Benrea Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Hi, Im moving from Australia to the South Island because of work and will be living in either Christchurch or Dunedin areas. Not sure yet. Anyway, I have been running a 4 foot marine tank and I want to set it up over there. I am wondering about transporting the tank across and how much a 48x14x20 inch aquarium costs in NZ. I am also wondering if there are many marine aquarium stores in Christchurch/Dunedin and if they have websites that I can check out. I am really keen to continue this great hobby and would greatly appreciate any reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Welcome to the site, im sure you'll find all you need to know here, unfortunatly i am not able to help you, as i do not keep marine fish. you should jump into the chat rom between 8:30pm-10pm thats when most ppl are on. for you it would be 6:30pm and onwards. obviously cause of the time difference. Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 ChCh would be better from a marine point of view. Tank prices vary greatly so if you can transport the one you have I would do so. There are a few marine keepers in here who live in ChCh too. Welcome to the site by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 redwoods in chch has a web site not sure of it though, a 4 foot tank is worth about anywhere between $200ish (tank only 2nd hand) to $2000 (tank and cabanit with light and filter etc) regards, daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish_dude Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 welcome to the site you can always give http://www.redwoodaquatics.co.nz/index.html an email to see what price a 4ft would be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Welcome to the fishroom, also see if someone could recomend a place down there that might do a quote for building one for you. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillz Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 HI & welcome, this is a great group, full of helpful people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 welcome you will find it hard in nz after keeping fish in aussie we dont have as much as you guys and the price is sky high. if you are bringing house hold stuff with you and your tank isnt that old i would look at bringing it over and any filters and lights you have. have a safe trip over and look forward to seeing you round this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benrea Posted November 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Thanks so much for the warm welcome! What a great site! By the sounds of that ($) I think I will ship my existing tank over and take the risk of it breaking. Thanks for the link to that marine shop catfish_dude. I have another question. Does NZ operate on 240 Volts same as aust? I am buying a protine skimmer shipped from the US and I am buying a voltage adaptor assuming that NZ is 240 like here. (US is 110 or 115 or something like that) So I just wanted to make sure I get the right adaptor. Thanks again, Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 yes New Zealand is exactly the same as australia. good luck with the shipping, if you are moving a whole house it would be most efficient to organise a 20' container through a freight forwarder and load it yourself so you know it is all secure. i co-drove in the rally of canberra this year to ship a 20' container cost us around $5,000-$7000 including internal freight have fun in nz and on this site daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 That shop isn't marine only Ben, none of them are. Marines are very much the minority here due to the expense. Bring your wallet or mastercard with you :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGilchrist Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 http://www.petworld.co.nz/home.htm also in CHCH Dunedin has almost no marine in the pet stores. welcome to the fish room and the south island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizzygirl Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I`m new also, don`t they just make you feel so welcome here. Best of luck setting up your new tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benrea Posted November 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Thanks again for the replies, I was also wondering what the rough prices for marine fish are, for example what would a chromis or a clownfish or a blue tang cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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