Central Illinois (boring)

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  1. Magnett2

    Magnett2 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Ok so I'm totally bored sitting here in my lab (while I should be working :)) and I think I'm going crazy. I swear I have gotten so addicted to my tank. I got home and stare at it. I have dreams about it (I swear). It's crazy! But honestly Im at work and all I can think about is coral. I want more! But I hate shipping and I'm kinda poor cuz this hobby. So is there any one around me that has cheap/free/tradable frags? I swear there is like one store here with coral and it's not that great. I have to drive over an hour to get decent (and decently priced) coral.
     
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  2. Pickupman66

    Pickupman66 Tassled File Fish

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    Magnett, Look for frag swaps in your area.. that is the best way. but trust me, living over an hour from metro areas makes it difficult.
     
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  3. panbac2

    panbac2 Astrea Snail

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    magnett i understand your problem...I am in the same area as you and yes there is only one store in the CU area and it is ok. i am really considering online purchases. If you find any other way to get corals let me know
     
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  4. Clonefarmer

    Clonefarmer Millepora

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    Check your local Craigslist. I've gotten some good deals from local Reef keepers who list frags for sale on CL.
     
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  5. Magnett2

    Magnett2 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I haven't seen anything about any frag swaps but I did just move here a few months ago. Panbac do you know of any swaps or anything? I haven't even seen anything on CL either. Ugh!
     
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  6. panbac2

    panbac2 Astrea Snail

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    I havent heard of any frag swaps in quite some time but i will let you know if there will be any
     
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  7. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    I can relate to this
    I do not have any LFS with saltwater product within a 40 min drive of my home
    and the better LFS are located a 2 hour drive away, thus 4 hour round trip

    what I do is try and make any single trip as effective as possible
    so if I am going for live stock, I would get 3 or more frags/ corals
    and I would have also checked my cabinet and made a list of anything else I may need
    so I stock up on supplements (Ca Alk etc) have spare pumps, wavemakers, heaters, even a couple of spare T5 tubes just in case 1 fails for any reason and I dont want to make a trip out for 1 lamp


    Steve
     
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  8. cjrudy

    cjrudy Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Here in Buffalo, NY we are very lucky to have 2 top notch reef shops, both are within 15 minutes from my house.
     
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