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11-22-2007, 08:11 AM
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squid
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: newfoundland canada
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Aquarium Salt
I live in the North Atlantic. Newfoundland! The price of a 50gallon mix of instant ocean salt is $40.00
Has anyone ever heard of making their own salt. Not as if there isnt a bunch of that around here.
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11-22-2007, 08:27 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 25,586
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Welcome to TRT!I think it would cost you even more trying to have all the trace elements ect...Look into ordering it with free shipping somewhere!
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11-22-2007, 08:40 AM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Wooster, Ohio
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i pay $60 for a 160 gallon bucket of Tropic Marin. So i guess that is alittle high for IO. But like George said by the time you get all the trace elements you will probably be over the $40
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11-22-2007, 08:57 AM
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Enjoy it now
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Chattanooga, TN
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welcome to trt!
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11-22-2007, 06:16 PM
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Wannabeareefer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary, Canada
Posts: 491
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Welcome, I pay $67.00 here in Calgary.
Sale $55.00 once in a while.
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11-22-2007, 06:40 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lawrence, KS
Posts: 238
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Here.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...56&pcatid=4856
I don't know how much shipping is but this is a darn good deal.
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55 Gallon Reef in Progress, 20 Gallon Peaceful Community Reef, 10 Gallon Nano Reef in Progress, 2.5 Gallon Freshwater.
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11-22-2007, 06:41 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Cincinnati,OH
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mluna785
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I order 4 buckets from them at a time and shipping is never more than $20.
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11-22-2007, 06:45 PM
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Wannabeareefer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary, Canada
Posts: 491
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They don't ship to Canada.
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11-22-2007, 06:59 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Canada
Posts: 751
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Try JL aqyatics or big Als
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11-23-2007, 07:11 AM
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Still Here, But Gone
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: The Wal-Mart State
Posts: 1,911
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actually 40.00 is the normal price..but im swithcing to Kent salt..IO is losing its edge...somethings changed in it.
actually it takes scientist & labs to produce synthetic sea salt..not only do you need those elements,but alot more than just that goes into it..if those elements sitting on the store racks could make it..there wouldnt be any salt out there..the key word is SALT..not trace elements. (not table salt either) 
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11-23-2007, 09:41 AM
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Shark
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,569
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i pay 13.99 for a 50g bucket of red sea pro salt so yea that is a bit much for salt. but remember your in canada every time i go there i do notice everythign is more expensive. but come on the free health care is worth the higher prices right............not! im canadian so for all of you who just though i was being an ***** im not |
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11-23-2007, 11:02 AM
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Wannabeareefer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Free health care and a better dollar,  just need to find someone who ships here and we got the best of all worlds! LOL. |
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11-23-2007, 11:18 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lawrence, KS
Posts: 238
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ILLBKING
Free health care and a better dollar, just need to find someone who ships here and we got the best of all worlds! LOL. |
I don't want to get into an economic debate or anything but since you guys have national health care the quality of the health care isn't as high as the quality that can be had here in the United States. With that being said a poor person in Canada can get the same care as a billionaire. But in the US it's a different story. Our poor people don't get good health care if any at all but the people that can afford it get a much higher quality health care. If it was nationalized then that wouldn't be the story.
I'm not bashing on Canada by the way. I'm just not necessarily in favor of nationalized health care.
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55 Gallon Reef in Progress, 20 Gallon Peaceful Community Reef, 10 Gallon Nano Reef in Progress, 2.5 Gallon Freshwater.
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11-23-2007, 11:19 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Lawrence, KS
Posts: 238
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But yes your dollar is better than ours. But that's what we get for having a lame president.
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55 Gallon Reef in Progress, 20 Gallon Peaceful Community Reef, 10 Gallon Nano Reef in Progress, 2.5 Gallon Freshwater.
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11-23-2007, 11:57 AM
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Wannabeareefer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary, Canada
Posts: 491
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There are private practice in Canada and you can get it if you pay. A MRI is free if you wait three months or you can pay $2200.00 and get it the same day at a private place.
And if you want to pay, (want be the key word here) we are more then able to attend US facilitys. A fellow worker just got back from Arizona last week.
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