zygote2k May 2, 2009 May 2, 2009 I paid a visit to F&F today and was pleasantly surprised. This place is a true family pet store. Mom works with son and fiancee to run a very nice pet store in Ashburn. There were friendly birds, a decent selection of dog and cat supplies as well as small animals and reptiles. They have a nice assortment of freshwater plants and a large selection of aquacultured corals at very reasonable prices. Pay a visit to this little gem and you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Neilan May 2, 2009 May 2, 2009 Agreed, my favorite store. I think I was in there 3 times last week. haha
reefhunter May 2, 2009 May 2, 2009 I can't wait until they get all the coral tanks back online... right now I believe there is one out of three running but that was when I was there a week or two ago...
Neilan May 2, 2009 May 2, 2009 The second large frag tank is up and running again as of last weekend too.
Origami May 2, 2009 May 2, 2009 (edited) The SPS frag tank is up and running now as well as the tank with the LPS and softies. It's nice to have a knowledgeable shop right here in Ashburn. Sean's been experimenting with the lighting in his LPS tank and stuff is coloring up beautifully. If you haven't been by, you should make the effort to get out to the store. It's just a minute off the Greenway at Claiborne Parkway in the Safeway shopping center. Edited May 2, 2009 by Origami2547
F&Fmgr May 3, 2009 May 3, 2009 thanks for the kind words guys!!! Its nice to feel the "love" once and a while. Thanks for your continued support Sean
Origami May 3, 2009 May 3, 2009 Chris, it sounds like there's several of us in close proximity to one another. Francis is off Claiborne, I'm off Waxpool. Where are you?
rioreef May 3, 2009 May 3, 2009 Chris, it sounds like there's several of us in close proximity to one another. Francis is off Claiborne, I'm off Waxpool. Where are you? Off Broadlands Blvd, near St. Theresa's Church.
zygote2k May 5, 2009 Author May 5, 2009 FWIW, I grow Halymenia (dragons breath) in a unique way that makes the stuff grow fast and beautiful. Of the 3 LFS's that I gave it to, only Sean seemed genuinely interested in learning and recreating the conditions that I use. This is the type of attitude and customer service that we need in all of our LFS's. BTW, how is the algae doing?
F&Fmgr May 6, 2009 May 6, 2009 FWIW, I grow Halymenia (dragons breath) in a unique way that makes the stuff grow fast and beautiful. Of the 3 LFS's that I gave it to, only Sean seemed genuinely interested in learning and recreating the conditions that I use.This is the type of attitude and customer service that we need in all of our LFS's. BTW, how is the algae doing? Algae is doing great!! Just in a couple of days it completely offset and stopped the diatom bloom I was getting on our re-established sps tray. I really think Zygotes on to something with this lil trick! Remember how Chaeto tumbling was the craze after ORA started doing it to sell their chaeto commercially and relieve their grow outs of algae growth? Well, the dragons breath is far more attractive, a great algae source for tangs and it SUCKS the nutrients out of the water. It works tons better when its in high flow, like Zygote showed me. FWIW, it think this algae is much better than chaeto...doesnt get stringy and creep all over and it is a Nitrate magnet! Thanks Zygote! Sean
Origami May 6, 2009 May 6, 2009 Alright, Rob, I'm up for trying your Dragons Breath algae trick. Drop me a line when you've got some that I could play with sometime! Either that or I'll be stopping by F&F when Sean's trimming his crop.
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