Walt Smith???

[intarsiabox]

Walt Smith has been pretty common in the states for a long time just not so much in Canada.

[reefermadness]

I dont see the problem with advertising walt smith if you are getting walt smith.....I mean that is what it is.....not so much marketing.

Although I have to say I dont find walt smith corals all that spectacular compared to some other great suppliers....especailly those coming from Australia. I mean they are nice...but not bonkers nice.... probably typical from some of the better suppliers in the region.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

to echo other's comments, Walt Smith corals and rock have been top quality products for the 10 yrs I've been in the hobby. Haven't heard his name much until recently, but he has always provided top notch products.

they only were real popular for about 2 years then gone as everyone else was using the name and sending out fakes to get the high bucks they could charge for the "Walt smith" name.

realy was a inovative way of growing corals for the market, but common place now.. as for the quality of walt smith, I was never that impressed, they were good corals but no wow factor.. they were mostly about the eco frendly and sustainable methods they used to grow the corals (and the price was set on this part not the look of the coral) . their rock sucked as it was very dense.

Steve

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by reefermadness

Although I have to say I dont find walt smith corals all that spectacular compared to some other great suppliers.

Ya, that's true today, but 10 years ago you'd be lucky to see an Acro colony with any hint of color coming into Canada. While the stuff posted is nice, today it's just "regular nice", not "wow nice"

[spawn]

We should all just make sure to do our best at the "good husbandry" of reef keeping to get our wow nice corals & then sell or trade cheap frags, and if they needed to sound fancier we could just apply our own names to each reefers coral's. Sweet... wow nice coral....

[Snappy]

realy was a inovative way of growing corals for the market, but common place now.. as for the quality of walt smith, I was never that impressed, they were good corals but no wow factor..

Although I have to say I dont find walt smith corals all that spectacular compared to some other great suppliers....especailly those coming from Australia. I mean they are nice...but not bonkers nice.... probably typical from some of the better suppliers in the region.
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--Darryl--

Like all suppliers - even those from Australia - there are "regular" corals and "premium" corals. I have seen plenty of corals from down under that were far from spectacular and lots that are amazing. Just because you are not seeing the premium WS stuff doesn't mean it doesn't exsist. I have gotten some "wow" pieces from them (they move fast).

I focus on the "cherry picks" from my supplier instead of just getting in boxes of random corals, it costs a little more but well worth it. Many suppliers won't do that so when they ship their wares the retailers just get what they get.

But then again after all is said & done, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have some corals that excite me that some of my reefer buddies aren't that keen on & visa versa.