Rock/Sand/Salt Order
 

Hey everybody

anybody that hasnt been following in the Edmonton forum, we're making a run out to calgary for a load of LR to set up a new reef

We're about 120lbs short of hitting Figi for 3.99lb. Im up for picking up LR, substrates, and salt buckets and making a pit stop in calgary to help load up on some more rock and drop the price down as low as we can get it

info is here...

http://www.canreef.com/phpBB2/viewto...?p=92988#92988

so anybody from cowtown that wants in on this, please read the thread over in the edmonton forum, follow the instructions, and if your ordering just leave me a post in THIS thread so i can keep track of what im bringing back to calgary :)

Thanks

If there is enough interest generated for you to come through Calgary, I'll order a box of rock (and 2 salts if there is room). It may just cause you more grief than just sticking to your Edmonton order if the weather is bad.

You could maybe throw the rock in my garage (heated) if you are overnighting in Calgary to keep it warm.

Your garage?? Heck, I've got some room in my TANK...

A bucket of IO for $40 would be good! That LR travel / cold thing makes me a bit nervous...

im still working on how to keep it warm

i can fit an insulated box in my bed for probably 9-12 boxes of rock. Insulation on all sides can be 6" thick easy. J&L can put heat packs inside the boxes. I can always throw water bottles or ziplocks full of warm/hot water in between the boxes that can be refilled whenever we stop for diesel if need be, depends how much heat it bleeds

if anybody has any ideas im all ears

i just hope i havent ****ed off enough of the gods to hit -20 on halloween :P

Emily

Calgary isnt really too far outta the way for us. Not too much extra travel time over taking the Kokahala. Be a chance to meet some of the reefers in calgary :mrgreen: plus if we get enough, itll knock the price of rock down for everybody

I was actually thinking of using somebodies garage if they didnt mind. Maybe as a meeting place for everybody to pick up their parts? while the rock packs are undone can refill everything with warm water in ziplocks again for the night/next day

only if your up for it of course

Wouldn't it be faster to go through Calgary on your way to Vancouver anyways? The Jasper route almost seems slower, and Mapquest recommends going through Calgary as well.

No reason you still couldn't take the Coke. You can go straight from Calgary to Banff, Lake Louise, Field, Golden, Revelstoke and Kamloops.

I don't mind helping keep those rocks warm. Way out in the NW tho. :eek:

Deb, if they come in on the #1 you're a good choice - just up Stoney Trail, on the way to the #2.

Very handy...

Shall I place my order BlackW?

I 'm in need of a bucket of salt if it can be worked in. :biggrin:

salt
 

I also would be interested in a bucket of salt...I live quite close to Deb ... and can lend assistance with loading/unloading as well.

BlackW, I think you can probably get mysis back to Edmonton in its frozen state, so maybe consider an order from Ross. I can store it here, I have no food in my freezer.... :rolleyes: :lol:

I could do with another bucket of salt on hand, and I do need about 20 - 25 lbs more LR for my FO tank.

I'd be interested in some Mysis if there was a Calgary layover....

heh, now i remember why im buying a 1 ton pickup

Ross, would you mind posting up the package size, number of packs, and price per pack of the mysis in this thread? Id like to just shortcut over to this thread from the other one then theres no confusion with the edmontonians that want some

If the calgarians are up for it, i got no problem bringing it. just list what your down for in this thread so i can keep track of whats going where

oh, and has anybody weighed a 160g bucket of salt? curious for weight in case some of it ends up in the back seats

my phone number is 780-953-5311 for any questions or problems

The MYSIS is frozen, comes in 8 ounce flats and is available in small and large sizes (the critter size). The fellow we get it from also sells it to the LFS's and they charge $12-$16 and I have 30+ packages available at $6.00.

you can read about it here http://www.mysis.com/index1.html

As to the bucket of salt. I would like the 200 gallon bucket of Kent salt. Would I have to contact J&L to pay for it, and the get it off the truck when it arrives here. :question:
BTW I just priced it out on J&L's site. It would cost almost $30.00 to ship one bucket to Calgary. It would seem that if everyone pays Josh 10 bucks for his trouble we are still a long way ahead. :eek:

Ross...dont happen to have 16 or 40oz packs? dont remember how much the 40's are at the bigals here. anyway id rather give the money to other hobbyists...put me down for 10 packs of small and 5 packs of large

Bob, yep thats the plan. Everything being ordered from J&L should be placed through Jeff, ordered, paid for, and then on hold for pickup by Josh Edwards (Me :mrgreen: )

our dates are...pickup from J&L the morning of the 29th or the 30th, dropoff in calgary that night, then dropoffs in edmonton are the day after

if anybody in calgary has a preference for receiving this stuff on a friday night or a saturday night let me know, otherwise we'll just kinda go by feel and decide a few days before

If anybody has a J&L box leftover from a previous rock order...could i please get outer dimensions of length/width/height, an exact measurment would be great :mrgreen:

Would like to get started on the rock box for the truck this coming weekend

Ross, pm'd you.

I'm down for 5 of each.

My order is placed. Perhaps we can make a confirmed list, by adding your name and what you have confirmed with J&L.

1) EmilyB - 1 box (65lbs) rock, 2 Kent salt buckets, 1 bag Caribsea Select sand

ill give Jeff a call tomorrow and get his copy of the list so we can double check the edmonton and calgary orders so far. ill post each list in the respective forum morrow night hopefully

i think we're sitting about a box short of 3.99

Just added a little bit (tiny, really) to the order.

So, is J&L keeping a running tally of all the rock and giving us a price before pick-up dependant on the quantity?

May be interested in one of the medium size pieces of driftwood you have for sale as well BlkWolfe, if you have room to bring it along.

Just what you said :biggrin:

nobody should be charged for their rock orders until a few days before pickup when we have our total weight being picked up. im sure Jeff will be calling everybody individually prior to any charges. Everythings just being lumped together, like 500lbs being purchased by one person. it just happens to be going to 8 difference places

Capt, should be able to shoehorn a piece in under a wheel well or somethin :lol:

K heres the list i got from J&L

Edmonton:
Josh - 2 x 160g IO, 8 bags sugar size aragamax, 160lbs figi
Jessica - 60lbs figi
Harvey Wong - 65lbs figi, 2x 160g IO CHECKED
Chris Greggors - 2 x Sediment Filters
Paul Switzeny - 1 x 160g IO, 10lbs figi, maxi jet 600
John Chan - Corlife gloves, 2 x 160g IO, 3 x 12" optimal reflectors

Calgary:
Bob Ipema - 1 x 200g kent salt CHECKED
Deb Hadford - 65lbs figi, 2 x 200g kent salt, 1 x aragamax select CHECKED
Ed Miller - 25lbs figi, 2 x 200g kent salt CHECKED

This is the list that J&L currently has, so if somethings wrong or missing you need to contact them and then contact me. and i apologize if i spelt anyones name wrong

also if i got somebodies location wrong, ie your in edmonton and i got you on the calgary list, just point in our in your respective forum so i can fix up my list.

and finally, can i please get a pm from everybody thats in, with your contact info, name, number, screen name on here if its different than your name etc. and PM it to me

we're one box short of hitting our 3.99lb. and ive got room for 2 more boxes in the truck

No one else in Calgary needs rock? :eek: :confused:

Come on, you guys can split up a box worth :cool: Everyone is always asking me about rock - where are you guys? :mrgreen:

I need some salt?? :biggrin:

I need sand

I need money... :sad:

What! You mean I have to pay for it too!

The way I see it is, I'm spending money to save money. Damn, I've been listening to my wife after a shopping trip too much, its starting to rub off.

we still got room on and in the truck :mrgreen:

if you guys want it and can make it out to NW calgary on the 29th then by all means add it in. Might as well make the most of this trip

Ed, ive had to teach my wife that :cool: should have seen the look on her face the first time she saw a couple of us carting about 1400lbs of potatoes into the cellar out on the farm to keep half the extended family supplied for the year. 8 bucks per 50lb bag aint too bad to load up on

Come on everybody...gotta be able to get one more box together

I'll do that last box...I probably have room to cure it. I will sell it later after curing. :cool:

:BIG:

heh, had to try it

emilyb's addition should have gotten us to the 3.99 :mrgreen:

ill give jeff a call in the morning and get our total weight

also, took delivery of the new truck today. crew cab is pretty spacious, so we'll be able to stack all the rock in the back seat and keep everything warm for the trip back. no ****ing around with an insulated box in the bed.

also, this leaves the entire bed open, so anybody that wants, we're still open for more additions of salt and sand

thanks everybody

Just got off with J&L

I dont know who over there is doing their math. we're sitting at 400lbs even, which means we're still at 4.09. Dont know who the he...ck would say we hit 3.99. then again i missed it too....

and to top it off they want the 8th box full before they'll drop it. which means we're approx 120lbs short

im going to throw something up on the vancouver forum, see if somebody just wants to grab a couple discounted boxes from the back of the truck when we get done with J&L, hell ill even deliver around Burnaby

sorry about this everybody, looks like we're not done yet

I don't have a problem with $4.09/lb for the rock. Its still way cheaper than the $8.99/lb locally. I say go for it even if the extra orders don't come.

If I want some salt, how do I go about getting it on the truck and where do I pick it up when it comes into Calgary?

Me too :mrgreen:

Anybody for salt just follow the instructions wherever the heck i put them

Call Jeff, give him your list and credit card info, tell him its being picked up by Josh Edwards, and thats that

still got room for salt and sand so by all means

BMW, still up for using your place as the Calgary dropoff?

cool! and where is BMW's place?