Moving to the Okanagan

mseepman · #1 12-30-2007, 06:03 AM

Yikes...Sucker is right. Oh well, I'll just call on you when I need my tank lifted up too.
So who made your tank? Is it new or did you have it at the last place?

Gools · #2 12-30-2007, 02:47 PM

I got it from aquarium illusions in Edmonton. One of their display tanks they were selling.
I had a 180 in Winnipeg, but shipping was to much, and gave me an excuse to finally upgrade
what size tank are you upgrading to?
Later, Nigel

mseepman · #3 12-30-2007, 04:55 PM

The tank looks nice. I was interested in seeing a tank from AI as they have been on my list for when I upgrade.

As for the upgrade...I bought a lot overlooking Okanagan lake and now I'm working on arranging a builder that I picked out. He's excellent, but busy so he can't start till late 2008. Plus my wife and I are expecting our first little one in January so I have to balance being kid poor, house poor and reef poor. I'm drawing my own house plans, so I've been working on how to integrate an in-wal 250 - 280g and a full fish room. It's great to see what people on here have been doing because I'm learning how many things I need to think about first.

I'm assuming from the look of your pics that you had a partially finished basement that you are building the tank room into?

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Originally Posted by Gools

I got it from aquarium illusions in Edmonton. One of their display tanks they were selling.
I had a 180 in Winnipeg, but shipping was to much, and gave me an excuse to finally upgrade
what size tank are you upgrading to?
Later, Nigel

Gools · #4 12-31-2007, 03:49 AM

Terry, I'll let you know when I have frags, will be a while but I'll give you a shout if I get any. Also I'm assuming Reefkeepers is a salt store? Where are they located?

mseepman congrats on the arrival of your first little one. I have 2. 3 year old, and 15 month old so I feel your pain when you say broke. My basement is finished, but I did tear down a wall and built a new one to accomidate a fish room, and to have the tank inwall. Just in the stall mode cause the electrical is going to cost me an arm and a leg.

Going to mention to that my dad's coming to visit me from Winnipeg, so I'm getting some stuff from Praire reef supplies, so if anyone wants and drygoods, that's easy enough to bring on a plane, your more then welcome to tag on. Free shipping

Later

Myka · #5 12-31-2007, 04:27 AM

Your "slapped together" tank looks pretty good.

Have you been to Reef Keepers yet? They recently had some(prick)one dump some sort of poison in their tanks when they were really busy, so they lost a lot of stuff.

Probably not worth stopping by for a month or so...

Gools · #6 12-31-2007, 04:31 AM

Thanks on the slapped together tank. In person it looks like crap, finally broke down and bought a small yellow tang to start croping back the algae a bit.

I haven't even heard of reefkeepers until today. Are they in Kelowna, or Penticton? Website? I can't believe someone would poison a tank. I hope he finds out who it was.

Myka · #7 12-31-2007, 04:33 AM

Some people mentioned them earlier in this thread. They are in Kelowna (technically they are in Rutland) and are the best place in the Okanagan (that I'm aware of) for corals and fish. They don't have a whole lot of corals, but they are usually reasonably healthy, and are the only place in Ok that you can get SPS on occasion. They usually have a decent supply of basic LPS, and all sorts of softies/leathers/mushrooms/polyps.

pinner_28 · #8 12-31-2007, 06:03 AM

thanks gools that would be great always looking for frags.I hope Randy (reefkeepers) find out how did that to there tanks.Reefkeepers has a web site it hasen't changed in a few years but will give you directions.

mseepman · #9 12-31-2007, 06:21 AM

I can't believe that someone would poison a tank...that's just brutal.

As for stores with coral, AJ's is starting to bring in some more varied stuff these days and Complete Pet (also in Vernon) brings in some pretty unique livestock, but pretty basic corals (softies, polyps, etc.)

I heard that the pet store in the Mission has a pretty good salt selection...but I've never been there. On my two visits to Reef-keepers, I found them to be extremely rude, and willing to tell me anything to get me to buy. I personally don't plan on going back there.

To my knowledge, Penticton is void of any realy saltwater stores. Petcetera doesn't count because all they do is torture the fish.