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Littlefishy 03-11-2012 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuckgod420 (Post 692472)
Anybody here do any research on this guys track record?
Ever wonder why he got the boot from canreef?

Do some research people before you throw your money away.

Thanks, we have been doing our research. We figured it was worth a shot, no one is in the hole that much. And I have spoken to several people who have dealt with Burc in the past.

"im quite happy it seems he has stepped up his game all ive beenhearing is good comments this past couple months." -LockRookie

Thanks

FragIt Dan 03-11-2012 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuckgod420 (Post 692472)
Anybody here do any research on this guys track record?
Ever wonder why he got the boot from canreef?

Do some research people before you throw your money away.

His colors on a lot of his stuff are nothing like the pictures on his site, while other stuff is pretty close. My dragon soul and hulk acan are spot on like the picture. I would not say you are throwing your money away because his prices are pretty darn good, just have realistic expectations. Your frags will likely have some RTN, freshly cut and some/most will not have the color saturation you see on his site. I was not worried about this because I know they will color up and recover in my tanks, so was happy to save the money. I was also missing some frags, of which he has told me he is sending out tomorrow morning, but he put up a pretty big fuss over it despite it being clear there were 6 pieces missing. If you poke around the web you will find my experience is consistent with other's. HTH

Littlefishy 03-11-2012 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FragIt Dan (Post 692492)
His colors on a lot of his stuff are nothing like the pictures on his site, while other stuff is pretty close. My dragon soul and hulk acan are spot on like the picture. I would not say you are throwing your money away because his prices are pretty darn good, just have realistic expectations. Your frags will likely have some RTN, freshly cut and some/most will not have the color saturation you see on his site. I was not worried about this because I know they will color up and recover in my tanks, so was happy to save the money. I was also missing some frags, of which he has told me he is sending out tomorrow morning, but he put up a pretty big fuss over it despite it being clear there were 6 pieces missing. If you poke around the web you will find my experience is consistent with other's. HTH

Sounds reasonable. I have done my research and know not to get my hopes up. I hear it is a toss up, great prices but some difficulties along the way. Good to hear the Dragon Soul is nice, it is on my list. Thanks for your input and I will let you know how it turns out!

Kevotron 03-11-2012 10:50 PM

freshly coming off the edmonton group order id figure i can offer up some feedback..
my order had 9 frags... colors on most of the zoas are a bit off... (different from site for sure)
interms of accuracy of what i selected i would say 40% yes i should of emailed him about it but whatever i didnt have time... so that part can easily be fixed
out of 9 frags no DOA... my purple death paly is funny enough close to death 1/2 closed up and almost melting, so im hoping for a turn around
pokerstar monti i ordered the base is bleached however polyps is out so im guessing it was probably just the stress during transport
favia arrived in great condition, zoas despite not what i requested were all opened the same night, and lastly the most impressed was the ultra rainbow acan, no sign of stress and is doing great in my tank and showing really nice colors.

so to sum it up for 10$-25$ a frag is not a bad gamble... it seems the frags that do the best are the ones that are more common, the rare-er the coral the riskier it is....since everybody wants it and in order to satisfy the demand he isn't giving enough recovery time for the mother colony hence increasing the mortality rate.

FragIt Dan 03-12-2012 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevotron (Post 692545)
freshly coming off the edmonton group order id figure i can offer up some feedback..
my order had 9 frags... colors on most of the zoas are a bit off... (different from site for sure)
interms of accuracy of what i selected i would say 40% yes i should of emailed him about it but whatever i didnt have time... so that part can easily be fixed
out of 9 frags no DOA... my purple death paly is funny enough close to death 1/2 closed up and almost melting, so im hoping for a turn around
pokerstar monti i ordered the base is bleached however polyps is out so im guessing it was probably just the stress during transport
favia arrived in great condition, zoas despite not what i requested were all opened the same night, and lastly the most impressed was the ultra rainbow acan, no sign of stress and is doing great in my tank and showing really nice colors.

so to sum it up for 10$-25$ a frag is not a bad gamble... it seems the frags that do the best are the ones that are more common, the rare-er the coral the riskier it is....since everybody wants it and in order to satisfy the demand he isn't giving enough recovery time for the mother colony hence increasing the mortality rate.

I got a purple death Paly as well and am seeing similar results. It is $10/polyp and I got a single polyp so you kinda have to expect it will take a bit to recover from the fragging and shipping. I am expecting it will recover though.

The Grizz 03-12-2012 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuckgod420 (Post 692472)
Anybody here do any research on this guys track record?
Ever wonder why he got the boot from canreef?

Do some research people before you throw your money away.

I emailed Burc last night just for some info, received a reply within 15 mins. Asked a few questions in a couple more emails with fast replies. The last email he gave me his contact phone numbers & said call anytime.

Littlefishy 03-12-2012 03:24 AM

Fragalot site has been UPDATED!

born 03-12-2012 06:47 AM

Id be down for 50$

Jaro 03-12-2012 03:31 PM

I'm in for $50-$100 but can't be part of it if order comes into Calgary Mar 21-Apr 2 since I won't be in town then.

Can someone please post up the timing so everyone can plan accordingly.

Littlefishy 03-12-2012 04:23 PM

Cut off is this upcoming Sunday, March 18th at noon. We won't know our ship date until everything we have ordered had been confirmed in stock and everyone had paid. We are hoping for the following week. Stay tuned for updates.

Sumfingwong 03-12-2012 07:45 PM

I'm in for $100 to $200. I will PM you now

Littlefishy 03-14-2012 12:11 AM

Just over 4 days left to get your orders in! Keep em' coming :biggrin:

Littlefishy 03-14-2012 11:48 PM

Bump

Finnegan 03-15-2012 08:10 AM

So much.. Cannot decide

I think I need my time :)

Kryptic4L 03-16-2012 12:01 AM

will be following closely

Littlefishy 03-16-2012 03:11 PM

2 days left!

Myka 03-16-2012 03:21 PM

Here's some stuff I recently received from Fragaot. The Lobos got some pretty bad bag rub from poor packing, but they will recover. All in all, fantastic value on some pretty sweet pieces. Sorry about photo quality, my camera went swimming in the reef and isn't working very well anymore. :lol:

PPE Favia
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4.../Mar142012.jpg



Neon Favia
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...Mar1420126.jpg


Teal and Gold Lobo
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...Mar1320123.jpg


Dragon Soul Favia
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...ar14201214.jpg



Neon Aussie Maze
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...Mar1320124.jpg



Sparkle Acan Hillae (sweet piece)
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...Mar1320122.jpg

SteveConn 03-16-2012 09:55 PM

Nice stuff Myka!

Can anyone offer feedback on Fragalot SPS? I am looking at a few of thier items: Pearlberry for instance. Burc stated he would give larger frags if indicated (and with increased price of course), what I am wondering is the quality of SPS on receipt.

Anyone in the Edmonton or other RECENT orders step in here and offer info pls?

Littlefishy 03-17-2012 03:52 AM

Myka,

How many units of Dragon Soul Favia did you purchase for a piece that size?

Thanks for sharing your experience! Looking forward to completing this order :biggrin:

fixerupper 03-17-2012 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveConn (Post 694513)
Nice stuff Myka!

Can anyone offer feedback on Fragalot SPS? I am looking at a few of thier items: Pearlberry for instance. Burc stated he would give larger frags if indicated (and with increased price of course), what I am wondering is the quality of SPS on receipt.

Anyone in the Edmonton or other RECENT orders step in here and offer info pls?


I received 5 awesome looking pieces. Unfortunately, my previously well behaved Coral Beauty has suddenly started to take an interest in my frags. Grrrr.

Myka 03-18-2012 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littlefishy (Post 694651)
How many units of Dragon Soul Favia did you purchase for a piece that size?


6 I think.

Littlefishy 03-18-2012 05:21 PM

Order closes in 30 minutes!!!

reefwars 03-22-2012 05:46 PM

So what's every one getting :mrgreen:

Finnegan 03-22-2012 06:34 PM

Green and purp acan :)

MinPhase 03-22-2012 07:06 PM

Scolys, and a maze coral <3

Littlefishy 03-22-2012 07:44 PM

Way... Too... Much...

Flash 03-22-2012 08:45 PM

Our order was awesome! how was yours?

Littlefishy 03-22-2012 09:45 PM

Haven't got it yet, arrives this Saturday. Cannot wait!

Flash 03-22-2012 09:46 PM

i hope you got some acans!!!

reefwars 03-22-2012 09:50 PM

Too much for me too LOL :p

Mines pretty Much an all you can eat order LOL

Littlefishy 03-22-2012 11:04 PM

Yea went a bit crazy. Yes got 3 kinds of acans! What kind did you get? Got 2 scolys... Ah!

Flash 03-23-2012 01:13 AM

i have almost one of every acan he has listed in my tank! the ultra rainbow on the first page is wicked, sparkle acan is super cool, i bought double heads of that one. red/teal is also great! too many to pick from! i love them all!

Littlefishy 03-23-2012 01:17 AM

I ordered the teal/red, ultra rainbow and fruit loop! So excited

Howdy 03-24-2012 05:41 PM

Update
 
Just an update on the Calgary Fragalot order. Littlefishy brought the frags from fedex and everything looks good overall. There are 3 DOA's out of over 100 frags. Garret has 1 SPS that is a RTN and Littlefishy has 2 DOA's. Overall very happy with the packing and shipment. Whoever ordered frags has the info to contact me. I will be home all day. Feel free to either call me or text.

Regards,
Jamie

MinPhase 03-24-2012 06:23 PM

We should each buy howdy a drink for holding our frags! :p

Littlefishy 03-24-2012 06:30 PM

I have to say to all those who give Burc a rough time, this order was great. Most everything in my order looks VERY much like what I asked for. You really cannot beat the prices and the order arrived in perfect time, all packed very well. He responds to emails within 10 minutes at the most. I think he has really stepped up his game. Yay for Burc!

SteveConn 03-24-2012 07:12 PM

I'm very happy to hear this order turned out so well! I am expecting my order on Tuesday... I kept trying to cut back my order but I just couldn't. Decided to go solo due to the size. Very excited to get my stuff! I ordered double and triple sized frags too. Be interesting to see the difference.

I'll let you all know how mine turns out...and yes, I'd be in for a second order... there are STILL a couple things I would love to add to my tank

reefwars 03-25-2012 02:42 AM

some pics when i got home and got em out, looking great :P




http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1332642744



http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1332642769


http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1332642767

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1332642797


http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1332642805

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1332642823

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1332642837


http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1332642835


http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1332642816


http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1332642782



out of 23 pieces ordered none were dead, none were bleached.almost all my zoa frags had more heads then advertised all lps is doing great.

the only substitutions that were made were for 2 zoa frags, but the 2 sub frags were good sized.

The Grizz 03-25-2012 03:07 AM

Looks like you scored there Denny, hope the Red Deer order goes good next week, over $1000 worth.

troni 03-25-2012 03:42 AM

good to hear yet another good order from frag-a-lot. i cant wait till edmontons next one!


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