What has been your single biggest "haul" from a sale event or reef show?

[Daniel@R2R]

Most of us know that when it comes to coral, you can never have "enough." We're all in search of great deals, and so when we find great sale events like we find often in live sales, seasonal sales, or reef shows like Reef-A-Palooza, we sometimes...maybe...kinda buy more than we originally planned to. I know I sometimes get carried away (and you know what? I've never actually regretted it!) and buy more than I had planned. No doubt about it! These big hauls are some of my favorite things in the hobby! I become like a kid at Christmas waiting for that package to arrive!

So, today's QOTD is: What has been your single biggest "haul" from a sale event or reef show?

Also, what kinds of sales or reef events get you most excited?

Here's my haul from the recent @TCK Corals flash sale (that is unless I end up buying more in their Aftersale that's going on now). It's not my biggest haul ever, but I'm definitely super excited to get this box!

 

[James_O]

5-8 has been my max. I simply don’t have the money for 10+!

Whoever has 30+ in a single haul definitely have some explaining to do.

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That is a really nice haul @Daniel@R2R!

 

[revhtree]

Nice "haul" you got there D! I've actually hit the 30+ corals on a couple of occasions.

 

[Goaway]

1-4. They just don't have what I want that would cause me to max the credit card. I can't stand being in company of 4+ people, very difficult to explain, social anxiety I guess. So, events are off. I do buy online.

 

[Dolphins18]

I don't even like thinking about it lol, heres my most recent

ASD - 092 Chilli Pepper Monti - WYSIWYG - Aqua SD Live Coral Frag	1​
ASD - 075 Golden Tips Acro - WYSIWYG - Aqua SD Live Coral Frag	1​
ASD - 017 Darkstorm Chalice - WYSIWYG - Aqua SD Live Coral Frag	1​
Ultra Acan Lord	1​
Ultra Long Tentacle Anemone LTA	1​
ASD - 020 Purple Princess Goniopora - WYSIWYG - Aqua SD Live Coral Frag	1​
ASD - 030 Goldminer Acan - WYSIWYG - Aqua SD Live Coral Frag	1​
ASD - 057 Mad Highlights Monti (2) - WYSIWYG - Aqua SD Live Coral Frag	1​
ASD - 070 Alien Eye Favia - WYSIWYG - Aqua SD Live Coral Frag	1​
Black Light Torch Double Header - Multiples Available	1​
Rainbow Loom Acro	1​
Peppermint Pink Acan Lord	1​
Bi Polar Acro	1​
UFO Acro	1​
Rainbow Candlelight	1​
Hornets Nest Acro	1​
Rainbowlicious Acan	1​
Pink Idol Acan	1​
Nick's Rasta Rainbow Lord	1​
Nick's Exclusive - Passion Fruit Acan	1​
TSA Optimus Prime	1​
Toxic Loom Acro	1​
Barbie Witch Goni	1​
Nick's Exclusive - Rainbow Soul Acan	1​
G7 lectric Goniopora	1​
Eye in the Sky Goni	1​
Aussie Ultra Favia	1​

Eating Ramen all week....

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

I wouldn't say that 1-4 corals means you're just getting into the hobby, you might just have bills to pay lol ;Greedy

 

[PeterC99]

Great looking corals @Daniel@R2R!

My eyes are always bigger than my stomach When it comes to these sales/reef shows!

Im going to have to keep working forever to keep up with my bad coral habit!

 

[Gtinnel]

I've only participated in 1 live sale and I bought almost 20 corals, but they were all cheap so I only spent a few hundred dollars. I've also bought from another member on here and also bought around 20 corals. Unfortunately I've never had the pleasure of going to a Reef Show, although I'd love to. As my tank fills up I find myself going toward lower numbers of more expensive corals, instead of large amounts of cheap corals.

 

[Wiskey]

I've been in the hobby since the late 90's and I'm sure my biggest haul is 5-8. I like pricy corals, and I also like to observe new corals really closely for the first month or so and if I buy too many at once I find that one or more gets ignored. For that reason I tend to buy 1-4 at a time, but do it monthly.

Whiskey

 

[James_O]

Eating Ramen all week....

Ramen would be a luxury. Try crumbs from the toaster! ;Hilarious;Bucktooth

 

[kittenbritches]

This is my latest haul (it will be here tomorrow). Plus a favia they threw in instead of refunding my added up $1 shipping fees.

I got 10 plus two freebies last week (POTO).

And 8 plus a freebie from a Labor Day sale (AquaSD). Oh, and I have a torch coming from them tomorrow. ;Facepalm

I'm pretty sure this is a cry for help.

 

[kittenbritches]

 

[Peace River]

1-4. They just don't have what I want that would cause me to max the credit card. I can't stand being in company of 4+ people, very difficult to explain, social anxiety I guess. So, events are off. I do buy online.

Does that mean you aren't going to RAP Chicago?

 

[PeterC99]

This is my latest haul (it will be here tomorrow). Plus a favia they threw in instead of refunding my added up $1 shipping fees.

I got 10 plus two freebies last week (POTO).

And 8 plus a freebie from a Labor Day sale (AquaSD). Oh, and I have a torch coming from them tomorrow. ;Facepalm

I'm pretty sure this is a cry for help.

Not a cry for help - just a great way to enhance your aquarium!

 

[Arego]

Haven't bought a frag for our tank in a long time. But the biggest haul was 57 pieces. My wife was on one MacBook pro and I was on the other. Every few live sales we do this to restock different things in the frag tank.

 

[James_O]

This is my latest haul (it will be here tomorrow). Plus a favia they threw in instead of refunding my added up $1 shipping fees.

I got 10 plus two freebies last week (POTO).

And 8 plus a freebie from a Labor Day sale (AquaSD). Oh, and I have a torch coming from them tomorrow. ;Facepalm

I'm pretty sure this is a cry for help.

That’s crazy! Those are some really nice pieces, especially the rock nem on the top row and the rainbow acan! ;Greedy;Snaphappy;Woot;Wideyed

 

[James_O]

My wife was on one MacBook pro and I was on the other.

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

This is my latest haul (it will be here tomorrow). Plus a favia they threw in instead of refunding my added up $1 shipping fees.

I got 10 plus two freebies last week (POTO).

And 8 plus a freebie from a Labor Day sale (AquaSD). Oh, and I have a torch coming from them tomorrow. ;Facepalm

I'm pretty sure this is a cry for help.

Jealous of that RFA!

 

[elorablue]

Never been to a Reef show and never done a live sale.
I did buy 5 Acros from a local reefer once and saved about $400 from retail.

 

[Catnip885]

Aqua sd gets me and my husband every time lol I have too many corals so now we are setting up a 75 gallon so we have room for everyone my 13.5 is just covered in frags right now as we get the supplies to set up the 75 just need rock and plumbing this pic is right after I added the new frags