Reefkoi Corals is located at 3945 N Academy Blvd suite e, Colorado Springs, CO 80917. The hours are 11-6 on Saturday, 12-6 every other day of the week except Wednesday when they are closed. They specialize in saltwater aquariums with a focus on corals. They have a great selection of inverts, while the selection of saltwater fish remains rather ordinary. They also offer seawater, BYOB.
Upon entrance the first space is dedicated to a display tank, aquariums, and refugiums. To the left is the office and the next two alcoves are for supplies. The main room in the back is for the livestock. There are approximately 10 tanks for corals! The fish tanks make up a back-to-back row of 6 tanks. In the very back they have the seawater station. I was fascinated by the invert rack, because each section drains to the next in a waterfall fashion. Each section is packed with life! Brittle-worms and the like are allowed to help with the tank maintenance.
Another unique thing about the store is the owner used to have online sales with installation and maintenance he did out of his home, now that he has a store, he does none of that. He said there are plenty of good I&M operations in the city as well as too much work shipping online sales, so he is living the good life and focusing on having the best saltwater corals, fish, and supplies south of Denver. This is a retirement endeavor for him, a way to enjoy his ‘golden years’. If you keep saltwater tanks in Southern Colorado, then you owe it to yourself to add them to your LFS crawl list if they are not already on there. He will be at the Rocky Mtn Coral Show at the Hilton Denver Airport, September 27, 2024, so drop by and tell him Sequoia sent ya.
Sequoia Elisabeth
Editor's note: On the pics which just did not work in color, I made them B/W. (I forgot my blue light filter)
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