LFS in Greenville, SC

BigAl07 · 06-25-2007, 06:05 AM

Hello gang! I'll be traveling to Greenville, SC later this week on business and need some insight into some good places to go shopping for REEF goodies in Greenville. I am staying at Crowne Plaza off of Congaree Rd. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!!

Sincerely,
Allen

mps9506 · 06-25-2007, 06:14 AM

Right down the street is Ocean's Floor. Just go down Congaree towards the mall and you will see it on the left.They don't carry much afa as dry goods, but typically have a good selection of fish and corals.
I don't know anyone else in the area that would be worth going to. There is a Petland pretty close to there that carries marine/reef livestock, but I am not impressed with the health or selection of their livestock.

BigAl07 · 06-25-2007, 07:09 AM

Awesome! Thanks for the info!! I'll check them out and see what they have to offer. I'm sort of "full" at the moment unless I run up on that "can't live without" specimen but it never hurts to window shop just in case

Again thanks for the info.

Allen

mps9506 · 06-25-2007, 04:36 PM

you are probably driving straight down 26, but if you have extra time on your drive back, you can detour to Shelby and visit FinsReef and marvel at some really expensive equipment.

BigAl07 · 06-28-2007, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mps9506

you are probably driving straight down 26, but if you have extra time on your drive back, you can detour to Shelby and visit FinsReef and marvel at some really expensive equipment.

I didn't get to detour through Shelby today because I had a new FRAG I had to get home and into my tank. I scored BIG on a hammer frag. Ocean's Floor has an amazing selection of hammers (Which is what I have been looking for). The one I wanted was two heads which meant it was double the price of what I wanted to pay. I slept on it and decided to opt for the more expensive one due to they looked so healthy. I came back today and talked with them. I asked the guy that worked there about which one he thought was the healthiest bunch and he pulled this massive cluster out. It was fairly un-affected by his attempts to get it to withdraw so all I knew was it had 2 heads with the potential for another one. He bagged it and I came home with it. Got home looked at it closely and it's SIX heads instead of two. I could frag this bad boy right now and get MORE than my money back and still have my hammer (but I'm not fragging it). Ocean's Floor had a very good selection of inverts and I got some GREAT ideas on my next tank.

Thanks for the suggestion!! It ended up being just barely down the road from my hotel & class. I wont admit how MANY times I visited them in 3 days

Allen

mps9506 · 06-28-2007, 09:50 PM

Yea, almost walking distance to the Crowne Plaza. Lots of good food around there as well.

BigAl07 · 06-29-2007, 06:32 AM

That's for sure! My "abundantly viewable waistline" is in total agreement!

Allen

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Originally Posted by mps9506

Yea, almost walking distance to the Crowne Plaza. Lots of good food around there as well.

Frankie · 06-29-2007, 06:36 AM

Ah thats to bad i didn't see this thread before or i would have drove up to meet you Al. O'well, next time i guess.

mps9506 · 06-29-2007, 03:12 PM

If you find yourself close to Columbia, SC stop by Fins in Irmo. It's close to the lake in West Columbia. Another small shop with great livestock.
Edit: and lots of good food nearby this place too.

06-25-2007, 06:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	LFS in Greenville, SC Hello gang! I'll be traveling to Greenville, SC later this week on business and need some insight into some good places to go shopping for REEF goodies in Greenville. I am staying at Crowne Plaza off of Congaree Rd. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!! Sincerely, Allen __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

06-25-2007, 06:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: LFS in Greenville, SC Right down the street is Ocean's Floor. Just go down Congaree towards the mall and you will see it on the left.They don't carry much afa as dry goods, but typically have a good selection of fish and corals. I don't know anyone else in the area that would be worth going to. There is a Petland pretty close to there that carries marine/reef livestock, but I am not impressed with the health or selection of their livestock. __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

06-25-2007, 07:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: LFS in Greenville, SC Awesome! Thanks for the info!! I'll check them out and see what they have to offer. I'm sort of "full" at the moment unless I run up on that "can't live without" specimen but it never hurts to window shop just in case Again thanks for the info. Allen __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

06-25-2007, 04:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: LFS in Greenville, SC you are probably driving straight down 26, but if you have extra time on your drive back, you can detour to Shelby and visit FinsReef and marvel at some really expensive equipment. __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

06-28-2007, 09:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: LFS in Greenville, SC Yea, almost walking distance to the Crowne Plaza. Lots of good food around there as well. __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

06-29-2007, 03:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: LFS in Greenville, SC If you find yourself close to Columbia, SC stop by Fins in Irmo. It's close to the lake in West Columbia. Another small shop with great livestock. Edit: and lots of good food nearby this place too. __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

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