Where did the wholesale/retail shops go?

guserto4 · 08/03/2013, 02:16 PM

I went for a little saturday drooling trip to the Wood Dale / Elk Grove Village area and discovered BOTH LFS wholesalers in that area were now closed to the public. WTH?? Anybody have the skinny on why I was 0 for 2 this morning? I was just at both of them a few months ago and was shocked to find both their doors now closed to me.

Thanks!

ali1 · 08/03/2013, 02:33 PM

Xzotic moved to 880 Supreme Drive Bensenville, Illinois 60106
ReefImports I believe was sold to a retail spot, i forgot the name.

chicagoreefer20 · 08/03/2013, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ali1

Xzotic moved to 880 Supreme Drive Bensenville, Illinois 60106
ReefImports I believe was sold to a retail spot, i forgot the name.

Was ReefImports sold to Beyond the Reef in Schaumburg?

2clown · 08/03/2013, 04:16 PM

Nope ReefImporters got sold to the guys. I heard that it's the guy that owns Phyto supplements. Or soothing like that. But that's kick in the but.

guserto4 · 08/03/2013, 04:53 PM

oooohhhhhh... ok gotchya thanks everyone!

guserto4 · 08/03/2013, 04:55 PM

Wait so does that mean xzotic is still open to the public or did they go wholesale only?

ali1 · 08/03/2013, 08:38 PM

Both are open to the public, but be prepared to pay rape prices at beyond the reef.

goofyreefer · 08/03/2013, 10:02 PM

I was at Beyond the reef a few weeks back and they guy there was the same guy who was at Reef Imports. From what he told me R.I. went back to wholesale but was bought by Phyto.

Xzotics is still retail but IMO the new store is HORRIBLE. They basically rented out a spot intended for offices and put tanks in all the rooms. Seems a lot smaller than the old place.

08/03/2013, 02:16 PM	#1
guserto4 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Denver Posts: 352	Where did the wholesale/retail shops go? I went for a little saturday drooling trip to the Wood Dale / Elk Grove Village area and discovered BOTH LFS wholesalers in that area were now closed to the public. WTH?? Anybody have the skinny on why I was 0 for 2 this morning? I was just at both of them a few months ago and was shocked to find both their doors now closed to me. Thanks! __________________ Just trying to get it right Current Tank Info: Under construction: 123g 80x24x16 display & 35g 24x24x16 frag

08/03/2013, 02:33 PM	#2
ali1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 997	Xzotic moved to 880 Supreme Drive Bensenville, Illinois 60106 ReefImports I believe was sold to a retail spot, i forgot the name. __________________ Originally Posted by Gogandantess "I'm totally frustrated by this disease. My display has been fallow for 2 months now. If ich happened to mysteriously appear again, I'm giving up and going back to African Cichilds."

08/03/2013, 04:53 PM	#5
guserto4 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Denver Posts: 352	oooohhhhhh... ok gotchya thanks everyone! __________________ Just trying to get it right Current Tank Info: Under construction: 123g 80x24x16 display & 35g 24x24x16 frag

08/03/2013, 04:55 PM	#6
guserto4 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Denver Posts: 352	Wait so does that mean xzotic is still open to the public or did they go wholesale only? __________________ Just trying to get it right Current Tank Info: Under construction: 123g 80x24x16 display & 35g 24x24x16 frag

08/03/2013, 08:38 PM	#7
ali1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 997	Both are open to the public, but be prepared to pay rape prices at beyond the reef. __________________ Originally Posted by Gogandantess "I'm totally frustrated by this disease. My display has been fallow for 2 months now. If ich happened to mysteriously appear again, I'm giving up and going back to African Cichilds."

08/03/2013, 04:16 PM	#4
2clown Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Hickory Hills, Illinois Posts: 65	Nope ReefImporters got sold to the guys. I heard that it's the guy that owns Phyto supplements. Or soothing like that. But that's kick in the but.

08/03/2013, 10:02 PM	#8
goofyreefer Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hoffman Estates Illinois Posts: 812	I was at Beyond the reef a few weeks back and they guy there was the same guy who was at Reef Imports. From what he told me R.I. went back to wholesale but was bought by Phyto. Xzotics is still retail but IMO the new store is HORRIBLE. They basically rented out a spot intended for offices and put tanks in all the rooms. Seems a lot smaller than the old place.