buddythelion
2500 Club Member
Hello fellow reefers,
I hope the effort I took to make this review is worth it and you guys read/watch it!
It's long, but all the more to show the effort I'm willing to go through to be thorough and probably the best way for a customer to show their appreciation.
I always take the time to do a proper review for people whom I have pleasure doing business with and Travis, the man behind Planet Zoa, is definitely up there with my other favorite places to get my coral fix from. I've already done a review with my first order from him, around the time when he first opened his official business ( https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/ve...t-zoanthid-coral-feedback-pictures-great.html ) so look there for pictures.
But honestly, what's better than pics? Videos! So this time I've made a review video for Travis to show everyone exactly what you can expect from a top-notch seller like him.
A little back story:
I saw all of the insane packs that Travis was posting for such great prices and decided to ask if I could have my own custom pack. He gave me a deal I couldn't refuse, as I'm sure all of you other R2Rers have noticed in his sale threads. The list of zp's was finalized, and so began the wait. He even sent me pictures of the Florida Oranges under different lighting when I asked for some pictures.
And now about those Florida Oranges... Man, those guys. Travis hit me up a week later, telling me that everything was fragged and looking good. All except for my Florida Oranges.
But no fear, Travis noted that he made two frags, so hopefully things will go smooth. Another update later, looks like the single polyp was a goner and the other frag, a 2 polyp frag, was still holding on. He asked if I wanted to wait to see if they'll pull through and I agreed without hesitation.
He updated me weekly, and finally after a long wait, for both of us, Travis PMs me telling me that they made it and are good to ship the following week. Travis deciding to wait and try on these Florida Oranges rather than give up has definitely impressed me, as I'm sure some other businesses would have shipped them out anyways or would have opted for a replacement. But not Travis, he had hope for these polyps and the patience paid off! Also note, the wait also meant my other frags were more fully healed. Double whammy! I also asked if I could order some more Speckled Fire Ice since my last ones from him were a favorite and I wanted another one to use as a propogating frag. He threw it in for free, without me asking. This guy definitely has my business. Also, do note that I only ordered single heads/polyps of my corals but look at what I get (2x agaves, FL Oranges, and 4x acans).
Here's the vid and trust me, watch it to look at all of those super nice zoas! You won't find a vid with that many nice zoas in one line on youtube too often. :tongue:
[video=youtube;Oncl54TuEjE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oncl54TuEjE&feature=youtube_gdata[/video]
Pics pics pics:
Some from an older order:
Yodas:
Space Monsters (When I first got them they weren't colored up and looked really diff from the Space Monsters I knew of so I thought they were not Tyree. After a few months they've colored up and look very nice, my apologies for earlier):
And now onto the new goodies, down the line:
CAOs, definitely a LOT brighter then my CARs.
Florida Oranges:
Vampire Paly:
Blue Agaves:
God of War:
Hellz Kitchen Acan:
I hope the effort I took to make this review is worth it and you guys read/watch it!
It's long, but all the more to show the effort I'm willing to go through to be thorough and probably the best way for a customer to show their appreciation.
I always take the time to do a proper review for people whom I have pleasure doing business with and Travis, the man behind Planet Zoa, is definitely up there with my other favorite places to get my coral fix from. I've already done a review with my first order from him, around the time when he first opened his official business ( https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/ve...t-zoanthid-coral-feedback-pictures-great.html ) so look there for pictures.
But honestly, what's better than pics? Videos! So this time I've made a review video for Travis to show everyone exactly what you can expect from a top-notch seller like him.
A little back story:
I saw all of the insane packs that Travis was posting for such great prices and decided to ask if I could have my own custom pack. He gave me a deal I couldn't refuse, as I'm sure all of you other R2Rers have noticed in his sale threads. The list of zp's was finalized, and so began the wait. He even sent me pictures of the Florida Oranges under different lighting when I asked for some pictures.
And now about those Florida Oranges... Man, those guys. Travis hit me up a week later, telling me that everything was fragged and looking good. All except for my Florida Oranges.
But no fear, Travis noted that he made two frags, so hopefully things will go smooth. Another update later, looks like the single polyp was a goner and the other frag, a 2 polyp frag, was still holding on. He asked if I wanted to wait to see if they'll pull through and I agreed without hesitation. He updated me weekly, and finally after a long wait, for both of us, Travis PMs me telling me that they made it and are good to ship the following week. Travis deciding to wait and try on these Florida Oranges rather than give up has definitely impressed me, as I'm sure some other businesses would have shipped them out anyways or would have opted for a replacement. But not Travis, he had hope for these polyps and the patience paid off! Also note, the wait also meant my other frags were more fully healed. Double whammy! I also asked if I could order some more Speckled Fire Ice since my last ones from him were a favorite and I wanted another one to use as a propogating frag. He threw it in for free, without me asking. This guy definitely has my business. Also, do note that I only ordered single heads/polyps of my corals but look at what I get (2x agaves, FL Oranges, and 4x acans).
Here's the vid and trust me, watch it to look at all of those super nice zoas! You won't find a vid with that many nice zoas in one line on youtube too often. :tongue:
[video=youtube;Oncl54TuEjE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oncl54TuEjE&feature=youtube_gdata[/video]
Pics pics pics:
Some from an older order:
Yodas:
Space Monsters (When I first got them they weren't colored up and looked really diff from the Space Monsters I knew of so I thought they were not Tyree. After a few months they've colored up and look very nice, my apologies for earlier):
And now onto the new goodies, down the line:
CAOs, definitely a LOT brighter then my CARs.
Florida Oranges:
Vampire Paly:
Blue Agaves:
God of War:
Hellz Kitchen Acan:
