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I use superglue to mount them, just dry off the base a bit and work quick. Or I'll let them float around until they attach themselves.

Glad to see another person from Lethbridge. Welcome!

No problem just let me know, we're planning going up on the 23 or 30th so we'll see. Plenty of room for a few extra guys. Going backrupt eh? That's a shame, they had good prices on equipment occasionally. I haven't been in there for ages though, if they are having a big sale maybe I should check it out sometime.

I like the sound of that.

Got it and replied. I've been up to Edmonton a few times, and nothing against the places up there but of course the drive to Calgary is better for us down here and they always have what I am after. Red Coral is def worth checking out if you ever make it up there, you could tag along with a group trip when we go up next if interested. Hands down Tropical has the best fish, it's nice to see him actually hold the fish and treat them when sick. But like mentioned the downside is he has higher prices and really not much coral. If the new place comes I'd love to see them go into corals and work with locals for trading and whatnot. Petland needs more tanks and upkeep on them, they did say there are going to do an overhaul and put in a bunch more tanks once they organize room for it so I guess we shall see. Thing with Mike&K is they have been getting a lot better, takes interest and that is something to credit. He admits he looks things up on the internet to learn more about it so that's a plus, there have been times the two of them have been wrong like telling people you can't do a fishless cycle for one. All the other employees as I'm sure you know have very limited knowledge. It's a shame Petcetera doesn't do salt anymore, mainly because their liverock was really nice for some reason when they did carry it. But that place has really gone downhill, they really need to clean their tanks! The other two places their rock isn't worth getting since it's usually covered with aiptasia. Yeah Bruce has said he owes too much money as of late so his orders have been slowing down, I send everyone over there first who is starting into it. If it's true the other store is moving into the old visions that is a pretty good spot, sucked as an electronics store because of the parking lot but for a fish store it should suit it pretty well. Either way anything that brings more selection I will eagerly welcome.

We should create a trade list if you guys are up for it, see what everyone has/wants.

Well he has 3-4 places to order from but rarely does, Petland only orders from 2 and I am talking about corals here not so much as fish. I always shop at Tropical first, but petland for just starting out seems to understand variety. I know quite a few people (myself included) have bugged Bruce about bringing in corals for them and as I am sure you know he just puts it off or forgets like Bruce typically does lol, Petland special ordered from them without any problems. Like I said tho, I go to Tropical first but lets not overlook his obvious faults. And on some stuff the price is considerably cheaper over at Petland, take a look at shrimp and crab prices for instance... quite a big difference coming from the same place. His prices have been going up as of late. I have sold some frags to him, but things like zoas and some sps coral he will not take even for low trades haha. But Petland so far has taken all of my frags I have to offer for credit, and they are usually quickly sold. I walked in there with some acans and monti and they were spoken for before they even made it to the back. But I always take em over to Scott and see if he wants them first. I agree he needs another person or two at least to help out in there, if he did not have Scott there that place would be a disaster. Another reason I go there first is because I like to buy from Scott. The back room/coral tank is indeed what I was referring to, he has been talking about doing that for ages and I doubt it will be in place a year from now. If they open on the west side I would doubt they would make it, but in my opinion there is enough of market for another salt store especially if they do it right. Petland is doing well but they just need to learn to take care of their tanks and slow down a bit, not to mention they also have the fault of little to none salt knowledge aside from an individual or two as typical of a chain lfs. They have slowed down some but I really think it is because of poor maintenance. I would be in for an order, but really I just do monthly road trips up to Calgary sometimes with a bunch of people and go to Red Coral and a few others for my coral needs. Works great when you go with a bunch of people for a day trip. We used to do orders from J&L but taking the trip up is cheaper and works better. Actually talking with a few of the stores in Calgary, they tell you they see quite a few people from Lethbridge making regular runs up there for corals and livestock.

I think another salt store would do great, especially if they stock decent stuff I mean we only have 2 stores. Tropical is great but he never seems to bring in anything other than mushrooms, condy, GSP etc... he needs to bring in more corals and get his back room ready. Petland is good but they don't take care of their tanks, they stocked a new tank packed full of stuff and that got nuked. But already they bring in a much bigger selection than Tropical with only 4 tanks compared to his 10 plus. And they seem to be selling a lot of stuff. But if they are opening it on the west side, I dunno about that.

I'd love to see more corals around here, wasn't aware of any new stores coming.

Gimme!

I don't really have much either sadly.

I live in Lethbridge as well and I'm glad to see Petland getting back into salt as well, need to find some more variety around here. Who has frags to sell? :thumbs:

I've had 2 heaters die on me, one was my fault though. I had a Visi-therm that I forgot to unplug while doing a water change, obviously my own fault. I had another one that quit working on me through a surge protector, had some loose parts on the inside so I think it burnt out since it worked fine for almost 2 years with no abuse from me anyway. Safe to say it had nothing to do with the surge protector, it was rated properly for the tank so it wasn't over worked.

I've never had much luck with guppies either, but around here they aren't in the best health to begin with. Ones that I have bought at better places, and the odd time I raised fry they all lasted a good few years before dying off due to lifespan imo.

Just stumbled upon this forum, wish I found it sooner but I'm also a regular at other forums. Glad to finally find an AB one though. :smokey: Have 3 active tanks a 55g, 90g, and 33g. 55 I have had for at least 5 years, others are several years old. Look forward to being a member of this forum.