Boom Corals Review

[Crimsonvice]

I wanted to do a brief review of an order I placed with @BoomCorals recently. Ended up purchasing some corals at killer prices on the zoa and LPS sale that was just recently had to help support a member who lost their home in a fire.

Site/Ordering

• Website was easy to navigate and checkout was as to be expected. Some coral labeled WYSIWYG, and others not, but it is clearly labeled.

Shipping

• Shipped on time and via FedEx. Tracking number recieved when FedEx picked up.
• Nice Boom Corals box which contained Styrofoam container, invoice with acclimating instructions and a nice thank you card!
• All coral where double bagged and labeled with printed labels. Definitely helps with identifying which is which. Some other big name vendors have not done this, and I find that extremely irritating. So thanks Matt!

Coral

• Picked up 3 zoas and an sps
• Zoas opened almost right away
• SPS had good color and decent sized frag
• Frag plugs did have some hair algae and aptasia (counted 5).

Overall

Easy transaction and coral look good. Frags did have some aptasia, and coral bags did have a decent amount of detritus. I can't complain too much though, got big name zoas for next to nothing. Overall four out of five stars. Will buy again.

 

[BoomCorals]

Yep sorry about the aps! I have berghias going to work on them right now, and they are about 95% eradicated. But they seem to be unavoidable in this hobby even when I QT. I've tried every remedy there is and only berghias work for me. But inevitably, I get them again, and I'll have to buy berghias again and repeat the cycle. My zoa tank had them the worst, and those are the hardest ones to get off of the frags/plugs as the zoas were overgrowing everything.

Outside of that, I'm glad you were very happy with your purchase!

 

[nfrench2100]

I feel like aiptasia are darn near unavoidable in this hobby. I have 2 great LFS within a 5 minute drive from my house. Both have a great coral inventory, and unfortunately, aiptasia seem to plague both. It just is what it is. Fortunately tho, the one LFS, which is my go to for most needs/corals, will kill any visible aiptasia/pests before they bag them up for you.

Awesome review btw. I think it’s cool that you took the time to write it up

 

[Crimsonvice]

I totally agree! My LFS has a beautiful 300 DD, and if you look close enough you will find the aptasia all over.

I did not intend to portray a negative view of the order at all. In fact, just the opposite. I thought all the coral purchased were in great health and decent sized frags. I was just trying to be as unbiased as possible, and bring out all aspects of the order. I will definitely be ordering from Boom Corals again.

 

[BoomCorals]

I totally agree! My LFS has a beautiful 300 DD, and if you look close enough you will find the aptasia all over.

I did not intend to portray a negative view of the order at all. In fact, just the opposite. I thought all the coral purchased were in great health and decent sized frags. I was just trying to be as unbiased as possible, and bring out all aspects of the order. I will definitely be ordering from Boom Corals again.

Just to note I do check frags before shipping them, but zoa frags can hide the aps.

 

[nfrench2100]

Just to note I do check frags before shipping them, but zoa frags can hide the aps.

Hopefully no one thought my response was aimed toward them. I totally agree that aips are gonna find there way into our systems. It’s just inevitable. I was just sparking convo is all. No shots fired, I promise! Lol