California Reef Co.

I have been in the Bay Area for just over a year now and have started getting back into the hobby with a little nano reef tank. I have been struggling to find a good marine aquarium store who know what they are talking about with a good selection but then I found the California Reef Co. on the Internet and took a drive down today from San Ramon… I’m very glad I did, what a great treasure trove of everything you need marine! Great selection of tanks and hardware, fish selection was the best I have seen, plus corals and anemones, wow there were a huge selection to choose from and advice and service was second to none. I have found my new aquatic store!

I’ve had two clowns for the past year. One black snowflake and one platinum. They were not pairing and decided to get a new fish.
Walked in California reef Co and talked to the first employee I saw. Traded my platinum clown fish for a Wyoming white clownfish. Score!
It only took one night for these two to pair up!!! Awesome.

Undoubtedly the best kept and cleanest aquarium store I’ve ever been in. With the low and wide tanks setup in the main area, it avoids the claustrophobic feel most fish store have. The time I visited I saw the most varied selection of clownfish I had ever seen, I ended up buying 2 small tank raised oscellaris that are doing very well at home.
The owner is very friendly and helpful. As others stated, it can be a little tough to find the store’s location. But definitely worth it.

This was my go to place for coral when I lived in the Bay Area. It’s also my go to place for tanks (I make the 3 hr drive). I would not suggest them for fish. They have very limited selection and often several dead ones in the tanks. You can’t beat their coral prices and selection is abundant.

Super cool and nice reef looking shop. Came in looking for a Kessil light for a freshwater tank, and they were the only store to have it in stock. Best service any one offers with great advice. Would highly recommend if you need things for a reef tank! :) As Matt says, I am their number one customer coming for freshwater items haha!

Seriously cannot stop talking about this place. This is the cleanest aquarium store that I have ever been to. Beside the great prices, there is also a lounge where people can just relaxed and watch the aquariums set near by while others shop. Store is clean and people were very nice as well as informative. Will be back whenever i visit again.

Was looking for some alternate salt water stores in the Fremont /​Newark area. Location — will say that is easy access and at the same time, the online directions from google maps… ummm. lets say marginal as the store is in an industrial park. But it can be found.
My focus on this visit was Corals — And they have a large selection, with the prices being clearly marked. Staff will coach you through the selection, which included what fish are in the tank, water conditions, your knowledge and skill level and more areas. You will leave with more knowledge than you went in the store with. My observations is that they are focused on corals plus filtration to ensure the tank water quality is exactly where it needs to be. they do have fish as well, all looked to be healthy.
Pricing — Pricing was reasonable to very reasonable. and I believe they have a rewards club in play as well. Depending on what one is looking for, you could spend less than $ 100 and leave with several nice specimens. Mine have been in the tank for roughly 30 days, no issues.
I will add that if your new to reef’s or have a particular look your after, this would be a very good place to stop by.

This place is GREAT. I usually go to my LFS for live fishes but have not bought any corals in a while. Came to CA REEF CO. And came out with 8 frags. Everything opened up the next day. And the staff are friendly. And their supplies and chemical additive prices are very reasonable when i say reasonable its about $ 1 more than amazon. But with $ 1 and not having to wait is fine with me.

Just wanted to write an update after visiting during their 1^st anniversary reopening sale thing on ⁵⁄₃₀. They had pretty massive sales on almost everything in the store. I snagged a several pieces of cool coral off their 50% rack. They also had raffles, music, and a taco stand with some seriously delicious tacos for lunch. Even my non-​reefer friends who I dragged along had a good time looking at the well stocked fish room and the great food.
Thanks for the great time!

I would rate this 3 stars but I’m adding the 4^th for the fact that this is one of the only places that have all the necessities for salt water fish needs. The fish are super colorful and fun to look at, they also have crabs and shrimp to use as pets. Plus an abundant supply of coral.
Overall, if I wanted a salt water fish tank, I would totally come back and stock up on some supplies here.

Tony was at the coral swap in Stockton today, remembered us and treated us very well, despite our bad review, our experience with him was way better this time and I appreciate that, we will give his store another chance for sure next time we’re able to make it down there!

Definitely one of the best places around for Coral. The prices are decent. The quality is perfect.
The guy that works here is a hobbyist so he loves his job and is very knowledgeable — perfect for us beginners. He took his time and answered all our questions honestly and thoroughly. Defiantly making this place one of our home stores.

Love this place, great selection of corals and tanks and supplies. Service is great, awesome location right off the 880.

Matt is the BOMB! Today my tank crashed. A Ritteri anemone got caught in a protected power head. (Who knows how)
I called «another» store first, to which I got no help, but Matt ended up not only saving the day, but allowed me to follow up with him to make sure everything was A.O.K.
i.e. — they care about their customers!

Great clean store with lots of coral selection, really healthy fish and one of the better staff I’ve had the privilege of experience… definitely recommend

California Reef Co. in my experience has the best selection of live and dry stock. Prices are very fair and there is a lot of buy some get some free deals going on. This is my go to spot since their coral are in healthy condition and don’t have visible pest growing and winking at you like some reef stores in San Jose (Neptune’s). Customer service is great, everyone is very professional and knowledgeable. Ask for Matt when you visit, super helpful and knows his stuff.

Great store to come and look at named corals that other LFS don’t offer. They also offer good advice for any questions about their fish, coral, and supplies. Staff is very friendly and knowledgable. They also provide a wide range of products and a variety of corals and fish.

I go here every weekend to see what new stock they have. All their fishes and anemone are super healthy, the staff if extremely helpful and I always enjoy just looking at all the setups. As far as prices go, they’re a little on the expensive side so u just have to pick and choose on what u think os worth it because you’re also paying for the quality

I came in for the Le Russo kessil light mount and Jonathan showed me how to set it up in store. After I put them on my tank it home it looks much better than the standard goose necks.
They have the healthiest and most colorful sps coral of the 3 coral stores I go to. I picked up 2 in the $ 10 section and a big one in the $ 20 section all have long polyp extension.
Store maintains a high quality and clean appearance and they recently added a gas station style saltwater fill up station which I thought was really cool.
Did I mention they have a gem tang !

Rebranded from Reef Raft, California Reef Company has all the same just under a different name.
They’re listening to their customers and providing discounts for multiple purchases along with all cash transactions.
I like coming here a lot. The lights make me feel like I’m swimming in the ocean.