Crimper Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 How much should i expect to pay for the following items, I have a 10gal tank. LR? LS? snails? shrimp? Link to comment
Crimper Posted January 15, 2003 Author Share Posted January 15, 2003 oh ya, I live in Canada so it will be a little more than the US prices. Any Canadians out there that can help me out? Link to comment
Djm9288 Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 im in the US but, I spent ~110 for all the LR(20 lbs) Link to comment
Crimper Posted January 15, 2003 Author Share Posted January 15, 2003 So about $10/lb would be a little expensive then and for LS it was $70/20lb bag. I think this store is notorious for expensive prices Link to comment
Korbin Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 Ugh.... Don't buy a bag of live sand. Buy regular sand or aragonite and then seed it with a little live sand from another tank. You can do this with rock too. Link to comment
Crimper Posted January 15, 2003 Author Share Posted January 15, 2003 cool! and how lond do u think this will take? Link to comment
Deimos Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 Crimper, I shop in Canada occassionally (my gf lives in Guelph...you anywhere near there??), and $10/lb for LR is about the best you're going to find at an LFS. Rock is darn expensive in Canada. (duties have to be paid, etc..just a PITA) I agree on the not buying LS..I'd buy some dry sand and then find a local reefer to donate a few cups of LS to seed your tank with. As far as the snails go....you can usually get them for about $2 each...again..more expensive than in the States..but again..for the same reasons. And with shrimp..it really depends on the species. The Lysmata spp. shrimps usually sell for roughly $10..which is comparable to the US prices I've seen...but as far as Coral Banded shrimp goes..the Canadian prices are a bit ridiculous...I've seen some for upwards of $35...and the same shrimp over in the States is $10....so just be careful on that front. HTH... Link to comment
Crimper Posted January 16, 2003 Author Share Posted January 16, 2003 ok, this LFS i went to most recently in Windsor's prices are friggen rediculous! for the snails they wanted $10/ snail and Blood shrimp $99 even for Cichlids for my FW tank were $20 each! I dont think im going to shop! although they have a nice selection and all, its not worth it! well thanks a lot guys Link to comment
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