Moving to Naperville...

vikinglord13 · Jul 31, 2019

Hello all,
I'm moving to Naperville in two-and-a-half weeks. I'm not sure if I'd be better suited for this club, the CMAS club, or the Joliet Area club. I'm reaching out to see which I'd be better suited geographically.

Thanks!

ChiSox Rabbitfish · Jul 31, 2019

Neither club is really that active to be honest if your ever looking for good deals try Matt’s reef on Craigslist he’s awesome and very very great prices

Johnseye · Jul 31, 2019

I live in Naperville myself. Welcome to the community. Both Reefwise and Blue Line Coral are good LFS's in the area.
I lurk in several clubs as well as Chicagoreefs.com. None are as active as R2R or Reefcentral from a forum perspective. CMAS has events a couple times a year.

A. Ocellaris · Jul 31, 2019

I'm in the Western suburbs as well, and wouldn't mind having a close(r) to home reef club. For LFS, I also like Pro-reef in Glen Ellyn.

jrill · Jul 31, 2019

Never been here but have seen the shop on coral12g
www.Gingerbreadtropicalfishandcoral.com

ChiSox Rabbitfish · Aug 1, 2019

A. Ocellaris said:
I'm in the Western suburbs as well, and wouldn't mind having a close(r) to home reef club. For LFS, I also like Pro-reef in Glen Ellyn.

Ever been to the reefgeeks in OakBrook ?
I’ve never been

ChiSox Rabbitfish · Aug 1, 2019

ChiSox Rabbitfish said:
Ever been to the reefgeeks in OakBrook ?
I’ve never been

Also Oceans Reef in Roselle is a new one I’ve never been too

A. Ocellaris · Aug 2, 2019

ChiSox Rabbitfish said:
Ever been to the reefgeeks in OakBrook ?
I’ve never been

ChiSox Rabbitfish said:
Also Oceans Reef in Roselle is a new one I’ve never been too

Negative - but I should certainly check them both out. I was a big fan of Aqua Pros when I was getting the tank setup because they were very helpful with getting my parameters in order. Went to Petland to start - big mistake!

ChiSox Rabbitfish · Aug 3, 2019

I usually go to the OddLot in Bridgeview stay away from the shops in the further south suburbs like the ones in Orland or Tinley very overpriced and terrible/rude service

Panx · Nov 21, 2019

jrill said:
Never been here but have seen the shop on coral12g
www.Gingerbreadtropicalfishandcoral.com

I can vouch for these guys and highly recommend their store. The store is relatively new but they've been in the industry for a while and are super friendly and helpful.

vikinglord13 · Dec 14, 2019

Thanks for the recommendations all!

I've been to both Blue Line Coral and Gingerbread, I'm a fan of both!
I've also visited Aquarium Adventure over by the Ikea in Downers Grove(?) and I like them as well. (I actually purchased my tank/stand at a Petland in Pensacola, FL).