How far do you drive to your favorite LFS?

Butterz · 10/16/2009, 09:28 PM

I drive almost an hour to my favorite one. There's 4 other stores with in that distance of me.

I heard some people will drive 3 hours to their favorite stores.

Snakebyt · 10/16/2009, 09:42 PM

well there is only one here where i live so i drive about 15 minutes

gpask · 10/16/2009, 09:53 PM

The closest LFS to me is 45 minutes away. I think I know where every decent LFS is within a 4 hour radius (there aren't many) and I stop by whenever my travels place me in the area.

Butterz · 10/16/2009, 09:58 PM

I have been to literally, every LFS that carries salt water in the state of Iowa. Luckily, the best one is relatively close. There's about 4 other decent ones in the state, and a bunch I'd be worried about buying from.

tufacody · 10/16/2009, 10:01 PM

I drive 150 miles to the Twin Cities when I need to, but rely mostly on 2Docs.

SaltieG · 10/16/2009, 10:18 PM

I have one pretty good LFS only about 15 minutes away from me which I obviously visit quite often. That and the fact that its literally right across the street from where I work. So I make my money and then go across the street and spend it lol. My other favorite LFS is about an hours drive away and I only go there occasionally. I just went today as a matter of fact.

romanr · 10/16/2009, 10:31 PM

One of my LFS's just moved their store about 1/4 of a mile from my house. I welcome the gas savings! I must say the furthest for me has been 3 hours but that was on a business trip and I just had to check out the LFS in Tallahassee.

Acan Lord · 10/16/2009, 10:44 PM

Favorite to buy from is 3mins away favorite to look at is 45mins ways

ludnix · 10/16/2009, 10:44 PM

2 miles.

jayk198030 · 10/16/2009, 11:13 PM

i live in NJ and its easy for me to get to a lot of places with in a hour or so(NJ,PA,NY). but the usual ones are 15 mins away. the hidden reef and the fish factory in PA are two of my favorites. 35 mins to my coral guy.

cody6766 · 10/17/2009, 12:05 AM

My usual is about 3 miles away. My next choice is about 45 miles. There are a few in between, but I haven't frequented them enough to call them my favorites. OKC has several great LFS's, so you don't have to drive far to find good people.

RLHornbeck · 10/17/2009, 12:09 AM

I visit 3 stores on a regular basis and they are 20 minutes, 50 minutes, and 70 minutes. There are other stores closer but those three are the ones I like

tompetty · 10/17/2009, 12:15 AM

there is one 5 minutes from my house and one 10 minutes the opposite way. theyre both kinda sketchy though. my favorite ones are about 45 minutes away but luckily theyre in the same area.

BigMike75 · 10/17/2009, 12:19 AM

Couple at 1 hour but I drove 3 hours each way the other day to Premium Aquatic in Indy to save on shipping "150 pounds of sand and lights".

akcastueras · 10/17/2009, 12:37 AM

I have one 1/2 mile away and 3 others within 30mins, but my favorite is either 1 1/2 or 3hrs away.
BigMike, wish I knew you were heading there I would of tagged on an order

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Melody · 10/17/2009, 01:09 AM

The closest fish stores are about the same distance in time and mileage. 1 1/2 hrs one way.

AMW · 10/17/2009, 01:36 AM

Wow....after reading the previous posts, I now realize how spoiled I am living in Los Angeles...LFSs everywhere. Now I won't take it for granted next time I decide to go to one of the many LFSs...

moovinfast · 10/17/2009, 01:36 AM

I have to drive a hour each way to get to a decent LFS

bamastunter · 10/17/2009, 05:34 AM

i drive almost 2hours to go to two stores wouldn't call my favorite but they do have more to pick from and better prices than the other two that are about 25 mins away

ilikelps · 10/17/2009, 05:39 AM

My favorite lfs is 10mins away. I love the it, and there about 4-5 other stores within an hour of me too.

seafloor09 · 10/17/2009, 05:48 AM

I can cover several within 45 min.

billdogg · 10/17/2009, 06:23 AM

about 25 miles from my house to phishybusiness. well worth the drive.

Phishy · 10/17/2009, 06:29 AM

Thank you Billdog we appreciate it!

adirondack · 10/17/2009, 06:45 AM

About 40 minutes, it's a decent store, not that big though, and if you don't hit it right they may not have much.

phil519 · 10/17/2009, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Butterz

I drive almost an hour to my favorite one. There's 4 other stores with in that distance of me.

I heard some people will drive 3 hours to their favorite stores.

I would drive 3 hrs to "That Pet Place" (85,000 sq ft warehouse monster in Lancaster, PA) maybe once a year.

But as jayk198030 mentioned - in NJ I guess we're lucky due to proximity to NY/PA. Within an hr's drive I could get to UniqueCorals/ManhattanAquariums (at MACNA). Within 30 mins I've got Aquatic Obsessions and Ocean Gallery II (at MACNA).

I love AqOb as they are a small shop that takes care of their customers and consistently get high quality fish. The leather couch in the store is joked about since it is always occupied by people from my club.

10/16/2009, 09:28 PM	#1
Butterz Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 174	How far do you drive to your favorite LFS? I drive almost an hour to my favorite one. There's 4 other stores with in that distance of me. I heard some people will drive 3 hours to their favorite stores.

10/16/2009, 10:18 PM	#6
SaltieG Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Mentor on the Lake, Ohio Posts: 745	I have one pretty good LFS only about 15 minutes away from me which I obviously visit quite often. That and the fact that its literally right across the street from where I work. So I make my money and then go across the street and spend it lol. My other favorite LFS is about an hours drive away and I only go there occasionally. I just went today as a matter of fact. __________________ 125 Reef.

10/16/2009, 10:31 PM	#7
romanr Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ocala, Florida Posts: 1,568	One of my LFS's just moved their store about 1/4 of a mile from my house. I welcome the gas savings! I must say the furthest for me has been 3 hours but that was on a business trip and I just had to check out the LFS in Tallahassee. __________________ Raul Roman Marion Ocala Reef Enthusiasts (MORE) member Check us out on FB and RC. Current Tank Info: 150 DD cube mixed reef, 30G sump, Eshopps S-150 cone skimmer, 400W Radium MH, 156W Wavepoint T5, Internet accessible ACIII controller , Vortech MP10 w/ Icecap battery backup, Mini-Arctica chiller, Katalyst fueled reactor fed to Octopus BH800S skimmer

10/16/2009, 10:44 PM	#8
Acan Lord Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mokena, IL Posts: 513	Favorite to buy from is 3mins away favorite to look at is 45mins ways __________________ Biocube 14 Current Tank Info: 14 Gallon Biocube 70W metal halide, Stock return pump

10/16/2009, 10:44 PM	#9
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	2 miles. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

10/16/2009, 09:42 PM	#2
Snakebyt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lubbock Tx Posts: 2,141	well there is only one here where i live so i drive about 15 minutes

10/16/2009, 09:53 PM	#3
gpask Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 52	The closest LFS to me is 45 minutes away. I think I know where every decent LFS is within a 4 hour radius (there aren't many) and I stop by whenever my travels place me in the area.

10/16/2009, 09:58 PM	#4
Butterz Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 174	I have been to literally, every LFS that carries salt water in the state of Iowa. Luckily, the best one is relatively close. There's about 4 other decent ones in the state, and a bunch I'd be worried about buying from.

10/16/2009, 10:01 PM	#5
tufacody Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,890	I drive 150 miles to the Twin Cities when I need to, but rely mostly on 2Docs.

10/16/2009, 11:13 PM	#10
jayk198030 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tag, your it! Posts: 783	i live in NJ and its easy for me to get to a lot of places with in a hour or so(NJ,PA,NY). but the usual ones are 15 mins away. the hidden reef and the fish factory in PA are two of my favorites. 35 mins to my coral guy. __________________ I feel like 1.025 and i look like skimmate. I eat crap and throw up! What am I? Current Tank Info: I need help!!

10/17/2009, 12:05 AM	#11
cody6766 Super Best Friends! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 3,772	My usual is about 3 miles away. My next choice is about 45 miles. There are a few in between, but I haven't frequented them enough to call them my favorites. OKC has several great LFS's, so you don't have to drive far to find good people. __________________ "The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." - John Galt Current Tank Info: Cadlights 60G Arisan II mixed reef with 2x MP40s and 24" ATI

10/17/2009, 12:09 AM	#12
RLHornbeck Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carolina's Posts: 89	I visit 3 stores on a regular basis and they are 20 minutes, 50 minutes, and 70 minutes. There are other stores closer but those three are the ones I like

10/17/2009, 12:15 AM	#13
tompetty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: tampa Posts: 190	there is one 5 minutes from my house and one 10 minutes the opposite way. theyre both kinda sketchy though. my favorite ones are about 45 minutes away but luckily theyre in the same area.

10/17/2009, 12:19 AM	#14
BigMike75 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mount Washington, KY Posts: 360	Couple at 1 hour but I drove 3 hours each way the other day to Premium Aquatic in Indy to save on shipping "150 pounds of sand and lights".

10/17/2009, 12:37 AM	#15
akcastueras Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Louisville,KY Posts: 34	I have one 1/2 mile away and 3 others within 30mins, but my favorite is either 1 1/2 or 3hrs away. BigMike, wish I knew you were heading there I would of tagged on an order . Last edited by akcastueras; 10/17/2009 at 12:47 AM.

10/17/2009, 01:09 AM	#16
Melody Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Mississippi Posts: 928	The closest fish stores are about the same distance in time and mileage. 1 1/2 hrs one way.

10/17/2009, 01:36 AM	#17
AMW Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 131	Wow....after reading the previous posts, I now realize how spoiled I am living in Los Angeles...LFSs everywhere. Now I won't take it for granted next time I decide to go to one of the many LFSs...

10/17/2009, 01:36 AM	#18
moovinfast Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Longview Wa Posts: 82	I have to drive a hour each way to get to a decent LFS

10/17/2009, 05:34 AM	#19
bamastunter Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: birmingham AL Posts: 102	i drive almost 2hours to go to two stores wouldn't call my favorite but they do have more to pick from and better prices than the other two that are about 25 mins away

10/17/2009, 05:39 AM	#20
ilikelps Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 709	My favorite lfs is 10mins away. I love the it, and there about 4-5 other stores within an hour of me too. __________________ "The incoming bullet has the right of way..." - Unknown

10/17/2009, 05:48 AM	#21
seafloor09 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NY Posts: 156	I can cover several within 45 min.

10/17/2009, 06:23 AM	#22
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	about 25 miles from my house to phishybusiness. well worth the drive. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

10/17/2009, 06:29 AM	#23
Phishy RC Sponsor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Columbus. Ohio Posts: 651	Thank you Billdog we appreciate it!

10/17/2009, 06:45 AM	#24
adirondack Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Greenfield Center, NY Posts: 93	About 40 minutes, it's a decent store, not that big though, and if you don't hit it right they may not have much. __________________ I like my coffee dark and bitter, that way it fits in well with the rest of my life... Current Tank Info: 72 gal bow reef