Stop with the names!

[Jekyl]

Can we please stop naming every single coral? Or asking for names of every single piece that's purchased? All it does is increase costs. On top of that it seems like some of the biggest named pieces out there are also the most widely available. Sorry... needed to rant.

 

[BoxKing]

Can we please stop naming every single coral? Or asking for names of every single piece that's purchased? All it does is increase costs. On top of that it seems like some of the biggest named pieces out there are also the most widely available. Sorry... needed to rant.

More importantly… can ppl please research what they’re about to buy before purchase!!
”I bough this weird thing at my LFS, what is it, is it safe….? What’s this shrimp… oh wait, its killing everything in my tank, and not doing what I thought it would..”

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Agreed

Edit: agreed x2 lol

 

[vtecintegra]

Agreed, and I'm sick of the doctored photos. Was just looking at one store with $300 single polyp blastos, photos rediculously doctored. And who's buying all of these corals being sold for $500 to $1000? With the exception of Austin Aqua Farms and a few others, I feel like I'm walking into a used car dealer lot to be scammed every time I look at corals online. I don't put on orange glasses to look at my tank.

And I just saw one of "those" post: I just bought such and such. Dumped it in my tank. Is it good or bad :rolleyes:

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

Agreed, and I'm sick of the doctored photos. Was just looking at one store with $300 single polyp blastos, photos rediculously doctored. And who's buying all of these corals being sold for $500 to $1000? With the exception of Austin Aqua Farms and a few others, I feel like I'm walking into a used car dealer lot to be scammed every time I look at corals online. I don't put on orange glasses to look at my tank.

And I just saw one of "those" post: I just bought such and such. Dumped it in my tank. Is it good or bad :rolleyes:

Agreed. I feel it should be edited only to the extent that when you look at the coral and the picture, they look the same. Photos just need correction. They don’t need to look like clickbait thumbnails on YouTube

 

[Jekyl]

The biggest that gets me are torches. The ones that are the most expensive are also the most common

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

The biggest that gets me are torches. The ones that are the most expensive are also the most common

Same! Zoas bother me like crazy too. I just bought some Gatorade’s yesterday that were sold to me as “Charming Charlie’s”. Edited only for the use of replicating what it looks like in person like always

 

[Opus]

Can people stop mining!! I would like to be able to find a video card and not have to sell a kidney to afford it.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

^ what? Lol.
YES PLEASE STOP THE NAME GAME
it all started with zoas. Lol.
-d

 

[ReefRondo]

I’m not against people making money however they can (within reason of course) however this movement towards named corals and quite honestly ridiculous prices is going to make this hobby impossible for all but the incredibly wealthy. I spent £80 on a piece of JF Homewrecker as it was the only vendor in the UK to have it and it was less than a centimeter chunk. It’s doing well but it was too expensive and won’t do it again. I do hope things settle a bit moving forward but we have to vote and make changes with our wallets.

 

[Durhamreefer]

+2 ^^^ Hu?

Agree, the name game has gotten to be pretty comical. Seems like the legalization of cannabis has increased the number of "reefing" addicts that are attracted to shiny things and fancy labels. You have to be seriously stoned to pay some of these outrageous prices for a single polyp or a qtr inch frag...

 

[Suohhen]

Can people stop mining!! I would like to be able to find a video card and not have to sell a kidney to afford it.

+1
Every time people say crypto is not real or crypto is the future all I can picture is Elon Musk slaming his head on his desk because even he can't afford computer chips at these prices.

 

[TnFishwater98]

I’m not against people making money however they can (within reason of course) however this movement towards named corals and quite honestly ridiculous prices is going to make this hobby impossible for all but the incredibly wealthy. I spent £80 on a piece of JF Homewrecker as it was the only vendor in the UK to have it and it was less than a centimeter chunk. It’s doing well but it was too expensive and won’t do it again. I do hope things settle a bit moving forward but we have to vote and make changes with our wallets.

Right and some don’t even have the ‘flare’ of lesser $ corals. I don’t mind members asking for verification but agree the “name brand” corals are a little much to comprehend at 2/3x the price. I understand a lot of $ goes into to setup up and to be able to run a successful grow house (corals you reefers! Lol) but when you make dollars on pennies it’s hard to understand....I’m a addict . The first Step!

 

[Durhamreefer]

Can people stop mining!! I would like to be able to find a video card and not have to sell a kidney to afford it.

+1
Every time people say crypto is not real or crypto is the future all I can picture is Elon Musk slaming his head on his desk because even he can't afford computer chips at these prices.

Ahhh, I get it now.... Duh. Lol

 

[Opus]

+1
Every time people say crypto is not real or crypto is the future all I can picture is Elon Musk slaming his head on his desk because even he can't afford computer chips at these prices.

And now they have one that uses hard drives to mine. So i guess they will triple in price soon.

 

[James M]

It gets worse on Instagram

 

[Staghorn]

Ahhh, I get it now.... Duh. Lol

Side note. You that bitcoin (just bit coin alone not including any other coins) miners as a whole use more electricity than the country of Argentina every year! I wonder how we the reef aquarium cult add up?

 

[Staghorn]

Agreed, and I'm sick of the doctored photos. Was just looking at one store with $300 single polyp blastos, photos rediculously doctored. And who's buying all of these corals being sold for $500 to $1000? With the exception of Austin Aqua Farms and a few others, I feel like I'm walking into a used car dealer lot to be scammed every time I look at corals online. I don't put on orange glasses to look at my tank.

And I just saw one of "those" post: I just bought such and such. Dumped it in my tank. Is it good or bad :rolleyes:

I have some “Cream Puff” zoas available for 10k they come with a free pair of reef glasses and a sticker. 10k per polyp btw

 

[fachatga]

Sold. Checks in the mail

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Sry im lookin for dark puffs
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