Red Deer & Area Reefer's
 

Hey all Red Deer & area reefer's let's here form you. Would like to know how many of us are there on here.

hey greg hows the 155 goin?
i wouldnt mind seein who is all on here from red deer as well. ive met a small handful of us so far but i know there are lots more

yep i live in red deer.

Don't live in red deer but certainly in the area

Reef in Red Deer
 

I have been in Salt water for over 25 years. Red Deer and area has more salt water tanks every year

Sorry to hijack the thread....Why don't you guys come to Store Tours on Sunday

I'm from Ponoka, which is pretty close.

hi
 

im from lacombe

I'm in Red Deer, but I'm not a reefer yet - I only own 90 gallons of salt water and 60 lbs of live rock. ;) It is the plan though!

That's were you start. I started by buying a used complete system. Now I Have a 155 Bow Front, picking up a 75 corner (new pred tank) and 45 hex (seahorse tank) tommorow. Also have a 15 gal hex, 2 - 30 gal, 40 gal tall hex, 64 gal, 55 gal FW and a 125 gal FW. Got to sell the 40 tall & 65 gal (both empty)and atleast one or both 30 gal (temp tanks for preds) just to many tanks.

All cool, coming to Edmonton tomorrow but not sure if I will have time to join in the tour but hope to stop and Blue Water & Aquarium Illusions. What are some of the store on the tour?

Sylvan Lake
 

Were in Sylvan...constantly looking for new corals to trade!

Hi
 

New in March to Lacombe County from the Okanagan, newish to Canreef as well.

Nice to see there is so many of us. I don't live right in Red Deer but located East of Blackfalds on an acreage.

Innisfail here.

Any other's for Red Deer area that have not chimed in yet?

Bout a half hour SW outside of Spruce View

Slick Fork I here you have a wicked set-up and coral. Hopefully the next time you are selling some frag's I will be able to get something from you.

I am in red deer started up with salt way back when red deers PETLAND brought them in, kept fish only tanks for yrs wipe out a few tanks stupidly real stupidly :(
right now i have a 20 g mini reef ( starting reefing 1 yr now :O) )
and a 20 gal fish only tank,
had 48/50 gallon, salt water ,34tall gave them away ,some of them with fish in them (when i got sick they thought it was cancer but ofter two biopsy they figure its just my NF :) I miss my tanks , (now that I am feeling better) hoping one day to get another 48/50 gallon and turn it into a salty pred tank and mabey another 30 gallon tank
been keeping fishes, freshwater since I was just a kid in rocky mountain house
lol sorry for rambling
and very happy to be here and getting lots of info

Red Deer
 

In Red Deer also. 96gal reef tank.

I live in Innisfail
 

Have A 90 gallon reef.
And 35 reef tank.
All still fairly new.

Welcome aboard Trocar61

Hey thanks, looking forward to meeting a lot of you guys seeing all the different systems. think it will be very cool.

Anyone else new?

i know of a few more that are on here but not pipeing up haha. and i also know quite a few that are not on canreef but have some really nice tanks

been here for a while
 

never noticed the post.

see signature for stock

Bump for the latest ones in red deer

New salty here in Ponoka with a 75 gallon

neewbie, blackfalds
 

got bored of fresh water, trying reef. got the tank,(72 g bowfront) need LR LS, and a skimmer, but most of all ADVICE/INFORMATION, so i don't end up wasting my time and money

Well don't waste your time and money at the LFS here in Red Deer, price's are to high, stock quality is low and the knowledge is non-existent.

If you are in Calgary you need to go to RED CORAL, Kevin & Doug are the bomb, Gold's, Ocean City and Wei's are great to in my opinion.

As for Edmonton, BLUE WATER is my favorite place but have not been to the new one Aquagiant yet.

There are also some GREAT online shop's as well, The Reef Shoppe (Kelly) AWESOME, J&L and Coral Master's just to name a few.

what about reactors, and lighting, i feel like i know the least about these things

check out my build thread on my 8' 165 gal tank and see what I did. See if you are looking for the same kind of reef it might help.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=60533

Then we will talk to see what you figure you want to do.

Lighting really depends on what you want to keep. I would look at what you really want for you tank, and build around that. What are you most interested in keeping?

well, i not really too picky at the moment, so i think i should start with the easy stuff, i dont really know what corals are easy so feel free to suggest, but for live stock, i want diversity, shrimp, crab, maybe lobster? and course, a pair of clown fish, powder blue tangs and some damsel fish.......?

Watch out for Damsels they can be very aggressive if you want a community tank, the best fish for that would be clowns, regal tang, yellow tang, chromis's, blennies and gogy's. There are other's that are good to but can't think at the moment.

Depending on the crab, but if they get hungry enough, they are known to eat anything. A lobster will eat fish, so if you are looking at getting one, it would be better to get a tank specifically for them. Damsel's can turn into wholly terrors in a hurry, so unless you are getting very aggressive fish to go in with it, you might want to pass on them. Powder blue tangs like to swim, a lot, as most tangs do. A 75 gallon is going to be pretty hard on them. The tangs in the family of the Zebrasoma(yellow tang is an example) or Ctenochaetus would be a much better choice for a 75 gallon system.
As for corals, some easy corals that won't require a lot of light are mushrooms, leathers, paly's, xenia, green star polyps, toadstools, or kenya trees to name a few.

fora community tank jawfish are nice and a pistol shrimp/goby pair can be a lot of fun to watch as well.

how many fish am i going to be able to keep in my 72 gallon if i had round 70 lbs of live rock? and what about dragonfish? what should my salinity be at? can i measure this with a gravity hydrometer? if i get LR from an established aquarium, and throw it in there quick will there be die off? is there any point in buying live sand out of a bag? the trace elements are helpful, and which ones are hurtful? im pretty set on regal tangs, and a pair of clowns, maybe some yellow tangs, what kind of price do these usually go for? what is the best way to introduce new fish to an established tank, i know i know alot of questions

1. depending on the fish you get, you could get more small ones, or a few larger fish
2. I don't know a lot about dragonfish
3. natural salt water is at 1.26. Some people deviate from that.
4. You can use a gravity hydrometer, but they can be known to be quite inaccurate. A refractometer is a much better way to go.
5. there will be some die off, but it is still your best bet.
6. this is a debatable one about sand.
7. a regal tang in that size of tank will start to pace due to the lack of space over time and then you will need to get it to a larger set up. clowns are usually good. what kind are you considering? Some can get very mean. I saw a tomato clown in a tank with a lionfish beat up the lionfish. If you are considering getting more than one tang, make sure you do it all at the same time to lessen the fighting. Prices vary quite a bit, depending on the retailer, or if from a fellow canreefer.
8. It is best to first quarantine new fish so that if they have a disease, all the fish in your tank don't get it. When you are adding a new fish to a tank, you first float the bag in the tank to equalize the temperature, then it is best to drip water in over at least an hour.

I'd stay away from ALL tangs in a tank that small.