I can't recommend Kona Reef Chandler enough. I recently stopped in with my son, who is interested in getting into the reefing hobby, and Garrett was there to help us out. As an experienced reefer myself, it was great having someone else reinforce everything I've been telling my son. Because, as every parent knows, kids never believe Dad actually knows what he's talking about! Of course, Garrett says the same thing and suddenly it's credible. Garrett took the time to talk with my son, answer his questions, explain things in a way that made sense, and teach him quite a bit. My son really listened to him and walked away knowing a lot more about the hobby. And I'm not going to lie, Garrett even taught me a few things, and I've been in the reefing hobby for over 30 years! That really speaks to what makes Kona Reef stand out. Whether you're brand new to the hobby or have decades of experience, there's a wealth of knowledge there. The staff is approachable, knowledgeable, and genuinely willing to help rather than just trying to sell you something. Kona Reef Chandler is a great store and a standout retail location in the reefing community. Great people, great knowledge, and great service. I would recommend them without hesitation. And at the end of the day, Garrett succeeded because my son officially joined the hobby! He's now on his way to becoming a broke reefer like the rest of us. But that's part of the fun. It's an awesome hobby, and I'm excited that I now get to share it with my son. Thanks, Garrett and Kona Reef Chandler, for helping get the next generation hooked! read more

I'm just getting started in the reefing hobby, and Garrett at Kona Reef Chandler was awesome to work with. There is definitely a lot to learn when you're first starting out, and Garrett took the time to explain things to me, answer all my questions, and help me understand what I actually needed without making it overwhelming. I really appreciated how knowledgeable and patient he was. He didn't just tell me what to buy, he explained why, which made a huge difference for someone new to the hobby. My dad has been reefing for over 30 years, so I've been around it, but starting my own tank is completely different. Garrett made the whole experience a lot easier and got me even more excited about getting into the hobby. Kona Reef Chandler is definitely a place I'll keep coming back to as I build my tank and learn more. Thanks Garrett for all the help and for helping another reefer get started! read more

Have been coming here for a few months and Bryce as well as Brayden have been guiding me step-by-step for the little micro freshwater tank that I have. Really knowledgeable people amazing customer service, and really know their stuff. I highly recommend this place because of these two guys so if you are in Chandler definitely worth stopping by taking a look at their beautiful aquariums and if you need guidance with anything these guys know there stuff. read more

This place is amazing! The indoor koi pond is so cool! It's a beautiful store and all of the tanks are stocked with beautiful, healthy fish. The staff seems extremely knowledgeable. Garret was our guy! He helped us find everything we wanted (and then some). We got the fish home and they're doing great! Thank you Garret (and Evan). We can't wait to come back! read more

So first off I stopped going there because I was in line and they let somebody else go in front of me but I decided to come back today. I don't know why I really shouldn't have to start. Nobody helped us at all, not even a hello so we start looking around you know everything's overpriced like $100 for a baby fox face hippo Tang unicorn Tang ect just not reasonable at all but we go to look at their 700 gallon tank and it's really full so we're spending some time looking at it some lady comes and asks us if we needed something which came off rude because you can't purchase out of a display Tank we told her no and then some dude came over not even a minute later and said the same thing and just kept staring at us and acting like they were doing something in the Tank when they weren't as if we would steal I have more than enough money to not have to worry about their overpriced prices but no, I'm not gonna give them money when they want $80 for one Nepthilia they got so much backlash over that big ass eel in the 15 gallon tank. They threw it into the acrylic one but now that Tank just looks like trash they neglected it they have a lot of fake five star reviews you can tell they're fake because they basically just say they know what they're doing when they have no clue what they're doing I'd skip all the five star reviews and only read the legit ones. Oh, and I seen that the owner or somebody tries to reply to the one star reviews to get them taken down so unprofessional because if they didn't leave that little review, they wouldn't have reached out or said anything terrible customer service the Fish looked sick scratching and covered in it. I should've grabbed photos. I'm so sorry. If you're buying a Fish here expected to be dead by the time you're home. Don't hire your expectations because they will tell you it's your fault or is your water Never their fault? Makes no since because their stores are very unprofessional. It's almost always their fault. read more

I absolutely love my experience at Kona Reef fish aquarium store. the fish and tanks were amazing. Evan was so informative and kind. He answered all our questions. I picked out some aquatic plants and fish for my aquatic plant aquarium. I am so glad I found this gem of a store. btw the prices were very affordable. read more

WE ONLY GO FOR BRITTANY, she is very informative and you can tell she isn't just trying to make a sale, she's making our pond a home for our aquatic friends. Brittany takes her time listening to our needs/ concerns. 1000/10 ASK FOR Brittany! read more

I would totally recommend this place and ask for Connor if you need advice on getting started with Freshwater or Saltwater Tank ....He was very knowledgeable and personable and we felt right at home. We signed up for the annual membership since we planned to invest and own a Reef Tank one day...Thank you Connor!!!! We will be back soon! read more

Kudos to Garrett G. at Kona Reef in Chandler, AZ! He's a Five Star aquarist representing a Five Star establishment! His mindful advice and hands-on customer service from beginning to end of our purchase was priceless! We highly recommend Garrett G. @ Kona Reef! read more

Just walking through the door you see an amazing display tank. The other thing you'll notice is how clean and well maintained all of the tanks are. For me, that is one of the most important factors I evaluate. Then add in their knowledge, and the lines of products, and you have definitely found a go to source. read more

The workers are very helpful and very informative. It is a very beautiful place inside.

This is my favorite LFS. The tanks are exceptionally clean! Always! I am always stopping in for something. Connor is awesome! Always a pleasure to see him on Saturdays! Just which they opened earlier!!! read more

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Connor and everyone at Kona Reef have been extremely helpful and take the time to answer all of my questions. It shows that they really enjoy and care about what they do. The store atmosphere and quality of fish and corals are nothing less than amazing! Couldn't be happier that I found such a great place to help me with my reef tank. read more

Beautiful store and tanks. Great prices. I used to shop another shop regularly and this will now be my new go to. Friendly & helpful staff as well read more

My family has been going to the shea store for 5 years and we supported it thru the pandemic. We used to love this store and loved seeing it thrive with expansion of the business. But something has changed. We used to see the owners in the store and could chat with the knowledgeable staff. That is no longer true. My family recently had a very unpleasant experience with the Shea store where we were flat out lied to about a very minor purchase. After having spent many thousands of dollars supporting a store that we loved, this was hard to swallow. We like to support our LFS and do our best to support local business owners, but dishonesty shouldn't be tolerated. I'm sorry to say that we can no longer shop at Kona Reef, at any location. read more

Best reef shop in the entire city. Why aren't the employees always standing at the counter to greet you? Because they're doing actual work - which is exactly what I want to see in a reef store. Not a spec of algae in the whole darn place, probably because of their hard working employees! read more

Really neat store! Nice and clean and great live stock! However I've been ignored for some reason by staff a few times. They are always working on tanks and I always have to search for them to buy what I need. Never a friendly hello or acknowledgement which would be nice. The blonde hair girl was nice and helpful but the other guys are not. Got a snobbish attitude so I won't be coming back here again. read more

Great Service. very knowledgeable staff. they helped me get my pump i needed. even when they we're about to close. Tommy and his coworker (sorry forgot his name) know there stuff. thanks guys!!! read more

I am very new to anything aquatic, my wife loves fish and we wanted to get a new tank/aquarium. We spent the majority of the week visiting all the local aquatic and aquarium stores. Kona Reef by FAR is the best looking, the atmosphere and overall design was great it was VERY CLEAN. I did however feel sort of out of place here and wish I would have supported one of the other stores and purchased from a smaller business. The prices on the fish were far more reasonable than the other stores to some degree. The staff really helped and were very kind. I would recommend you get a tank/aquarium off of OfferUp or Petsmart just due to the absolute insane pricing of the aquariums. I'll be back but I will probably try the stores closer to me unless they don't have what I need. read more

Kona Reef is the BEST spot in Arizona for Saltwater Fish and Coral. Bridget and all the guys there are super helpful, I can't wait until they open their new store in Surprise AZ! Best prices in town AND you know the fish are clean and healthy. They also do really fun promotions / specials. read more

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Kona Reef has some pretty fish, but some ugly personality employees. We came in here on a weekend, and it looked almost like a ghost town in there. Even with barely any business happening we didn't get a single greeting, or anyone checking up asking if we needed any help. We had to track someone down to get some help (if you could have even called it that), and the guy couldn't even answer the question. It seemed like he barely even wanted to talk to us. Save your time and money and go somewhere like Aquarium Arts or Limited Edition Corals. At least there you'll get greetings, super knowledgeable staff, and much better deals. read more

This store is a long ways from my house but we needed some new fish for our saltwater tank and decided to make a day of it. We made the rounds of aquarium stores to see what everyone had. This store had great reviews and the pictures of the inside looked amazing so we drove the extra distance to check it out. The inside was amazing with the giant tree, koi pond and waterfall. The tanks were all nice and clean and well maintained but other than that we were not impressed. They have both fresh and saltwater fish which is a plus if you own both which we do. On the freshwater side they have two or three tanks with plants but they're all basically dead. I'm not sure why they keep them on display, anyone would be crazy to buy them and it really makes the place look bad. There was someone cleaning the tanks in that area but he never said hello or asked if we needed help. On the saltwater side there was also someone cleaning the tanks and they were friendly and asked if we needed help. After looking around we didn't see the specific fish we were looking for so I went back and asked if they had any and the guy had no idea what kind of fish that was....so not very knowledgeable. We ended up going back to the friendly and knowledgeable people at Aquarium Arts, they had everything we were looking for. read more

This place is great. I'm new to freshwater live plant set ups and came here to learn. Everyone here was nice and helpful. Trevor assisted me and got me set up with everything I needed. He explained everything to me. Super nice and patient. The store itself is amazing, everything anyone could possibly want or need to create amazing fresh or salt water tank set ups, it was really fun inside. I feel confident now in doing a live set up, and confident I'll be going back in a lot in the future. Thanks Kona and Trevor. read more

Kona Reef - Local Fish Stores Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

One of the more unremarkable buildings you'll pass on Chandler Blvd however that's completely juxtaposed by what's inside. Great and friendly staff that obviously have a passion for the industry they are in. I, knowing not much about aquariums or their care, learned a lot in the 10 minutes I was there. Four plants and two Siamese Algae Eaters later and my betta is super happy. Definitely will go back when I want to add a few more critters and plants. 10/10 would u-turn again to get into the parking lot. read more

I walked into Kona, I'm eager to get a saltwater aquarium. We bought anemone, clownfish, coral, etc, with the help with John. My family came by a couple of times, John would always help us with a friendly and smiling face. Always very patient with us and kind. The store was very clean. Every animal looked very healthy and happy. In the end, we have a aquarium with clownfish, anemone, and coral all from Kona. This experience was the best! We will be coming here often. read more

I've only been here once, so this may be a bit premature to review. However, since moving to the area over five years ago, I had yet to find an aquarium supply store that was local and impressed me. I was very impressed with the variety and health of the plants and animals, as well as by the knowledgeable and friendly staff. I intend to make this my primary aquarium store unless I have a bad experience in the future here. read more

The Chandler location is a nice-sized fish shop with tropical and saltwater fish. The selection of fish is better than in the box stores, and carry a variety of supplies, medications, water treatments, etc. They also have a good variety of tropical plants and saltwater coral. They also had a koi pond in the middle of the store. The tanks are very clean. None of the fish appeared sick; like at the box store pet shops. They have a koi pond in the middle of the store. You do need to know your fish as most of the prices for fish are on a board on the wall above all the fish tanks. Pricing is alittle higher than the box store, but not unreasonable. Staff is very helpful and knowledgeable. I could tell Noel was fairly new. He was able to answer some questions, but not all. I appreciate the fact that he was eager to help. He didn't pretend to know things and try to sell me stuff I didn't need. If he didn't know something he was quick to seek help from another employee. Tom was very helpful and knowledgeable. He wasn't pushy to sell me anything and provided great information. I'll be back. read more

This is hands down the place you want to go if your interested in aquarium fish. Tanks are clean. Super helpful staff. Location has a large stock of freshwater and saltwater fish. Huge koi pond. Worth the drive even if you just want to browse you will not be disappointed. read more

100% recommend Kona Reef for your new fish store. Trevor has helped us several times & just met Seth for the 1st time. These guys are not just employees, they're hobbyists & they love what they do. Not to mention, there's 2 cute dogs that belong to another employee that greet you at the door! They give discounts, they have a freshwater side, AND a saltwater side!! They have the craziest marine life, a beautiful koi pond, natural decor, & the best part is me & my boyfriend are new to the fish hobby & they actually teach us rather than just handing us stuff & making their money. Our fishies are most definitely the best quality. Don't miss out on this place I promise you, you won't regret it. read more

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This place is awesome. I'm a complete amateur and wish I had come here first but I went to petco. Long story short- I was given tons of bad info and killed the fish I bought. Came here with my issues, Trevor gave me a few suggestions that worked perfectly and now we've got the tank in good condition. He's been a wealth of knowledge in the two times we've been there, definitely has a passion for what he does and is an asset to this shop. I'm not a good cameraman but I did snap two photos today because I wanted to show someone how cool the place is inside read more

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Each time I go I'm greeted at the entrance & as I walked around the store the entire staff would ask me if I needed help or was just looking around. They also know their stuff & each staff member clarified anything I had a question on. read more

Love the store and thank you Landon for the great customer service!! Will definitely be coming back!

The staff has been amazing and they do a great job of helping you with your tank. Thank you Trevor, Seth, Kaitlyn for all your help today. All of you are amazing and did a great job and help me pick out some cool fish and some fun corals. read more

Tommy gave great customer service and gave great advice to me to make sure my fish were healthy! I appreciate how helpful and kind he was!

SUCH a cool place hands down my favorite aquarium Seth was very helpful! this place is huge and they have exotic fish and eels koi pond and a waterfall inside read more

Kona Reef - Local Fish Stores Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

I just set up a new aquarium in my place and have no experience whatsoever! This store is beautiful and the staff were extremely kind and helpful. Seth educated me and helped me pick out some really cool fish for my new fresh water tank and I couldn't be more grateful. Knowledgeable, helpful, friendly staff and lots of beautiful aquatic friends in that store! I will most definitely be back! read more

Out of every fish store I've been in in Tucson and Phoenix (probably everyone in the state) I've never been in one as clean, with great selection, friendly knowledgeable staff, and the best customer service as Kona Reef in Chandler. The manager and Staff treats you like a person. Very helpful. Won't be going anywhere else to get my fish and products. Recommended to all friends and family read more

Tommy and Kaitlyn were beyond helpful and supper informative. I even got a free plant with the raffle! Will definitely be coming back! Very healthy fish and a wonderful selection! read more

What an amazing store!! We drive 45 minutes to an hour just to come to this location because of their products, expertise, and awesome service. They take the time to inform you on what you need and what to do in every situation. Thank you for always taking care of us as new fish tank owners. read more

Went here recently to get some cichlids. Trevor helped us out and was super knowledgeable, helpful, and nice. We are pretty new to owning a cichlid tank and he was able to answer our questions. A few weeks later and the fish are still alive so that's good. Will definitely go back for more fishies read more