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What are some of the best deals you've been able to snag? livestock, dry goods.....anything!

Last night I picked up a <1 year old hydra 52hd with mounting arm for $300!

 

[donnievaz]

Last year I went to buy a Crocea clam from a guy that was tearing down his whole system for $30. That alone was a killer deal but when I got there he couldn't get the clam off the rock so he just gave me the whole rock including the assorted Acro, Birdsnest, and Aussie Acans that resided on it.

 

[donnievaz]

Last year I went to buy a Crocea clam from a guy that was tearing down his whole system for $30. That alone was a killer deal but when I got there he couldn't get the clam off the rock so he just gave me the whole rock including the assorted Acro, Birdsnest, and Aussie Acans that resided on it.

Forgot to mention that the clam is more likely a Maxima but I'm still not sure. I've gotten conflicting ID's.

 

[BrettMallette]

Free because it came from a system infested with majanos. Entirety of its shell was covered took nearly 3 months to remove them all

Also a freebie because it was almost entirely bleached out. As well as like the clam was covered on all its edges by walls of majanos

 

[AntarcticIkeelu]

Got this full colony of fruit loops for $60. Most sites sell them for around 20-25 dollars per polyp

 

[NeuroticAquatics]

I've got a some deals from Craigslist over the years...

(1) Free Borbonious Anthias from a guy who purchased a pair and one beat the other up. They just wanted it to go to a good home. It had almost no tail left.

(2) Free fish from a guy who was having power cut in his second home because bills had not been paid. Scored two huge Desjardini Tangs, two huge engineer Gobies, a porcupine puffer, HumuHumu Trigger, Valentini Puffer and a Grouper along with a bunch of hermit crabs and a giant green bristle star.

(3) Traded a Yellow Tang for a Purple Tang.

 

[donnievaz]

(3) Traded a Yellow Tang for a Purple Tang.

That's insane!!! LOL

 

[NeuroticAquatics]

That's insane!!! LOL

The Purple was bullying other fish in this guy's tank, but it was only a 60g and his Purple was probably 5". My yellow was small and he had posted that he wanted a small Tang. I was surprised, as I figured he would want something a little more "exotic".

 

[Trav7]

Got this full colony of fruit loops for $60. Most sites sell them for around 20-25 dollars per polyp

Frag me a few of them and send them this way... haha. Beautiful zoas.

 

[vertigo01]

3 weeks ago, picked up a Radion XR30 Gen 2 upgraded to Gen 3 for $100 from LFS.

 

[Fudsey]

I got 2 Hydra HD 26's for $550 brand new

 

[cmcimino]

I picked up my first tank for $20 bucks. I got a used JBJ 28 Nanocube with stand, pumps, MH light, ReefKeeper 2 controller, and ATO. Granted it was filthy, but nothing I couldn't clean up over a weekend. I picked up an AI Prime non-HD the next week off craigslist for $80.

 

[smh254]

I got 2 used mp40 for $125. This was from a shop that was closing. Went in on the last day last 10 min and got them.

 

[AntarcticIkeelu]

Frag me a few of them and send them this way... haha. Beautiful zoas.

still fairly new to the hobby, im hoping to start fragging and posting sale threads within the next year

 

[Trav7]

still fairly new to the hobby, im hoping to start fragging and posting sale threads within the next year

Well, let me know when them beauties go up for sale...

 

[AntarcticIkeelu]

Well, let me know when them beauties go up for sale...

will do!

 

[Fudsey]

Also got an unused 90G tank and stand for $225 on Craigslist

 

[SeanD]

got a 1/2" of WD for $60 from LFS. It came out of his store display. It was so cheap because it lost its color and had turned a pale purple only. I have had it for 2 months and now I can see green and blue starting to come in.

 

[Devaji]

soooo I am on the other end of this.
I had a 240 gal tank up and running ended up taking a job out of state sold all the LR and fish/corals and what not but had the tank and almost new MH lighting like less than 3 moths old had a guy say he wanted to buy the tank at the agreed price, I went ahead to left the state doe to work. two days before we where supposed to be out of the house he backs out of the deal leaving me out of town and the GF to deal with the tank. lessened learned tho..

so someone in fort collins, Co got a 240 gal tank with 4 MH lights system and VHO for FREE
hopeing I have good reefing karma and something amazing will happen to me.

 

[donnievaz]

soooo I am on the other end of this.
I had a 240 gal tank up and running ended up taking a job out of state sold all the LR and fish/corals and what not but had the tank and almost new MH lighting like less than 3 moths old had a guy say he wanted to buy the tank at the agreed price, I went ahead to left the state doe to work. two days before we where supposed to be out of the house he backs out of the deal leaving me out of town and the GF to deal with the tank. lessened learned tho..

so someone in fort collins, Co got a 240 gal tank with 4 MH lights system and VHO for FREE
hopeing I have good reefing karma and something amazing will happen to me.

You deserve it after that debacle!