Coral Stop

[Thanos]

Just wanted to give a quick review of this vendor as they're a Reef2Reef sponsor and I saw very few existing reviews for them. Earlier this year, I experienced a partial tank wipe (lost ~50% of corals) and have since restored my system to the point where the surviving corals have bounced back and the parameters are stable enough to safely refill what was lost. Naturally, Black Friday seemed like a good time to do this, and I noticed Coral Stop was selling some WYSIWYG corals at insanely good prices (2-headed NY Knicks Torch for $70 caught my eye). I couldn't find much customer feedback but the place seemed at least decent, and the prices were so good that I figured even if some were DOA I'd make out with a solid deal. Fast forward to delivery yesterday morning, and I must say I am extremely impressed by this vendor. From what I saw with my order, this is probably the best packaging and shipping I have ever seen from an online coral retailer, and this is coming from someone who has ordered from many of the big names in this space. Everything was sealed very well, frags were all properly secured in cups in double-layered bags, with the internal water temperature at ~73 F on opening. Corals were all in great shape and within a few hours had almost completely rebounded and are currently doing great on my frag racks. What especially impressed me was the cleanliness of the frag plugs; all were virtually spotless, and not a single hitchhiker was found following a thorough Coral RX dip. Considering their prices and the overall experience I've had, I can say this is a vendor I will almost certainly be ordering from again and would highly recommend to others.