New Tank Advice

[steveg]

Hi there, fantastic forum, it has been great to look through and see the level of interest in reefkeeping here!

I am new to Calgary and am looking for some advice on a new tank. I have called a few of the stores and seem to have a huge range of prices and experiences.

Can anyone recommend a particular store or alternatively advise me of which company not to use. While price is important I would rather not get set up and loose the system due to poor workmanship.

I would really appreciate advice as it seems a lot different here to over the pond in England where I have just come from.

Looking forward to your comments

Many thanks

[Aquattro]

Welcome to the board. Calgary has a good selection of great shops, and you'll get lots of opinions on which is good and which isn't, and most will contradict the others
I'm sure you'll get a few PMs with experiences, but the best bet would be to get a second opinion here for any advice that is questionable.
Unfortunatley our board rules don't really allow thorough store recomendations, but many of the local shops are part of our satisfaction polls, so you might want to browse them for popular stores.

[wickedfrags]

Welcome to the board. IMO always a good idea to check out a few local systems before you finalizing any design and equipment decisions. Hang around the LFS (and of course Canreef) and see some of the available equipment in action.

[edikpok]

you can but a used system (from canreef/ craigslist / buyandsell...)- cheaper and might be already established....

[ponokareefer]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Welcome to the board. Calgary has a good selection of great shops, and you'll get lots of opinions on which is good and which isn't, and most will contradict the others
I'm sure you'll get a few PMs with experiences, but the best bet would be to get a second opinion here for any advice that is questionable.
Unfortunatley our board rules don't really allow thorough store recomendations, but many of the local shops are part of our satisfaction polls, so you might want to browse them for popular stores.

As Brad has pointed out, we can't give out advise on specific stores on the forum. Definitely check out the vendor rating forums section as that will give you an idea of what people think of stores in Calgary, and the rest of Canada.
I'd also second edikpok's advise on looking for a good used system, as you will save hundreds of dollars buying a used system on canreef instead of purchasing everything new. I found canreef not too long after purchasing a brand new system and was kicking myself for it.
Any idea on what type of system you want to run?

[Doug]

Welcome
to
Canreef

[steveg]

Many thanks for the welcome and for the comments, I shall definitely have to spend some more time on Canreef as well as at the LFS. There are some really awesome tanks on here to provide inspiration, wish me luck.....

[fishytime]

Welcome to the board mang. IMO there is really only one store in Cowtown

BTW, way to nip that in the butt before the ball got rolling Brad.