Does any one know a reputable website that sales sps?

[ganjero]

Anybody knows a good website to buy sps? colonies and frags?
Thanks

[reefnetworth]

yep, sure do!
www.pacificeastaquaculture.com has frag pacs that are awesome compared to any others ive seen, and they get great reviews here on RC. :D

[TitusvileSurfer]

"Grab Bag Box O' 6 Frags"

It will bring the "Box O' Crap" thread back all over again! What a great site, its going in my sea of favorites.

[reefnetworth]

i just noticed youre almost up to 3 years. you get to change your Hobby Experience: next month! :cool:

[reefnetworth]

ive had it saved for ever. my acros and montis are alive and kickin. i was shocked when i opened mine and found a red monti in it. just one alone is usually about $100.00 each. :thumbsup:

[reefnetworth]

i got 12 pac at the bottom of the page, for $99.00 and only lost one acro. :D

[ganjero]

any others?

[joeychitwood]

I've had good luck with Foster and Smith's www.liveaquaria.com (http://www.liveaquaria.com). The last five frags I purchased are all thriving. The frags are of good quality, and there is a 14 day guarantee which will replace any DOA or other specimens which don't survive.

[snulma1]

I've been to Dr. Macs (Pacific EastAqua) and it was always worth the drive! (Even the 2.5 hrs it took me last time due to beach traffic!) his facilities are immaculate, his corals are amazing, the greenhouse is incredible, they always offer me something to eat or drink when I walk in. And my favorite, they have to dogs that greet everyone and are the most friendly dogs ever (except princess who doesn't even get off her little pillow!) Not to mention Dr. Mac himself always answers questions and makes sure that you understand it!

I buy all my stuff from them, plus they have great prices!

[FOREIGNER]

I bought a 12 pack as well from Pacific East Aquaculture, over 2 months ago, they actually call you from Dr. Mac's to make sure your shipment is correct and healthy, all acro's, 0 fatalities, all different and large frags. Very impressed.

[jab502]

I have ordered from www.reefermadness.us and they did a great job. They have nice corals that arrived healthy.

[BrokeColoReefer]

www.frontrangeaquatics.com Steve stocks the very best quality corals.

[Kannin]

www.barrierreefaquariums.com I have not purchased online from them because I live near their store. I buy 90% of my stuff from them. I trust them completely.

I have bought from www.vividaquariums.com and have been very pleased.

[kirkland]

I'm in the same boat with Kannin. I live in between Barrier Reef and the Reef Mystique in Lake Stevens. I haven't purchased online from either of them but both are good stores. The Reef Mystique's website for sps is www.smallcolonies.com. I do have one caution with the barrier reef: some of their tanks have swimming anemones. A fellow saltwater friend and I have both purchased from BR and while he enjoys the swimming anemones, I have been killing any that I've seen in my tank.

[Kannin]

what's a swimming anemone?

[nyvp]

the best by far is coralreeffarm.com

[Justin James]

www.pacificeastaquaculture.com

Will they ship to Canada?

[snulma1]

not sure yet, you should call and check.

[JetCat USA]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10552788#post10552788 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jab502
I have ordered from www.reefermadness.us and they did a great job. They have nice corals that arrived healthy.

Kris and Chris at Reefer Madness are hard to beat, they always have beautiful healthy corals and are who i get most that i mail order in from.

[mr_o98]

www.fragglereef.com -RC sponsor, he was from the Philly area before moving to LA. Nice guy to do business with, and has a nice selection of coral.

www.liveaquaria.com - they sell nice aquacultured frags with a guarantee, also check out their diver's den

[SDguy]

LIveaquaria is good, especially if you catch stuff on special/sale. Pacificeastaquaculture is also great.

[kirkland]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10553493#post10553493 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kannin
what's a swimming anemone?

Very similar to aiptasia. They are pests and can sting other corals. They are named because they can detach themselves and swim by pulsing their bodies if they are provoked, need a better spot, etc. The ones that I have seen are very small. We had a few in our tank that hitched in on some caulerpa we got from Barrier Reef. Injecting lemon juice does a number on those anemones!

[GSMguy]

live aquaria and their 14 day guarantee is the best nobody in the industry comes close.

if you want the rare stuff,http://www.atlantisaquarium.net/frags2.html

[JetCat USA]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10558975#post10558975 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
live aquaria and their 14 day guarantee is the best nobody in the industry comes close.

Reefer Madness does; all wild colonies, fish and clams have a 10 day guarantee, all Aqua Cultured corals, Frags and invertebrates have a 14 day guarantee, and all Monty's Homegrown corals have a 30 day guarantee.

[kev apsley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10558975#post10558975 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
live aquaria and their 14 day guarantee is the best nobody in the industry comes close.

if you want the rare stuff,http://www.atlantisaquarium.net/frags2.html

+1 for www.atlantisaquarium.net

[TitusvileSurfer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10559028#post10559028 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JetCat USA
Reefer Madness does; all wild colonies, fish and clams have a 10 day guarantee, all Aqua Cultured corals, Frags and invertebrates have a 14 day guarantee, and all Monty's Homegrown corals have a 30 day guarantee.

All wild colonies...all aqua cultured corals

don't those cancel each other out??

[JetCat USA]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10659469#post10659469 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TitusvileSurfer
All wild colonies...all aqua cultured corals

don't those cancel each other out??

They have nothing to do with one another. wild colonies are corals removed from reefs in the ocean and shipped into Reefer Madness for sale and distribution. Aqua Cultured corals are corals they have fragged and grown out in their systems the parent colony neither tissue or skeleton are a part of the colony any longer. wild colonies are far more sensitive to aquarium acclimation then aqua cultured.

[SDguy]

I don't think that's right. Wild is as you state. Aquacultured are still from the ocean from the various tropical locations (solomon, fiji, what have you), just farmed, on plugs. I'm going to assume the "homegrown" stuff is fragged in indoor systems and grown out that way too.

[kev apsley]

I believe that Maricultured are the corals framed in the Ocean like you state Peter and the Aquacultured corals are farmed in home/store reef systems, a few generations removed from the wild but then again I am not 100% positive

[kirkland]

I just talked with the owner of small colonies and he is going to have a sale: 4 sps for $100. I can vouch that he has great corals.

http://www.shop.smallcolonies.com/category.sc?categoryId=8

[kev apsley]

fyi...Eric @ www.**********.com just released some very nice frags

[ricsreef]

Killer links there guys,thanks a ton!!

[ShapeGSX]

Pacific East is awesome. Here is a thread where I posted pictures of the 14 corals I got from him last week.

Check out the size of the frags!
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1191574