New Middle TN Reefer

[wstmann]

Moved to Middle TN about 2 years ago, and about to rejoin the hobby.

Over the years i have had several different tanks, ranging from bio-cubes all the way up to a 400 gallon predator tank. With various stops along the way. Life happened, met a girl, moved to Maryland, got married, had a kid, moved to TN, had another kid... And here we are. Tankless....

Made the decision to rejoin the hobby, and starting a new reef tank. I live in Chapel Hill, so about an hour south of Nashville. Wanting to go get a new tank today, and trying to avoid PetSmart and Petco tanks, and try and support the smaller stores and start building a relationship with them.

So two questions for the MTRC group:
1) What are your go to stores in the middle TN area
2) Which LFS carry tanks in stock that I could pick up. Looking to be in the 50 to 75 gallon range. Wife would kill me if i showed up with a huge tank off the bat gotta get her warmed into it.

Thanks!

 

[Huynhter_Soldier]

This group is usually pretty dead and more active on fb. But the LFS around the Nashville area would be Emerald Bay, 7sea and aquatic critter.

 

[Idoc]

There are still quite of few of us from the area that monitor R2R regularly in this forum, but FB page definitely has more traction.

Local stores:
Aquatic Critter - closest to you
7Seas - Gallatin/Hendersonville area
Emerald Bay - this store moved and I can't recall exactly where it is now in the Nashville area.
Clarksville Reef & Reptile - obviously clarksville, lol

I have a 75g that I have had up and running for about 6 years now.