Aquarium Prices

[FreshWaterTank]

Me and the wife are heading over to watertown tomorrow, first trip in years. Are prices for aquarium kits; external filters etc. that much different that in ontario. I understand the need to count gas; taxes etc but just curious if it would be worth visting some shops for aquarium stuff. Anyone have any shopping experinces to share, thanks.

[BigDaddy]

I honestly don't remember seeing a LFS in Watertown.  Now, if you are buying a kit from Walmart, I'm sure the price won't be too bad.  If there is a pet store there with good prices, by all means let us know.

[KLKelly]

I went to watertown last year. It was actually in search of fish medications.  I didn't find any box stores or big pet stores.  Watertown had a mall pet store at SalmonRun but it wasn't anything I'd drive there for.

I never thought about Walmart.  I wonder if Target has a fish section too?

I hear walmart up here is dropping prices on a whole lot of stuff.

[Jesse]

There is a PetCo, I payed just over 8$ for a 10g there. I think it was in Watertown, it was near the target. I found that it wasnt a bad place price wise, mind you all I bought were reptile accessories.

[Nerine]

Art and I took a trip to Watertown a few weeks ago...the only petstore they have listed is a little mom and pop store that has a turtle walking around loose! Their prices weren't too bad on some things but on others were really high. But it was fun to look! It was tucked in behind a few stores and a bit tricky to find!

[FreshWaterTank]

turtle walking around loose!

Thanks for the feed back, sounds like maybe a trip to Walmart may be the best bet, have a good week all.

[mdaigle]

Definately saw the PetCo there, next to the Target.  I didn't stop in, so I can't comment on prices.  That whole shopping area on hwy 3 looks fairly new.

Michel

[Iceman]

I'm going there are Friday. I'll scour the area to see what I can find. I'll be there till late Sunday so I'll have some time while the spousal unit is clothes shopping.

[darkdep]

Ask them how much a 265gallon tank is

[Mettle]

Cross-border shopping...

I don't know how it works for aquaria products in terms of warranty, but I know from working at Best Buy that major electronics have their warranties VOIDED if they cross international borders. That means if you buy a tv in the USA the manufacture warranty doesn't apply in Canada and is in fact void. Just something to think about looking into if buying equipment and such... Especially something like a 265 gallon tank.

[darkdep]

Yeah, but I lose my warranty if I don't put it on a store bought stand, which likely isn't going to happen anyway, so I'm not that concerned.  I'll be damnned if I'm putting 1.3 metric tonnes on particleboard.

[Chinaman]

Yeah, but I lose my warranty if I don't put it on a store bought stand, which likely isn't going to happen anyway, so I'm not that concerned.  I'll be damnned if I'm putting 1.3 metric tonnes on particleboard.

Not sure about a 265 G tank, but for a 90G tank only, the
warranty is 3 mos.  The warranty goes up to 10 years (?)
if you buy their stand as well.

[darkdep]

I'm pretty sure the line will be "if you're crazy enough to buy this thing, you're pretty much on your own."

[Mettle]

Yeah, but I lose my warranty if I don't put it on a store bought stand, which likely isn't going to happen anyway, so I'm not that concerned.  I'll be damnned if I'm putting 1.3 metric tonnes on particleboard.

LOL. Point taken!

[Kats]

I saw a 150g at PetSmart yesterday that was reduced by 250$...  It ALMOST convinced my husband we needed a second tank!!!

I guess PetSmart is starting to catch up.  Don't want to go to BA, afraid of seeing how much cheaper our 2 month old 46G tank is!!!

[Iceman]

I found the loose turtle store online. It is called The Animal House.

[Nerine]

hehe Yeah that is what it was called
it's an interesting little shop, just dont get too close to the bird cages!!! they will grab at your clothes!

[Iceman]

APW, what are the dimensions of the 265 gallon in case they ask? I'm going to go to Petco to see what they have to offer.

[darkdep]

The Perfecto 265 is 84l x 24w x 30h.

[busdriver]

The Perfecto 265 is 84l x 24w x 30h.

You're going to need a wet-suit to clean it.

Sorry for the thread-jacking, couldn't resist!