Group order - Neptune's Cove. Order Complete...All went well!
 

See my update on the last page of this thread


Hey everyone,

So we are now ordering from Neptune's Cove. The price lists are attached to my post on page 3 of this thread. Please read my post and the one before it from Saltynuts to get the details. If you're interested in being part of the order post to the thread, fill in the pricelist excel sheet with your quantities, and PM it back to me. Ideally I would like to place the order by the end of this week so we can be sure we get what we all want! Remember to keep in mind the restrictions on what can be imported (look at the two posts I mentioned earlier).

You will want to check if they actually can send them the BC as they are in Utah. They need a CITES. But if they do...

Count me in... I'll probably be around $50 to $100.

The other place to check that has badass zoas is Neptunes Cove. They have great prices and I can give you a price list frmo Novemeber. They will provide you with an update price list and let you know if they can ship to Canada.

Oh... and those prices are a little steep. $25 and up for 2 to 3 polyps... ouch.

Did you find Neptune offered better prices as well as shipping to Canada? I'm happy to go with whoever is reputable, it just seems like there is more exotic frags over the border.

As for zoanthids.com, I've asked them about the CITES permit, however some brief research indicates that zoas are not listed under CITES, and should not be a problem especially if the polyps are mounted on a frag base and not live rock.

Neptune's on average seem to be around $4 to $6 per polyp for ultra's (versus $8 and up for some) and with larger frags (Neptune's lists as 5+, 10+ and 15+ frags). I would suggest emailing Neptune's for a current price/stock list and for shipping info. If zoas can be shipped from zoanthids.com, the can be shipped from Neptunes.

hmmm. lemme know what happens with this. if no Citis for zoas on plugs, what about shrooms, rics ect?

I've just been in touch with Neptune, and their prices seem reasonable. I'm just confirming a few things. We may end up switching this to a group order from Neptune who also said they can ship aquacultured corals and zoas across the bordered with no issue.

Starry - I'll ask regarding rics and mushrooms.

Viewers of this thread, please post with an approximate $$ (so I can try to negotiate the shipping) if you're interested and stay tuned for who the supplier will be and the price list...hopefully we'll have a decision before the weekend.

Thanks ScubaSteve for the info!

deninatly interested but would need to see prices and a list of what they have.

No problem champ! Thank for making the effort to put this through. Same dollar value for me!

whats the website for neptune?

Cheers,
Vic

some nice stuff. let us know how it goes i would do an order for edmonton.

If you do Ed, I want in.

Is the price list going to be posted?

If anyone is interested in local shipping for zoas I will be cutting up frags after my exams are completed, I'm currently @ 65 colonies and counting so there is a fairly large selection. That and I don't charge per polyp, my group order's are billed per frag (All frags costing the same, for eg if you order 40 frags total I would bill you $15.00 per frag).

Again, this won't be taking place until approximately the end of April but if anyone is interested here are a few photos:
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=62810

I wish i was in Vanc to take advantage of this. There is some really sweet zoas on there. I love the names of some of them "Ice polyp of Hoth" haha.

Count me in on some of those bright colored zoa you have they are awesome.

Would love some of those plus the chalices too.

Chalices are covered by CITES so probably a no go on them.

I meant ZoaElite's chalices.

Hmm, I would contact Ag Canada or Oceans and Fisheries or whatever and make sure that softies on plugs are okay to cross the border... from what I understood, it was unmounted softies only that didn't require CITES, and it would be a shame to have a large group order confiscated at the border.

ok here the email from them i got today.
if you are doing multiple people then you can order them in catagories and Ill initial each bag for each person too...
-that way you dont have to "hope" you got your stuff..
-let me know ASAP so I can hold what you want!!!
thanx,
there should be no problem on Aquacultured corals & zoas
(I have done it a few times now)-shipping to Canada can be high for overnite (last order was $115 to ship)
-it seems less per item if theres more frags in the box

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Hey!!!,
Hilites this week in zoas/ palys:
Aussie "New sun" zoas
PinkPanther zoas
King's Gold zoas
MOHAWKS palys
YellowJackets (deepwater)
ultra Pink Venom palys
Crown Jewels palys
Treasure of Aladdin palys
Toxic Avenger palys
Invisible Sun palys
Inferno zoas
BumbleBee zoas
BamBam zoas
Clown paint zoas
Rainbow palys

we REALY have an EXCELLENT selection this week for you to choose from!!
polyp counts will be high - you will be impressed!!!
Yes we ship all over the US
I usually explain the list for first timers...
-the list is embedded in the pics attached(ultraCoralslist4-1-10.xls & ultraZoasPalyslist4-6-10.xls)
these are viewable with exxel or word, you may need to SAVE this file to view it
price is per frag (containing this many polyps- or more)
so when it says 5+ polyps there are atleast 5 - but more like 6-8
some of these have grown more polyps since fragging, or
when I take a frag off of the mother colony quite often there are 13 or 14 polyps on a 10+ frag
* but I dont nub them off just to whittle it down to 10 (you get the extra polyps!)
when it says "ultra" it means they are VERY NICE!!!
I have multiples of most zoas & palys on the list - over 400 colonies instock
they are all on original liverock they grew on (very few are on plugs)
the pics I send are the actual frags or mother colonies that I frag from
most frags are growing under 420 & 460 nm actinics or blue plus (TM)/ and 20K XM or 14K phoenix halides
some are growing under combo T5s (420 URI/ blue plus/ 10K phillips/ actinic white)
-you should also check out the Corals list!
-let me know what you need!!

-orders over $300 are %10 off
-orders over $500 are % 15 off
-regular UPS/ Fedex rates apply...
-take a look - let me know if you have any questions





Bill Connell
Neptune's Cove
3055 W. 15th St.
Plano, Tx. 75075




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Ahhh, that would probably be alright :biggrin:

Salty beat me to the punch. :biggrin:

That's the same thing I received from Bill at Neptune. In addition I asked him whether mushrooms and rics were importable and here was his reply:

"Yessir alot of things (corals & zoas/palys) are cultured here- but the Rics are cultured elsewhere and I get them in, and they already have the aquaculture certificates and permits umbrella web corallimorphs/ blue discosoma/ Orange Yumas/ ember orange...ect are from cultured growouts
-the main things that are CITES are LPS like Aussie scolys/ anchor hammers/ blasto colonies/ fungia plates ect"

Sounds like Bill knows his stuff regarding shipping these across the border. My understanding is that it comes down to whether the items are aquacultured. Scuba Steve did you end up ordering back in November through Neptune and were there any issues? And was there duty charges?

I figure the best way to do this is as follows
- I've attached the pricelist for his current instock corals and zoas/palys.
- Please review the list, make your selections, and send them to me so that I can let Bill know and he can start placing things on hold.
- I will also make sure he reviews our order for any items that may cause trouble at the border, so please be mindful to keep your order to zoas/palys and what he described above. I will not take responsibility for confiscated shipment.
- Bill told me that a big enough order will wave his packing fee, and that larger orders will also receive a discount. Once he has approved our order I'll have him send me the grand total in USD$ with discounts, fees, and a shipping estimate.
- As this is an currency exchange order, my plan is to ask VISA what exchange rate they will use and then make the appropriate adjustments to everyone's totals to reflect shipping and exchange, and then send them back. I figure Bill's preference (I'm confirming with him right now) is for everyone to pay me and me to pay Bill using VISA. I'm comfortable doing this as long as I'm paid prior to the items being shipped. Please let me know if you have any concerns.
- Pickups will most likely be from my place in N.van (near Lynn Valley). My tank is small so everything will stay bagged and require immediate pickup. Any difference in shipping costs will either be refunded or requested at pickup.

I doubt there is an arrive alive guarantee, however it will be an overnight shipment so I don't think that will be an issue.

Ideally we get this order in over the next few days so the items can be put on hold. Let the orders begin!
C.

Just to clarify!

The group order for the lower mainland will order from Neptune's Cove (www.neptunescove.net ) (www.zoanthids.com is taking too long to return my msgs). Images of his zoa/palys stock can be seen on his zoa pages ( http://neptunescove.net/Zoas_page.php ) ...a bit of a pain because you have to scroll over for names...use www.zoaid.com as another reference.

Sweet! Thanks for organizing this. You'll have a pm from me in a little bit.

To anyone whose interested (even the slightest) please post here and send me your order. If people show interest hopefully more people will join up!

Hey I'm in

im in paris on vacqtion at the moment, im coming back tomorrow can i order with you guys then??? and how much will shipping be??

only way i could do it is if someone was willing to reship to me in kelowna or was coming this way.

Yeah for sure svaningen! Bill at Neptune said the last time he shipped overnight to B.C. it was $115, which we'll all be splitting.

Check farther up page three of the forum to see the pricelist (as an attachment) and the details.

If you are still interested please post to the forum so that I can count you in.

C.

Hey Starry - I could reship it your way, but since that means you'll have to pick up additional shipping charges, did you want to see if anyone else in Kelowna is interested that way you can share the additional shipping cost. I saw you guys have a frag swap thread going, maybe some of them would be interested.

Let me know

I'll give you my list of choices tonight when I get a free moment. What's the easiest way to do this? Mark it in the excel aand send it to you?

Sounds good ScubaSteve.

For Everyone - Send me the excel sheet with your quantities filled that way it makes the order really easy.

let me know how this turn out for you. as i,ll do one for edmonton.
hope all goes well.

Just a reminder to everyone that the order has not been placed yet so there is still time to get in on this order with Neptune's Cove. See my post on page 3 of this thread...it has the price lists as excel attachments. Fill in the items you want and PM the file back to me (I can give you an email if you can't PM the file)

UPDATE!!: As there is some interest from people with small orders, shipping will now be split based on number of frags each individual orders. So essentially if someone orders 1 frag and there are a total of 15 frags ordered, they only pay 1/15th of the shipping. I believe this is a fair way to split the shipping and accommodate people who only want small quantity of frags. Overnight Shipping was estimated at $115 for a large box (note this is an estimate and will probably change.) I am trying to work out the payment details with Neptune's Cove and will keep you posted.

Numerous people have shown interest. Below is a list of the orders I've received thus far:

CDP
approx. 7 frags(will update names and qty later...don't have my list with me)

ScubaSteve
QTY(poly #) - name
3 - Heaven & Hell Palys
1 - Armagedon Paly
3 - Ultra Blue Angels
1 - Ultra X-men Paly
5 - Neon Green Palys
3 - Ultra Variable Stars

There may be the possibility to buy larger frags and split them once we receive them. Please organize this directly with the person you want to split with as I want to keep the accounting easy and you will need to organize the cutting separately.

ScubaSteve has added a few pics to the zoa/paly excel file (its too big to post). Email him at kreilly@chbe.ubc.ca and he can email you the file

So all those who are interested try to get me your orders to me by Friday afternoon please!

See above for the latest updates (didn't register as an update to the thread for some reason)

I've spoken with Bill and Neptune's Cove. Unfortunately his mother passed away within the past few days. So needless to say he is taking some time. I have given him our condolences on behalf of the group.

Bill has told me the following:

• He will be sending photos for rics & yumas (instock) either Monday or Tuesday next week when he's back in the shop.
• The stock on the lists he sent us hasn't changed much so there should not be an issue, however he will place holds as he receives the orders so the sooner the better!!

Him and I will discuss the group discounts and payment options next week.

In Summary:

• I want zoa/paly orders no later than Sunday afternoon (April 18th) so he has them Monday morning to ensure holds and so we can work out the group discount
• Orders for rics & yumas, etc.: Once we have photos I want these orders in ASAP

If you plan to order zoas/palys and rics/yumas, send me your order for zoas/palys by sunday (or sooner :lol:) , then follow up with the order afterward. If you only plan on ordering rics/yumas and you have an approximate budget let me know by sunday so I can include that when I speak with Bill about discounts.

As my coming weekends are a bit crazy this may have to be a weekday pickup, in which case I would like to do the pickup at J&L in the evening. I might consider the north shore depending on where members of the group are located.


Make sure to read post #36 re. splitting shipping fees and my post on p3 of the thread with the attached order/price lists
C

Zoa/paly order forms due Sunday April 18th! Get me those orders if you want in

Received orders for zoas/palys

CDP
QTY(poly #) - name
2 - Blue Majic palys
2 - Ultra Invisible Sun palys
5 - Ultra King Midas zoas
3 - Ultra Variable Stars palys
10 - Ultra Emerald Forest zoas
5 - original Blues Clues zoas


ScubaSteve
QTY(poly #) - name
3 - Heaven & Hell Palys
1 - Armagedon Paly
3 - Ultra Blue Angels
1 - Ultra X-men Paly
5 - Neon Green Palys
3 - Ultra Variable Stars

Pinhead
QTY(poly #) - name
5 - Ultra Wonder Woman

Running total sits at ~$380 (before shipping/exchange and discounts)
With this total we are currently eligible for 10% off :biggrin: I'm hoping to hit the $500+ mark so we can get 15% off.

Keep those orders coming in!! Today is the last day for zoa/paly orders! Single frag orders are welcome....shipping is going to be split on a per frag basis to keep per frag cost down

Yuma/rics orders due early this week! (will let you know when I get the in stock photos...PM me if you're interested so I can email the photos directly to you)


Attached are the order sheets to save hunting through the thread