It's capitalism at its finest, guys. People on this forum only account for a very small percentage of the customers at our local stores. Do you think the guy who's going to go in and buy a brand-new 350 gallon system all the way decked out with all the bells and whistles is going to go to some guys house? No. He's going to go to a nice store. Now, will some of us go to somebody's house to get excellent deals on excellent corals? Yes. However, I would be remiss to remind you that we are but a small percentage of the Marine aquarium customer base in San Antonio. I say go for it! If you have a dream and act on that dream I have nothing but hope for you. It's always the decisions that we don't make it we look back with sincere and utter regret.
I started my own business in 2008 right before the market fell. I lost everything. Never made a dime and only lost money. Do I regret it? No. I have learned from it. But I'd be a liar to say that I haven't thought about opening up my own business again.


Small businesses are the heart of our country and what our country was founded upon. Many large corporations are trying to eliminate small businesses today. I always prefer to deal with the small business over some of the big box stores.




-Ben-