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i am ordering some zoo's and some snails so if anyone wants some of his nice zoos or anything get in on this and we can split shipping which is $30
would like to order ASAP if two other people are interested so $10 each shipping i will be going ahead with this order
If we can get enough people to split the shipping up, there's a good 3 or 4 frags there I'd like.
no one else? theres some nice zoo's
Der_Iron_Chef
12-21-2006, 01:49 AM
There's one or two frags I'd like. I'm in for shipping if we can split it 3 or 4 ways.
okay so if you and OCDP are in then thats $10 each already
adidas
12-21-2006, 02:12 AM
i'll go in for snails if someone wouldn't mind droppin off my stuff?
where do you live?
if you are serious about ordering please get your order into howdy and pay and when the shipment arrives you will pay me your part of the shipping when you pick up your order
adidas
12-21-2006, 02:18 AM
i live near golds.. dover.. i'll put in my order right now if you are able to help me out with droppin off :)
Der_Iron_Chef
12-21-2006, 02:53 AM
When will these arrive?
adidas
12-21-2006, 02:56 AM
I pm'd my order in
it will arrive the day after everyone pays,
two people are in already so if theres not alot of interest if one more goes i will try and get the order for friday
$10 each shipping is pretty good
Der_Iron_Chef
12-21-2006, 04:49 PM
I've paid Neal for one frag, so I'm in. Let me know when it's coming in and I'll meet wherever.
so are you guys okay going three ways on shipping? if so i'll try and get the order for tomarrow, or we can wait until after christmas, ither way works for me
Der_Iron_Chef
12-21-2006, 05:14 PM
I'm ok with that.
Delphinus
12-21-2006, 05:42 PM
Sorry I'm jumping in late on this. Is it too late to add my name to the hat? Let me know, thanks.
nope but get your payment in ASAP
gonna try for the order tomarrow
howdy20012002
12-21-2006, 06:12 PM
just let me know what you want tony
thanks
Neal
make sure you have paid by 3pm today
once you have paid please leave me a pm with your name and number i can contact you at to arrange pickup
adidas
12-21-2006, 06:24 PM
i'm all paid, hope we get order in today..i don't want to wait til after xmas lol :)
order will be comming tomarrow morning, i will be around most of the day for pickups, the earlyer the better
shipping will be 7.50 each
Der_Iron_Chef
12-21-2006, 07:32 PM
Sounds great. I'm all paid and will PM you my phone number.
Delphinus
12-21-2006, 09:05 PM
Ok I'm in. Order's in and paid for.
okay everyone has paid, just waiting confimation on shipping
adidas
12-21-2006, 11:28 PM
awesome
howdy20012002
12-21-2006, 11:30 PM
the parcel is enroute
tracking # sent to josh
thanks again
Neal
just waiting for the package to arrive, i hope it get here soon
looks like were not getting our orders today, hopfully nothing dies
Delphinus
12-22-2006, 10:19 PM
What?! Have you checked with both Greyhound depots?
I don't like the sounds of this ... :(
me nither, i guess it was shipped expresspost so it should have came to my door, i checked the tracking # and its in calgary but in sorting
they say they are behind schedule though so it might still come later tonight
adidas
12-22-2006, 10:41 PM
hope it comes soon. was the stuff shipped with heatpacks?
i was told it has heat packs
adidas
12-22-2006, 10:48 PM
oh ok..cool
howdy20012002
12-22-2006, 10:54 PM
yes it was shipped with heatpacks
i could not ship with greyhound because right now they aren't accepting NBO.
I shipped it overnight with expresspost.
they guaranteed me that it would be there today
I shipped 2 parcels at the same time, same method, and one has made it already.
I am expecting it is just running late being the day that it is.
Neal
adidas
12-22-2006, 11:19 PM
yup it should be here soon I would think... this is the last day for canada post before xmas so it's just crazy.
well this doesnt look good, i hope everythings okay
howdy20012002
12-23-2006, 01:31 AM
just to set everyone's mind at ese. I will make good on this order.
Don't think that I am going to take your money and run and not deal with any losses.
Any and all losses will be dealt with either thru credit or refunds.
Neal
beyond this I don't know what to say
well it seems to be no ones fault but the postal system, backed up with christmas deliveries, thanks though howdy
Der_Iron_Chef
12-23-2006, 05:05 PM
Has canreef been down for 12 or so hours, or is it just me?!
Anyway, does anyone have an update on this?
Thanks for being stand-up in this, Neal. It'll suck for everyone--especially you--if those corals don't make it.
nothing on my end no news, corals still might be okay and if they were stored somewhere warm the snails might be alive
howdy20012002
12-23-2006, 05:17 PM
if u get them today, the corals should be fine.
I dunno about the snails..
wait and see I guess.
Good news is I did see a postal truck out today making deliveries so at least they are still making deliveries.
Neal
Der_Iron_Chef
12-23-2006, 05:20 PM
Neal--I would get a refund from the postal service if I were you. I've sent things ExpressPost before, and they didn't arrive on time, and got a full refund on the cost of shipping.
Was the box marked "LIVESTOCK" or "PERISHABLE"?
Delphinus
12-23-2006, 07:41 PM
So we still have nothing (It's now Saturday afternoon)?? Oh great, I'm getting a bunch of dead snails then. Yay. Glad I stopped short of ordering the peppermints, I almost did. :( Poor things.
I think this will chalk up to be a good learning experience. I had bad luck with Greyhound, etc, or should I say, we had bad luck during Thanksgiving, our packages were delayed/late/mixed up , etc, etc... so, to order at Christmas time, I can imagine things are 10x crazier.
Sucks that all this livestock might die. Hope things arrive okay, good luck dudes. Happy holidays.
adidas
12-23-2006, 08:40 PM
oh man..30 snails and 20 crabs....hope they are ok, if the box is inside somewhere they might make iti..i hope...:(
adidas
12-23-2006, 08:41 PM
josh, maybe you should go to your local outlet and have theem look for it in the back?
Der_Iron_Chef
12-23-2006, 11:47 PM
Just picked up my frag from JOSH. Floating it right now, so we'll see. I think some of the polyps have detached, so....who knows.
everything is good on my end, most of the zoos are starting to open, the snails are moving
i just hope these zoos regain some color
also got two weird anemone hichhikers, im trying to get a pic for an ID
Der_Iron_Chef
12-24-2006, 02:01 AM
My zoos are starting to open, too. I've tried to secure the ones that have detached, but not sure yet.
I also got a hitchhiker, which I'm pretty sure is a baby brittle starfish. Kinda cute :smile:
adidas
12-24-2006, 02:56 AM
looks like my guys did ok, only lost 2 crabs and 1 snail
howdy20012002
12-24-2006, 03:08 AM
I am glad to hear that things aren't that bad
Must have been the high quality stuff I sell..lol..jk
anyways, just let me know what the losses are.
thanks again for the order and I am sorry that the order got so messed up
Neal
how are peoples zoo;s doing? on my frags only a couple zoos open, might just need more time
Delphinus
12-27-2006, 02:13 AM
Only got one frag this time - but it's doing OK. A couple polyps look a little iffy but there are a few that are open and fine. I'll try to post a pic later. I'm happy with the zoos and the ceriths. The ceriths are apparently way hardier than the turbos. None of the turbos made it, I pulled the last 2 stink bombs out of the tank today.
yeah i figured the turbos were toast
adidas
12-27-2006, 05:50 PM
my Astrea snails are doing great...
Der_Iron_Chef
12-28-2006, 12:29 AM
Almost all the zoos on my frag have opened, although they look a lot different than they did in howdy's pic! It's no doubt due to the stress of shipping, and perhaps I have a different lighting set-up.
The pics indicated a bluish centre with red tentacles. As you can see in the smaller pic in the upper-right of the picture below, there are faint spots of blue. But they're very faint! And the tentacles are more of a peachy-orange.
Hopefully they'll colour up over time. Either way...thanks for the product, howdy.
http://xf6.xanga.com/336d47040463798159814/b68983719.jpg
Drew, I know I didn't take part in the order, but thought I'd toss out my two cents here. I have ordered lots of zoos from online, and through howdy even. I would definitely say the loss in colour is from stress, and different lighting conditions. I have recieved many zoo frags like this, and every time they have bounced back with time.
Just my two cents, sucks that it happened, but I'm confident they'll recover. You can see the colour resemblence (sp?) in both photos, so time will heal this one. I'm a zoo freak lately and that's all my tank is becoming, they definitely are one of the best/easiest and most colourful corals to keep, IMO.
Almost all the zoos on my frag have opened, although they look a lot different than they did in howdy's pic! It's no doubt due to the stress of shipping, and perhaps I have a different lighting set-up.
The pics indicated a bluish centre with red tentacles. As you can see in the smaller pic in the upper-right of the picture below, there are faint spots of blue. But they're very faint! And the tentacles are more of a peachy-orange.
Hopefully they'll colour up over time. Either way...thanks for the product, howdy.
http://xf6.xanga.com/336d47040463798159814/b68983719.jpg
I spray new frags with a turkey blaster with reef roids in it. It seems to give them momentary color, i've always found the ones that respond within an hour or so (it' only briefly mind you at first) are the ones that will do a nice recovery. But i've yet to date ever had anything that looked like the picture i based my purchase on.
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