Where do you get your corals?

[Miami Reef]

My tank is rather large with currently no corals. If I want to fill it out like a reef, I'm going to need corals, and lots of it! What website do you buy your corals from that has good prices?

 

[tdileo]

I haven't personally ordered from them but I know many people who love saltcritters.com. Some of the best prices I've ever seen and never heard anything bad.
If you like zoas too I say check out H2OProCorals, he has some nice stuff. Of course the cheapest prices you could get are from local reefers who are fragging off their colonies or from wholesalers. I got a rainbow monti, a dozen blue hornet zoas, 4 rastas, and a rainbow bubble tip nem from a guy in wholesale for $100. I'm pretty sure it would have cost me $300+ anywhere else!

 

[tdileo]

The site I tried to link is salt critters. Not sure why it's blocking it out

 

[Devaji]

so No LFS in the state that I know about so I order all mine online here are my places.
aquaSD
salt critters
live aquaria
sheltered reef aquaculture
if you have a big tank and looking for lots of corals might go to your LFS and say hey I am looking to spend 500-1K or more they might be able to cut to a good deal knowing your gonna drop some $$

also look for ppl shutting down there tanks. I hear of ppl getting some mad deals that way.

 

[Whipples]

AquaSD for their sales, Sheltered Reef and Battle Corals for their aquacultured pieces (and generally awesome selection for different reasons!). One of the best deals for SPS corals will be Battle Corals' grab box where you name a price and a few other things and he delivers an excellent box of sticks! Sheltered Reef tends to have more awesome LPS pieces, and AquaSD just has a ton of everything! I am spoiled as they are local :)

 

[Reefbuds]

I have gotten 90% of mine from a local LFS. I live in southern West Virginia so I guarantee there is something close to you lol. I have had great success with Liveaquaria.com tho so I would recommend them if you absolutely cannot find a LFS nearby.

 

[Ranjib]

cherrycorals . hands down my best experience. I use lot of LFS frags as well, we have quiet a few good LFS

 

[Tahoe61]

I would purchase a few cheaper end sps for test subjects before buying a ton corals.

 

[happyhourhero]

My tank is:
Battlecorals
WWC Ebay (fun!)
Local guys
LFS