Good LFS in Vancouver??

[Samw]

Originally posted by Troy F:
Welcome TRFOW, I'd disagree with you on the selection of dry goods. J&Ls carry way more reef/saltwater related product than the rest of the stores put together. I can't think of one worth while item that King Ed's or Big Al's have that J&L's don't have.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I wouldn't go so far to say that J&L has more reef products than Big Al's and King Ed's though.

When I was looking for Hagen Powerheads during Christmas, they didn't have it. They do now. They don't carry Hagen Fish tanks nor Hagen Canopies nor Eclipse Tanks nor All-Glass Compact Fluorescent canopies nor Coralife bulbs, nor Hagen Testkits nor Tetra products (foods, additives, testkits, etc), nor other heaters besides Ebo Jager, etc. These are just some examples off the top of my head.

I agree that they probably carry most of the quality stuff that reefers want or can special order them, and they are getting new products every day as the business grows, which is excellent.

I like King Ed's because they give me a second source for livestock and drygoods. If there's something that J&L doesn't stock, there's a good chance that I can get it at King Ed's. They also haven't pushed anything at all towards me which I know is contrary to some people's experience (except for 1 time when I was buying Chemipure and they told me that if I buy 2, the second one is half price. Hey, that was actually to my advantage so I did buy 2.)

There are some really specialty stuff such DT Phytoplankton that these other stores don't have. But the big drawback about King Ed's for me, is that they DON'T guarantee ANY of their salt water animals. Whereas J&L fortunately does.

[ 21 May 2002, 20:01: Message edited by: Sam W ]