Best online LPS dealers

Haggisman14 · Mar 26, 2018

Hey everyone, let me start of by saying, I know everyone should have a QT system in place, or at least a dipping procedure in place (which I plan on doing at my new place), but if you had to by LPS from an online vendor, such as torches or hammers, who would you buy from?

Three of the vendors that I am extremely happy with their QT procedures are BattleCorals, WWC, and Jason Fox. In my cube I'm going for a good mix of corals, where my wife really loves the fluid nature of the torch and hammer corals. I want to create a bit of a "torch" garden with some multiple torches. Any recommendations for online retailers that have a lot of Euphyllias corals, and have a strict QT process in place, or would just creating a good dipping procedure on my end be the best bet?

I know I currently have polyclad words as hitchhickers from my LFS I do not want to repeat this. If I were to purchase from them again...does the bayer dip kill these guys, or if I do a dip in PraziPro, would that be enough to shake off the pests.

Thanks for the insight!

Jimbo662 · Mar 26, 2018

My #1 place is Aqua SD. Always great quality / healthy corals.

HolisticBear · Mar 26, 2018

Haggisman14 said:
Hey everyone, let me start of by saying, I know everyone should have a QT system in place, or at least a dipping procedure in place (which I plan on doing at my new place), but if you had to by LPS from an online vendor, such as torches or hammers, who would you buy from?

Three of the vendors that I am extremely happy with their QT procedures are BattleCorals, WWC, and Jason Fox. In my cube I'm going for a good mix of corals, where my wife really loves the fluid nature of the torch and hammer corals. I want to create a bit of a "torch" garden with some multiple torches. Any recommendations for online retailers that have a lot of Euphyllias corals, and have a strict QT process in place, or would just creating a good dipping procedure on my end be the best bet?

I know I currently have polyclad words as hitchhickers from my LFS I do not want to repeat this. If I were to purchase from them again...does the bayer dip kill these guys, or if I do a dip in PraziPro, would that be enough to shake off the pests.

Thanks for the insight!

I've purchased great LPS from @BSA Corals, @uniquecorals , and @CherryCorals. A branching hammer + torch from @uniquecorals, and a purple torch from @CherryCorals. I can't comment on their quarantine, @WWC describes their quarantine extensively on YouTube. I'll say I'm not mentioning another vendor with great pieces at great prices specifically because of pests.

I dip in Bayer, followed by CoralRx always. I have used H202 on the plug if I'm concerned about Algae.

Even them, brown flatworms slipped thru. It is impossible to pinpoint the source since they could have been around for ages until I finally noticed them. Dips aren't instant-kill either, often just stun them so you can blow them off.