Colorado reef clubs

flagg37 · Mar 12, 2018

I just moved to Thornton. Are there any good active clubs in the area? Also, I’ve seen a number of lfs around but haven’t visited any yet. Which ones would you guys recommend?

kchristensen8064 · Mar 13, 2018

I live up in Loveland, MASC is the one I'm most familiar with. Really good group of people from what I can tell.
http://www.marinecolorado.org

kamakazian · Mar 23, 2018

@flagg37 Assuming you're wanting saltwater livestock, I believe the closest LFS would be About Fish in Westminster. I love the place. You can tell they take good care of their fish, they usually have a good selection, and are competitively priced. They also sell coral, but if that's what you're going for, the best (and closest) pieces will be at Elite Reef in north Denver; I value their knowledge base the most. Liquid Kingdom in Broomfield has a good selection of fish and some coral, but generally a little bit pricier; friendly staff though. If you feel like going into Boulder, hit up Exotic Aquatics. Great staff and decent selection of fish and inverts. Don't bother with Aqua Imports (they treat their fish like crap and most everything is overpriced).

Have fun exploring the area and welcome! PM me if you ever have any interest in frag swapping

flagg37 · Mar 23, 2018

kamakazian said:
@flagg37 Assuming you're wanting saltwater livestock, I believe the closest LFS would be About Fish in Westminster. I love the place. You can tell they take good care of their fish, they usually have a good selection, and are competitively priced. They also sell coral, but if that's what you're going for, the best (and closest) pieces will be at Elite Reef in north Denver; I value their knowledge base the most. Liquid Kingdom in Broomfield has a good selection of fish and some coral, but generally a little bit pricier; friendly staff though. If you feel like going into Boulder, hit up Exotic Aquatics. Great staff and decent selection of fish and inverts. Don't bother with Aqua Imports (they treat their fish like **** and most everything is overpriced).

Have fun exploring the area and welcome! PM me if you ever have any interest in frag swapping

Awesome. Thanks.

Reef Jedi · Mar 29, 2018

flagg37 said:
I just moved to Thornton. Are there any good active clubs in the area? Also, I’ve seen a number of lfs around but haven’t visited any yet. Which ones would you guys recommend?

I personally have been going to Aqua Imports in Boulder CO for the last 17 years. I trust both owners in their advise. They have helped more then I can even say. Very quality store with good prices. Nice selection of corals, multiple well kept tanks. I live in Frederick now but I will forever make the trip to Boulder to get anything I need from them. MASC is a great community here in Colorado. Check out the link someone else posted above. Welcome and happy Reefing!

MrChris · May 15, 2018

I am looking for a local club as well as I live in Lafayette.
As far as lfs's go, check out Elite Reef. I promise you will not be disappointed. Check out their YouTube channel as they are very active there.

dr01dy · May 10, 2019

Hey Reef Jedi - I live in Frederick as well, send me a message!

LV3 · May 10, 2019

Hi there, I live in Thornton as well. MASC is a popular group. The Facebook group Colorado ReefKeepers is very popular as well. Hands down the best saltwater store for dry goods, corals, and fish is Aquatic Art. It’s not near us but no other store can match the corals they have. Another option, and it’s the same distance believe it or not is the fish crew in Ft Collins. Welcome to Thornton.

flagg37 · May 12, 2019

LV3 said:
Hi there, I live in Thornton as well. MASC is a popular group. The Facebook group Colorado ReefKeepers is very popular as well. Hands down the best saltwater store for dry goods, corals, and fish is Aquatic Art. It’s not near us but no other store can match the corals they have. Another option, and it’s the same distance believe it or not is the fish crew in Ft Collins. Welcome to Thornton.

Thanks for the response. I’m not on fb but thanks for the recommendation. I’ll check out aquatic art. I’ve heard them mentioned before.

Rscott · Aug 27, 2019

LV3 said:
Hi there, I live in Thornton as well. MASC is a popular group. The Facebook group Colorado ReefKeepers is very popular as well. Hands down the best saltwater store for dry goods, corals, and fish is Aquatic Art. It’s not near us but no other store can match the corals they have. Another option, and it’s the same distance believe it or not is the fish crew in Ft Collins. Welcome to Thornton.

Totally agree
Aquatic art is great

Kayanarka · Nov 20, 2021

Reefer in Lyons here. We have a new coral store in Firestone called Biggs Lagoon. Very clean and well maintained displays. The nicest looking store when compared to the ones in Boulder, although much smaller.

Might take a trip to Denver to check out Elite reef. Looks like they have not updated the website since August 2019, are they still going strong?

dr01dy · Nov 22, 2021

yes, they are very much alive and doing very well. I think it's one of the best shops in Colorado given their mix of corals and dry goods. They are open Wednesday - Sunday

Kayanarka · Nov 22, 2021

dr01dy said:
yes, they are very much alive and doing very well. I think it's one of the best shops in Colorado given their mix of corals and dry goods. They are open Wednesday - Sunday

Thanks, we made the trip Saturday. Went to aquatic art first and then stopped by elite reef on the way back. Have to support all the great stores right!

Goldenvue · Jan 11, 2022

What’s up Colorado peps!

Goldenvue · Feb 10, 2022

I’m in Johnstown anyone wanna do some trading?

Kayanarka · Feb 10, 2022

Goldenvue said:
I’m in Johnstown anyone wanna do some trading?

This is the only thing I have that might be worth a trade, but I would be reluctant to cut it.

N1tew0lf1212 · Apr 10, 2022

Live in loveland and just getting back into the hobby. Have been checking out biggs lagoon smaller family owned but very awesome people. Always willing to help with anything anyone have any frags for sale or anything?.