Any Ontario focused sites

[phi delt reefer]

aquarium pros is sorta Canada's reef central. i am on there to check out store sales for the most part and the classified section is pretty solid.

can reef is the only canadian forum really worth while - i am also on a southern ontario forum but we just shoot the **** and organize group buys on there. I get all my solid info from here!

[staceyd72]

Wow, i wouldn't got that far, more like Kijiji/Craigslist for GTA aquarists
Canreef would be more like Canada's ReefCentral

Too much yelling over on AP

Originally Posted by phi delt reefer

aquarium pros is sorta Canada's reef central.

A lot of the local GTA 'hardcore' reefers sell/trade frags by word of mouth, mainly to avoid the hassle of 'no shows' and 'low-ballers'. Once you get to know the local reefers you won't have problems getting quality frags; sorry I don't have anything available at the moment

Here's a local ad http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=81891

[phi delt reefer]

Originally Posted by staceyd72

Wow, i wouldn't got that far, more like Kijiji/Craigslist for GTA aquarists
Canreef would be more like Canada's ReefCentral

Too much yelling over on AP




A lot of the local GTA 'hardcore' reefers sell/trade frags by word of mouth, mainly to avoid the hassle of 'no shows' and 'low-ballers'. Once you get to know the local reefers you won't have problems getting quality frags; sorry I don't have anything available at the moment

Here's a local ad http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=81891

should have been clearer - its like RC in terms of strictness, definately not in terms of info. when the site owner just berates noobs for questionable stocking on every thread its hard to appreciate what else the community can possibly offer.

[DAVE]

You should try Reef Escape. Not too many people on that site yet, but it does have some really good members. Very friendly and knowledgeable forum.

Most of the AP sponsors are also on Reef Escape, so you can still stay in the loop with the specials/shipments.

[mike31154]

You just gotta get crackin' & have some of the other Ontario hobbyists join this forum. With the higher than avg population in that province, shouldn't be too difficult. Goes for any other provinces that may be under represented here. Tell your friends!

[shrimpchips]

There's a few small Ontario forums - I think there's one in the Ottawa area, one in the Peterborough area, and another in the Hamilton area.

As for the GTA, like was said before, AquariumPros is like the Kijiji/Craigslist. Not much forum content, but most go for the classifieds.

Also check out GTAaquaria.com - it's a fresh/salt forum and there tends to be a bit more "discussion" than over on AP. There's a lot more SW folks over there now so it's worthwhile to check out (disclaimer - I'm a mod there).

[staceyd72]

I didn't realize RC was really strict, though I have not spent much time on there in the past few years
I agree about the noobs; God forbid if you don't have 1.5-2lbs/gallon of live rock - doomed for failure from the start

Originally Posted by phi delt reefer

should have been clearer - its like RC in terms of strictness, definately not in terms of info. when the site owner just berates noobs for questionable stocking on every thread its hard to appreciate what else the community can possibly offer.

Agree, GTAaquaria is also a great site with some great discussion and no yelling, (disclaimer, I'm not a moderator or affiliated with the operation of the site )

Originally Posted by shrimpchips

There's a few small Ontario forums - I think there's one in the Ottawa area, one in the Peterborough area, and another in the Hamilton area.

As for the GTA, like was said before, AquariumPros is like the Kijiji/Craigslist. Not much forum content, but most go for the classifieds.

Also check out GTAaquaria.com - it's a fresh/salt forum and there tends to be a bit more "discussion" than over on AP. There's a lot more SW folks over there now so it's worthwhile to check out (disclaimer - I'm a mod there).

[PFoster]

Originally Posted by Hydrologist

You should try Reef Escape. Not too many people on that site yet, but it does have some really good members. Very friendly and knowledgeable forum.

Most of the AP sponsors are also on Reef Escape, so you can still stay in the loop with the specials/shipments.

Agreed!
Reef escape is a smaller site currently but everyone is very friendly.
Hope to see this site grow as we really need a decent web page in the GTA.

[deeznutz]

I have tons of sps frags if you are interested, drop me a pm

I'm an AP purist. I hate the site, but it's my go to place for local stuff. Theres only one problem over there and its the "fish nazi". We all know who I'm talking about. lol

I've been here for a little while but I don't visit all that often. Maybe I'll start

-dan

[bluesox68]

Yeah I started the thread over there about why its slow and it kind of wentin a bad direction!