Trip to Calgary

[TheReefGeek]

I will be coming down to Calgary the weekend on March 11th, and will have a couple hours to check out some fish stores on the Sunday.

Where do you recommend I look? I have read Golds as a good vendor, any others?

[OCDP]

Great places to check out.... IMO.

Gold's, Wai's and Ocean Aquarium. All great stores. I say nothing more ! :D

[TheReefGeek]

I will be staying a couple blocks from Pete's drive in.

What order would I hit those stores in from there?

[mr_alberta]

Wai's is across the street from Pete's Drive-In.

[TheReefGeek]

Sweet, so I imagine I start there. :)

then where to? OA or Golds?

[mr_alberta]

Then head north on Center Street to OA Calgary. Then hop onto DeerFoot (I think) and go WAY southeast to Golds.

[whonow]

there is also big als. who I know has new stuff coming in this week for saltwater. Not to praise or anything...

[TheReefGeek]

We have BAs here, so I will probably skip that one.

Any estimate of drive time between OA and Golds?

Golds has reasonably priced Seio's, is that right? I have never tried one and might pick some up to test.

[OCDP]

Yup, that's Gold's

Don't be suprised that when you go there, you find they have the best price for almost everything they sell. Not just their Seio's :wink: (of course, IMO)

[TheReefGeek]

Good to know.

[whonow]

no matter where you go in calgary. any vendor for that matter...between calgary and edmonton. Prices are so different it really is like night and day. even if you do have a big A's is edmonton...most of the time between edmonton and calgary I find for corals prices are cheaper down here by close to 30 or 40$, even if it is a franchised store...

[TheReefGeek]

Where abouts is BA in Calgary?

[whonow]

heritage drive and macleod trail.. It is in a complex with Winners..easy to find..

[Skimmer Juice]

You could also go to riverfront if you just want to look.They usualy have cool fish out of the ordinary.Oceans and awi's are 5 minutes apart.Big al's sucks for fish,corals,only good for little inverts like crabs and shrimp.

[TheReefGeek]

I think my plan then is to checkout awi's and OA then head to Golds, probably all the time I will have to spare.

I have a choice to make though, I will have a 5g bucket with a heater and a powerhead, and I have a power inverter in my car so I can run both on my drive back.

Should I keep the fish/corals bagged and float them in my 5g bucket, or acclimate them to the bucket and just go that route?

[muck]

awi's = wai's :mrgreen:

[TheReefGeek]

Noted, thanks :)

[midgetwaiter]

Leave them bagged and put them in a cooler or styro box. I tank stuff back and forth to Edmonton all the time, it's not exactly problem free but pretty much the less you mess with it the better. Ask the store to double bag everything for you to be on the safe side.

I think my plan then is to checkout awi's and OA then head to Golds, probably all the time I will have to spare.

I have a choice to make though, I will have a 5g bucket with a heater and a powerhead, and I have a power inverter in my car so I can run both on my drive back.

Should I keep the fish/corals bagged and float them in my 5g bucket, or acclimate them to the bucket and just go that route?

[TheReefGeek]

Good to know, thanks.

[saltynuts]

you could also use heat packs. put them in a towel and put them in the cooler. i have used the ones you get at a drug store the ones for back pain

[TheReefGeek]

Heat packs are a good idea if I go the cooler/styro route, thanks Ed.

[Murminator]

I used a gel heat/cold pack and heated up in a microwave at a gas station and duct taped to the top of the cooler worked like a charm :mrgreen:

[G1GY]

I have a choice to make though, I will have a 5g bucket with a heater and a powerhead, and I have a power inverter in my car so I can run both on my drive back.

Should I keep the fish/corals bagged and float them in my 5g bucket, or acclimate them to the bucket and just go that route?

I have foam coolers you can have if needed. :)

[TheReefGeek]

I think I will do the 5g bucket with a heater, then I know the temperature is right instead of approximate with heat packs and such.

I will just float the bags, and acclimate when I get home.