madub03

No... Two polyps on the Laffy Taffys, 6 polyps on the AOIs

Just wanted to give an update... I tried the Gold Level Plan ($199/month). I said I wanted Acros, Montipora, and Zoas and I received: - WWC Dragon Slayer Acro (https://worldwidecorals.com/products/wwc-dragon-slayer-acropora) - WWC Purple Candle Acro (https://worldwidecorals.com/products/wwc-purple-candle-acropora) - WWC Grafted Sunfire Monti (https://worldwidecorals.com/products/wwc-grafted-sunfire-montipora) - WWC Laffy Taffy Zoa ( https://www.ebay.com/itm/WWC-Laffy-Taffy-Zoas-WYSIWYG-Live-Coral-Frag-World-Wide-Corals-102/273516284630?hash=item3faed74ad6:g:ErAAAOSwtBZbyl5j) - WWC AOI Zoa (https://www.ebay.com/itm/WWC-AOI-Zoanthids-WYSIWYG-Live-Coral-Frag-World-Wide-Corals-104/273516284579?hash=item3faed74aa3:g:18YAAOSwDJNbyl5h) Also, for whatever it's worth... they also included a WWC T-Shirt, AccuraSea 1 Salt (enough to make 5 gallons), Brightwell Aquatics Coral Amino (enough for 4 feedings) and swag such as pins, stickers, a pen, a towel, etc. On a personal note, if they would have let me 'handpick' one of the 5, I would have requested the WWC Grafted Sunfire Monti so I guess I really lucked out with getting that one. It was actually one of the only reasons I put montis on the list in the first place, although, even not considering that specific one, I felt that I got very good value for what I paid for, personally.

It looks like it’s $25 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Could I ask which species you selected and an example of what you received?

So that was my initial thought... But some of these frags people got were really nice... Also, I should have mentioned, you can cancel at anytime but you do get a small discount if you buy 3 months in a row... BUT you have to remember to cancel it, otherwise, they will keep charging you... but you will keep getting coral.

I am ready to start packing my new tank full with coral and I came across the WWC Coral Club. My question to the group was to see if anyone has tried this service and what they thought of it. At first thought, it seemed like it was maybe not the best idea due to how expensive it was combined with the fact that you don't have any idea on what you will be getting. But then after thinking about it more and more, and doing more research, I now think that maybe it isn't a bad idea after all... For those of you who haven't heard of it, the idea of it is like all of these monthly subscription clubs they have now (bark box, birch box, FabFitFun, HelloFrech, etc) but instead of a box filled with random junk, it's filled with coral!!! It sounds like a dream come true until you see the price tags for these boxes for coral you can't hand select. Their starter package is the Silver "Enthusiast" and comes with 5 frags, WWC swag (pens, stickers, a t-shrit, etc), Vendor Samples, and 10% off web corals (I am assuming while you keep your monthly subscription going). This one is $99/month but it seems that you have have to pay for shipping each month too. The website says "Pay up front for FREE shipping" - I am assuming that means if you pay for enough months in advance you get free shipping? Their second package is the Gold "Collector" and comes also with 5 frags, WWC swag, Vendor Samples, and 10% off web corals but shipping is included. This one is $199/month Their top package is the Platinum "High Roller" and come also with 5 frags, WWC swag, Vendor Samples, and 10% off web corals - shipping also included So all packages, you basically get the same things... so what's the price difference for??? Well, here's where I went from, "this isn't worth it" to... "wait a second, maybe this could be worth it" - The silver package, priced at $99 comes with coral valued over $200 (I should note that the valued price is based off of what they sell their own coral for on their website) - The Gold package, priced at $199 comes with coral valued over $450 - The Platinum package, priced at $299 comes with coral valued over $700 Still, skeptical me, started doing research for people who have tried this service to see if they thought it was worth it and it seems that if you can be flexible enough in not picking out the exact pieces for your tank, you really do get good value on the coral you receive. It seemed in each case, there was one coral that retailed for the price of the monthly package and then the other four were maybe not as expensive but still nice pieces and you really did get at least the advertised value if not over. One guy in particular bought the Platinum package and compared the prices to what was on their website and if he would have bought the same exact coral, not that he would have I will add again, but if he did, it was valued at over $800. To make it a little better, even tho you can't pick which coral specifically you are getting, you can select a few types of coral that you'd like (not that they will only give you those) but you can choose from: Acropora, Chalices, LPS frags, Montipora, Mushrooms, Other SPS, Soft coral, and Zoanthids. It did seem that most people that got the subscription boxes received only the coral that they selected. Long story short, has anyone tried this? I didn't see any threads on this already. Is it worth trying? If so, which one would you choose if you were to try it out.

Technically it is a two sided tank... just the front and the right, not the front and the back. Actually that was the original thought but the location of the back side paired with the weird size would have made it have to be a custom tank. It would have been in between a cube and a peninsula with the plumbing and the pumps on the left side. I drew it all out and got a quote for it but it’s weird size and plumbing I guess made it multiply in price and I couldn’t justify it compared to this SCA tank. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So far I really like it. I have their standard sump on my other tank and thought I wouldn’t like the cube but it fits more than I thought and I feel the layout is well done. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Updated pictures with some coral Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've seen this in person, the video is good but it just can't do it justice... really nice setup!

Finally got the rock in a way that provides a good amount of usable area for coral in both the front and the side. I decided to go with a more simple pyramid shape on the rock with some hiding places on the left and back side (non-viewable sides), slopes on the front and right side (viewable areas) for maximum coral placement and locations as well as leaving room around the top for schooling fish like some anthias. My previous tanks had much more elaborate rock work with caves, shelves and tunnels. I feel like it doesn’t look as nice as some of the older tanks when there is only rock in it but my hopes are it will look better when filled with coral. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Some of the pictures above may not have posted properly so here are the pictures of the plumbing. It is hard plumbed to have an overflow, emergency overflow, and a return. It also has some valves that will be setup to redirect some of the water from the return to either be used to fill water change buckets or run reactors. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I had an unused closet in my office so I thought, Why not put in a reef tank?!? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

After painting the stand I installed the shelf that will be used to house the electronics and drilled the holes for the plumbing. I hard plumbed the tank to have an overflow, an emergency overflow, and a return. It also has some valves that will be set up to redirect some of the water from the return to either be used to fill water change buckets or run reactors.

I wanted the tank to sit up higher, especially to look good from the hallway (outside the room) so I decided to build my own stand. The height I wanted as 46" tall so my biggest fear was the wood in the legs bowing from the weight put on the height span so I opted to use 4x4s for the legs. The frame was build with 2x4s, and the shelves are made from 3/4" plywood.