Aquarium in Motion IE

reefer4sho · #1 09/21/2007, 09:25 AM

alright so i've become somewhat of AIM whore so what? lol. Both of these places give great deals and will get no complaints from me. Pretty sweet how they've set up there stores one in the IE and one in the OC. I went by AIM in Riverside yesterday as it is much closer to me and was pleasantly surprised by some great deals on fish that just came in and prices that rival marine depots. Honestly I am very happy with Jason and Michelle and how they manage the store. Very friendly always willing to spend time with you about questions regarding hard to understand chemistry to who won monday night football. Go down there and check them out as i know many people on this site have and have not been disappointed.

glockcoma · #2 09/21/2007, 09:51 AM

I agree, very good LFS, great deals and good service.

Jason is a good guy.

DRC69 · #3 09/21/2007, 10:20 AM

Agree. Jason is a cool guy and does try to help ALL of us here in the IE.
I have bought many fish and have been very happy with all my purchases.
Thank you

Bebo77 · #4 09/21/2007, 10:31 AM

you are gonna get yourself banned if you keep posting about a LFS... there is alot more to RC then just promoting...

gcarroll · #5 09/21/2007, 11:36 AM

C'mon Gabe, of you 11,000+ post, how many times have you promoted Reefer Madness or Fragfarmer?

DRC69 · #6 09/21/2007, 11:48 AM

A'man to Greg.
It's OK Gabe everything is going to work out with the NEW house.
Don't you have painting, plumbing, and yard work to do????????
lol. j/k

I wish that Barr skimmer was shorter.
Sure is nice looking.

fish590a · #7 09/21/2007, 11:52 AM

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Originally posted by gcarroll
C'mon Gabe, of you 11,000+ post, how many times have you promoted Reefer Madness or Fragfarmer?

and SCC

gtrestoration · #8 09/21/2007, 12:05 PM

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Originally posted by gcarroll
C'mon Gabe, of you 11,000+ post, how many times have you promoted Reefer Madness or Fragfarmer?

They both pay for the privilege.

But to answer your question...

Post counts reveal 0.0077127659574468085106382978723404% of the posts contain Fragfarmer (87) and 0.0010638297872340425531914893617021% contain Reefer Madness (12). The later could be slightly skewed to the low side since the search engine will not allow searches containing less than three characters (RM).

SteveU

gcarroll · #9 09/21/2007, 12:10 PM

When you find a store you like it is wise to promote that store. LFS's are closing shop all the time. We in SoCal are so lucky to have this good of a selection of fish stores in our area. It is always nice to spread the word about the few good fish stores. Both Jason and Ron were reefers before they were store owners. That is usually a good thing for reefers looking for deals. Those stores also tend to stock nicer livestock that we want in our tanks. I do not go into LFS's very often but I have been to both of these stores. The OC store is still a work in progress but the IE store always has very nice healthy stuff.

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Originally posted by DRC69
I wish that Barr skimmer was shorter.
Sure is nice looking.

I still can't believe this thing is available. There is no becket skimmer that I have seen that I like better than the Barr.

DRC69 · #10 09/21/2007, 12:21 PM

I know. I would like to make it work. I just don't think it's going to fit.
Gabe I need more/new pics please.
Thanks,
Darrell

evad1 · #11 09/21/2007, 01:21 PM

yeah ie aim is nice jason definately has nic3 live stock and he hooks up the scrip water too..
i think rc is way to strick on there rules about banning people but it is there web site oh well get banned here just go to socalireefs.com or inlandreefs

guitarfreak11 · #12 09/21/2007, 05:05 PM

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Originally posted by evad1
yeah ie aim is nice jason definately has nic3 live stock and he hooks up the scrip water too..
i think rc is way to strick on there rules about banning people but it is there web site oh well get banned here just go to socalireefs.com or inlandreefs

For sure haha. They have really good deals and if you see a colony you like but cant afford they'll frag it for you. He did that with some zoas for me a couple times.

gcarroll · #13 09/21/2007, 05:12 PM

As long as you don't go overboard hyping a store RC does not seem to mind. You are only sharing your experience. They do have a problem if you are in the industry and are self promoting.

gtrestoration · #14 09/21/2007, 05:14 PM

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Originally posted by guitarfreak11
For sure haha. They have really good deals and if you see a colony you like but cant afford they'll frag it for you. He did that with some zoas for me a couple times.

Anything helps to keep the power on another hour.

SteveU

crazydante · #15 09/21/2007, 05:41 PM

I have been to A.I.M many times, It is well worth the trip. Jason always hooks it up and is very customer friendly. If you like a big piece but just cant afford it, chop, chop, Here you go Tony. I love their selection of quality fish, and corals.

Old Yeller Tang · #16 09/21/2007, 05:58 PM

What's AIM? Is it off Indiana St where all those other LFS' have come and gone?

crazydante · #17 09/21/2007, 06:24 PM

Its in the corner of pierce and magnolia

gtrestoration · #18 09/21/2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally posted by Old Yeller Tang
Is it off Indiana St where all those other LFS' have come and gone?

SteveU

coast2coast7390 · #19 09/21/2007, 06:46 PM

whats a good store in malibu

Bebo77 · #20 09/21/2007, 10:48 PM

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Originally posted by gcarroll
C'mon Gabe, of you 11,000+ post, how many times have you promoted Reefer Madness or Fragfarmer?

lol... i dont promote them all the time.. lol.. only when someone is asking for a LFS that has a good selection of coral..

Bebo77 · #21 09/21/2007, 10:48 PM

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Originally posted by DRC69
A'man to Greg.
It's OK Gabe everything is going to work out with the NEW house.
Don't you have painting, plumbing, and yard work to do????????
lol. j/k

I wish that Barr skimmer was shorter.
Sure is nice looking.

lol.. i just got home.. have alot of work i need to do this weekend...

jaypainter24 · #22 09/22/2007, 12:53 AM

WOW guys!!! I would like to thank all here for the kind words for the store. My wife and myself have tried to turn the store around and make everyone happy with their choice to come and check out the store. For those that have not visited the store I hope you decide to stop by and judge for yourself and LMK what you think of the place. Once again people this thread has made my wife and myself tickled to death.

Thanks and hope to see you all soon
Jason and Michelle

reefer4sho · #23 09/27/2007, 07:53 PM

hooked up with jason today and picked up a couple of pieces of aquacultured acro and 1 4"clam. he just picked up some crazy zoas too. great deals for sure!

LANDINI · #24 09/27/2007, 08:42 PM

These guys are generally nice guys. I had a power outage and Ron volunteered to keep my stuff at his shop for a week. What other store does this.
P.S. What if the shop gets a new shipment on coral I would like to know

Captain Quirk · #25 09/28/2007, 10:56 AM

You've got to look at quite a few things when it comes to an LFS. Service, IMO, is one of the biggest.

Glad to hear they're stepping up and making that kind of an effort to support the reefing community!