Aquatech Aquarium Service

Nice Custom Fish Tanks & Stands @ A Reasonable Price Good Craftsmanship & Materials Used in Preparation For Completion.

Thank you Harold for bringing our 35 year old tank back to life!
Harold provided such unique fish and made their home absolutely beautiful. Not only was he eager to share his vast knowledge about aquatic life but he is always readily available to answer any of our questions!
My husband and I could not be happier with his services. Thank you again, Harold!

Although I did not get a chance to work with Harold overall, I will say I think he is good at what he does. I was very impressed with his knowledge of freshwater fish and aquarium set up.

However, I wanted to set up a saltwater tank in my living room. He took the time to come visit my home and see the layout and discuss options. He was patient with me during the initial visit in explaining how set up and service works.

My main issue with Harold is that he is too overbearing for me. Maybe that works for others. First example, I told him when we first met that I wanted a saltwater tank set up. But he spent 30 minutes trying to talk me out of and go with a freshwater tank. He probably gave me every disaster story associated with saltwater tanks! I stood firm in wanting a saltwater tank and he ultimately was willing to set up a saltwater tank, so I guess that wasn't a huge deal. But it definitely slowed me down in completing the deal with him. He seemed a bit less motivated when I insisted on going with a saltwater tank.

In the end, I think he prefers to do freshwater tank set up. I think freshwater set up is his wheelhouse, and it looks like most of his work on his website and on Yelp displays freshwater tanks. I was not comfortable going with him for saltwater set up because it did not seem like it was his focus. If I'm wrong, I am sure he will be on here to aggressively correct me.

Another issue for me was how he went about charging me. I wanted to order a specific canopy/cabinet. I am not sure if I was out of order or not, but I looked up the manufacturer and the canopy/cabinet and the wholesale price was $1300 fully assembled. I didn't know that that was secret information that I, as the end consumer, was not supposed to know. When I asked Harold for the cost for the canopy/cabinet he would charge me, he gave me a quote of $3300. I then asked him how much he was paying wholesale for charging me $3300. He responded, "what I mark up is my business" although he advised me that he was cheaper than a pet store.

After I thought about it, I actually was inclined to accept his $2000 markup. I thought maybe that's the way it works in his business. But his responses, both verbally and via text, were just too aggressive and rude. I do not think my words or texts were so rude to deserve his rather aggressive responses.

Overall, I think he is very competent. I just think he is a bit overbearing for customers who want a more cooperative approach. I needed someone a bit more able to listen and slow down. I didn't feel listened to very well.

Again, I don't recommend against him. But I he just wasn't the right pick for me based on my experience explained above.

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Everything Harold said in his response below is correct. I did give him a deposit and he promptly returned it to me once I decided not to go further. I think the rest of his response makes all the points I wanted to convey in my review. I do not think I need to say anymore.

Wow! Harold is a WORLD of knowledge and incredibly helpful when it comes to taking care of fish, tanks, cleaning, filters, water, etc.

We hired him to come and check out our cloudy beta fish tank that we were having trouble keeping clean. He was very thorough and patient while walking me through all of the steps on how to maintain the tank and how to keep our fish happy.

Highly recommend Harold for any and all of your fish tank/ aquarium needs!

Great service I highly recommend this Company Harold is very professional he knows what he is doing, is more than a year since he has been working with my fish tank he help me to set up and provide me service every month me and my family like him a lot his prices are affordable you guys will like the experience for working with Harold.

Harold has been servicing my tank for a few months now and it has never looked better. He is always on time and he really cares about the work he does. He's very knowledgeable on fish and their maintenance as well. I took his suggestions on sprucing up the tank and really like the new fish he put in. If you're in the South Bay and need help with your tank, you should definitely consider using Aquatech for your aquarium!

Really diligent and excellent guy... Harold makes the best fish tanks and Does the best servicing I've seen... very knowledgeable also and really cares about giving you great service

I always wanted a fish tank but allowed unfounded assumptions to sway me from taking the next step. After talking with Harold during our initial meeting, all those baseless assumptions quickly went away and I immediately knew that Aquatech would be the company to take my dream to the next step. From day one, Harold has always been extremely honest and very knowledgeable in every aspect of the fish and aquarium business. Always responsive and very clear when answering questions and he treats my fish and tank like it's his own. Because of Harold and Aquatech, my fish and tank STAY looking great! and I'm sure they will for many years to come! Thanks Harold!

Harold takes care of our 30 gallon fish tank at our office in Beverly Hills. He has done an AMAZING job and is the BEST fish doctor out there.

Highly recommend using him to take care of your fish!!!

Harold came to our house and cleaned our 100 gallon tank and helped us make some upgrades.
We were very impressed with his knowledge of all things aquatic. He was professional and on time and made the tank look amazing! We highly recommend him.