well finally made the 2 hour drive up there... boy was i surprised!! these guys have got it down, great corals at great prices and service to match.. i was gonna make the trip around the corner to cap bay, but after i steped into sals store, i forgot that place even existed.. im trying to slowly break down my tank, but i couldnt resist these pieces, i knew i should have stayed away,,check em out..

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p218/jaiminandnish/DSC02385Small.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p218/jaiminandnish/DSC02383Small.jpg


sorry sal i think your gonna be nagged about this piece forever, its gonna be a collector piece.... im gonna name it "THE PINK EYE"... i also had to pick up that squamie, shes a beast...

yeah im going to be spending my entire check in two weeks. Gotta pick up the new 135. I cant wait.

Everytime I go there I spend money or get put to work. I keep telling myself Im going to stay away from there,but it hasnt happened yet. Got a NICE Vlamingi Tang from them today.

The little or the big vlamingi, James?

Jaime, looking great! :)

Great looking corals. I went in there the other day just to get water and couldn't help but take home a new coral. I really need to get my RO/DI unit setup so I don't have to go in there once a week.

Wow what is that first coral with the pink tips?

elegance coral

Can someone PM me directions to this place. These pics got me jealous.

The little or the big vlamingi, James?

Jaime, looking great! :)

I got one straight from Fiji out of the bag. It came in on their shipment and had great colors. He is probably around 6".

Just like I have said....

Sal is a B*stard!!!!

Looks great Jaime. Let me know how that elegance does for ya. My wife has been drooling over that piece, but I know if I brought it home I would kill it.

Matt

Just like I have said....

Sal is a B*stard!!!!
couldnt agree more. He caused me to have to sell my 125 to upgrade to a 135. this man needs to be stopped, hes causing us to spend all of our hard earned money.:mad2:

Dang it, that was the elegance coral that I wanted!!! ;) Nice pick up!!!

Lol and that clam is the one I wanted. Couldnt drop the cash tho at that time. Glad it's in good hands tho :)

I got one straight from Fiji out of the bag. It came in on their shipment and had great colors. He is probably around 6".
Man! We need a picture.

i was weiry at first cause i 've had 2 elegances that have croacked within a week.. but sal assured me these ones from australia were more hardy, its been doing great as of 2 weeks ago.. im not sure how long sal had it but im pretty sure it was like 2 weeks.... i love it...

I have had the same experience with elegance, I have had two die within a week of putting them in the tank, but the one I bought from Sal has been in the tank for about two weeks or so and is doing amazing!

Sal is using some type of Coral Growth Hormone to make his corals look bright and grow bigger. I bet he is spraying it into the air also and pumping in oxygen to make us feel more like opening our wallets...I even heard rumors they use a voodoo air freshener!:confused2:

Sal is using some type of Coral Growth Hormone to make his corals look bright and grow bigger. I bet he is spraying it into the air also and pumping in oxygen to make us feel more like opening our wallets...I even heard rumors they use a voodoo air freshener!:confused2:


I've heard that the windows are blacked out so you can't see what time of day it is outside; there are no clocks; the air is superoxygenated; he takes all forms of payments and will also supply free drinks while you're shopping. The only thing missing is the dice! :shades:

I was just up at the store and saw this cool elegance coral and had to post a picture of it!!:shades:

I have had the same experience with elegance, I have had two die within a week of putting them in the tank, but the one I bought from Sal has been in the tank for about two weeks or so and is doing amazing!

Congratulations on getting one that lived!

There are some excellent threads on reefcentral about elegance corals -- one guy has a theory that the elegances that die in people's tanks were collected from deep water (114) feet and get 'sunburned' in our bright tanks and die.

His theory is that since the corals from Australia are being newly collected they are still getting the shallow-water ones and not having to dive very deep the way they do in Indonesia where they've beein overcollected. That means they are already used to bright light and have a much easier time being acclimated to our tanks.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1109727&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

i just read that thread, i would have to say i agree...i originally placed the elegance at the top of the tank, and he didnt inflate for the first couple of days, so i read up on them and moved him to the bottom of my tank and dosed heavy feedings of pappone, and almost immediatly he bounced right back.. i would have to say that these australian elegances are more hardy..

hey guys i have got hooked up with aussie corals and i will not be beat on $ if i thought they were not going to live i would not bring them in,also the voodoo berry and oxygen thing may be true but if you want a drink ask or a roll of the dice i'm always willing this is fun not a job.

mark thanks being called a b-tard from you is a complimant.......


sal

sal thats why your the man.....

Can someone PM me directions to this place. These pics got me jealous.

Gary, Stay AWAY. Sal has something in the air of his store that makes you buy stuff, sometimes stuff you didn't even know you wanted. :eek:

Just because he has great prices on great corals and fish, it's really the air he pumps in. :yes: If you do go, hold your breath while you're in the store.

thanks guys,

and keep coming back always have something to see

Its not just in the air. If i'm driving by my car just turns all by itself. It's kinda like the krispie kreme "hot" sign. I must stop this.

I'm coming up on the 31st.. Sal, can you order something for me?

I'm wanting a Pearly Jawfish.

I'll Have One Waiting For You No Problem..

I'll Have One Waiting For You No Problem..

**** you sal. Im bored at home and no place to work. All I can do is watch my two clowns swim circles around my bicolor blenny whiloe my bicolor blenny goes to town on my algae.

I'll Have One Waiting For You No Problem..

*DAM* you sal. ha

i went the other day. the straw/bamboo live rock looks really nice in my solana 34

man i'm glad you like it..

where is this store located at? i am interested in coming to see and buy things LOL

Check them out in out sponsors forum.

http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7

thank you flyingarmy :)

No problem..and welcome to ARC!!! Where "Saving our Oceans, One Reef at a time!" is our motto!

ARC is a very nice place to be. even though i dont live that close to atlanta. i stay in the area 3 nights a week lol. so every week i always look for things i can buy to bring home :)

Smart move..there are tons of great LRS/LFS that have lots to offer, not to mention all the reefers that frag their corals all the time and upgrade equipment.

i was hoping to pick up another small tank. like a biocube 14 from someone but i think i was too late sending him a message :( was wanting that tank for corals and mostly LOL

we have bio-cubes in-stock,plus many other tanks,corals,fish,and dry goods

whats the prices on your biocubes?

We'll be up there tomorrow! prolly sometime between 12 and 1.. but that's just a ballpark, really depends on when we leave here.

Do you ever get big cubes' in?? Ever since we saw Mark's tank, Dennis is bugging me to get a cube...

were always looking but none at this time

Just left with three more reasons to stay away. Thanks sal, you really are a b@st@rd;)

thanks man i've been feeling deprived on the b*stard thing, man you really have to love the hobby???


sal