Anyone in Canada??

[salineh2o]

Can I here from some Canadians.


I am in the Barrie area


Thanks Lance.

[Packersfan21]

I'm Canadian, but not living there right now unforunately.

[JDigital]

I'm in Canada too, but I am further west in Calgary, AB

[rsisman]

O Canada!

[salineh2o]

We need our own place to go for good deals and frags. So we don't have to pay customs or extra shipping.

Any suggestions?

[salineh2o]

rsisman ...............what's your LFS?

[JoeMomma]

Canada here too. I agree on the customs fees. They really suck.

[allactiondan]

30 min from you, I'm in Aurora. It seems all the "good" LFS in the GTA are in Mississauga.

[albertan22]

I'm from Alberta, go figure eh? Check out the sponsor lists on the canreef boards. It's similar to Reef Central but Canadian based and not quite as active.

[damonbrodie]

Ottawa here! I buy livestock from an LFS, but I buy dry goods from jlaquatics and mops. I'm not a fan of the customs either.

[nikon187]

Edmonton Alberta here :) I get all my livestock and equiptment from Aquarium Illusions/ Concept Aquariums

[the_reef_man]

I am from just outside Vancouver B.C. I live close to JLaquatics so that is were I go 90% of the time for all my needs.

[Zebodog]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14203151#post14203151 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nikon187
Edmonton Alberta here :) I get all my livestock and equiptment from Aquarium Illusions/ Concept Aquariums

Ditto

[Phillybean]

Coralmaster.com <-- Best place for Frags in Canada IME

Fragalot.ca and Wickedfrags.com also have a nice selection

J&L is still the best place for dry goods, however Aquatic Addictions is close behind (AA had no website yet)

[mat167]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14203306#post14203306 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by the_reef_man
I am from just outside Vancouver B.C. I live close to JLaquatics so that is were I go 90% of the time for all my needs.

mtl quebec here. and believe it or not it's cheaper for me to order from J&L than from closer stores. J&L is amazing.

[Aj Flip]

im in pickering, i go to big als mostly, my local pjs just started getting salt water and their first acro already died lol

[just dave]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14201628#post14201628 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by salineh2o
Anyone in Canada??

Last time I was there I saw a few people walking around.

[xenon]

Ottawa, ON here!

[xenon]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14203025#post14203025 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by damonbrodie
Ottawa here! I buy livestock from an LFS, but I buy dry goods from jlaquatics and mops. I'm not a fan of the customs either.

Have you been to see Patrick @ OttawaInverts?

[tony bernal r]

Vancouver island here, i get my life stock from a good local store, age of aquariums....

[Untamed12]

No one here right now...we're all in Washington seeing our new President.

[taxman95]

Burlington here

Mostly deal with ORG

For mail order I use Mail Order Pet Supplies, J&L, orsometime Premium Aquaticts (they will use either USPS or a UPS system where you don't get the brokerage fee added)

[nextlevelreef]

Caledon ------ And Alliston

[damonbrodie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14204522#post14204522 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by xenon
Have you been to see Patrick @ OttawaInverts?

Not yet, but as soon as my new 120g is ready to accept livestock, I'll be sure to pay him a visit!

[Stephany]

I'm American but moving to Canada in April....!

Anything you guys wish you could get, that doesn't seem as frequent in Canada?

[TheDogFather]

Ajax here!

[RParker]

Edmonton Here

[john rochon]

OTTAWA HERE

[tgunn]

Winnipeg (unfortunately) here..

[Phillybean]

Hah Winnipeg....:p

[tgunn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14206004#post14206004 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Phillybean
Hah Winnipeg....:p

I was born here, that's my excuse. :)

Aren't you jealous of our "Spirited Energy"?

[PoukieBear]

Uxbridge !

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14201726#post14201726 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by salineh2o
We need our own place to go for good deals and frags. So we don't have to pay customs or extra shipping.

Any suggestions?


<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14202646#post14202646 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by allactiondan
30 min from you, I'm in Aurora. It seems all the "good" LFS in the GTA are in Mississauga.

You guys should check out Ocean Corals Canada, located in Orangeville.

It used to be in Newmarket, but he just moved the store to Orangeville, since there are no other SW stores in that area.

George is the owner, and a grea guy. Half of the stuff in my tank came from his store.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/Poukiebear/Fish%20Tank/Picture041-1.jpg

[michika]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14205605#post14205605 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Stephany
I'm American but moving to Canada in April....!

Anything you guys wish you could get, that doesn't seem as frequent in Canada?

Alieve...it is magical...

Where you moving to?

[Stephany]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14207551#post14207551 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by michika
Alieve...it is magical...

Where you moving to?

lmao... :) You're not the first person to tell me that.

Going to Toronto.... I'm a more suburbs with more open-spaces girl though, so we shall see where I end up. :)

[PoukieBear]

You know what this means ?

PARTY at Steph's place ! !



<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14207712#post14207712 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Stephany
lmao... :) You're not the first person to tell me that.

Going to Toronto.... I'm a more suburbs with more open-spaces girl though, so we shall see where I end up. :)

[Stephany]

I have hinted more than once, that I reeeeeeeally want a party when I finally arrive. Everyone who is cool is invited, I have no friends there yet. ;)

[jc16]

I'm from Markham nice selection up here, we got quite a few store like Seaumarine and reefquarium. check out Sea U Marine they got alot of rare stuff

[michika]

I suppose Toronto is okay :rolleyes:

Cow Town is where its at though, with our extra tacky week of non-functional western wear! You also can't forget the fabulousness of the daily work out you'll get as you shovel off your property from about October to April. Plus, we have ginger beef. :smokin:

[PoukieBear]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14208017#post14208017 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Stephany
Everyone who is cool is invited, I have no friends there yet. ;)


:( I guess I'm un-invited then...


But wait ! I'm the coolest person I know !

[andrewkw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14205605#post14205605 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Stephany
I'm American but moving to Canada in April....!

Anything you guys wish you could get, that doesn't seem as frequent in Canada?

The only things we don't really get are the LE frags because here they aren't limited edition! lots of stuff come in shipments weekly since they are mostly wild we don't see much of the super expensive brand new stuff but overall at least in the GTA (toronto area) we have a much better coral selection then the US. MUCH better pricing too.

The other thing would be we don't have the great fish selection you can pretty much get what you want but you may have to wait a while. Most of the stores around here sell mostly corals with few fish.

[Flatlander]

I,m here to. Been here since time began. :lol:

[salineh2o]

nextlevelreef where are you in Alliston?

[nextlevelreef]

im on the east side of allliston near the sunoco of 89 where abouts are you? your tank is very nice by the way

[Klaus777]

Kitchener over here!
Cheers Canada!!

[mrpenguin]

Windsor, Ontario here... but born in South Africa !

[Tabatha]

Ajax :)

[guitar_lord]

London ON here

[kimmi.kim]

I live in Edmonton, Alberta :D
I go to Blue World Aquariums

[RParker]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14215772#post14215772 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kimmi.kim
I live in Edmonton, Alberta :D
I go to Blue World Aquariums

You must be the one buying all the good stuff before I get there!

[kimmi.kim]

hint: they usually get their shipment in on thursdays ;p
but they havent gotten one in a while tho....

[salineh2o]

I am in LISLE. Thanks for the compliment.

Do you work at Honda.

[Bandsaw]

Somewhere in the bush between Sudbury and Chapleau.

[Jason Donohoe]

I recently visited Fragalot (fragalot.ca) as they are just around the corner from me. The guy who runs it is very friendly and seems very knowledgeable. The tanks are in awesome shape and the 2 corals I got from him were reasonably priced and are doing great.

I have also had good luck ordering dry good from J&L. The shipping on salt is a little crazy so that I pick up at the closet Big Al's.

[jarrett]

alberta here, i have ordered from j+l both live and dry with no issues just order enough to get free shipping dont know if they do that still or if it was a promo

[jarrett]

alberta here, i have ordered from j+l both live and dry with no issues just order enough to get free shipping dont know if they do that still or if it was a promo

[bristle]

Ottawa here...I'll be posting a frag pack of zoas in the classifieds in the next few days if anyone is interested...

[dble_g2k]

On my way to London Ont!

[Chris&Mel]

Castlegar B.C.........
Getting ripped off at the only LFS here......but thinking about starting to order from J+L

[Chris&Mel]

Any other Kootenay people?

[john rochon]

hey BANDSAW, were abouts near sudbury do you live. don't be embarrased to tell me, I grew up in ELLIOT LAKE:D

[PoukieBear]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14218144#post14218144 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jason.donohoe
I recently visited Fragalot (fragalot.ca) as they are just around the corner from me. The guy who runs it is very friendly and seems very knowledgeable. The tanks are in awesome shape and the 2 corals I got from him were reasonably priced and are doing great.

I have also had good luck ordering dry good from J&L. The shipping on salt is a little crazy so that I pick up at the closet Big Al's.


AH, Burc. He's a great guy....but EVIL ! ! I swear !! :lol: Evil in a good way though.

He'll call me when he gets a new shipment in that has some great Euphyllia species. He knows I have a weakness for Euphyllia, and he totally uses that to his advantage ! !

He'll hold on to them until I can get there to take my pick. :D

[WinnipegDragon]

Another Winnipeg guy here. I know HumanIMDB is in the 'Peg too.

Mostly order from J&L, Big Al's Online (Price match for the win) and MOPS.

Us Peggers should get together and arrange bulk orders from J&L in the spring to save on shipping...

[Bayliner]

Stoney Creek is home, My office is in Mississauga.

[katpurdy]

Halifax...LFS double if not triple the prices of J&L and Ocean Aquatics...those that live here usually do group orders and share shipping costs for live goods...dry goods...pretty much the same thing:(

[rampantmarine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14222095#post14222095 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WinnipegDragon
Another Winnipeg guy here. I know HumanIMDB is in the 'Peg too.

Mostly order from J&L, Big Al's Online (Price match for the win) and MOPS.

Us Peggers should get together and arrange bulk orders from J&L in the spring to save on shipping...

X3

Put me on your email list and I will join in on your group drygoods order form J&L. My Ph kit bit the biscuit or I am running something like 14. I have used them before and very happy. I order Salt (RC) from Drs F&S and get it shipped to a place in the US 1 min south of the 49th. Price works out to a BOGO deal.

Use Salt Water Connection for my livestock - very pleased with my purchases so far. Local reefers for frags.

OP - Local reef boards are the best bet to hook up with local frags to help you out. great way to build your reef and one day you can return the favour. It's a Karma Thing :D

[Bandsaw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14221737#post14221737 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by john rochon
hey BANDSAW, were abouts near sudbury do you live. don't be embarrased to tell me, I grew up in ELLIOT LAKE:D

I live in Cartier

[Mike31154]

Vernon BC, north end of the sunny Okanagan Valley. Been kinda foggy for two weeks though, so lots of trips up to the ski hill to find the sun.

[BC Sparky]

Nanaimo, BC here.

J and L is great and the local place Age of Aquariums has a good selection.

Progressive Reef in Victoria seems to have reasonable prices as well

[ChRiS45]

Windsor here, lovin the cold!

[nextlevelreef]

oh sweet we very close then ---hahahha no i dont work at honda like everyone else here !!!! my dad owns a landscape desin company so i work there as a stone mason and a designer i also do home renovations do you work at honda?

and yes FRAGALOT is the best 10 dollar frags hahahahahha and great selection

[Chris&Mel]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14226542#post14226542 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mike31154
Vernon BC, north end of the sunny Okanagan Valley. Been kinda foggy for two weeks though, so lots of trips up to the ski hill to find the sun.


Nice to see someone close to the Kootenays, do you guys have any good LFS there?

[salineh2o]

oh sweet we very close then ---hahahha no i dont work at honda like everyone else here !!!! my dad owns a landscape desin company so i work there as a stone mason and a designer i also do home renovations do you work at honda?

No I am a millwright in bolton. My wife works there though.

Where is fragalot.

[nextlevelreef]

fragalot is in guelph its a guy from his house but a very nice clean setup ya i grew up in the bolton area actualy caledon but i went to school in bolton

[drama07]

T.O. here (y)

Looking for some reef clubs ... so that I can get cheap-priced coral frags :p

[Cheko_dad]

Hey Cheko Dad here Im new to RC but Im also in Barrie ON here dude have you looked at barrie frags he sells some really nice frags at a really great price right here in barrie

[chris88]

I am in Fort McMurray, there is probably less then 15 of us in a population of about 90,000. It hasn't caught on up here yet, but i am working on that. I do my orders from j&l and ocean aquatics.

[manishkasera]

I moved to Canada two years back from US.
Currently living in Mississauga. It is true that here we have some cool shops but when it comes to online stores, varieties, selection and pricing I miss US.

[Nanoized]

Hailing from Newmarket, Ontario

Online
J & L Aquatics http://www.jlaquatics.com
Ocean Aquatics http://www.oceanaquatics.com
CoralMaster http://www.coralmaster.com
WICKEDFRAGS http://www.wickedfrags.com
fragalot http://www.fragalot.ca

LFS in the GTA
Sea U Marine
Reef Raft
Aquatic Kingdom
North American Fish Breeders
Oakville Reef Gallery

[Matt Wilkie]

Langley, BC . I go to J&L all the time, seems like all the LFS are closing around here lately.

[m_wonnacott]

Stratford Ontario here getting ready to set up a new tank in about Feb

[upster]

I am fast becoming a fan of Ocean Aquatics. I love their selection and service. The employees at J&L can some times come off as arrogant to me. But that being said they do provide good service and have the best prices.

[Mike31154]

Nice to see someone close to the Kootenays, do you guys have any good LFS there?

Ha, ha, someone resurrected this thread and reading thru it once again looks like I owe you some kind of answer! Several pet shops carry saltwater stuff in Vernon, but it's costly so many of us end up making trips to the coast or ordering online. Couple of shops in Kelowna as well, but same idea, limited selection and pricey. In Vernon there is AJ's Pets & Things and Complete Pet Mart, or maybe it's Pet Smart, not sure. Kelowna has a number of 'in' home type operations as well as Pet Smart (I think) and a little place called Pet City in the south end. They've had some nice corals on occasion, but I've never purchased anything there. At least they specialize in Aquaria whereas most of the others are big box all in one pet stores. All my corals have come from a local hobbyist in the form of frags, or as in the case of my zoanthus, magically appeared on my rock one day. I guess in the Kootenays the prices are even more scary. I usually spend a week in the backcountry either in the Rockies north of Golden or the Kootenays. Spent a week at Boulder Hut last year, that's actually the Selkirks, but need to travel via the Kootenays to get there.

[sevendigitcake]

subscribing. there are some pretty nice LFS in the steeles and victoria park area. right around pacific mall.

[Nick7]

Looks like i'm th only maritimer here

[jayb12]

lmao... :) You're not the first person to tell me that.

Going to Toronto.... I'm a more suburbs with more open-spaces girl though, so we shall see where I end up. :)

if your a bills fan you cant come to canada...

im sorry but its forgin policy we cant accept losers :lol:

j/k but dont ask me to put money on them again thats for sure!

im in wonderfull niagara falls!
i deal mostly private guys or Oakville Reef Gallery
any big als is a friend of mine too :p

[kidako]

Port Perry here
Big Als / PJs, have gone into T O there is a new place on Kennedy Rd south of their big Als

[dramage]

From Innisfail, Alberta I use J&L they seem to be the most reasonable and have never had issues.

[Brettm3535]

Lacombe, Alberta. Calgary members what LFS do you guys go to in Calgary?

[Nebthet]

I am from Belleville, Ontario here.

The LFS I use is almost 2 hrs away. Jimskoi, in Gananoque.
http://fortyfathoms.10.forumer.com/index.php?sid=c1b57a83d2610cbfbdfbfc74033d1ce7

For dry good I buy from JL Aquatics, and Petsandponds.com

[BigRedSpecial]

Looks like i'm th only maritimer here

Only Maritimer, but not the only Atlantic-er:)

St. John's NL here. I mostly use J&L and MOPS, but have also used Ocean Aquatics, Pets and Ponds and a couple others for equipment/dry goods. Livestock is a lost cause in NL, they airlines think we're an island off the coast of Denmark or something.

2 International and 2 regional airports serving 500 000 people, you'd think you'd be able to get something shipped. Damn Air Canada monopoly!

[Purelife]

Toronto Here!

[Acronic]

Ottawa born and raised

[yemon]

I'm in Calgary. I'm also new to reef tanks and just planning a new one. Anyone in the area who can give me some advice over coffee would be appreciated.

[nemonick84]

Wow. I'm surprised I'm the first to say ...Brampton. Maybe others said Toronto to avoid embarrassment lol.
I do my online orders (dry) through jlaquatics and buy locally from Aquarium Depot, Big Al's, and Strictly Fish in Georgetown. I'm interested in this new LFS in Orangeville. Anyone else have any experience with it?
Nick

[Reefer2727]

Prince Edward Island here. The Maritimers are adding up!

[cobs00]

Toronto in the hizzy!

[jackiechandc]

Markham, Ontario also known as Canada's Hitech Capital!

In terms of LFS, we are extremely lucky to have some of the best stores around including, SeaUMarine, North American Fish Breeders, Reefraft, Oakville Reef Gallery, etc.... Our coral prices are waaaay cheapers then the US, so we should all be thankful!

[Stephany]

Wow. I'm surprised I'm the first to say ...Brampton. Maybe others said Toronto to avoid embarrassment lol.
I do my online orders (dry) through jlaquatics and buy locally from Aquarium Depot, Big Al's, and Strictly Fish in Georgetown. I'm interested in this new LFS in Orangeville. Anyone else have any experience with it?
Nick

Haven't been to that one, but there's a couple on Dundas St W that are worth visiting.

[I_Found_Nemo]

Woohoo, not the only person in Halifax, hi Nick!

[salineh2o]

The one in Orangeville is never open.............I have tried 3 times...

[Clue]

Another maritimer here. I wish we had the selection and pricing that the states have. i alwways find these cheap DIY projects on here but when I look into getting the parts here I might as well just buy the prebuilt alternative.

[gjk]

I wonder where danceswithfish is?

[NuTom]

Wow. I'm surprised I'm the first to say ...Brampton. Maybe others said Toronto to avoid embarrassment lol.
I do my online orders (dry) through jlaquatics and buy locally from Aquarium Depot, Big Al's, and Strictly Fish in Georgetown. I'm interested in this new LFS in Orangeville. Anyone else have any experience with it?
Nick

I'm from Brampton too. I mainly buy my livestock from NAFB and all dry goods from big al's. Think i've been to almost every fish store in the GTA and surround areas.

BTW Aquarium Depot has shut down a long time now.

[danceswithfish]

Kamloops BC here!!!

I wish I lived close to J&L aquatics! Maybe its better for the bank account though :D

[salineh2o]

For anyone who used to shop at Aquarium Depot and thought it was closed.....He actually has moved to Hwy 50 and Ebenezer just north of Hwy 7.

I was there today and spent my rent money...........He had some Awesome stuff!!

It's called "Coral Reef aquariums" and he's alot cheaper than he used to be.

[swiseman]

Moncton, New Brunswick here. I am a J&L Aquatics fan. If they don't have it, I don't need it, except for Profilux which irritates me to no end. We also have three new stores in NB and NS. Dereks Reef Shop, Atlantic Reef Store and Eastern Reef. All three offer on-line service and part time store front. There is also the Atlantic Region Reefers Group for local group activity. Just Google any of these and you will get to their home pages.

[Montreal Ray]

Montreal aye :wave:

[themastr]

From Winnipeg but Moved to Alberta. In a SMALL town. :D

[BLOCLVL]

Prince Edward Island here.
That makes two Islanders here.
Reefer 2727 and myself.
Are there any more?

[Clue]

Lots of Maritimers in here now. Are you all members of Arrg?

[dlj420]

victoria,bc here.

[Pulp Fishin]

I come from the 519(London).:hmm4:

I have several LFS's in the city and area that I normally don't use much other then fish.:fish:

Corals I love North American Fish Breeders in Scarbrough.

Drystock is J&L all the way.

I know there must be more London folk here I have a fellow reefer across the street.:beer:

[Deputy1234]

I'm also from London. What's everyone getting on boxing day?

[Deputy1234]

Oh and Merry Christmas fellow Canadians!!!

[Titeo]

Mtl Quebec here

[Keyvan S]

Grand Bay, NB here!

[Kbreef]

Burlington, visit Oakvile Reef Gallery and Fragalot in Guelph

Merry Christmas

[Smith62]

Only Maritimer, but not the only Atlantic-er:)

St. John's NL here. I mostly use J&L and MOPS, but have also used Ocean Aquatics, Pets and Ponds and a couple others for equipment/dry goods. Livestock is a lost cause in NL, they airlines think we're an island off the coast of Denmark or something.

2 International and 2 regional airports serving 500 000 people, you'd think you'd be able to get something shipped. Damn Air Canada monopoly!

Hey neighbour! I'm from Paradise, NL ... and for anyone not familiar with Newfieland, no its not warm in Paradise, its only a name unfortunatly haha... I agree, anything thats not made here is hard to get. BigRed, PM sent.

I'd love to go on, but the internet in my igloo is weak and I have to feed my pet polar bear...eh? ;)

[rockworm]

Another capital city resident here. A thread was created over a year ago on here Canadian Online Retailers (http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1462088). I have not checked all the stores lately, so there may be some dead links. However, I found it helped.

[BWIPlumbing]

whitby/toronto/detroit

[Johnwayne]

just north of barrie, theres a lady whp sells out of her basement near buy or big als

[MK Reefer]

I am from Mississauga and do most of my shopping in Aquatic Kingdom (Dundas and Dixie). Best store in the GTA IMO for corals and fish.

Mike

[ultreef]

vancouver here. JL is the main place i shop at. Ocean Aquatics has nice selections of corals but there CS is crap. Only person there that does business is Wendell. The rest of them have no problem kicking you out so they can close up and drink beer.

[m_wonnacott]

any people in the Stratford area just starting up my 55 gal waiting for it to cycle now been about two weeks so far

[Sohal Tang Tim]

I am 30 minutes from you in Wasaga Beach :)

I have another reefer friend about 2 minutes from my house (20 houses away)

If you need anything send me a PM.

Tim

[chris88]

From Nova Scotia, moved to alberta to teach!

[Holdfast]

Downtown Vancouver BC---Where can I get a 30G + Rimless tank?

[Katie3G]

Another from St. John's, Newfoundland. And yes, there is not much selection here.

[Cablemike]

30 min from you, I'm in Aurora. It seems all the "good" LFS in the GTA are in Mississauga.

im in whitby, a bit of a drive but not too bad.. we need to start a frag trade with everyone near by..

[timi hendrix]

i live in brampton and i go to big als and reef raft.org.most good stores here are in mississauga

[das75]

Edmonton. Few SW stores, but for stocking corals, still not seeing that piece that screams out buy me.

[KashAlp]

15 mins west of Barrie Ontario.

[DJ88©]

Downtown Vancouver BC---Where can I get a 30G + Rimless tank?

<img src="/images/welcome.gif" width="500" height="62"><br><b><i><big><big>To Reef Central</b></i></big></big>

Ocean Aquatics in Delta has 34 gallon Solanas. I bought mine there.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1850790



And I am in New West now. See a few faces I recognize as Canucks. Lots of new ones since I was last here though... :)

[mistacheese]

Fullarton Ontario Here. I buy everything from A small shop in St. Mary's Ontario. I am not sure if I can name it, so if I can't please delete this, it is Fadelle Marine.

[Kenzy]

The LFS I use is almost 2 hrs away. Jimskoi, in Gananoque.
http://fortyfathoms.10.forumer.com/index.php?sid=c1b57a83d2610cbfbdfbfc74033d1ce7


Another thumbs up for FortyFathoms.:thumbsup:
Doesn't hurt that we're both in the same small town.

[Nebthet]

Another thumbs up for FortyFathoms.:thumbsup:
Doesn't hurt that we're both in the same small town.


Lucky!!!! Speaking of which, I gotta head up there this week.

[por2stylz]

TORONTO HERE ANY1 else toronto add me as a buddy

[Sohal Tang Tim]

wus sup eh!!!!!!!! lololol

My name is Tim and I am in Wasaga Beach...I have 280 gallon reef and have
been in aquarium hobby for 33 years..... I have been in saltwater for
about 29 years....and have been in reefing for 21 years!

Still learning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone needs any help in the area give send me a PM and if I cannot
help I will know someone that can.....

I am 30 minutes from Barrie! :)

Good Day Eh!!!!!

Tim

[SpencerGS]

Victoria

[chatyak]

Coralmaster.com <-- Best place for Frags in Canada IME

Fragalot.ca and Wickedfrags.com also have a nice selection

J&L is still the best place for dry goods, however Aquatic Addictions is close behind (AA had no website yet)

Thanks for that link! Coralmaster seems nice. Fragalot has AWFUL customer service. The guy is a foreigner I think and does not answer email at all. I used to buy frags from him but not anymore.

[[17]shawn[17]]

Anyone else think RC should make a Canadian reefers section?

I live in London
We have bigals, incredible aquarium, the box of water, and reef perfection all are nice stores with great staff dry goods are slightly over priced, the variety of fish is good but we are really hurting when it comes to nice frags

[joemelo]

From windsor, ontario
we are pretty good when it comes to stocking fish, corals and dry goods here.

We also have a pretty strong reef community to get frags from.
Just 2 stores really. and one that's a general pet store that is way overpriced....

[petlaur]

Last time I was there I saw a few people walking around.

Hahaha! No we're just a barren wasteland up here populated by moose, beaver, and polar bears.:)

[thisisme]

just moved to Trenton Ontario. no tanks set up as of yet trying to find a cheep lighting setup that will work for my 40 gal stretch hex. local guy that i have found here so far is wildexpressions.ca just switched his store over to salt and still in the process of setting up more tanks but good prices on live stock from what i have seen there already not much on his web page though

[ReefFandS]

Burlington here. I go to oakville reef gallary. Use to go alternatve aquariums but it closed down

[beijo gaem]

GTA STAND UP!

Big Als
SeaUMarine

and if you're looking to purchase from an online store - bulkreefsupply.com is hands down one of the best places to deal with.

(mediabaskets.com is good too - just be sure to have COD.)

[goobe]

markham ON

http://www.seaumarine.com/

found this store while having dinner. havnt been to big als since

its worht the 30 min drive to check this place out

[Rachelle]

mtl quebec here. and believe it or not it's cheaper for me to order from J&L than from closer stores. J&L is amazing.

I'm also from Montreal, QC. Which stores have you tried?

[KeMo]

Toronto here too.
I would not buy from Big als. Way over priced ok if you want to pay 30 bucks for a 10 dollar clown fish. NorthAmericanFish Breeders is one of the best along with SeaUmarine is good too.
For online shopping
http://www.goreef.com/ has to be the cheapest and best buy far. Big als has nothing on this site.

[Cooper Inc]

Toronto here as well. ANybody from T.O. interested in a 60gal CUBE?

[JANOtheMANO]

Hi Jano From Mississauga and Stoney creek houses on both ends. 1 street in mississauga DUNDAS st has Big als, dragon aquarium, reef raft and aquatic kingdom all good stores

Reef raft #1 for corals
Aquatic Kingdom # 1 for fish and prices
Dragon Aquarium #1 for ich on all fish
Big Als #1 for sky high prices

[Marinetopia]

Check out Marinetopia.ca for Online shipping of Fish and Inverts. $50 flat rate shipping across Canada(wherever UPS ships). Public shipping starts February 1 2011. Register now to receive our public stock list as well as 15% off you're first order.

[sweet ride]

another one from Sauga!!!!!

How about some frag swap?????

[Saltyjam]

Hey, I'm from Saint John, NB. I like JL but shipping coast to coast is so expensive for live goods. Atlantic Reef Store in Moncton is my pick of the bunch in the area but it's a two hour drive, so I'll confess to buying some livestock from the SJ pets unlimited. I've had some decent luck and scored a couple of deals but they're mostly overpriced and the condition of their tanks scares me more than a bit.

[sofiasnemo]

Hi fellow Canadians, I am from Vaughan, 35 mins south of Barrie! Feel free to send me messages!!

Cheers Eh

[jenjen]

Time to swing this thread back to the west coast... Langley BC here. At home today because we got an inch of snow last night and one can NOT drive in this sort of mess!

[Matt Dean]

Another from Missisauga!:dance:

[salineh2o]

WOW!!!!! I started this thread almost 2 years ago. It's good to see some good Canadian reefers.

[dudley moray]

hi i'm chris from orillia

[selektone]

Loc

[ChrisOz]

Chris from Port Credit (Mississauga).

Very interested in frag swaps, I'll go through the thread and add anyone close to my contacts.

[leandrij]

I'm in Montreal
I buy from JL Aquatics.
And from a great coral shop on the south shore of the river.

JL

[timi hendrix]

in brampton here.there are good stores in mississauga.im up in barry quite often in the summer.happy reefing.btw whats ur stores like up there

[this is me]

I don't live in Montreal but my fiance live there so I'm in the area quite often.
Found a couple shops in Laval that's pretty decent but the one shop that got my attention most is Reef Solutions. Great selections and prices. They run maxspec LED lights on most of their tanks as well.

[Nebthet]

It is nice to see this thread is still going strong.

By the way, any one in Ontario know of a good place to buy snails and hermit crabs online that will ship at a decent price?
Oceansdirect.ca is ok, but just has nassarius snails (margarita are for colder waters) and no hermits listed,
Aquavalley wants $75 for overnight shipping, which is a complete rip off compared to other companies.
Does any one know of any good ones with decent prices on the stock and decent ~$50 shipping?

[jbell370]

St. Catharines here, but for inverts and anything else go to NAFB....corals ORG

[bc1281]

Oakville here!

[Bayliner]

St. Catharines here, but for inverts and anything else go to NAFB....corals ORG

Hi Jbell,
Are there any good stores out in the niagara / St. Catharines way ?
I only new of one, Herrbies or somthing like that....

Thanks,
Cam

[whatcaneyedo]

Hello from the stinking hole of Prince George!

[endlessblue]

Hi Jano From Mississauga and Stoney creek houses on both ends. 1 street in mississauga DUNDAS st has Big als, dragon aquarium, reef raft and aquatic kingdom all good stores

Reef raft #1 for corals
Aquatic Kingdom # 1 for fish and prices
Dragon Aquarium #1 for ich on all fish
Big Als #1 for sky high prices


all above very true, St.Catharines here!!

buy my dry goods from goreef.com and JLaquatics, great prices.
Best corals and service from Jay at reef raft, if he sold dry goods I wouldn't go anywhere else.

[willybub]

Stratford ontario, i only see one other person from this town so far.....is Stratford even on the map anymore? haha

[liz62]

from Oshawa/Courtice, Ontario

[Sohal Tang Tim]

Wasaga Beach, Ontario




Tim

[J-P]

Bancroft Ontario here :D

[Russter]

Thunder Bay

[NastayNatron]

Calgary Alberta here!

[brockboi]

i'm from st. catharines. besides big als (which is half an hour away in Hamilton) i haven't seem much with LFS. there was a little bit of selection at petland here in st. catharines, but they have recently sold all their reef tanks. anything i'm missing between hamilton and the US?

[brockboi]

Hi Jbell,
Are there any good stores out in the niagara / St. Catharines way ?
I only new of one, Herrbies or somthing like that....

Thanks,
Cam

Herbies was the name of a department type store in the mall where there is a pet store. the store was a petland store, but they recently sold all their reef equipment, dogs, and cats! kind of bizarre for a pet store! they had/may still have 150 gal tanks for $99 or $150 with sump. they weren't in the best condition though.

[bennr]

Anyone from london, ontario?? best place to buy livestock is in guelph! and best place to buy everything and livstock too (just not as nice of selection) is in london!:thumbsup: haha...just thought i would share...got a mixed 75g!

[MuffsAbby]

Where (which LFS) in Guelph? I'm in Mississauga, although I'm in Guelph every once in a while and I'm always interested in checking out a good new LFS (although London is a bit of a drive!).

[selektone]

Anyone from london, ontario?? best place to buy livestock is in guelph! and best place to buy everything and livstock too (just not as nice of selection) is in london!:thumbsup: haha...just thought i would share...got a mixed 75g!

Where do you get your stuff from in London?
I only know of Box of Water on Hamilton and Incredible Aquarium on Fanshawe Park...
I'm also curious to know what's in Guelph? Fragalot?

[bennr]

@selektone

yes fragalot and incredibleaquarium....have u checked out sealife central?? its in london too

buy anything from either of those?

[selektone]

sealife central ehhh?
new store that im not aware of...looks like ill be doing some shopping this weekend...ha

I've bought stuff from Incredible and Fragalot, as well as Box of Water.
Incredible has lots of good dry goods selection lately, and reasonably priced. Box of Water has cheap livestock but mostly fish...I haven't been to their store in a while though.

Fragalot is good too, I've bought many a frag from Burc.

Excited about the new store...but their website sucks.

[selektone]

Oh...I forgot about ReefPerfection. Ian used to have all kinds of stuff with lower prices than I could find anywhere. It seems he has stopped updating his site though...

[bennr]

never heard of reefperfection

sealife central is pretty much livestock only....havent been back since it first opened....their number is 5196010062

incredibleaquarium has the best prices....he will always match for me...and for black friday weekend he was matching any sale price in north america

i just came back from fragalot's today.....who is opening a new store??

[selektone]

I meant sealife central...new to me i guess...haha

I saw fragalot had a new shipment...did you get any good frags today? Some pics he posted on AquariumPros looked awesome....

[bennr]

yea all burc's stuff is amazing.....worth the trip sometime....best sps i have seen yet
I bought eight frags today....some zoa but mostly sps....i havent even checked out his webpage recently i just go there lol....im gonna check it right now.....i hear ppl in the forums diss fragalot too often....i have been to most stores anywhere close....not ottawa and such....and fragalot is best hands down!

I seen sealife central on kijiji a little while back.....was surprised by the amount of livestock they had when i arrived....way more than incredible or box of water....
:thumbdown to box of water btw lol.....last time i went was because only place close with pe mysis
ever checked out fadelle marine in st. marys? most big als arent bad for fish...sometimes coral....however :thumbdown:thumbdown to the big als here in london...

[bennr]

:thumbdown to reefpection....just checked it out....online only eh...where is everything then??

[selektone]

Fadelle Marine? There is an aquarium store in St. Mary's that sells saltwater? Crazy! I'll have to check them out sometime.

Ya...Reefperfection is online only. All his stuff is at his house. He used to have a warehouse, but then he moved out of there and just sells from his house now. Good guy to deal with though. I bought my skimmer from him, replacement bulbs, Fauna Marin stuff...The good thing about him is that if you have a problem you can just email or phone him and he will return the item or get a hold of the manufacturer for you, so customer service is good. But it seems like he hasn't updated his website in ages, so I think he is winding down...

Big Al's in London is depressing... :worried:

[bennr]

i just visited fragalot.....i should have went on there before i left today....he just has so much that its hard to remember what was what....better to go with some ideas of what you want and then see it in person too....

p.s. pictures dont do any of his corals justice!

[bennr]

honestly save yourself the trip to mississauga, oakville, and markham....burc has it all and the quality is there!! i see on his site that he has dry goods coming soon....hmmm

[Explicit]

I'm from fort mcmurray Alberta. Not very good lfs up here so I go to big als or aquarium central. Been wondering about good online stores as I am 500+Km's from any good ones.

[Kenzy]

Fragalot is good too, I've bought many a frag from Burc.


Burc is only good if you can pick up the frags up yourself, he's burned alot of people who had frags shipped. He's not some one I would recommend to do business with.

[daplatapus]

Hey Explicit, you could try J&L Aquatics in Vancouver. They're a pretty big outfit and ship anywhere although there is no arrive alive guarantee on some stuff depending on shipping. They do lots of same day air shipping so might be worth looking into.

[thisisme]

just moved again living in the saguenay, quebec area. only local place i have found is jonas so far.anyone else close to this area send me a message