Greenville, North Carolina

Duke4Life · Jul 22, 2016

Anyone live or are close by to Greenville, North Carolina? Going to be on the move...

erinmegan85 · Jul 22, 2016

I live in Havelock, which is not exactly close, but not too far.

Duke4Life · Jul 22, 2016

Very active club seen? Very many/good places to get fish? I just registered on Carolina Fish Talk earlier.

erinmegan85 · Jul 22, 2016

I don't about Greenville itself, but honestly eastern Carolina seems to have died down when it comes to the saltwater arena. I'm pretty sure there are a few LFS stores in Greenville. I think Sweet Pets is closed, but apparently there is a new one called Ward's aquatics that looks pretty good and I would like to check out some day. More often than not I drive to Raleigh or Wilmington for LFS stores. The one's in New Bern, Jacksonville, and Havelock are pretty dang crappy. I've also bought some decent coral from a guy who lives in New Bern named Marc. His business is run out of his home and is called Above Average Corals. He has a Facebook page if you want to look him up. Also for some local trading/buying check out Carolinareefers.com the buying/selling section really seems to be the only active section on the forum though. I'm not a member of Carolina Fish Talk, so I can't say much about that. There used to be a decent reef club for eastern NC, but it kind of fizzled out. Unless, of course, you mean like dance clubs, in which case Greenville is the spot to be. Hahaha. I went to ECU for a little while, and had many a wild night out there. Haha.

Untamedrose · Jul 22, 2016

I'm in rocky mount....roughly an hour from you. Absolutely nothing here :/ Got to go to raleigh or clayton and honestly, I generally end up ordering online.

Duke4Life · Jul 22, 2016

erinmegan85 said:
I don't about Greenville itself, but honestly eastern Carolina seems to have died down when it comes to the saltwater arena. I'm pretty sure there are a few LFS stores in Greenville. I think Sweet Pets is closed, but apparently there is a new one called Ward's aquatics that looks pretty good and I would like to check out some day. More often than not I drive to Raleigh or Wilmington for LFS stores. The one's in New Bern, Jacksonville, and Havelock are pretty **** crappy. I've also bought some decent coral from a guy who lives in New Bern named Marc. His business is run out of his home and is called Above Average Corals. He has a Facebook page if you want to look him up. Also for some local trading/buying check out Carolinareefers.com the buying/selling section really seems to be the only active section on the forum though. I'm not a member of Carolina Fish Talk, so I can't say much about that. There used to be a decent reef club for eastern NC, but it kind of fizzled out. Unless, of course, you mean like dance clubs, in which case Greenville is the spot to be. Hahaha. I went to ECU for a little while, and had many a wild night out there. Haha.

My wife has accepted a position with ECU.

erinmegan85 · Jul 22, 2016

Awesome! There's definitely plenty to see and do around the state. I'm a bit of a beach bum, so I enjoy being in eastern NC. I also lived in the Raleigh area for a while. If you have any questions or anything don't hesitate to ask!

Untamedrose · Jul 22, 2016

erinmegan85 said:
I don't about Greenville itself, but honestly eastern Carolina seems to have died down when it comes to the saltwater arena. I'm pretty sure there are a few LFS stores in Greenville. I think Sweet Pets is closed, but apparently there is a new one called Ward's aquatics that looks pretty good and I would like to check out some day. More often than not I drive to Raleigh or Wilmington for LFS stores. The one's in New Bern, Jacksonville, and Havelock are pretty **** crappy. I've also bought some decent coral from a guy who lives in New Bern named Marc. His business is run out of his home and is called Above Average Corals. He has a Facebook page if you want to look him up. Also for some local trading/buying check out Carolinareefers.com the buying/selling section really seems to be the only active section on the forum though. I'm not a member of Carolina Fish Talk, so I can't say much about that. There used to be a decent reef club for eastern NC, but it kind of fizzled out. Unless, of course, you mean like dance clubs, in which case Greenville is the spot to be. Hahaha. I went to ECU for a little while, and had many a wild night out there. Haha.

Above Average Corals has some nice looking stuff on his FB page. His webpage either isnt loading right for me or you cant see his current stock? :/ How do you order from him? Surely you dont just randomly show up at his house to shop.

erinmegan85 · Jul 22, 2016

His webpage hasn't been fully set up. Send him a message through his page on Facebook and he'll set up a time to meet with you. I learned about him through the Carolina Reefers forum and have gotten a few great pieces from him. His prices are also extremely reasonable and he's a great person to talk with about the hobby. So in a sense you do show up at his house and shop, but it's scheduled haha. I believe he will also ship, but I could be wrong.

Duke4Life · Jul 23, 2016

erinmegan85 said:
His webpage hasn't been fully set up. Send him a message through his page on Facebook and he'll set up a time to meet with you. I learned about him through the Carolina Reefers forum and have gotten a few great pieces from him. His prices are also extremely reasonable and he's a great person to talk with about the hobby. So in a sense you do show up at his house and shop, but it's scheduled haha. I believe he will also ship, but I could be wrong.

Well I joined the Carolina Reefers site as well. How is there a dang Petco but no decent shops....arrrrrr. Even though I'm somewhere between a month or 2 before I'm able to move that way, my mind has already went to the planning to move my tank stage. Erin do you make your own water or buy it from someplace?

erinmegan85 · Jul 23, 2016

Duke4Life said:
Well I joined the Carolina Reefers site as well. How is there a dang Petco but no decent shops....arrrrrr. Even though I'm somewhere between a month or 2 before I'm able to move that way, my mind has already went to the planning to move my tank stage. Erin do you make your own water or buy it from someplace?

I make my own water. The water that the LFS sells here in Havelock is expensive and not the salinity that I want my water to be, so I shelled out the money for an RO/DI unit. Definitely check out Ward's Aquatics when you get to Greenville. I haven't personally been there, but I've read nothing but good things about them. I think we're going to check them out next weekend.

Duke4Life · Jul 24, 2016

What's the weather like through the year roughly?

jwilliams860 · Jul 24, 2016

There are some decent ones around Charlotte, not exactly close but could be worth the trip

Duke4Life · Jul 24, 2016

jwilliams860 said:
There are some decent ones around Charlotte, not exactly close but could be worth the trip

There's some great disc golf in that area

erinmegan85 · Jul 24, 2016

Winters are pretty darn mild. It gets cold, but it's not terrible. (Granted I grew up in New York, where it's bitterly cold in the winter.) When it does snow or ice though there is really no maintenance equipment for it, so it can get slick and dangerous quickly. The summers are hot and humid. The humidity is definitely the kicker. Right now it's 91 degrees, but it feels like 105, and the humidity is 64%. (which is down from last night, it was 82% humidity). Spring and fall are warm.

Duke4Life · Jul 24, 2016

erinmegan85 said:
Winters are pretty darn mild. It gets cold, but it's not terrible. (Granted I grew up in New York, where it's bitterly cold in the winter.) When it does snow or ice though there is really no maintenance equipment for it, so it can get slick and dangerous quickly. The summers are hot and humid. The humidity is definitely the kicker. Right now it's 91 degrees, but it feels like 105, and the humidity is 64%. (which is down from last night, it was 82% humidity). Spring and fall are warm.

Doesn't sound much different from here, except they are prepared for ice and snow. Thank you btw.

erinmegan85 · Jul 24, 2016

Not a problem!

Pruett-nc · Jul 24, 2016

Duke there is a place in Clayton which is not that near to greenville but not that far either called reefkeepers . They have a Facebook page also . The guy "bill" is very knowledgeable and also travels around the world from what I was told to do seminars . He is pricey but he won't sell you junk or fish that are not healthy . BTW welcome to North Carolina when you get here . I think you will find the people very friendly .

P.s. three snowflakes and people can't drive here lol .

Duke4Life · Jul 24, 2016

Pruett-nc said:
Duke there is a place in Clayton which is not that near to greenville but not that far either called reefkeepers . They have a Facebook page also . The guy "bill" is very knowledgeable and also travels around the world from what I was told to do seminars . He is pricey but he won't sell you junk or fish that are not healthy . BTW welcome to North Carolina when you get here . I think you will find the people very friendly .

P.s. three snowflakes and people can't drive here lol .

So 3 flakes and people flip out, great lol. As long as ya'll drive the speed limit and not pokey puppies I should be fine.

Pruett-nc · Jul 24, 2016

No not yall people mostly people that have moved here lol . And again the people from the north that flock to nc drive like they are in germany and will run over you . Road rage in the big cities .