I am taking my nieces to the zoo tomorrow, along with my family. They are already planning on letting me stop and look at corals if there are any stores open tomorrow. The only store I know that will be open is Petco. But I'd like to visit a "real" LFS. (Not a national chain). Is there any that will be open around the zoo area, or North Little Rock, tomorrow afternoon? I don't really need anything for my tank at the moment, but there are some corals that I do have on my wish list, that I might would go ahead and purchase if I seen a good specimen.
And I'm not talking bad about Petco. Last Fall, I took one of my nieces to the zoo. We stopped in at Petco to let her look at some of the animals. While in the store (in North Little Rock), I seen my first saltwater tank. I noticed that they looked a lot different than the typical freshwater setups I had seen. So I started researching and soon purchased my first tank. But I'm not from the Little Rock area, and don't really know what all the options are when it comes to saltwater.
In little rock across the road from the park plaza mall is The Fish Tank. They are closed on Sundays I believe.
Thanks! I know that businesses sometimes have different hours on Sunday. I seen where NorthSide Aquatics is open 1-6. How is that place? I don't think they are a club sponsor though? I'd like to shop with stores that sponsor the club if I could. But really I just want my family to see a good display tank of corals in person. That way they can see what I'm working towards. And if I happen to find a cool looking LPS, I can pick it up. I'm also secretly wanting to get an anemone. When I first got into the hobby, I really wanted one. But the more I researched them, I got scared about them possibly stinging other corals, and put the idea of getting one on hold. A few weeks ago, I seen Greg's RTBA, & it was the most awesome thing I've ever seen in a tank. So I've been researching them all over again. My tank is getting close to the year mark, & I'm thinking it's about time to try. So I'm just hoping I run across a good looking one today.
I ran across a RBTA today. I just got it in my tank. The foot seems to be burying down into the rock, and the anemone seems to be expanding. I'll post photos of it tomorrow. Everything I've read says to turn your powerheads off overnight, until you know that it is attached. I'm going to leave my canister filter running. I don't think that it will be an issue, although I don't know, since this is my first anemone. Some people have said they can really bury themselves deep in. But I have really researched, and I am hoping that the spot I picked out will be just fine. I'll post updates about it in my tank thread.
