thatguy559
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hey guys my name is Justin i got referred here from a guy on our local reef club web site....im about to move up to Oak Harbor and was wondering how are the pet stores up there?
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str8juizy
saltygurl
I am not all that partial to the stores, you will find much better quality & prices from people selling stuff on here 
If you are ever out this way though there are a couple of good ones. Good luck!
If you are ever out this way though there are a couple of good ones. Good luck!Welcome to Reef Frontiers!! You'll find several good LFS, in the Puget Sound area. However, I think most will be a bit south of you.
thatguy559
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thanks guys i have a 225g tank
80g sump
30 fuge
3x250 watt mh 12k reflux bulbs
1x54 super actinic
reflo dart
vortech mp40
reef octopus extreme 300
i have about 200lbs of lr
and about the same for sand
i am going to start over with all my corals and livestock im breaking it down now and selling everything.
i cant wait to start up again
80g sump
30 fuge
3x250 watt mh 12k reflux bulbs
1x54 super actinic
reflo dart
vortech mp40
reef octopus extreme 300
i have about 200lbs of lr
and about the same for sand
i am going to start over with all my corals and livestock im breaking it down now and selling everything.
i cant wait to start up again
fishoutofwater
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+2 Welocme to Reef Frontiers!!
There is Island Pet Center in Oak Harbor, they don't have a huge selection of fish and coral, but Brian the owner is a great guy and very knowledgeable!
mfinn
Surgeonfish
Welcome to Reef Frontiers.
There are several good stores in the area that have quality corals, fish and advise.
You will have a little bit of a drive to the good ones, but it's always worth it.
There are several good stores in the area that have quality corals, fish and advise.
You will have a little bit of a drive to the good ones, but it's always worth it.
thatguy559
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in san diego they have free salt water do they have anything like that in seattle wa area?
Welcome and sort of. You could go collect your own out of the sound or purchase from the Seattle Aquarium in downtown for .05 per gallon. That's a ways away from you though being in Oak Harbor.
bigblue141
Salty Squid
Hope your move goes okay. I'd recommend keeping your live rock as it's pretty spendy up here.
Island Pet is a good place to go because it's local. They can/will special order almost anything you want. The gas money you spend to go off the Island makes up for it. In August, they along with what seems every other LFS in the area has anniversy sales. Island pet has all their fish at 50% off.
Bellingham ~ 1hour drive has a Saltwater/pet store that is really good from people on base that live up in that area.
I visit ARSA often as Rob gets in really good looking fish and is fair on his pricing. ARSA is in Shoreline ~ 1.5 hour drive from Oak Harbor
Barrier Reef is another awsome LFS that I don't tend to visit often due to the distance. They are in Renton ~ 2 hour drive from Oak Harbor (If traffic is on your side.)
Another option to selling all your livestock would be to ship it up to one of the numerous members/reef keepers in the Oak Harbor area to see if they would house it for you until you get up here and get settled in.
The plus side to reef keeping in the Puget Sound over California is that there is only a couple of weeks out of the year where it get really hot
The water on the Island is a Reefer's dream as it's high in mag/cal/alk. It's premium water. There are several places that sell/give away RO and RO/DI water on the main land.
Welcome to Reef Frontiers. Have a safe trip to Washington! It should be a really good summer as the winter was unusually mild this year.
Island Pet is a good place to go because it's local. They can/will special order almost anything you want. The gas money you spend to go off the Island makes up for it. In August, they along with what seems every other LFS in the area has anniversy sales. Island pet has all their fish at 50% off.
Bellingham ~ 1hour drive has a Saltwater/pet store that is really good from people on base that live up in that area.
I visit ARSA often as Rob gets in really good looking fish and is fair on his pricing. ARSA is in Shoreline ~ 1.5 hour drive from Oak Harbor
Barrier Reef is another awsome LFS that I don't tend to visit often due to the distance. They are in Renton ~ 2 hour drive from Oak Harbor (If traffic is on your side.)
Another option to selling all your livestock would be to ship it up to one of the numerous members/reef keepers in the Oak Harbor area to see if they would house it for you until you get up here and get settled in.
The plus side to reef keeping in the Puget Sound over California is that there is only a couple of weeks out of the year where it get really hot
The water on the Island is a Reefer's dream as it's high in mag/cal/alk. It's premium water. There are several places that sell/give away RO and RO/DI water on the main land.
Welcome to Reef Frontiers. Have a safe trip to Washington! It should be a really good summer as the winter was unusually mild this year.
thatguy559
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straight from the tap or do i have to hook up a rodi unit to it? i have one the water here in lemoore sucks...thanks for all the info... i wanted to start over with my tank its a nice setup and nice livestock choice i just want to get fish that are not going to out grow my tank..
bigblue141
Salty Squid
I'd run an RO/DI to make sure you are putting pure water in your system. Tap water can lead to disaster over the long run down the road. Through irresponsible management of $$$ the city of Oak Harbor had to close their water treatment plant and their sewer plant and now it all gets piped from & to Anacortes.
It was mostly the well water that I was talking about that is from the county folk You would still probably want to run the water through at least an RO unit prior to putting it into a reef tank.
I heard you have to sign a health waiver to live in Lemoore from all the spraying they do down there. I don't think water anywhere in CA is very good anymore.
What kind of fish do you have that's going to out grow a 225?
It was mostly the well water that I was talking about that is from the county folk
You would still probably want to run the water through at least an RO unit prior to putting it into a reef tank.I heard you have to sign a health waiver to live in Lemoore from all the spraying they do down there. I don't think water anywhere in CA is very good anymore.
What kind of fish do you have that's going to out grow a 225?
jrgilles
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Welcome to RF! Just looking at your lighting set up. What do you think of 12k with the actenics? I'm running 4X65W power compact actenics, and was debating between 10k and 12k bulbs. Ended up going 10k because I'm buying cheap lights and thought I'd get better PAR rating
rob
rob
thatguy559
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well just mainly my tangs they are getting really big i have a few that are 6" already and i only had them for 2 years
i was planning on using my ro/di unit anyways..
no we didnt have to sign a health waiver to be here...i just get automatic 10% disability for the air quality and water
we get quarterly statements from the base saying the water fail to pass. we have been getting that since ive been here for the past 6 years
i was planning on using my ro/di unit anyways..
no we didnt have to sign a health waiver to be here...i just get automatic 10% disability for the air quality and water
we get quarterly statements from the base saying the water fail to pass. we have been getting that since ive been here for the past 6 years
I'd run an RO/DI to make sure you are putting pure water in your system. Tap water can lead to disaster over the long run down the road. Through irresponsible management of $$$ the city of Oak Harbor had to close their water treatment plant and their sewer plant and now it all gets piped from & to Anacortes.
It was mostly the well water that I was talking about that is from the county folk
I heard you have to sign a health waiver to live in Lemoore from all the spraying they do down there. I don't think water anywhere in CA is very good anymore.
What kind of fish do you have that's going to out grow a 225?
bigblue141
Salty Squid
Do they give COLA for bottled water Or are you supposed to use the AIP for that?
Or are you supposed to use the AIP for that?
thatguy559
Well-known member
haha no extra money i just got aip for the command i was in
burning2nd
Well-known member
i should read first... hahaa.
welcome... theres a lotta good info here and the people are nice... so you should have no problem geting what ever you need...
so why you starting over?
I believe in no such thing.. IMO its ithere life or death.. pass or fail.
welcome... theres a lotta good info here and the people are nice... so you should have no problem geting what ever you need...
so why you starting over?
I believe in no such thing.. IMO its ithere life or death.. pass or fail.
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thatguy559
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im starting over because it would be hard for me to transport my corals and fish up there and i dont know when im gonna be able to set everything back up. im definitely not getting out of this hobby i enjoy it way to much and the good thing is that my wife enjoys it too unlike my other hobbies lol
burning2nd
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wish my wife liked my tank...
are you sure you want to let everything die.. its not to hard to keep some stuff alive... yo can always just have a 10g "life" tank... keep some of your bacteria alive keep something from your old setup alive.
its cool to watch old stuff thrive in a new environment
are you sure you want to let everything die.. its not to hard to keep some stuff alive... yo can always just have a 10g "life" tank... keep some of your bacteria alive keep something from your old setup alive.
its cool to watch old stuff thrive in a new environment
thatguy559
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im going to have the rock in 40g tubs with a heater and water pump in the car with us going up there to keep that alive
