swffan November 27, 2012 November 27, 2012 Sooooo.....I had the pleasure of meeting Adam today. What a great guy and a pleasure to chat with. I hope this forum is a place where we can be openly honest, if not someone is going to have to edit or delete this post and hit me with one of those new "warning" or "time out" functions you mods have I know that I'm NOT the only one that thought when someone "took over" Mr. Coral and Sunny was gone that this was just another lie or scam for "Mr. Coral" to try to get rid of the BAD, Horrible, Chop Shop reputation that it has across the country. Yep, local retail shop with a bad reputation across the county.....that is when you know you're doing something WRONG! After going to the new "Mr. Coral Retail" shop today and speaking with the new shop owner Adam, I realized that it is not a way for the EX owner to clean up his name and reputation, but a great guy (ADAM) with a ton of experience in the hobby trying to make a name for himself and support his family while enjoying the hobby. The shop still has that old "Mr. Coral" look which I understand is in the process of changing (and you can see it too). The days of getting a shipment of fish in Friday and having an insane 50% off or BOGO sale on Saturday morning are over. (How many of your fish lived from those sales where there was a line out the door and people were taking numbers to get fish that rarely survived a few days). Adam's fish all looked very healthy and all were eating. He is putting all fish through a QT process and taking every step to insure that he is not only bringing in quality fish and corals but insuring that they will survive when you get them in your tank at home. The corals were all bright and colorful and some were priced way below what they should be. The invert section was thriving as well. I did not see one dead or sick looking fish, no corals that looked like they were in any stages of dying, and no foul smelling tanks (if you visited the OLD shop with the previous owner you know what I mean). There is still a ton of work to do as he knows and many tanks and systems that will be set up, but what he does have looks wonderful. I look forward to seeing how it all turns out in the end and I wish Adam nothing but luck and great success! I hope Adam loses the name Mr. Coral soon so people are not turned off (as many still are) based on a name and actions of previous owners/operators so he can build his own business/reputation instead of starting "in the hole". If you get the time, take the trip out and see what he has going on and support a guy who truly loves the hobby and not just the $$$$ that comes with the shop. Sorry for the ramble but I KNOW I'm not the only one that did not believe the "new owner" deal. I was wrong. I look forward to buying many things from ADAM and his shop.
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