Killer Coral Deals? Your latest coral purchase and was it a good deal?

[bpdwayne8]

Definitely the ARC sale for me! Not only amazing corals at awesome prices but I have to say their customer service is TOP NOTCH!! One of my corals died prior to shipping, they refunded the cost AND tossed in a free replacement of a different acro!

 

[LPS Bum]

I grabbed a huge, 6 inch purple and green Fungia about 2 months ago from my LFS for only $50. And the best part was, it was tank raised and acclimated to water conditions that were definitely worse than mine.

If my LFS had the selection that some of the online retailers had, I'd never buy anywhere else. Their corals are consistently healthy and (relatively) inexpensive. But sadly, it's always hit or miss in terms of what they have in stock...

 

[ScottB]

POTO has regular live auctions, with low minimums. It was a couple months back when I crushed it. People were bottom fishing only I guess, so I got 9 flaming hot tenuis for about $400 incl shipping.

 

[jacalhou]

Got some really good deals from Ann at @Living Reef Orlando during her last sale here this past weekend! Those were some of the lowest prices on quality coral I’ve received in a while.

 

[KTTX]

My best deal ever was when I got 40 mixed sps frags for 400 bucks!

Whoa, from where?

 

[G Santana]

I have a great relationship with a young lady who manages my LFS, she knows I'm a serious reefer as opposed to those Johnny come lately and has taken to giving me great deals on frags that are sitting and not really moving.
I picked this up for a song and it's really nice.

 

[scattered]

I haven't seen the last coral I bought yet. I subscribe to World Wide Corals and get a 'mystery' pack of LPS/SPS/softies every 3 months (last package was a mix of SPS and softies). The service and livestock quality is always top notch and the price cannot be beat: $99 for 4 small frags that retail between $2-400 depending. I am looking forward to unpacking tomorrow!

Last coral I bought and put in the tank was a hammer from (wait for it) Petco. I'm very lucky in that my local big box has a very knowledgeable aquarists running the show. He was the 'fish' guy but is now the store manager. Between he and his father's tanks they are running ~400G display. The only downside is he snaps up the best deals right away! He just picked up a blue and gold mantled derasa for $40 minus whatever employee discount he gets. On his recommendation I'll be heading to a LFS in Spokane to take a look around and introduce myself. I really need to stop buying coral now though and just let things grow and fill out now (famous last words).

 

[DIYreefer]

20+ jawbreakers ranging in size from .25" up to 1.5". Got them in the classifieds here for $550

 

[mfinn]

I went to a friends home coral store yesterday for the first time in almost 2 years to buy to pickup what she called the Holy Grail Mastertorch. I got it and then saw something even better, a Todds Torch. Both for $500. One has 3 heads, the other 2 heads.

 

[Reefsupreme]

Bought few corals from Aquatic reef designs. They are a new sponsor on here. Their website isn’t live with corals yet but you can message them for anything you are looking for. Very nice corals and great prices. #AquaticReefDesign

 

[David S]

ARC has good sales and I bought a few nice Acros during their recent sale.
But got an email from TCK yesterday advertising a Halloween special of 40% all corals.
Got a "Wildcard" Acro, which is one of their signature specimens and a Cali Tort. For $156 and $25 respectively.

 

[54Dutchman]

Last order from Tidal Gardens was fantastic all great corals and all are still alive and growing 4 weeks later.

 

[Wasabiroot]

aussie gold torch from LFS - $250 - this is about a month ago. with torches price through the roof, I thought it was a great deal.
The two scoly's and the clam are also from the same LFS.

I wish my lfs had stuff like that. Nice pickups

 

[Wasabiroot]

ARC has good sales and I bought a few nice Acros during their recent sale.
But got an email from TCK yesterday advertising a Halloween special of 40% all corals.
Got a "Wildcard" Acro, which is one of their signature specimens and a Cali Tort. For $156 and $25 respectively.

Top one is a beaut!

 

[CNDReef]

I bought a pack from a local that is on here @flyfisherman and it was a awesome deal. He’s got a lot of sticks at very good prices.

 

[djsmallz]

I bought a pack from a local that is on here @flyfisherman and it was a awesome deal. He’s got a lot of sticks at very good prices.

I wish he was local to me, but he is not so I'll settle for shipping. Great prices and great packing. I actually need to email him for my nest package.

 

[Rick]

Any battlebox from Adam at battlecorals is the best value you can ask for

 

[nmotz]

I live near World Wide Corals and got 3 nice SPS pieces for $40. Anyone who has seen that store knows they don’t have mediocre coral in there. I also think Tidal Gardens has some exceptional corals even if the prices aren’t always great. I got a beautiful Golden Leptoseris completely encrusted over and coming off the plug, over 1.5” across, $35.

 

[nmotz]

Any battlebox from Adam at battlecorals is the best value you can ask for

Battle Corals is serious. Love what he’s got going on there.

 

[trmiv]

I live near World Wide Corals and got 3 nice SPS pieces for $40. Anyone who has seen that store knows they don’t have mediocre coral in there. I also think Tidal Gardens has some exceptional corals even if the prices aren’t always great. I got a beautiful Golden Leptoseris completely encrusted over and coming off the plug, over 1.5” across, $35.

WWC also has much better deals in store. I was there the other day and there was a bunch of nice stuff in the $29 acro section. I ended up with these two