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Hello all. I have been a lurker on various reefing forums for years and finally decided to put down some roots here.

I grew up with a fascination of all things aquatic, resulting in my early years dedicated to the freshwater hobby. In the last 3 years I have gotten into reefkeeping, and currently have a 92 corner that phased from fowlr into some lps and nems.

For a living I own and operate an aquarium maintenance business which allows me to "have" a huge variety of tanks, all with their own quirks and personalities. Fresh and salt, tropical and temperate, big and small.

This keeps me immersed in the hobby even when I myself have a dryspell and get a bit lackluster on my own projects. Always having something to troubleshoot, something to be amazed by.

The only downside to all this is where I am based. A city in northern Alberta of just under 60,000. Basically boiling down to absolutely nothing available for supplies or livestock locally on the sw side of things. Up too and including simple things like salt and reactor medias.

My hope is to one day try my hand at opening a shop in my town to expand this beautiful hobby.



I hope for many years of valued discussion with all those who frequent these pages.
 
*Welcome to Reef2Reef @Taservices !*

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I'm in the same boat as you. I'm living in newfoundland and order everything from Vancouver or Montreal. It's even hard to get salt here sometimes. I order 10 buckets in at a time.
 
Welcome!
 
Hey! Welcome, I like your nickname!;)
Do you have 92 corner? That's good number!!!:cool:
Aquarium maintenance business not easy business, and you are well done that doing this!
Yes, I think that's great idea to open a shop in your town. Just make sure about good place for shop and everything will be fine!
How weather right now in Northern Alberta? :confused: We have rainy day right now in California.

- Andrey
"I'm really new here. And I'm from Russia"
 
Hey! Welcome, I like your nickname!;)
Do you have 92 corner? That's good number!!!:cool:
Aquarium maintenance business not easy business, and you are well done that doing this!
Yes, I think that's great idea to open a shop in your town. Just make sure about good place for shop and everything will be fine!
How weather right now in Northern Alberta? :confused: We have rainy day right now in California.

- Andrey
"I'm really new here. And I'm from Russia"


A nice and warm night here only -6C

average winter temp probably -15-20C

lows of -40C sometimes (twice in my life -50C on the mercury)
 
A nice and warm night here only -6C

average winter temp probably -15-20C

lows of -40C sometimes (twice in my life -50C on the mercury)

Yeah I have some low temperature experience :confused: When I was living in Russia it was -40C in winter time in some areas (Orenburg for example). I've been living in Kaliningrad 19 years, there is max -25C, and average is about -12C in winter time. And our cold Baltic Sea was 18C in Summer time.
But you know what funny when you have low temperature in winter time you can really feel Christmas and New Year )))
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

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