Lfs rip off!!!

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  1. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    The key for me is he is local and does about 100 Ebay sales a week. I put in $5 bids on everything and what I win I win. If it's something I don't want I sell it for $7.50 a frag at a LFS. Never seem to leave his shop without free frags or getting upgraded to colones either. Awesome guy.
     
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  2. s10lowrider1994

    s10lowrider1994 Feather Duster

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    Our local fish store sells frags for $4-$6 no matter what they are and every full size coral is $38.99 or 3 for $100. They also give you 20% off if you bring in something, even if its just a tiny frag. We had a coupon from earlier in the week and ended up getting a galaxia frag and a 5-6" pink plate coral today for $32.
     
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  3. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    When we used to have an LFS, they had Koralia 1's for $69.99 each ;) Their livestock prices were good though.
     
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  4. mikejrice

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    Livestock is the key for local places IMO. Anything that doesn't need to be shipped overnight I usually pick up online anyway.
     
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  5. mikeHVAC

    mikeHVAC Spaghetti Worm

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    i found a very healthy, good looking orange ricordea for 29$...the frag is a little larger then a quarter...is that too high of a price?
     
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  6. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    when your a stanger in a foreign land it can get much worse

    30 bucks I paid for this Bak Pak skimmer

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  7. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    Ouch! Clearly a huge rip off. I can plainly see in the picture that your skimmer has brass zippers on it. Better replace them with plastic before you install it.

    Can you put up the link to the article you wrote about reefing in foreign lands? at least I think it was you that wrote it.
     
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  8. bwalker9801

    bwalker9801 Zoanthid

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    That's a good one!
     
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  9. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    Put the Rum down again Steve!!!
     
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  10. steve wright

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