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08/11/2007, 06:04 PM
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Buying coral online?
I am just getting my 29gal established in a new city, and so far I haven't been able to find a LFS that I'm really thrilled with. I'm fairly new to the hobby, and sometimes finding an educated person at a LFS who won't try to upsell me something difficult to keep is tough. A friend recommended that I check out Liveaquaria.com and start out buying a softie pack or a nano pack, but I'm super apprehensive buying coral and having it shipped directly to my house. Does anyone have some positive feedback on the subject so I can feel better about giving this method a whirl?
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#2
08/11/2007, 07:02 PM
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Ive ordered from liveaquaria.com plenty of times. Ive also ordered things from other online sites as well as from other reefers. Ive had a lot of coral and fish shipped and havent lost anything yet.
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08/11/2007, 07:05 PM
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LA is a great place to buy from. Excellent customer service and a great guarantee. Prices are a tad high, but sale/package stuff can be a good deal.
BTW, great occupation...dentist AND chemical engineer. How did that come about?
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08/11/2007, 07:44 PM
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LA has been spot on for me. I have always been impressed with their packaging and livestock. I ordered from them two weeks ago when it was scorching in the midwest. Everything arrived perfect. I've had great luck with many other online vendors as well. I was a bit reluctant but have found a few favorites that I trust.
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08/11/2007, 07:51 PM
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I love thier service, but they use Fedex and I have always had problems with them! My first order I placed for a hole bunch of equipment and when I recieved it 2 weeks late the box was smashed and almost 10 of the 30 pieces I bought where missing???? If it wasn't for the great service from LA I probabaly would not have bought again. They sent the parts next day air! .....Although I just placed an order for some powerheads and a 160 gallon mix of reef crystals and had a problem with Fedex's shipping again. The first box I recieved the next day!!! But the reef crystals bucket toook almost a week and a half. Luckily they don't use fedex for the corals!!!
Alex P.S. My uncle is a manager at Fedex in Texas. |
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08/11/2007, 07:51 PM
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I too have had good luck with LA, I also have had good luck from
saltwaterfish.com. |
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08/11/2007, 08:04 PM
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Great comments from everyone; I think I'll go ahead and give it a whirl with some easily cared-for softies and go from there!
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Once I get situated and buy a practice, it's my ultimate goal to put a huge 300+gal reef in my office (can you say tax write-off?). |
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