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Check out what I picked up from the local FedEx today!

 

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It's sufficient to say that I was VERY impressed with the packing job. For starters, Unique Corals used this box that is roughly a square foot; this is much larger than necessary for just one coral. The care they put into packing this $28 coral was above and beyond. Outside of the triple bagging, the coral was surrounded by a bunch of packing penuts, the box lined with 1" foam, and top packed with paper and two extra bags of water for temp control.

 

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This was a stock piece and it came well healed and encrusted on the plug. I'm guessing it was on the plug at least a month before they put it on their site. Although, the frag was advertised as 3/4", it looks more along the lines of 1" to me. Bonus!

 

BTW, did I mention overnight shipping is only $19!?

 

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I can't really get the colors quite right in the pic, but it's a very nice pastel blue that practically glows. I've very happy with Unique Corals and would definitely order from them again.

 

You can see a little algae on this plug. Following my standard protocol for new frags, I quickly removed the coral and reglued it to a fresh plug. I have a place prepared for it on the end of a branch rock.

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Check out what I picked up from the local FedEx today!UCBox02_zps525ad2af.jpgIt's sufficient to say that I was VERY impressed with the packing job. For starters, Unique Corals used this box that is roughly a square foot; this is much larger than necessary for just one coral. The care they put into packing this $28 coral was above and beyond. Outside of the triple bagging, the coral was surrounded by a bunch of packing penuts, the box lined with 1" foam, and top packed with paper and two extra bags of water for temp control.UCbox01_zps33c2287c.jpgThis was a stock piece and it came well healed and encrusted on the plug. I'm guessing it was on the plug at least a month before they put it on their site. Although, the frag was advertised as 3/4", it looks more along the lines of 1" to me. Bonus!BTW, did I mention overnight shipping is only $19!?UCSuperBlue20140917_zps84035df9.jpgI can't really get the colors quite right in the pic, but it's a very nice pastel blue that practically glows. I've very happy with Unique Corals and would definitely order from them again.You can see a little algae on this plug. Following my standard protocol for new frags, I quickly removed the coral and reglued it to a fresh plug. I have a place prepared for it on the end of a branch rock.
SPS bug biting you again?
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Mr. Microscope

I like unique. Can't say I've ever ordered from them but I like their blurbs they write on reef 2 reef..

Yes, I also enjoy those blog posts.

SPS bug biting you again?

Yeah, you could say I need some repellent. :lol: Luckily, I really don't have room for any more or my paycheck would be in jeopardy.

They have so much great stuff and you were able to only order 1 frag?!

Yep, only one. As it was my first time ordering from them, this was kind of a test. That, and I'm running out of room.

I've ordered a few times from Unique and each time was excellent. Highly recommended.

Awesome!
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Its nice to see good feedback from user experience with Unique. I must build a new shopping cart full of goodies every day, though I have yet to pull the trigger.

 

Packaging alone prolly cost them more than 10% of the overall sale- excessive, yet impressive!

 

Nice SPS!

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Mr. Microscope

Its nice to see good feedback from user experience with Unique. I must build a new shopping cart full of goodies every day, though I have yet to pull the trigger.

 

Packaging alone prolly cost them more than 10% of the overall sale- excessive, yet impressive!

 

Nice SPS!

Yeah, I imagine they take a huge hit on shipping and packaging. But, their customer retention must be huge!
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SPS bug biting you again?

 

 

You need to come over to the dark side, grassman!!

 

You know you've arrived when you can successfully keep SPS!!

 

BTW, I've also ordered from UC as well and I am very impressed with their corals and not to mention the $19 shipping is sweet!!

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You need to come over to the dark side, grassman!!

 

You know you've arrived when you can successfully keep SPS!!

 

BTW, I've also ordered from UC as well and I am very impressed with their corals and not to mention the $19 shipping is sweet!!

i have a sunset monti ;).
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Oh I live close enough to do local pickup. Scott is a super nice guy and let me peep at their runways the last times I've bought.

 

Definitely worth keeping an eye on for nice stuff, especially if you're in Socal

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Unique needs to be a sponsor here IMO.

 

Since shipping has dropped to $19 I've order twice from them, extremely satisfied both times.

 

Here's my latest order, 2 frags. Copied from my tank thread ....

 

ORA Plum Crazy

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UC Rainbow Milli.

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They are in the tank. This is 2 hours after adding them. Unique has some amazing shipping, and both had polyp extension in the bag.

 

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Unique needs to be a sponsor here IMO. Since shipping has dropped to $19 I've order twice from them, extremely satisfied both times. Here's my latest order, 2 frags. Copied from my tank thread .... They are in the tank. This is 2 hours after adding them. Unique has some amazing shipping, and both had polyp extension in the bag.mSp940.jpgEqHAmL.jpg
Send them a email with this link and get them over here.
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Mr. Microscope

Unique needs to be a sponsor here IMO.

 

Since shipping has dropped to $19 I've order twice from them, extremely satisfied both times.

 

Here's my latest order, 2 frags. Copied from my tank thread ....

 

 

They are in the tank. This is 2 hours after adding them. Unique has some amazing shipping, and both had polyp extension in the bag.

Drool... That Plum is fully encrusted.

Nice pieces!

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Yeah and only $15 within CA. Plus $15 for Saturday delivery. It is easy to hit the $200 mark and then you get free shipping with only $15 on the Sat. But the quality is how they really stand out.

Since shipping has dropped to $19 I've order twice from them, extremely satisfied both times.

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Mr. Microscope

Yeah and only $15 within CA. Plus $15 for Saturday delivery. It is easy to hit the $200 mark and then you get free shipping with only $15 on the Sat. But the quality is how they really stand out.

Agreed. Their stock is really high quality.

I was also impressed with their customer service. I got a call from Scott thanking me for order and to arrange shipping. I had a nice conversation with him about the order and UC. I also received an email afterwards to make sure everything went okay. Again..this was on a $28 dollar coral! Between time they spent, packaging, shipping, and the low cost of my order I imagine they probably took a hit. Although, not in the long term, as I'm definitely going to be a returning customer with much larger orders in the future.

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I just discovered UC a few weeks ago when I was on a blasto hunt. I was really happy with my purchase from them. And I LOVE that even cheaper in-state shipping :happydance:.

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I bought a Blasto and some Zoas from Unique recently and they are doing great.

They gave me two bonus frags too!

 

Packaging was really impressive. Everything was triple bagged and padded nicely.

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I just checked them out. I am in socal, only $15 to ship?? That is crazy, my truck costs more to drive down the driveway. hahahaha. Def gonna order some frags. Thanks for the review!

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I bought a Blasto and some Zoas from Unique recently and they are doing great.

They gave me two bonus frags too!

 

Packaging was really impressive. Everything was triple bagged and padded nicely.

Two bonus frags???? I didn't get no stinking bonus frags :lol:. What did you get?
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They gave me two bonus frags too!

 

Not to detract from the good things but I think the bonus frags might be a first time order thing. I bought/received triple the amount of stuff in my recent order but no extras. Extras came in my first order. That is ok though. The zoa looked so much like a single Rasta that I am pretending it was a free Rasta.

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Two bonus frags???? I didn't get no stinking bonus frags :lol:. What did you get?

Actually it was two frags and a bottle of Hanger One vodka. :D

 

No, seriously; I got a Zoa and a Acan frag. That said; the Zoas I bought were very small, so maybe I got the bonus to make up for that?

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