I'm originally from Manchester, UK - but I lived in Vancouver, Canada for 4 years, before moving to Chch a year ago.
Unfortunatly, my tank was given away to a good friend in Canada - so I don't have any hardwear brought over.
I'm not so worried about livestock, as you say - forums are a great place to score frags. But I am concerned about the price of hardware and finding a good source of RO/DI water.