I just received 4 frags from TSA and I was impressed. The packaging was sturdy and just packed really well Also, when I dipped the corals there was virtually 0 hitch hikers, didn’t see any unwanted critters floatin around. Definitely be ordering from them in the future 👍🏼
I have that yellow tip cristata from TSA. Got it during their easter sale for $40. I dropped $1.5k during that sale, 45+ different corals. Not a single DOA and only had a single bristleworm and baby aiptasia as hitchhikers. Really impressed with TSA.
Man they have so many pieces that id love to have even jus unnamed corals but im gonna be getting a piece of their laffy taffy goni of theirs from a friend who grows n sells it locally he has a huge incredible looking colony of it i cant wait to have one of my own!! That coral is jus breathtaking in person especially u det leds with high flow uhhh jus divine!!
Beautiful Shop. I made it a point to visit on my last trip to Florida. And yep, one of the simple joys (and often frustrations) about this hobby is you never stop learning. Could not agree more good Sir. You also demonstrated why the hell genus and species are so important, despite the resistance from coral vendors. What TSA calls it, what You call it, and what Germany might call it can all be different. Yet, if it's been properly ID's in taxonomy: It's genus and species will be the same and lend a very strong starting point. And umm... Pavona cactus.
Stunning corals! But all these gadgets make me wana cry! I tried the gadgets approach and I spent more time on them than the actual tank. Ive gone the simple nano 25-50% waterchanges a week and im enjoying marines again.
Ricordia that have decent colour go for about $300-$600 aud here in Australia. Haha your right though, never seen an acan more than maybe 100 bucks, even the really colourful ones
Considering how huge their colonies are, it's almost funny how tiny their very high priced frags are. Certainly extremely healthy and colorful, but holy smokes pushing the boundaries on the size/price.
Hey March I had a thought today while watching your video. How would stores like yours and this, control all your elements with the demand for these elements always changing with corals coming in and out of the systems?
Just monitor the levels. Doesn't matter what the stock level is, automated testing with a Neptune Trident or similar would tell them what they need to dose.
I’ve had asterina in previous tanks with no problem whatsoever. My current set up has had them and they have 100% Been eating my zoas. Had to peel some off polyps where colonies were dying off and I had no idea why. After peeling off, which was unusually harder than normal, there were small white bite mates on the polyps where they had been on them feeding. Currently have two harlequin shrimps in there helping and zoas seem to be recovering.
There are a few species in the astera/aquilonastra that are primarily corallivores, however the majority found in the hobby are harmless algae/ bio film grazers.
Things sure have changed since I kept fish many years ago. One major difference is that nackvthem they didn't charge for water even the “live water” that have at Too Shelf. They all did free water testing back in the day and also. People always end up ruining the freebies by being greedy. Unfortunately, people always follow the lead when they see this.
100% agree about the prices being listed. My local store doesn’t and I hate it. I haven’t been to a coral/reef show, but I’m not in a hurry for that exact reason. Watching some of the haggling that occurs makes me cringe-it’s just not my thing.
Because the ones that don’t put price want to price based on what they think you will pay, if you look rich they will charge you more which is not cool
Impressive video for sure. Unfortunately I’ve been very disappointed with their customer service and will be shopping elsewhere. Too many high quality vendors to deal with poor customer service
Facts they only take care of doctors and lawyers, I make 80k a year & not enough for them to take proper care, they think they’re famous or something lol
Maybe that’s it. They must have large enough business or enough volume that they don’t care if they lose a few customers to others. I for one won’t buy anything from there again unless it’s an emergency and there is no other option.
When you have a location like that I am 100% sure they have generator backups to keep everything running. It would surprise me if they had millions in livestock without investing a couple grand on a backup.
I live here in Orlando and don’t shop TSA anymore. Their prices are a huge turn off to me. Big local Reefer community so spend my money at peoples homes.
I’m in Orlando too, where do you like to go? I spend thousands with them & they still can’t come and service my tank ! Some saying they’re booked up and some saying email but never reply
"Maxi Jet" is now made in China and is not the same quality.... The Italian company sold the name to China, But retained the rights to build and sell the same product. If you want the REAL Italian "Maxi Jet" it's new name is NEWA... Same old quality, New name.
I enjoy your videos but please get a camera with image stabilization. 👍
Buy him one
So glad you are going to send him one. Very kind of you Steve.
@@DragonNinjaGaming 😆
@@leeboswell8483 no
Or a gimbal
Amazing facility, and great looking corals. I wish I could order from them, but can’t justify paying 2-3 times what other vendors charge.
Love the videos man keep it up
The place looks Amazing and the corrals look Fantastic! 😃
The best workshop ❤❤
I just received 4 frags from TSA and I was impressed.
The packaging was sturdy and just packed really well
Also, when I dipped the corals there was virtually 0 hitch hikers, didn’t see any unwanted critters floatin around.
Definitely be ordering from them in the future 👍🏼
Thanks for this review !
Great video very cool
Great episode 👏🏻 👌🏻
34:00 Branching Leptoseris or "Potato Chip” Pavona
Thank y ou!
I have that yellow tip cristata from TSA. Got it during their easter sale for $40. I dropped $1.5k during that sale, 45+ different corals. Not a single DOA and only had a single bristleworm and baby aiptasia as hitchhikers. Really impressed with TSA.
Man, the set March up with the janitor, this guy couldn’t any questions
Hahaha March , I’m off to Paul’s shop Monday , great video fella, some fine corals too 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 every days a school day in reefing .
love these vids
I need to re-watch and see how many times March says ‘funky’! I😂
At least twice a video
Man they have so many pieces that id love to have even jus unnamed corals but im gonna be getting a piece of their laffy taffy goni of theirs from a friend who grows n sells it locally he has a huge incredible looking colony of it i cant wait to have one of my own!! That coral is jus breathtaking in person especially u det leds with high flow uhhh jus divine!!
Beautiful Shop. I made it a point to visit on my last trip to Florida.
And yep, one of the simple joys (and often frustrations) about this hobby is you never stop learning. Could not agree more good Sir.
You also demonstrated why the hell genus and species are so important, despite the resistance from coral vendors. What TSA calls it, what You call it, and what Germany might call it can all be different. Yet, if it's been properly ID's in taxonomy: It's genus and species will be the same and lend a very strong starting point.
And umm... Pavona cactus.
39:00 did March just start singing the melody of Sandstorm - Darude? 😂😂😂
dunadundunad un !!
yes I did
The update was so worth doing, its crazy how much changed and how much corals have grown
Whoa first time seeing those pvc trees for the acros lol
Stunning corals! But all these gadgets make me wana cry! I tried the gadgets approach and I spent more time on them than the actual tank. Ive gone the simple nano 25-50% waterchanges a week and im enjoying marines again.
who told u 50? max 30%
@@thomasturbato7021 some of the best looking nanos are on a 50% WC
@@marcopalazzo9349 ye they do last few years... but looks like u don't care.. murica got money, when everything blow up u just set up a new tank..
@@marcopalazzo9349 and let's not talk about cyano... murica clove cyano bacteria in they're tank
Brooooooo the zoa gardens he has in the grow out tanks OHMYDAYS!
I switched out from echotech. To orphek. And man what a better light. Won't go back.
Ricordia that have decent colour go for about $300-$600 aud here in Australia. Haha your right though, never seen an acan more than maybe 100 bucks, even the really colourful ones
crazy how much pirces can very by region
1k views that quick on a hour long video published on a Friday. You the man march.
Gracias Garcia !
Those pot scrubbers are the 2nd best man made filter media there is... 2nd to only 30 PPI sponge.
March could you do a vid on alkalinity? Like explaining why lowering it would be desirable and your thoughts on levels for someone new to the hobby
Considering how huge their colonies are, it's almost funny how tiny their very high priced frags are. Certainly extremely healthy and colorful, but holy smokes pushing the boundaries on the size/price.
I could easily spend all day and easily 10 grand in top shelf. 😊
From Australia 😢 had a look at ricordia yesterday at the lfs, $350 was the cheapest one
They’re like 30-50 here! Let’s start a business mate
Hey March I had a thought today while watching your video. How would stores like yours and this, control all your elements with the demand for these elements always changing with corals coming in and out of the systems?
Just monitor the levels. Doesn't matter what the stock level is, automated testing with a Neptune Trident or similar would tell them what they need to dose.
We do weekly ICP test once a week to monitor alllevels
I’ve had asterina in previous tanks with no problem whatsoever. My current set up has had them and they have 100% Been eating my zoas. Had to peel some off polyps where colonies were dying off and I had no idea why. After peeling off, which was unusually harder than normal, there were small white bite mates on the polyps where they had been on them feeding. Currently have two harlequin shrimps in there helping and zoas seem to be recovering.
@@IttyBittyF1Fitty definitely happens 👍🏻
Rare but it has happened to me lately.
There are a few species in the astera/aquilonastra that are primarily corallivores, however the majority found in the hobby are harmless algae/ bio film grazers.
Does TSA ship to Toronto i might get some frags
That is an epic place I would live there lol just give me a cot somewhere and feed me lol I’ll work for food haha 😂
Things sure have changed since I kept fish many years ago. One major difference is that nackvthem they didn't charge for water even the “live water” that have at Too Shelf. They all did free water testing back in the day and also. People always end up ruining the freebies by being greedy. Unfortunately, people always follow the lead when they see this.
34:00 pavona
Filet Table could work, worth a look as far as a draining frag station, computer chair accessible😅
4k and image stabilization PLEASE
hey pick one or the other
Hi, where os his store located?
"Alright kids I'm not going to curse in this one gonna keep it family freindly" two sentences later "... unless they half ass it..."🤣🤣
I fucking tried my best I'm sorry :D !!
Is it a pavona coral
100% agree about the prices being listed. My local store doesn’t and I hate it. I haven’t been to a coral/reef show, but I’m not in a hurry for that exact reason. Watching some of the haggling that occurs makes me cringe-it’s just not my thing.
Because the ones that don’t put price want to price based on what they think you will pay, if you look rich they will charge you more which is not cool
TSA has so many nice corals but the frags they sell are so small for the price!!
Pectinia 34:55
The Asterina in my tank eat Zoas.
Impressive video for sure. Unfortunately I’ve been very disappointed with their customer service and will be shopping elsewhere. Too many high quality vendors to deal with poor customer service
Facts they only take care of doctors and lawyers, I make 80k a year & not enough for them to take proper care, they think they’re famous or something lol
Maybe that’s it. They must have large enough business or enough volume that they don’t care if they lose a few customers to others.
I for one won’t buy anything from there again unless it’s an emergency and there is no other option.
Curious about your experience. Care to explain?
pSSSST, March, where can I get some spiny tectic turbo snail in the US? Are they banned here? lol
no clue ! only our supplier has never seen else where
What's wrong with Paul from Advanced Aquarium Consultancy? It's my LFS
Holy f... Imagine a power outage here that would keep me up at night
When you have a location like that I am 100% sure they have generator backups to keep everything running.
It would surprise me if they had millions in livestock without investing a couple grand on a backup.
It would take more than a 2k generator to backup all that. More like a 25k generator. But yes, they definitely would have to have one in place.
is it pektinia ? 34.14
Pavona? That we have to find the name?
Did you ask what their electric bill is?
should have !
i want a double trouble :( MARCH please make em
Green Potato Chip Pavona....?
Bro goes not gonna cuss 2 sec later drops a word lol 😂
It’s a potato chip green pavona
Pavona
potato chip pavona
That place is sick but that dude literally didn’t answer any question you asked.
Cactus pavona
chip pavona
pagoda coral
Lol march don’t you not have a tank at home 😂
I have one :) video series on the way
Vinegar
apple cider
video is so shaky....hard to soak in what you are showing because it is shaky and quick moving
I live here in Orlando and don’t shop TSA anymore. Their prices are a huge turn off to me. Big local Reefer community so spend my money at peoples homes.
I’m in Orlando too, where do you like to go? I spend thousands with them & they still can’t come and service my tank ! Some saying they’re booked up and some saying email but never reply
Avoid them and buy local or elsewhere
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Yo i love free shit lmao
finally someone else
@@fragboxcorals bahahaha free shit!!! free shit!!!! free shit!!!! Free shitt!!!
"Maxi Jet" is now made in China and is not the same quality....
The Italian company sold the name to China, But retained the rights to build and sell the same product. If you want the REAL Italian "Maxi Jet" it's new name is NEWA...
Same old quality, New name.
dude can't hold a camera steady to save his life.. worse than the Blair witch movie
The guy from the store has literally 0% knowledge, wish someone else was doing the tour
Asterina stars will 100% eat zoas.....SPS theyre harmless ....