $40 is AWESOME!!! talk about a wonderful specimen.

I was truly impressed with this store. aside from teh greeetings from teh golden retriever partol, it was an awesome store. I was very impressed with the coral selection and the overall store. I wish I had one this good to go to regularly. I didnt see what I really came looking for (ooohhh those lyretails) so I walked away empty handed.

in chattanooga, I stopped at Fish Mania and found this little steal for just over $30.

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Thanks again guys. I will post something here on this board for the upcoming MTRC reef club frag swap in January. it will be in Nashville.

 

[eandrews]

I love how you can post up about a Chattanooga store that is not a sponsor and its ok but Mike posts info about a local store and it gets deleted in 3 seconds... Must be the S word.... :unsure:

 

[bruce 1]

I live in Dalton 30min or less and I am in Chatanooga, where is fish mania? There are no fish stores in Dalton area.

 

[pickupman66]

Hey guys. sorry if I offended you by mentioning in one sentence a non sponsor. Didnt mean to, and the point of my post was NOT to that store but yet a thanks to the others and a raving review of one of them.

Bruce, I will PM you teh location.

 

[bruce 1]

Thanks Man.