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Isn't extreme corals on the dealer's forum on Reef2Reef? With all these complaints about them and repeated misleading sales tactics, I'd think they'd lose the privilege of being a sponsor.
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@Auto-pilot look at the details of the photo they prob weren't even take this year
Didn't catch the date until you hinted at it. Thats just wrong.
You can file a claim with pay pal or your CC company.I looked at a r2r page and they had a bunch of great things to say.... didn't realize that was in 2010, if you scroll down the page a bunch of people are saying g the same..... should have kept reading!!! Stupid ADD
They typically require evidence that you have tried to resolve it with the vendor first. Need to start there.Yeah I'm going to do so theough PayPal. I'll keep y'all informed
I agree but as wysiwyg you would think they would date it. It's a way to cya.more likely the date was never set on the camera
I have t5 and led hybrid. When only blues are on it still has no red. I have other corals that are truly red and you can tell with my lights .@Auto-pilot what lights are you running? Running full blue LED will dramatically change the look of a coral for the better. You lights seem to be not quite as blue?
But looks like this vendor has scammed others so thanks for the headsup. Will not be ordering from them!
Not a current sponsor. I don't recall if they ever were in the past.Isn't extreme corals on the dealer's forum on Reef2Reef? With all these complaints about them and repeated misleading sales tactics, I'd think they'd lose the privilege of being a sponsor.
Perhaps check Wayback Machine, or another internet archive?I don't it's removed
I have t5 and led hybrid. When only blues are on it still has no red. I have other corals that are truly red and you can tell with my lights .
I'm just speaking on behalf of my own self here, but it's unfortunate to me how common it is for hobbyists to be mislead by coral photos. It does take a bit of a trained eye to spot manipulation of various sorts, but provided you get armed with said knowledge, it's generally not too difficult.
Consider this incident, it is possible that they really didn't photoshop the picture, or otherwise manipulate it with software. HOWEVER, if that's the case, they certainly did some tricks when taking the photo. My best guess? The lighting was done with violet lights, or a "UV" flashlight. There might have been an orange/color filter at play too. You can get some corals to look just like this photo by doing those things, and never needing to mess with saturation or color in some sort of post-processing.
Not a current sponsor. I don't recall if they ever were in the past.
Perhaps check Wayback Machine, or another internet archive?
Agree! And that's the real shame in the matter. Many hobbyists keep chasing these impossible goals to color their corals they way they think they're supposed to look, but that perception is all on a photo manipulation. Meanwhile, the actually correct photo vendors get less love. It's a negative feedback loop of the worst kind.I have a thought the other day that, people that doing the most honest and accurate photos are not getting rewarded.
That's why I love my lfs I can view under blue and white.Agree! And that's the real shame in the matter. Many hobbyists keep chasing these impossible goals to color their corals they way they think they're supposed to look, but that perception is all on a photo manipulation. Meanwhile, the actually correct photo vendors get less love. It's a negative feedback loop of the worst kind.
It's also why you see the "old salts" refuse to jump on the new/greatest/whatever coral hype train and pay exuberant prices - because they know better. (and many of them have come to know/understand how the inner-circle of key vendors really set the paces)
And I won't even get started on the "name game", but that's a big compound component on top of this whole topic.
Alright, I've said enough, and I'm about to take the topic astray.