Cheapest places to buy corals online?

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For sps my go to recently has been Battlecorals when he has a sale. For any other corals I've mostly bought from other hobbyists, but I've had good luck with live sales too.
 
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Reef lounge USA
Lot of good deals there. Thanks!
For sps my go to recently has been Battlecorals when he has a sale. For any other corals I've mostly bought from other hobbyists, but I've had good luck with live sales too.
I’m not planning to buy any sticks of death right now, but when I venture into the world of SPS, I’ll keep that one in mind.
 

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What are your go to ONLINE shops to buy coral from for the cheapest price?

this doesn’t include LFS or buying from hobbyists
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These from reef lounge for about 200$ or like 250$ after shipping they definitely have great deals
 

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Had gotten all
These from reef lounge for about 200$ or like 250$ after shipping they definitely have great deals
Those are super nice. I just looked at some gonis on there that were about 40 dollars compared to the same size frag for 200 at my LFS
 

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Those are super nice. I just looked at some gonis on there that were about 40 dollars compared to the same size frag for 200 at my LFS
If i was in a position to buy more coral right now they would be my number 1 choice lol they even reduced their overnight shipping to 35$ I think. Anyways if you use them be sure to post the pictures of what you get !
 
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If i was in a position to buy more coral right now they would be my number 1 choice lol they even reduced their overnight shipping to 35$ I think. Anyways if you use them be sure to post the pictures of what you get !
Will do. I’ll most likely buy some from here. Little shameless plug: I have a YT channel (link below) where I’ll definitely make a video when I add them.
 

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I've done well with Aqua SD. At least in my case everything is always larger than what I expect it to be. And the photos are actually close to what it looks like unlike alot of others.
 

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Will do. I’ll most likely buy some from here. Little shameless plug: I have a YT channel (link below) where I’ll definitely make a video when I add them.
When I ordered the zoas I was expecting like 1-3 heads and was shipped more then that they where generous Didn’t have a filter for my iPhone camera but when they got here they where exactly what I had ordered and looked great
 

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I've done well with Aqua SD. At least in my case everything is always larger than what I expect it to be. And the photos are actually close to what it looks like unlike alot of others.
They have some good deals too. I haven’t looked at it as much as Reefing lounge but they got a big selection.
When I ordered the zoas I was expecting like 1-3 heads and was shipped more then that they where generous Didn’t have a filter for my iPhone camera but when they got here they where exactly what I had ordered and looked great
Nice! Good to know about the zoas. I’m definitely regretting some of the so purchases I made at my LFS. All of them were $45. Some I saved and some I didn’t. Got sunny ds, bowsers, Gatorade’s, and Illuminatis.
 

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Not to make this an aquasd thread but same goes with other sellers. WYSIWYG means something so not sure how someone would expect 1-3 polyps if they’re looking at a picture from a vendor that sells corals that way.

The vendors the sell per polyp or head and have some generic picture, I can do without.
 
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So for the past 4 hours….yes I just spent that much time…. I have been browsing both reef lounge and aqua sd. Upon further inspection of aqua sd’s Labor Day sale, I couldn’t skip it. I went through all 2500 corals that were on sale and chose about 50 that I liked then deleted the ones and refined down to the best of deals, best looking, etc. The sale ended at 12…..look at the time….. visualize the nerves and rush I was going through. I placed the order at 11:57 and hallelujah, snagged the bag. if I bought all this stuff at my LFS, I would be broke lol. Here’s what I got.
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