Got a kick out of this add

[lorenz0]

i want what he is smoking

[Snaz]

Long ago before when reef tanks, LR and trickle filtration were new to North America, dead corals were a must for a marine tank, or so we were told. Without the dead coral the pH would drop etc etc. Every year the hobbyist would swap out his dead corals, bleach them with chlorine and sunshine and put them back in his tank pristine white and biological filtration was handled but undergravel filters.

He is probably right in that you cannot buy coral skeletons easily anymore.

[mseepman]

The sad part is that there probably is a sucker or two out there with a fresh water tank that thinks this is the route to take when they go SW.

Hate to see someone get taken by this person.

[lastlight]

offer the guy $20 for his fancy reactor media.

[fishytime]

I got a steal of a deal then for my rare albino acro just paid $10 for this one this w/e Not my pic

[sphelps]

Large pieces of coral skeleton are fairly expensive from stores, more than he's asking for. You'd have a hard time finding these from retail for less, in the hobby we might be able to score a deal on someones misfortune but that's pretty rare for large sizes.

People look at things differently, I've had plenty of people laugh at me for spending X amount of dollars on a small piece of coral less than 1" long. And I recall a thread not too long ago where someone was laughed at and ridiculed for asking what was apparently too much for what some call "rare" corals.

[lastlight]

I think the humour here is stemming more from his wording and fibbing in his ad more than anything else.

[globaldesigns]

The sad thing, is some sap will fall for it and buy it.

Wow, lovely calcium deposits they are.

[Red Coral Aquariums]

Originally Posted by Snaz

Long ago before when reef tanks, LR and trickle filtration were new to North America, dead corals were a must for a marine tank, or so we were told. Without the dead coral the pH would drop etc etc. Every year the hobbyist would swap out his dead corals, bleach them with chlorine and sunshine and put them back in his tank pristine white and biological filtration was handled but undergravel filters.

He is probably right in that you cannot buy coral skeletons easily anymore.

This is funny as Red Coral just turned down a maintenance job from a prominent Calgary clothing chain that was setting up a salt water looking tank with dead corals and cichlid fish. They thought no one would know the difference. LOL
They would be suckers for that purchase.
Kevin