Advanced Aquarium Consultancy Reviews

Ben Tucker 2026.10.22

     

By far the best marine aquatic retailer in the UK. Every member of staff is enthusiastic, knowledgable and approachable. The livestock is extensive, whether you're after reef safe inverts, corals or fish they definitly hit the diversity button for me. Loads to choose from and every visit ive made im blown away. Well worth a visit if you're a coral freak like me

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.10.22

Thank you Ben for your lovely review; was great to see you here at Coral Freaks last weekend.
I’ll be sure to pass the kind words on to the rest of the team.
All the best
Connor @ AAC (Paul’s Son)

LSG Subsea 2026.10.05

     

Yet another first class delivery received today. Always a pleasure dealing with all at AAC.

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Steve M 2026.10.03

     

Pretty much the pinnacle of reef retail environment

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.10.03

Thank you so much for your kind review . Glad you enjoyed your visit . The AAC Team 👍🏼

Rhys Westlake 2026.09.26

     

Absolutely outstanding staff. Full of knowledge and always take time to help and advise. Every time I go here I come away full of new knowledge. Could recommend aac higher. 5 stars isn’t enough for this store

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.10.03

Thank you so much Rhys 👍🏼all the best AAC Team

alison howard 2026.09.10

     

Love this shop and the staff!! Happy to travel over an hour for first class fish, equipment and outstanding customer service 😊

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.09.10

Thank you so much Alison - I will let the team know about your fab review ! Atb paul aac

darren mansfield 2026.09.08

     

Brilliant selection of dry goods, fish and corals. Some lovely bigger colonies at great prices. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Well worth the visit.

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy

Wow thanks for your kind review Darren - most appreciated 👍🏼

Greg Emms 2026.09.06

     

First time visiting the shop today. Coming way with two very healthy frags of anthelia . And wow what a set up . Fantastic customer service . So many corals to look at and get advice on . Also love the display tanks . Showing what’s achievable and ideas you can go for . Definitely my new shop to go to . Can you set up a shop in Watford me 🙏😉.

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy

Thank you Greg ! Glad you could make it and w noted your first visit too 👍🏼

Tyne Steele 2026.09.03

     

Always a 5* service from the team and always a warm welcome too. They go above and beyond to help me with anything I’d like for my tank! Can’t recommend enough, best fish shop in the uk in my opinion!

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.09.04

Thank you for your kind review 🙏🏻 paul and the aac team

marklamb67 2026.08.30

     

Wow what can I say we went yesterday to the show home as new to the marine set up and wanted advice and some stock. From the moment we entered we were greeted by Connor so friendly and helpful and answered all are questions and made it easy for us to understand. Then we looked around the showroom and shop I have never seen such cared for and well looked after livestock from feeding to cleaning you could see how good everything looked. Then Cyrus showed us all the fish and corals and his knowledge and advice was brilliant we were there for about three hours nothing was too much trouble. We saw the sea horse room that was so interesting. We had a long journey home two and a half hours and the fish and corals were so well wrapped and cared for each fish separate never seen that before. We can’t wait to return and want to thank everyone for the help and for truly showing what an establishment can look like that puts the welfare of there livestock before anything else. If you go you will never want to go anywhere else again. Thank you so much see you soon.

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.09.04

Thank you for your kindness leaving a lovely review Paul and the AAC team

Chris hay 2026.08.04

     

Online, After reaching out to AAC about a lighting upgrade and not being sure about the products I was looking at, Paul came back to me very quickly and talked me through my options. Nothing was too much. Needless to say, I made a great purchase and can't wait for them to arrive. Honestly, I couldn't recommend them enough, and they live up to the great reputation they have. Top people and top service 👏

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.08.04

Wow thank you 🙏🏻 most appreciated - I will message as soon as we have them in our hands all the best Connor

Gareth Silvester 2026.07.31

     

Ordered a skimmer last minute called to see if I had missed the post well the wife did they went out of there way to call the courier back so I could get it for next day outstanding service cant wait to actually go there one day and see the shop.

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.09.04

Thank you for your 5 stars and nice review - it means a lot to the team . All the best Paul aac

Daryl Watts 2026.07.30

     

went in to visit the store today having been looking at getting into the hobby, made a long 2.5 hour round trip to get there with my 8 year old and Im so glad I did. Really knowledgable and incredibly patient and helpful staff. Dylan walked us around the shop explaining everything, the set ups and what was possible and not possible. I've probably visited 10 aquatic shops over the past month, researching the hobby and found one or two that were great, but AAC was just a few levels ahead. Well worth the trip and as a minimum this will certainly be my go to for livestock!

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.07.30

What a fantastic review - thank you kindly - it is most appreciated and I’ll be a sure to pass onto Dylan these kind words paul AAC

J 2026.07.25

     

Visited these guys today for the first time and to say they made an impression, was an understatement. For starters they had plenty of staff on hand which is rare to see even for a Saturday. They greeted me when I arrived and were on hand to help at a moments notice. I was helped by Dylan and cyrus who both knew their stuff and were friendly and welcoming. I'm relatively new to saltwater after doing the freshwater side for nearly 20 years and so having a shop around like this is vital. They dont seem to just want to sell you stuff and actively care if you succeed as they actively discouraged the purchase of a fish as it could pick at one of the corals I'd just bought. The shop itself has plenty of equipment and supplies, and their coral selection is superb, soft corals, lps and sps all raring to go with more expensive peices but also plenty for the more budget conscious. I will be balanced in my review and say I felt their fish section could do with more tanks. While their variety is admirable, they could forfeit some shelt space for more tanks to hold livestock. I'm more of a fish guy than a coral guy so I always like to see more fish, with that said they stock is very healthy and they do have a balanced variety. All in all I wasn't disappointed after being recommended I try them, especially as they aren't local at an hour and a half drive. I'd certainly visit again. Thanks Dylan, cyrus and the team.

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.07.30

Thank you for this fantastic review - cheers! I’ll pass onto the team

Paul AAC

PrivateChauffeur London 2026.07.24

     

The best shop in uk

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.07.30

Wow ! Thank you 🙏🏻 Paul AAC

Biplob Nandy 2026.07.23

     

AAC is an amazing place for reef aquarium enthusiasts and hobbyists. It is a dream place for anybody who understands and appreciates marine organisms like corals, fishes, invertebrates, etc. Also the team at AAC is outstanding. I found them to be very knowledgeable and at the same time outstanding customer support. I am going to visit them almost every weekend. They are very good and honest people!!

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.07.30

Thank you for your kind review - I will be sure to pass all your fantastic feedback to the team. It truly means a lot to them . Paul AAC

Kārlis Šusters 2026.07.19

     

Bought trochus snails, cerith snails, red leg hermit crabs. Great selection and staff! Shop only does saltwater. Doesn't have many clownfish variants though

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.07.19

Thank you for your fantastic review! Most appreciated 👍🏻aac team

Aman Shah 2026.07.12

     

So far Barry and the team have been amazing in assisting me with my aquarium needs. I highly recommend AAC to anyone starting out in the hobby or looking for some more livestock or equipment. I look forward to continuing my business with them. If you can’t make it to their store, their online store has a wide selection of products, almost all is in stock.

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.07.19

Thank you kindly - great doing business with you and i hope the super reef project overseas continues to go well 👍🏻Paul aac

Darran Smith 2026.07.12

     

Great shop with all you could ever need for your reef tank, loads of great advice from the staff and corals look amazing, there display tanks definitely give your something to admire

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.07.19

Thank you for your lovely review, AAC team 👍🏻

john wright 2026.06.27

     

The shop and staff are outstanding. So knowledgeable and helpful

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.06.28

Thanks John for your nice words - really means a lot 👍🏼 paul aac

Alex Gaspa 2026.06.06

     

If you’re looking for a good Marine shop then look no further than AAC 😄 They are the only place I will go for livestock. Great selection of corals, fish, inverts and dry goods etc. The staff are brilliant and their knowledge is unmatched, I have been frequenting for more than 5 years now and enjoy my visit every time.

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Reply from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy 2026.06.06

Hi Alex, thank you for your kind review - it is most appreciated.