Gateway Aquatics

Gateway Aquatics Originally Open in 2006 after 18 years on 4/29/23 we had a store fire, now based out of Farmington Mo
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We’re passionate about taking care of Aquariums both Salt & fresh along with Ponds & Waterfalls to bring a bit of Aquatic Therapy to everyday life. With a mission to help customers design, build, install and maintain their aquatic wonderlands, we provide all the equipment, accessories, live fish, and corals you need to create your unique aquarium. We also design and install ponds along with waterf

alls in backyard spaces, making your home more tranquil, lively, and full of fish. Whether you’re new to aquatic hobbies or looking to add another fish or Coral to your colorful collection, you can expect to receive helpful and friendly service from our team of experts.

09/17/2025

Quick video from The Magic House aquarium today. This was setup by us right at 10 years ago! Time flys!✅

It’s been a while since posting much so will try to keep it moving a little more. 🤠

Crowd favorite at the old store! Be sure to check it out. ✅
08/30/2024

Crowd favorite at the old store!

Be sure to check it out. ✅

Long time coming! 👍👍
05/15/2024

Long time coming! 👍👍

05/01/2024

Hard to believe it’s been just over 1 year since the store fire. The last year has been a roller coaster to say the least. I’m still doing some STL maintenance but mainly down south in Farmington and doing more things in that area now days.

Very happy to report that STL Aquatics is doing great and as most of you already know they were my former employees for many years. Watching them succeed, learn, grow and adapt to what is needed to carry on and start their new journey has really been very cool to see. They will be moving back to the original location in the coming weeks where I spent 18 years of my life. In the early days it WAS my life for better or worse that’s just building a business from scratch to succeed.

I sure do appreciate all the years from all the great customers along with seeing them follow Matt, Harrison and Shane to their new adventure.

Still not sure how deep I will dive back into this aquatics industry but if your down south I’m still doing things and running equipment. I know the majority of my work in St. Louis is done with limited time spent up there and referrals to the STL Aquatics guys for most of that stuff.

Spent the last few months building what’s in the video so figured I’d share a little of what I’ve been up to in my “free” time. 🤠

I’ll continue to post and carry on but the posts are just a little more spread out these days. Big thanks for all the support and even after the fire I’ve talked with a lot of people and had tons of checking in.

Life’s short and things happen so just try to enjoy the ride where you can. Or at least enjoy my video of months of hard work! 😂✅👍

Thank You! Chad - Owner

💥Tank Maintenance Tuesday!💥Started the day at The Magic House!👍✅👍🐟🐠🐟🐠🐟🐠
03/27/2024

💥Tank Maintenance Tuesday!💥

Started the day at The Magic House!👍✅👍

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Great deal if your thinking about a good sized in wall setup. Save thousands and still all brand new!👍✅👍
03/16/2024

Great deal if your thinking about a good sized in wall setup. Save thousands and still all brand new!👍✅👍

03/12/2024

💥Planet Aquarium Custom 300gallon💥

We set this up a couple years ago or so and has really turned out spectacular! This has been a weekly service account since day 1 and very proud of this one!👍✅👍

Great setup for Saltwater OR Freshwater!
02/23/2024

Great setup for Saltwater OR Freshwater!

Anyone looking for a BIG skimmer we just removed this beast. Current pump is about 2 years old roughly. $800 and pickup ...
01/31/2024

Anyone looking for a BIG skimmer we just removed this beast. Current pump is about 2 years old roughly. $800 and pickup would be in Farmington Mo. no shipping.

Lots of other items either from the old store or from service work. Likely we will be putting the majority up on EBay at some point.

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12/14/2023

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Current state of the old building and just had to make a post. This was my business of 18 years so it’s pretty horrible ...
12/07/2023

Current state of the old building and just had to make a post. This was my business of 18 years so it’s pretty horrible to see and hasn’t looked good since April 28th. Hard to look at and even harder to ever imagine this is how things would end.

Enjoy life, make time for family, make friends & support small business like STL aquatics and thousands of other that pour their soul and so much time into a passion project that IS their business. This was just a hobby that went crazy for me in 2005 and turned into a fantastic career. I’m still doing some of what we do, mainly maintenance and working a bit with my friends/old employees.

I appreciate everyone that helped us succeed and even the few that didn’t, well that became fuel to push harder. This path isn’t for everyone but it’s a pretty dang cool thing to work for yourself and succeed. Hard work pays off and when horrible things happen like a fire, life still goes on so switch it up and keep moving forward.

Harrison one of the owners of STL Aquatics took these pics and todays his birthday so Happy Birthday my friend we will keep pushing forward and I love to see you, Matt and Shane continue what we started in these 4 walls. Now a convertible I suppose
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STL Aquatics for all your Retail store needs
Aquariums & Ponds.

Gateway Aquatics for 18 years of roller coaster emotions and a lot of amazing people along the way!! 👍✅👍

Thanks for all the years! Chad - Owner

💥Maintenance Day! 💥💥Some of the amazing aquariums we get see and maintain every week. ✅👍✅
11/28/2023

💥Maintenance Day! 💥

💥Some of the amazing aquariums we get see and maintain every week. ✅👍✅

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Highway OO
Farmington, MO
63640

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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