FREE stuff from other reefers! What did you get?

[divewsharks]

I've received plenty of corals and chaeto and tank bits.
Have also given away lots of corals, and tank equipment.
Not in this to make any money, just purely for the fun and to meet people.

 

[fishguy242]

I haven't gotten anything free but I also have never personally met anyone else in the hobby. The main reason I joined R2R was in Hope's of finding a local club but seems that was a bust as well lol

start some threads looking ,do meet and greet if you have no already

 

[Monty78]

start some threads looking ,do meet and greet if you have no already

I have thought about just not sure where to start

 

[fishguy242]

I have thought about just not sure where to start

meet and greet

 

[lilgrounchuck]

Not a reefer, but the tank I was going to start my reef in was free. It was a full, brand new 50 gal acrylic freshwater set up: tank, light, stand, python, filters, chems, a bunch of random stuff, and livestock. I changed my mind after contacting the lady and she messaged me back asking if I just wanted it for free. Of course now I couldn’t say no. So, I liked the fish in it so it stayed fresh and I bought another for the reef.

 

[fishguy242]

yes we all should ,give a gift,get a gift ,not just frags ,livestock ,what goes around comes around ,this hobby is the worlds seed bank!!!! especially the family w young interested kid-s they are our and the reefing community future

 

[Gabriel Trifa]

Nothing ( just started reefing and i don't know any1 who has a reef tank

 

[Monty78]

Nothing ( just started reefing and i don't know any1 who has a reef tank

I am in the same boat I have had my tank less than a year an just added some soft corals last week

 

[fishguy242]

Nothing ( just started reefing and i don't know any1 who has a reef tank

Start a thread ,do meet and greet,you just found thousands happy reefing

 

[bsr2430]

I did just order 200 snails and received 425...
they’re Cerith snails, bought 200 for $30.
Talk about snailed it...

luckly they’re really small! And my wife dared me to count them...

 

[bsr2430]

Also, anyone who lives close to 24401, need some free snails?hahahaha

 

[fishguy242]

Also, anyone who lives close to 24401, need some free snails?hahahaha

NICE

 

[nmo0ory]

latest thing i got for free is 2x mp40 from my friend its messing a power supply and that's it

 

[Gabriel Trifa]

I did just order 200 snails and received 425...
they’re Cerith snails, bought 200 for $30.
Talk about snailed it...

luckly they’re really small! And my wife dared me to count them...

)

 

[bsr2430]

NICE

You might see me by an intersection yelling “come get your free snails(while holding a bag for of snails and a sign )”. Nothing weird is going down.... just looking at helping the community.haha

 

[Reefs and Geeks]

I was once given an entire 65 gallon FO tank setup, fish and all simply because the owner was moving and wanted someone who he knew would take good care of his pets. Even helped me load up the truck. I ended up giving him $50 I had on me just because I felt so bad I was being given so much for nothing. I've also gotten some free frags here and there, and got such a ridiculous deal last year on a large tank and equipment it might as well have been free.

The hobby is full of people who just want to enjoy the hobby and help others enjoy it as well. I've given away my fair share of frags and equipment as well. Just can't help but pay it forward. Recently someone stopped by to buy a few frags and was fairly new to the hobby and I ended up giving away a spare protein skimmer. The hobby should make you feel good, and local hobbyists being so generous with eachother really adds to the enjoyment of the hobby.

 

[Tyler White]

I was kickin' around my LFS and told the owner about some no name radioactive green zoas that i lost unexpectedly and left the store with a twizzler mini colony thats going strong to this day in my tank that i will be fraggin up and taking some back to them.

 

[Roberth101]

I was given a complete Oceanic aquarium, stand,

hood and sump by my neighbor who was getting out of the Hobby.

 

[MrWheelock]

I got an auto aqua flood guardian from a really good friend and its been a life changer! No more wasted RODI because I forgot to shut off my water. Thank you again @Dierks

 

[diablomaster9045]

I received the tank in my build thread for free! and lots of coral over the past 10 years. I have also given away a ton of things. Gave away 2 RO/DI units to some newbies.