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Old 03-18-2014, 09:32 PM
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Most of the reef shops I have been to are located in a "circuit" in the North East around Deerfoot and McKnight, then down to 16th Ave.

I've been to Pisces, Concept, Big Al's, and Wai's.

I would definitely recommend stopping by Concepts.
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Old 03-18-2014, 09:56 PM
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I'd recommend Wai's and Reef Wonderland as the two best coral stores in Calgary. In terms of livestock you're probably best going to Pisces or if you're desperate Big Al's.
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Old 03-18-2014, 10:19 PM
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I would say dont forget about Golds on 17th SE for surprise corals.
Ocean creation and wais for fish.
riverfront aquariums for inverts.
Ocean Wonderland for coral.
Concept for coral Frags.
Pisces and Big Als for dry goods.
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Old 03-18-2014, 11:58 PM
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Ok, thanks. I think I will be stopping at Concepts as I am interested in the frags.
I don't need any equipment. I noticed a lot of the sponsors on here are from Ontario?
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I would hit wais, concept and reef wonderland. Stay away from Golds, the coral looks like its dying.
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I would hit wais, concept and reef wonderland. Stay away from Golds, the coral looks like its dying.
stay away from this guy's advice, Gold's is one of the best lfs in the city.
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stay away from this guy's advice, Gold's is one of the best lfs in the city.
Based on what? Oh it must be the cramped dirty tanks and the bleached out corals. Oops sorry.
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stay away from this guy's advice, Gold's is one of the best lfs in the city.
Gold's is a great shop. They are an example of a very good LFS in a very ugly shop. I've gotten some outstanding stuff from them and I've found them to be the cheapest in the city for snails and hermits. The important thing is to hit them after they get their deliveries; people line up outside to be the first to shop the new livestock and coral.
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stay away from this guy's advice, Gold's is one of the best lfs in the city.
I agree, i like Golds as well, great frag tank & cheap. They know their coral & have good selection. Only issue i can come up with is make sure you dip ur corals first as i once got one with some bubble algae & one with apistsia but dipping cures all!
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riverfront aquariums for inverts.
I wouldn't buy a bus ticket at that dump...
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