Aqua Lab Aquaria

Came here to purchase my first larger tank and overall my experience was very positive. The guy who helped me was really nice and patient answering my questions I'm very new to the hobby. They also have some really cool tanks setup for inspiration! My 12g long tank turned out well and I’d definitely come back if I was building out another tank.

I love this aquarium shop. The owner, Kent, helped me pick out all the things I need to get started on my first salt water reef tank. Every time I come back they are very helpful and expand my knowledge of the hobby. They have tons of choices to stock my tank top from coral to fish.

Worse experience in this hobby and just in one word about the ownerKent is " SHAMELESS" I am not trying to convince anyone to spend their money and time in this store or not. Just hear my story and judge it yourself. I am ready to answer any questions or judgments. Yesterday I was there with my wife and 8 years old daughter to shop a Blue tang as a father's day gift for me. My daughter was so excited to do this shopping for me and chose one at the end. Unexpectedly the owner came to me and refused to sell it to us because we did not buy our tank from him!!! Long story short, about 6 months ago I gave him an offer to match the price with an out of state store but was rejected by him. His email is available if any one concerns to have it. I'd rather to spend my money on local stores as a support. That was the only reason I came back to his store to buy a fish for $130 which we ended it up to buy the exact same size fish from an awesome store called "Violent Aquarium" for $69.99!!! You can't believe how hard was to answer my upset daughter's questions about this experience. I wish I was able to submit this review without any at all.

Aqua Lab is an amazing store for aquascaping supplies, tools, plants, and equipment. I went there with my 9 year old godson Alex and his father to aquascape Alex’s low tech tank, pictures attached in early February. The store gave us lots of inspiration with their display tanks, the staff was able to give us lots of information, and answer our questions. There was a large variety of plants for us to choose from that other stores just don’t have. We purchased 6 different plants, 2 Wabi-Sabi stones, Kakako wood, and Manzanita wood for the aquascape. We also purchased Ultum Nature System all in one plant food fertilizer, kH test, and a gH test. Two months later the tank is thriving after some initial algae outbreaks and one plant death, which is due more to my thumb then anything else. We didn’t change any equipment, and our tank is low tech, simple filter, heater, 10 gallons, Dwarf African Frogs, Neon Tetras, and snails. The frogs love the Nymphoides Hydrophylla ‘Taiwan’ which we haven’t seen available else where. My godson Alex could not be happier or more proud of his tank and the advice and information we got from Aqua Lab, let alone that everything was available in one place for us to purchase has made this tank possible. 1st picture is of Alex’s tank before Aqua Lab 2nd picture is Alex’s new tank right after Aqua Lab 2/6 3rd picture is Alex’s tank today, the Nymphoides Hydrophylla ‘Taiwan’ is doing so well we have clippings to go into the quarantine tank for when fish get sick. Final Note – regarding Covid-19 all employees were wearing masks correctly, so were customers, everyone was attempting to stay 6 feet apart, and taking turns in parts of the store were social distancing wasn’t possible. It was a wonderful experience in that aspect.

I’ve been shopping here for a couple of years now, and it’s my favorite aquarium shop in the Bay Area! I’ve always had a great shopping experience in-store their gallery of tanks are amazing eye candy, and have purchased tons of healthy plants and freshwater fish from Kent and his team. I’ve also purchased tanks, hardscape, and other aquarium equipment CO2, lighting, aquascaping tools, etc as the prices are reasonable. Kent and his team are great to work with and very knowledgeable as well. If you’re looking for a LFS to support, pick Aqua Lab Aquaria!

Bought this anubias from y'all 7 years ago when I was living in SJ. Just wanted let you know it's doing great.

Solid selection of fish and aquarium supplies. I went in to check out their otocinclus and and amano shrimp, both of which were very healthy. They have a full row of ada plants in culture as well.

Amazing place for professionals and beginners, there employees are all very knowledgeable on anything related in the hobby! Beautiful Store!

Great selection of hardscape, equipment etc. All their tanks are very nice, especially the planted freshwater ones. Rewards program is very nice too! I knew absolutely nothing about starting a planted tank and I think it turned out quite well due to their help

Great local shop for all your aquascaping needs. I found the rocks, plants, shrimps, and branches I needed for my tank here. Kyle is very friendly and look forward to coming back again.