racefan Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 I'm going to be in Orange County July 18th-21st what's some good stores to check out? I'm not buying I'm just going to be looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batchelor Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 I'm going to be in Huntington Beach Aug. 27th-Sept. 2nd. I grew up there but none of the stores I remember are still there. Maybe I could give my dad a call, and get him to do some investigating for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 Did you grow up in Huntington? I'm from garden Grove. (I went to La Quinta High School) my wife is going to a Conference in Anaheim and I'm going to tag along & look up some old friends while shes working & thought I'd scope out fish stores while I'm out playing during the afternoons.(clap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I'm from Anaheim! Small world. Look up Tongs Tropical fish in Fountain Valley. It is right off the 405 and Magnolia, just south of the freeway. That is the closest best store for both of you. If you need some other recomendations the tide pools at "Little Corona" an be awesome at low tide, really look close. We used to find octopi there and play tug of war. Huge star fish, more then three feet across. Lots of urchins and anenomes. If you like beer, check out the Yard House, there are several, but the one right next to the Aquarium of the Pacific is quite nice. The view while eating at Las Briscas in Lanuna Beach is also pretty awesome. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Re: So Cal Reef shops Go to www.zoyzoy.com and enter the zip you are going to...it will show ALL of the fish stores around you....in Cali that is....there you go....you should be set from there Can't believe nobody else mentioned that first Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Sorry Eric, we are not ALL as smart as you He didn't ask for ALL the stores, just the good ones . Taking a trip to 405 Tropical Fish, Alantis Aquarium, Reef Collector, Fish Collector, SandBar, Window to the Sea, Seaside, etc would all be a waste of time, and are all within 10 miles of HB. If you visited them all you would miss some of the good ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 There used to be a ton of them in the valley. (SF) They would always compete against each other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 If your up north,,, Id hit Vivid aquariums for sure,, epic corals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Re: So Cal Reef shops If your up north' date=',, Id hit Vivid aquariums for sure,, epic corals.[/quote'] Plus like a million....if you haven't visited Vivid...you haven't visited a fish store....or should I say a coral store....I could never spend enough there....global aquatics is a good one too....5 times larger than any store I have ever been to easy and they are wholesale to the public Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 Plus like a million....if you haven't visited Vivid...you haven't visited a fish store....or should I say a coral store....I could never spend enough there....global aquatics is a good one too....5 times larger than any store I have ever been to easy and they are wholesale to the public Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Hmmm... I am going to try to make a trip up to Yorba Linda....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Yorba Linda is not close to Vivid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Re: So Cal Reef shops Agreed...not at all. Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleen ur k9 & aquarium Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 reef shop so cal HI its a little bit of a drive a 100 or so miles. but you should look at are sister shop Fountain's Aquarium its in La mesa CA. it is a large sweet shop they have it all & it will make most shop in portland & vancouver look small. if you need address info & phnoe i will pm it to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted July 19, 2010 Author Share Posted July 19, 2010 Just got back from Tongs. I stopped by on my way back fron Huntington, nice store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Re: So Cal Reef shops Tongs is cool Sent from my Droid using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Glad you enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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