Our Services
Professional aquarium services backed by 25+ years of hands-on experience. Servicing, coral propagation, and full custom builds.
01 / Professional Aquarium Maintenance
Keep your aquarium in pristine condition with professional servicing. We handle water changes, equipment maintenance, water chemistry testing, livestock health checks, and algae control — so you can enjoy your tank without the work.
02 / Sustainable Reef Propagation
Our on-site coral propagation facility produces captive-bred frags that are hardier, more colorful, and already acclimated to aquarium conditions. Better survival rates than wild-caught, and better for the ocean.
03 / Design, Build & Stock
From nano reefs to 500-gallon showpieces, we design and build aquarium systems tailored to your space, budget, and experience level. We handle everything from equipment selection to the initial stocking plan.
The process
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Start with a call or walk-in. We listen before we spec — goals, space, budget, experience level.
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Tailored equipment list, livestock plan, and timeline. No upsell, no filler.
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Delivery, setup, and cycling. Then ongoing support — as hands-on or hands-off as you want.
Frequently asked
Short answers to the most common things clients ask before booking. Something missing? Call the store — we'll answer plainly.
Scheduled water changes, filter and pump maintenance, full water-chemistry panel (salinity, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, nitrate, phosphate on reef systems), glass cleaning, and a livestock health check. If we catch equipment on its way out, we flag it before it fails — no surprise emergencies.
Existing service clients get same-day or next-morning response for livestock or equipment emergencies in the Erie area. New clients get next-available — usually inside 48 hours. Call the store at (814) 456-9445 and tell us what's happening.
Nano reef setups (20–40 gal) typically land $1,800–3,500 installed. Mid-size display builds (75–125 gal) run $4,500–9,000 depending on equipment tier and rockwork. 200+ gallon showpieces are quoted individually. We don't pad the quote — you see the exact equipment list and livestock plan before you commit.
Typical timeline is 4–8 weeks from signed spec. Week one is equipment sourcing; weeks two and three are tank delivery, plumbing, and dry-rock aquascape; then a 3–5 week cycle before first livestock goes in. Rushed tanks kill fish — we don't skip the cycle.
Every frag on our coral farming tables was either grown in-house or sourced from a known captive-bred lineage. That means they're already adapted to aquarium light, flow, and water chemistry — survival rates are dramatically higher than wild-caught, and you're not taking anything off a reef.
We service the greater Erie region — roughly a 30-minute radius covering Erie, Millcreek, Harborcreek, Fairview, and North East. Custom builds we'll travel further for; emergencies further out we'll talk through on the phone first.
Yes on both — for store credit. Bring in healthy livestock you can no longer keep, or a full tank setup you've outgrown, and we'll work out a credit. We quarantine everything that comes in before it hits the sales floor.
Ready when you are
A service call, a coral order, a full custom build — start with a call or send a note and we'll take it from there.