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Fintastic

Finished Carpentry and Woodworking, Pet Stores, Aquariums,

About us

Fintastic is a state of the art 10,300 square foot retail store with fish displayed in 18,000 gallons distributed in 425 aquariums. Fintastic also serves as the region’s FREE public aquarium. A 1,200 gallon saltwater display with fish from all parts of the world meets every visitor as soon as they step into the entrance of the store. On the 2nd floor mezzanine, they have a design center with examples of available aquariums and a 60” rear projection screen displaying aquariums installed by them. A fully operational and landscaped 3,600 gallon pond display greets customers outside and is accessible directly from their pond center. Fintastic has an aquatic design specialist that will work with the customer, customer’s architect, or designer to design, configure, install and maintain any size/design of Living Art. They sell aquatic animals from all corners of the planet – Florida, Hawaii, Philippines, Caribbean, Indonesia, Africa, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Srilanka, etc. Always in stock are freshwater and saltwater fish, freshwater plants for aquariums, coral, invertebrates, pond plants, pond fish and Japanese Koi. They maintain the most extensive inventory of aquatic supplies, aquariums, cabinetry, filtration, lighting and decorations in the Carolinas. Fintastic truly is your complete source for all your aquatic needs. Special orders are also readily accepted. Let them bring Living Art into your home or office. Fintastic is unique from other aquatic stores catering to the novice and the serious aquatic hobbyist. Fintastic carries comprehensive lines of products, supplies, extensive selections of cabinetry and aquariums and will special order any system to fit your space. The selection of fish, plants and corals is unparallel and establishes Fintastic as a one stop shopping experience. If you are in the market for water gardens, Fintastic has everything you need including imported KOI and complete kits for the do-it-yourself homeowners. Fintastic just openned a sister company Paws Unleashed that provides professional grooming as with naturalistic and holistic food, treats, toys, clothing and other accessory options for your special dog or cat.

Business highlights

33 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Aquarium system design, installation and stocking. Aquarium and pond maintenance services and repair. Extensive line of aquarium supplies and livestock. Professional dog and cat grooming.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
Financing Available
MasterCard
Visa

Photos of past projects

Reviews

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Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
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value
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professionalism
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responsiveness
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punctuality
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Tim and Natalie P.
06/2014
1.0
woodworking
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we had Fintastic for over 7 years to service our reef tank. at first we were very happy with the service even we had to survive several major floods due to poorly trained technicians for the last three or four years there was constant change of technicians. The good ones were leaving since they were not very happy in their workplace and the new ones had very little knowledge about anything except for cleaning the aquarium glass . For most of our questions their response was that we need to call someone at the store who knows all of that. From time to time the manager came to set lights or controller. Even we had several technicians who caused major flooding in our house but it was the latest new technician and the response from the company which caused us to fire Fintastic. in a couple of months he was servicing the aquarium we had several broken pieces of equipment and several small floods until he "repaired" the last leak and lefy without checking anything. We had water poring for all day long which shortened our AC and flooded our basement . On our frantic calls to Fintastic all we could get was just that they were aware of the situation and since they didn't have anybody to come and check on things right now somebody would be coming in 5 hours. After 4 hours of waiting owner of the company called and said that nobody was going to come since their company wasn't equipped to deal with all this mess. He offered us a phone number for another company to take care of the mess and told us that somebody would swing by to take a look tomorrow or before the weekend. on our question if he talked to the technician to find our what happened he just told us that he couldn't reach him since the technician worked as a landscaping guy and took care of our aquarium in his free time. At this point we were speechless. If we wanted to have a landscaping guy to take care of our aquarium we would have but Fintastic advertised itself as top notch knowledgeable maintenance company. After clean up and replacement costs us around $6000.00 fintastic declined to pay for any of that saying that their insurance just took I big hit from the job they did earlier so they couldn't afford to deal with us. Please anybody who has Fintastic now to service their aquariums be aware that their technicians are not properly trained often they are just amateurs who like to tinkle with their own aquariums which is not bad but in most cases they don't know more than their own aquarium and have no clue ho`1w to maintain more complex equipment. Also since the company is growing so much they feel that they do not have to take care of their customers and can afford to loose some of them. So when something happens you will be on your own to clean up the mess.
Description of Work: we had Fintastic for over 7 years to service our reef tank. at first we were very happy with the service even we had to survive several major floods due to poorly trained technicians for the last three or four years there was constant change of technicians. The good ones were leaving since they were not very happy in their workplace and the new ones had very little knowledge about anything except for cleaning the aquarium glass . For most of our questions their response was that we need to call someone at the store who knows all of that. From time to time the manager came to set lights or controller. Even we had several technicians who caused major flooding in our house but it was the latest new technician and the response from the company which caused us to fire Fintastic. in a couple of months he was servicing the aquarium we had several broken pieces of equipment and several small floods until he "repaired" the last leak and lefy without checking anything. We had water poring for all day long which shortened our AC and flooded our basement . On our frantic calls to Fintastic all we could get was just that they were aware of the situation and since they didn't have anybody to come and check on things right now somebody would be coming in 5 hours. After 4 hours of waiting owner of the company called and said that nobody was going to come since their company wasn't equipped to deal with all this mess. He offered us a phone number for another company to take care of the mess and told us that somebody would swing by to take a look tomorrow or before the weekend. on our question if he talked to the technician to find our what happened he just told us that he couldn't reach him since the technician worked as a landscaping guy and took care of our aquarium in his free time. At this point we were speechless. If we wanted to have a landscaping guy to take care of our aquarium we would have but Fintastic advertised itself as top notch knowledgeable maintenance company. After clean up and replacement costs us around $6000.00 fintastic declined to pay for any of that saying that their insurance just took I big hit from the job they did earlier so they couldn't afford to deal with us. Please anybody who has Fintastic now to service their aquariums be aware that their technicians are not properly trained often they are just amateurs who like to tinkle with their own aquariums which is not bad but in most cases they don't know more than their own aquarium and have no clue ho`1w to maintain more complex equipment. Also since the company is growing so much they feel that they do not have to take care of their customers and can afford to loose some of them. So when something happens you will be on your own to clean up the mess.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$70,000

    Contact information

    4208 South Blvd Ste K, Charlotte, NC 28209

    www.fintastic.us

    Licensing

    Bonded

    Insured

    Eco-friendly Accreditations

    LEED Accredited Professional
    No
    Energy Star Partner
    No
    EPA Lead-Safe Certified
    No
    Use Green Products or Work Practices
    Yes
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    Service Categories

    Finished Carpentry and Woodworking,
    Pet Stores,
    Aquariums,
    Furniture - Custom Made,
    General Remodeling

    FAQ

    Fintastic is currently rated 1 overall out of 5.
    Fintastic accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,Visa
    Yes, Fintastic offers free project estimates.
    Yes, Fintastic offers eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Fintastic does not offer a senior discount.
    Yes, Fintastic offers emergency services.
    Yes, Fintastic offers warranties.
    Fintastic offers the following services: Aquarium system design, installation and stocking. Aquarium and pond maintenance services and repair. Extensive line of aquarium supplies and livestock. Professional dog and cat grooming.

    Contact information

    4208 South Blvd Ste K, Charlotte, NC 28209

    www.fintastic.us