Toirtis

how come it was only $92 for me to ship overnight to my door via fed ex. i ordered 18 fish from georgia too.

my whole order was $192

You were very lucky in two aspects: 1) FedEx almost never accepts live fish; 2) I know about 30 people in Calgary that have had fish couriered up from the US, and not one has managed to have a single box come in at under $120.

sweet.. so say i order from a shop in PA and get it shipped there shouldnt be too much paperwork?

Not too much, but it will not be cheap, especially on a per-fish basis if you are ordering less than $600+ in fish.

Can I just leave them alone? There is humidity as the glass is damp looking where the eggs are, they get a bit of spray from the bubbles from the sponge filter.

Yes, looks perfect.

I may be a bit daft and I haven't been in there for a while (12 years if I'm thinking of the same place) but I'd be hard pressed to believe there is 200K of tanks and name there

That would be the wholesale livestock supply place in the NE off 19th St. The company itself (as an entity) is potentially worth it, as they supply a lot of livestock to a lot of stores throughout Alberta....one assumes the existing accounts would be attached. The actual fixtures would be worth perhaps $20k-$30k, I should think.

So how much money do we need to pool for Aqutic imports

About $200K, but that buys only the company name and the tanks...the building is another cool million or so.

So anyone who still has big al award points from the other location will be able to use them in the new location.

Highly unlikely...points from one defunct franchise are not likely to be honoured by a different franchisee.

Lets hope the owners are fish people this

Brian and Nancy own the Edmonton Big Al's already...they are, I daresay, already fish people.

Cascade 700 canister all the way....especially if you are going planted with CO2.

I'am not a PHD or anything, but in my opinion with out water movement and alittle heat of some sort the bacteria will die.

Bingo...mebbe shake the bag vigorously every 30 minutes.

Quick question, when you have that many plants, is a CO2 system a MUST have?

Pretty close to a must, especially if you want to avoid algae issue while getting optimal plant growth.

How much do CO2 systems usually run for? I have read alot of DIY on CO2 systems but I would rather just buy a system (less headaches)

Depends... the Hagen Nutrafin 'mix your own' CO2 system is about $50, but rather limited, a pressurised system such as Alley has runs about $250.

Have a look at Alley's tank ( http://albertaaquatica.com/index.php?showtopic=16157 )...a 33 planted running on a canister with a pair of Aqualight fixtures....the fish inhabitants are listed as well.

I have seen it on Ebay by a seller named aquaticmagic but it sounds like importing plants from Malaysia would be a hassle.

Yes and no....ideally, all imported plants require a phytosanitary certificate, which is a bit spendy...but...aquaticmagic usually ships in envelopes, which never get checked, so your shipment would likely arrived unmolested and unseized (a few local aquarists have done this successfully multiple times)....however...he ships via mail, and the chances of your moss arriving unfrozen any time in the next 6 months is unlikely.

I have used both (although not together), and am very happy with both products (the new Flourite Black and Flourite Dark look great)....plant growth was excellent with both products (combined with lots of light and CO2). In the tanks that I have used these, I have used them as the only substrate, or with a very light top layer of pea gravel.

Out of curiosity, which company/store are you?

I am sorry toirtis but I was told to keep that to myself, I didnt buy it. What was left was given to me.

Damn, well, if you find some available, cut me in...that stuff works better than anything, especially on acros.

I woke up to my Yellow tang dead.

Do you think it was from the flat worms?

Not likely, although within a scarce possibility...most probably coincidence or the flatworm exit (some fish, individuals, not just species, seem sensitive to it). Speaking of which, wherever did you find the stuff (it has been banned from sale in Canada forever)?

Could be a rupture, could be callamanus...hard to be certain with that photo, but I would consider each and after research, you should be able to manage a decent diagnosis.

Welcome to the forum.

Wouldn't a deep freeze be more practical for this sort of DIY? That or go all out and put in a geothermal ground loop... :thumbs:

More so, certainly....but the efficiency of a chiller made with say 150' of hose inside an 8 cubic foot deep freeze would still be far behind and actual chiller, cost nearly as much, and would take up ten times the space.

So how long could I keep some dats in a 150G?

Probably 2 years if you start with 3-4 that are <6"...but remember, you want to keep up with lots of big water-changes to encourage good growth.

I met a guy at a LFS and he had the beerfridge and said it worked great for his sturgeons.

That must have been one huge, powerful fridge, as fridge chillers are very inefficient.

Then they ran the hose with cold water 24 hours a day!

Given that water conservation is a pressing issue in many parts of the world these days, this approach may not be ethical, ecologically sustainable, or economical.

Precisely...in Calgary, that would likely cost you a good $100/month+...and a lot of ice outside come November.

Where are you? Because Hennry at Natures Corner in Edmonton also has a pretty nice selection some times and gets his plants from Tropica.

...and Aquacentris. There is a reason I shop there...great selection and top-quality plants, as well as a great selection of aquascaping supplies. A good choice for Joseph, as he is about 90 minutes away from there.

That does really suck...I am terribly sorry for you. On the brighter side, all of those fish are fairly readily available locally, and although it would take a couple of years to grow them back up to size, a 450 is certainly the place to do it.

Man, that sucks...sorry to hear it.

It would be possible, but ungainly and expensive....a refrigeration unit combined with an autofeed unit with some sort of secure dispensing function.....I would imagine it would be at least as big as 14" square and weigh a good 7kg....and if it could be done for under $300, I would be amazed.