World of Water Aquatic Centres Reviews 1,040

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Considering 65 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the prompt delivery service and the overall excellent service received. Many people highlight the helpfulness and positive attitude of the staff, making interactions pleasant and productive. The products are often described as good quality, and the website is easy to use for ordering. However, some customers experienced issues with product quality, noting instances of items arriving with missing parts or not functioning as expected. A few people also mentioned concerns about the sturdiness of certain products or discrepancies between advertised features and the actual product received.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tank turned up on the day I stated and was well packaged in good condition and price competitive so no compliaints. Only thing prob could add to help is they will give you tracking info if you ring th... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Since our local world of water closed last year I have been ordering pond food for my koi on line. All works extremely well, easy site to order from and delivery always prompt. Only thing I miss i... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good customer service, helped me out with a lily plant order which was delayed twice, was contacted twice by phone to tell me my options. They offered me an alternative free of charge and put my... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Plants were received really quickly, well packaged and well labelled. Best of all NO DUCK WEED which has been a problem with every other place I have ordered pond plants from in the past (and indee... See more

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  1. Pet Store

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Founded over 30 years ago, World of Water quickly became one of the UK's leading water garden and Aquarium specialist. If you are looking to build a garden pond, water feature or even a koi pond World of Water can help with all the advice on all the equipment you will need including Pond Pumps, Filters, and Pond Liners. Planting a pond? Our stores have a large range of aquatic plants including water lilies, oxygenators, marginal, marsh and deep water plants as well as a large range of native plants from UK nurseries. Once the pond has settled, make a trip to World of Water for your pond fish, from the spring to autumn you find a massive range of pond fish including, hand picked Koi, Orfe, Goldfish, Tench, Shubunkins, Sarasa Comets and more. Most our stores also have a large aquarium department specializing in tropical fish and all the equipment including tanks, filters and the latest lighting. If marine is your thing we also have a few stores who have a dedicated marine section (please check our website for each stores range) Price Promise "We won't be beaten" we will happily beat any advertised price (excluding auction sites)


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4.6

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I found the perfect pump

Searching on the internet for a new filter/pump for my pond I found that World of Water had the exact item I needed, at a very competitive price. I placed my order and the pump arrived very soon afterwards. It was well packaged and a very well built machine. I had a minor query, so phoned World of Water, and my query was answered immediately by a very helpful young man. I heartily recommend World of Water.

27 August 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review and for your kind word. We are delighted that you were pleased with the pump, packaging and the price. Have a great weekend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Item good

Item good, delivery good.

27 August 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review. Have a great weekend.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Infected fish KILLED all my fish

This is the one near Tulleys Farm.

Bought 2 outside goldfish, despite floating bodies in with them (stupid me for buying them) both fish died within 2 days. The fish I bought from the inside aquarium tanks survived.

I’ve since bought 4 of the same fish from elsewhere. ALL survived!

So wasted my money £22. I wouldn’t go there again. Anything else you can get a refund on like a jumper or tv but animals you can’t. As their policy is you have 48 hours to take the dead fish back and I work - that’s money down the drain!

Also there were 2 dead fish in an inside tank there and I pointed this out. The man said that the behaviour is normal. I know about fish. You can tell by the way the fins looked, the way it was floating and there was slime coming off it. They were dead. I also said about the dead fish outside. They weren’t interested in taking them out. Dead fish - red flag!

UPDATE.

Suddenly all my fantail goldfish started standing on their heads and were barely moving and all died a few days later. The following day - last night 19/8 my weather roaches were going mad swimming madly around the tank and the 3 stripey tropical fish things (danios) were also really whizzing around the tank - never seen this before in 30 years. Today. All dead. Every single one of my fish DEAD. 8 fish, different species. I believe the new weather roach infected all my fish and killed them. It barely moved in the last couple of weeks since purchase. They are normally quite active. At the time of purchase from World of Water, Crawley - There were floating weather roaches in the tank at the time I bought mine. He said they’d been quarantined for a week they are fine and that’s how they act. I know this type of fish as I had 2 for over 10 years. They don’t behave that way. I said to the man those 2 will be dead tomorrow. I’m SO stupid. I should never have bought a fish from that tank. That new fish probably took away the lives of 8 fish I’ve had for years and has cost me a lot of money too because I now need to restock the whole tank. My fish died in a horrible way.

What’s the point in phoning you. Are you going to replace all my fish and refund me for the 3 dead ones I bought? You know those weather roaches were ill.

31 July 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

We are sorry to hear about this. We have spoken to the team at our Crawley branch and they would like to invite you to call them for a discussion, their number is 01293 883 237. Please ask to speak with their manager Ryan.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Received amazing service and advice

I have been going to this fish shop in whitminster for years and never have I had an issue. Everyone is very knowledgeable about everything. Such a very friendly service you receive I’ve brought fish, plants and even filters from them and never have I had an issue. They can answer any questions you have about ponds/tanks and fish and nothing is too much trouble for them. Definitely a recommended going to these fish shops

4 August 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review and such lovely feedback, we will make sure this is passed on to the team at the store. Have a great day.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Happy with our pond bundle.

Everything arrived really quickly and was very well packed. Plants seem to be getting established pretty quickly. I haven't seen the pond snails since I popped them in. Hopefully they're in there somewhere. Many thanks.

23 July 2024
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Mostly happy

When rinsing some hornwort, I found some algae on it. Apart from this, I was happy with my order.

23 July 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for your feedback. We are glad that you are happy with the plants, but sorry to hear there was some algae on them. The plants are checked and cleaned at the nursery before dispatch, we will pass your feedback on to them.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pond starter kit

Ordered pond starter kit. Arrived quickly and extremely well packaged, and plants looked good and healthy. Now in the pond still looking good so only time will tell how they thrive.

22 July 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review. We pride ourselves on timely and well packaged deliveries, as well as our hand-picked, nurtured pond plants. We hope they enjoy their new pond. Have a great weekend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

pump is performing heroically and the…

pump is performing heroically and the fish are happy in their oxygenated pond!!

22 July 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review. We’re delighted that your fish are happy thanks to the pump. Have a great weekend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service Bought a water lily

Excellent service Bought a water lily, arrived well packaged and healthy, very happy😊

4 July 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review. We hope your new lily brings lots of joy this summer. Have a great day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Vary quick service

24 June 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review. Have a great evening.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exhalent service

Exhalent service one part missing phoned them got the part next day would recommend

24 June 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review. Have a great evening.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Competitive and fast delivery

Placed my first order on Saturday, dispatched Monday and arrived today. Packaged well and competitive on price. Thank you!

2 July 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review. We aim to dispatch asap and are delighted you received the item the next day. Have a great day 😀

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

thank you steve for your expert…

thank you steve for your expert knowledge and showing me the right way of setting up my fluval 406 pump, different entirely to how fluval says to set up, thank you so very much

1 July 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review. We will pass on your kind feedback to Steve. Have a great day.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

All about the money

After building a pond I've always wanted , my partner ( woman ) went in to gloucester store and purchased a filter and pump for the pond . The helper in the store recommend them a filter and pump without asking her how many litres the pond holds which is the first question you ask . Now the filter cost £250 and the pump was about £70 so £320 in total . Now the filter is recommend that it can be used for pond which hold 7000 litres but if you have fish in the pond you can put it in ponds nomore than 3500 litres. Now my pond that has just been built holds 9000 litres .
Now we are left with a pump and filter that cost over £300 which is useless all we have is green water filter need cleaning every 3 days which is just rubbish.
Overall terrible experience, No professionals that work here . Very rude too . Go somewhere else !

13 July 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Faulty tank

We bought an Interpet aquarium 6 months ago and two days ago noticed water dripping down our book case on which the tank sits. A small leak had appeared at back of tank. Spoke with our local centre in Hailsham and did not get the response expected. We had our proof of purchase which was made on credit card as well. Felt like they hoped we couldn't do this! We were then told we had to purchase another tank for £200.00 before they would do a swap for the faulty one!! We have a guarantee in case of problems. We refused to do this but the implication was made that we would not return the faulty tank, that we were might steal it. We are good customers and they know where we live. We also have three more tanks so a lot of business from us. We managed to agree to a £50.00 deposit on which we had to promise the tank would appear back in the shop first thing next day and this was 1/2 hour before closing. Stressful evening transferring a set up tank with ecosystem just right. I have now lost some shrimp, a frog, and two gobies ( so far), so we didn't do this lightly, tried to do this slowly and carefully. The customer service was appalling and now they have lost our business, there are other, better places to go. These are animals and a duty of care should have been shown as well as looking after their customers. Really not happy and very very disappointed.

4 June 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Sorry to hear you’ve lost fish, this is very upsetting. As a retailer we honour all warranty / guarantees on all the products we sell and we try to make theses claims as easy as possible for our customers whether it be pond or aquarium products. While we appreciate it’s a little more difficult when livestock is involved we do need to faulty product back before we can replace it, we can not give replacement stock to customers without being in receipt of the faulty product first.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Excellent customer service. The fountain looks great.

22 May 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review. We are delighted that your new fountain looks great in your garden. Have a lovely weekend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Water lillies…

I thought the website was straight forward and easy to use,the prices of the wide range of stock they have was reasonable.
The plants I ordered came quick well oacked and in good condtion

22 May 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review. We work hard to offer you a wide range of stock at the best prices. We hope your new plants enjoy the summer in your water garden.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Absolutely first class customer…

Absolutely first class customer service!
The online shop is always a pleasure with easy to follow web pages and excellent checkout.

1 May 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a great review. We are proud of our website and have worked hard to ensure it has a smooth ordering process. We are also very proud of our customer service and are delighted you praise it as first class. Have a great day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Blagdon pump broke fown

I have an inpond 1 in 5 Blagdon 6000 pump. It stopped working. I cleaned the filters and checked the impeller was functioning correctly but it wouldn't work. I phoned World of Water for advice. I spoke with Anthony. He suggested that it was most likely to be the transformer. He explained that if the pond light wasn't working as well that would be the most likely problem. I ordered a new transformer and “Bingo”, it's now working. Thank you Anthony you know your business. If anyone you know has pond issues then I recommend you speak to Anthony.

7 May 2024
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Reply from World of Water Aquatic Centres

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review and for your kind words. We have passed your review onto Anthony who was pleased that he could assist you. Have a great day.

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