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Anyone know if they're open yet?

Phone number is not in service

I talked t wai and he said it would be open at the end of the month (september)

He talks to you? LOL!

I drove by today and while there was nobody there, there's definitely a fish store at 7400 McLeod Tr. They're right next door to the Thai NongKhai restaurant, or a couple doors down from Cafe Metro if that helps you picture where that is. Across McLeod Tr is Palatal restaurant. :D

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I stopped in there on Saturday and talked to a Rusty, tall fellow. He said 3 weeks max for the opening. Setup looks nice, the whole back is plumbed and lit for SW. Store front looks nice too.

It doesnt matter to me how nice a place looks, as long as the fish are taken care of properly and the prices arnt rediculous. But if its owned by wais i dont think ill be buying to many fish from there. :(

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It may be owned by the same owner but it will be managed by someone different.

I talked to Danny today and it is Colby, nice guy. I dealt with him at Pisces quite a bit. I guess the store will be 80% FW.

Now THAT is a bummer. :( Oh well, 20% is better than 0% I guess.:lol:

Anyone know when it is actually opening?

He said a week or so, but of course wouldn't have much in until everything is settled.

Thats a little dissapointing since usually stores that dont deticate time to SW and up having very poor selection and quality.

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There are other stores in town that were mosetly FW oriented, and they've turned over to the salt side because of demand. This one may do the same.

Wai's Guys Aquatic would sound way cooler.

I drove by today and it looked pretty stocked and ready to open, I'm hoping there dry goods are a decent price because i want that nano cube in the window.

L-o-L :lol:

Obviously your broken wrists haven't ruined your sense of humor... good one !!

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I was those too, pretty cool looking.

I wonder if they'll be open to livestock trades?

in coming to calgary this weekend, is this store open yet?

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I don't think they are officially open yet. I'll go by there on the way home tonight and check if you want? Call me 403-366-1753 later and I'll let you know. (I'll be away from the PC all weekend)

I drove by today and they werent open, they look like there all set to open anyday now though.

Quite the build-up. Seven pages about a store yet to open, even I'm starting to look forward to it's opening.

Supposed to be pretty big. 2/3 Salt
Hoping for next weekend

Im pretty sure its only 20% salt the rest Fresh. And the store is quite tiny, similiar size to golds probly, but they look stocked to the roof on dry goods.

Walked through the store yesterday, very nice, well layed out and looks like about 20 % salt, and lots of hardware. Supposed to be open on Tuesday,

Well its open, I went and looked today, seems like a typical fish store. Not much SW but not bad, there prices were comparable to what big als was. Still not fully stocked and not much stuff has prices on them yet.

checked it out today also, still getting things going obviously but the owner says give me 2-3 weeks, and everything should be all going good, thank god theres a place close to home again....

i swung by there today, they have a good size area for saltwater, and really long tank that will be stacked with corals.

Hmmm.... since my last post on an independant thread seems to have magically disappeared (that's what I get for going to work I guess!!) :rolleyes: and I only found THIS thread today... :biggrin:

I too would like to say how much I like the new Store in the South!
Colby is way cool!
He helped me with my first ever tank like 6 years ago (back when I was a fledgling aquarist and only had 20gal fresh).
And it's so great to see that he is running this new store!

HOORRAY!
A store within minor driving distance that has competent staff!!

Fish Rule!

Now that is truly priceless:lol::lol:. I am so sorry I did not think of that. It really is a super pun. I hope some zealous mod does not trash this thread.:razz:

I was by there on Friday looks promising. the guy there said he would have corals and such in a few weeks Can not wait.. will have to check that out when i am back from Jamaica on nov 10th.


Jim

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Checked it out on Sunday. With the exception of a bit of store stock the place is fully open and functional. Nice and clean, for now:razz: and the coral tank is coming, Colby said he just needed a few helping hands to get it up on the shelf.

Hey I could probably help out with hoisting that (Colby if you're reading this..). I work nearby so depending on when it was needed to be done I could swing by.

Thanks. Glad our work is appreciated.

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I'm close too, I'm in if needed.

Help would be sweet
 

Wais' Guy huh? Nice. Can I change my name on this thing? If you guys want to help me lift that thing onto the stand that would be beyond cool. When are you available and what do you drink? We'll need four people (three to lift and me to tell you where to put it, right?:biggrin: ) Give me a call at the shop if you like 258-0448. The faster I get it plumbed the faster I can fill it. Thanks for the offer!!

Just my lame attempt at humor. Probably shouldn't have done that since I know nothing of this new business. Good luck with the new store.

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I'm good to go any time to help with the tank, what about you Tony?