O.C. Coral Boutique Opening Soon!! NEW PICS

[Marlin65]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

I'd like to see simple bulk dry goods available. No one really does this in any retail store I've ever been into but I think it would be a great idea to offer no name supplements and resins by the pound for a competitive price. Every LFS has the same mass marketed garbage by Kent looking packaged and pretty all over their shelves... When all I want is this stuff:

Activated Carbon
Granular Ferric Oxide
Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate
Magnesium Sulfate
Calcium Chloride
Calcium Hydroxide
Aragonite ca reactor media?
Others?

Maybe its just a fools dream to think that people could sell this a little closer to where I live so that I didnt have to order from Eastern Canada and the USA all of the time. At least it might be worth looking into. The average new-comer to the hobby probably feels comforted by colorful labels and fancy brand names but those of us who might be interested in 'rare and unique' corals generally know better. Just a thought.

+1 on bulk products

[Borderjumper]

Coolio guys!

I too would like to see bulk supplies. And maybe a tank or 2 strictly for local corals. I personally could send over florida ricordea and some acans. It would be nice for us "locals" to have a place to sell our frags.

[Oceanic]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

Coolio guys!

I too would like to see bulk supplies. And maybe a tank or 2 strictly for local corals. I personally could send over florida ricordea and some acans. It would be nice for us "locals" to have a place to sell our frags.

I like this idea, would be nice to have a community frag tank and simply charge a commission on the sale of the pieces. We will have to think about the idea.

What do others think of this?

[Oceanic]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

Coolio guys!

I too would like to see bulk supplies. And maybe a tank or 2 strictly for local corals. I personally could send over florida ricordea and some acans. It would be nice for us "locals" to have a place to sell our frags.

I am looking into bulk chemicals today, could some of you please list your approximate monthly usage of the main bulk items that we would likely stock? This would be helpful to in order to see if this would be a viable market.

- GFO
- Sodium Bicarbonate / Sodium Carbonate
- Calcium Hydroxide (a.k.a Kalkwasser)
- Magnesium Sulfate/Chloride
- Calcium Chloride

[whatcaneyedo]

Monthly:
250 ml - GFO
3 tbs - Sodium Bicarbonate / Sodium Carbonate
250 ml - Calcium Hydroxide (a.k.a Kalkwasser)
2 L - Magnesium Sulfate/Chloride
3 tbs - Calcium Chloride
500 ml - Activated Carbon

[Oceanic]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

Monthly:
250 ml - GFO
3 tbs - Sodium Bicarbonate / Sodium Carbonate
250 ml - Calcium Hydroxide (a.k.a Kalkwasser)
2 L - Magnesium Sulfate/Chloride
3 tbs - Calcium Chloride
500 ml - Activated Carbon

Excellent, I need more of this.

[Ron99]

Some great suggestions so far. I am only starting to use bulk supplements so can't comment on my usage yet.

The idea of a consignment tank is great but I would have one slight concern. You would have to be careful of spreading pests so you might need some sort of quarantine arrangement or a good regimen of dipping and examining under a magnifier etc.

[OceanicCorals-Ian-]

Here are some pictures of our new retail location! It is small and cozy! The shop needs tons of work as the building is old.

We have the huge benefit of having an off site Coral holding and aquaculture facility within 10 minutes of the location. We are getting as much done as we can so we can open before Christmas.

Stay posted for more pictures!

[alfredshouse]

Price list available for customers to see. Updated website would be a great idea and great store hours. Above all, a friendly knowledgable staff willing to answer the same questions over and over again.

[Barrie]

We've driven by the store front a few times and it looks fantastic! Any idea when you'll open for business?!?