New from Hagerstown Maryand

Bustyraker · Oct 24, 2013

Spendley said:
Greetings from Howard county.

Mr Coral ships out of Frederick, so if you order from him you can do a local pickup there and skip the shipping - just a heads up

I was told they stopped shipping there, I'll look into it thanks!

Spendley · Oct 24, 2013

Apparently the retail store is closed, but they will arrange for pickups at the Frederick UPS hub on Tue/Thur - this is what I have gathered from a back and forth Facebook conversation. Could be wrong, because I have also heard that they have a farm in west Virginia so that doesn't really add up.

I need to take a trip to pacific east aquaculture...

Velodog2 · Oct 24, 2013

I think I read the same thing someplace on R2R about Frederick UPS pickups but couldn't remember the days. I suppose for the cost of a few $10 frags it might be worth trying out. Don't know if there would still be box charges.

We should post pics of our respective tank setups.

Bustyraker · Oct 24, 2013

I can post when I get home from work, I have nothing too fancy, mostly just a ton of frags and a big ol' RBTA

spspirate · Oct 24, 2013

Sounds awesome!! Lets see!

Bustyraker · Oct 24, 2013

Like I said, nothing crazy. I have a few small chalices laying around but have no idea what they are. If anyone knows where I can get a green slimer frag pretty cheap let me know.

Velodog2 · Oct 24, 2013

Here's our little 18 gallon Polypopolis. A few nice frags. Nothing very well established yet.

Spendley · Oct 25, 2013

I've got a biocube 29, has been up for about six months now.

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2x clowns, and 1x Royal gramma
3x peppermint shrimp
Hammer coral / Zoa rock on lower left were from a good friend
Other frags found through Craigslist

Oh and just picked up that RBTA at "Today's Pet" in Columbia, Md

Velodog2 · Oct 25, 2013

Nice. What is Today's Pet like?

Spendley · Oct 25, 2013

It's a solid. Their frag tank was looking kinda dirty when I was there earlier this week, but I wouldn't purchase coral from there unless something really caught my eye (kinda overpriced - starting at $20). They've usually got some nice looking fish in there...currently have two snowflake clowns so might have a designer hookup. Seem to usually have your general shrimp / snails in stock. Large buckets of LR (seems to be shelf like - might pick up a piece soon)

I like it for the proximity, I can swing by on my way home from work. They have pretty knowledgable staff there, which is a plus when dealing with a pet store that also has saltwater tanks.

nature786 · Oct 30, 2013

Nice set up.
If you ever make it down to richmond, VA you won't be disappointed. We got so many local hobbyists here that we could prolly compete with some of those big states like cali.
Allot of sps lovers and great prices on frags.
Some great guys there in Maryland too. We just did a huge group buy from one of the guys.
Come to one of our local meets(frag swaps & mostly Beer) and on the way back you can stop by Kings Dominion.
Richmondreefers.com ---- check it out sometime.