I think Ian's review was fairly balanced.:smile: I appreciate him posting it.

Us hobbyists aren't the only ones that keep salt water tanks, I think there's a large commercial demand (office setups) and we just had some major flooding where offices were without power for long enough to wipe out their setups.
I'll bet there's a pretty good demand for all things saltwater right now.
Hopefully that translates into an increase in inventory all around.
The maintenance companies are probably pretty busy and LFS location doesn't matter to them. Service and supply does.
When I make a trip into Calgary (1 1/2 hour drive one way) I don't have enough time to visit all the stores, so if someone has something in stock, I'll buy it if I need it. I'll go to places where I think there's a good chance they'll have something in stock.
Some online places won't ship to a PO box and a trip to the airport to pick up something live is a major deal for me.
I wonder how many maintenance companies there are in Calgary?

Riverfront is another source. Though, their marine section is limited and some of their tanks do not look very healthy. Last Sat of each month all Marine stock is 30% off, and a good source for blood worms, shrimp etc.

I didn't realize Riverfront was still open. I haven't been in there since right after they moved. I should check it out again.

prob cause its all sick & dying.... their tanks look terrible.

J&L ships for free on hardware orders over $100, and with prices 60% (or less) of what the big box stores sell for is a much better choice. $30 on livestock over $300 and not heard of them having any more issues than buying from the big box stores with sick or dead/dying livestock.

Charles