I am in REEF heaven, just got lucky

npj333 · 12/09/2013, 05:54 AM

I stopped in to petco just on a feeling. i went and got an oops bag of aragonite dead sand. 10lbs for $5, right? what, what? I came up to the counter and asked, well, yeah, I dont' think it's a whole 10lbs. So what does the hot guy cashier tell me? Check that bin right there.
OMFG!!!! 20lb bags of CaribSea Alive for a whopping $2. I actually got 60lbs for 6$.... I'm sorry all of my reef friends, but I couldn't pass that up. I also took all of their dry sand, getting it for $2 for 10 lbs. I need more, and haven't set my large tank up yet. If I knew about this ahead of time I'd of let you all know. I think it was meant to be. I've never come across this before, and i've registered azreefgirl.com just for my husband, now I think I might have a fun thing to post~~

Cymonous · 12/09/2013, 08:07 AM

Cool find. Nothing wrong with getting new stuff for cheap and sharing!

FTDelta · 12/09/2013, 08:29 AM

Hey nothing wrong with getting a bargain. Nice score.

npj333 · 12/11/2013, 02:13 AM

Here's 5lbs of the oops bag, in a 4gal for my office.... I was so excited I had to sacrifice =). Still not enough for DT, but working my way up there.

npj333 · 12/11/2013, 02:14 AM

why why why did that post upside down? lol

npj333 · 12/11/2013, 02:35 AM

Can I try again?

npj333 · 12/11/2013, 02:38 AM

Much better. I had to post from my Windows machine. The MAC OS put it upside down. That's one for the record books. I have no idea why, and I'm a computer person, lol.

fscmocsaj · 12/11/2013, 10:18 AM

Wow. Lucky

fisheater · 12/11/2013, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by npj333

Here's 5lbs of the oops bag, in a 4gal for my office.... I was so excited I had to sacrifice =). Still not enough for DT, but working my way up there.

Amazing job. I have never been able to keep the water in with the tank upside down.

Mark9 · 12/11/2013, 02:34 PM

Nothing wrong with getting lucky!

CoralReeForrest · 12/11/2013, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fisheater

Amazing job. I have never been able to keep the water in with the tank upside down.

Awesome! Lmao and how in the heck did you manage to get such a deal? Was it a sale or like there random bin of product that they clearanced???! What a score I'm gonna need 100 pounds and am looking at nearly 75 dollars right now.

FullBoreReefer · 12/11/2013, 04:31 PM

...cool

FullBoreReefer · 12/11/2013, 06:17 PM

I hate this phone...

What I really meant was, "Great find and very cool..."

BenBradford · 12/12/2013, 04:21 PM

Nothing better than sharing your good fortune with complete strangers and getting their glowing admiration for your good fortune...

I do it all the time

npj333 · 12/14/2013, 02:40 AM

It was completely random.... I think they got a pallet of several damaged bags, and threw the dirty ones in the clearance bin. I'm going to make a habit of going over there at least once a week from now on. =)
....water stays in, maybe it's cause there's no fish yet, lmfao

npj333 · 12/14/2013, 02:42 AM

too funny, fisheater!!!!! omg, I spilled my drink ;-)

npj333 · 12/14/2013, 04:36 AM

I added just under 2lbs of live rubble to my base rock in this nano experiment today.... I'll attach images from my windows computer, unless you want to see them all upside down again =)

living_waters · 12/14/2013, 05:13 AM

Great find! don't mean to hijack your thread here but when i was setting up my tank a guy down the street from me gave me about 70lbs of Pukani/figi live rock for 20$! now hes a friend and we buy/trade frags from each other pretty cool guy btw.....

12/09/2013, 05:54 AM	#1
npj333 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Maricopa, AZ Posts: 41	I am in REEF heaven, just got lucky I stopped in to petco just on a feeling. i went and got an oops bag of aragonite dead sand. 10lbs for $5, right? what, what? I came up to the counter and asked, well, yeah, I dont' think it's a whole 10lbs. So what does the hot guy cashier tell me? Check that bin right there. OMFG!!!! 20lb bags of CaribSea Alive for a whopping $2. I actually got 60lbs for 6$.... I'm sorry all of my reef friends, but I couldn't pass that up. I also took all of their dry sand, getting it for $2 for 10 lbs. I need more, and haven't set my large tank up yet. If I knew about this ahead of time I'd of let you all know. I think it was meant to be. I've never come across this before, and i've registered azreefgirl.com just for my husband, now I think I might have a fun thing to post~~

12/09/2013, 08:07 AM	#2
Cymonous My Clown Attacks Me Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,105	Cool find. Nothing wrong with getting new stuff for cheap and sharing! __________________ 100 Gallon Long with 20L sump 10 Gallon Office Tank Current Tank Info: 2 False Percula Clowns, One Spot Foxface, Diamond Watchman Goby, Yellow Tail Damsel, Engineer Goby

12/11/2013, 10:18 AM	#8
fscmocsaj Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 752	Wow. Lucky __________________ Red Sea 170- Acro dominant Current Tank Info: Red Sea 170

12/11/2013, 04:31 PM	#12
FullBoreReefer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wooster, OH Posts: 1,862	...cool __________________ 60x36x24 mixed reef. 40b sump. Regal 250int Varios. 4xHydra26HDs+t5s. 4xMp40wes. Apex2016.

12/11/2013, 06:17 PM	#13
FullBoreReefer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wooster, OH Posts: 1,862	I hate this phone... What I really meant was, "Great find and very cool..." __________________ 60x36x24 mixed reef. 40b sump. Regal 250int Varios. 4xHydra26HDs+t5s. 4xMp40wes. Apex2016.

12/09/2013, 08:29 AM	#3
FTDelta Moved On Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,124	Hey nothing wrong with getting a bargain. Nice score.

12/11/2013, 02:14 AM	#5
npj333 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Maricopa, AZ Posts: 41	why why why did that post upside down? lol

12/11/2013, 02:38 AM	#7
npj333 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Maricopa, AZ Posts: 41	Much better. I had to post from my Windows machine. The MAC OS put it upside down. That's one for the record books. I have no idea why, and I'm a computer person, lol.

12/11/2013, 02:34 PM	#10
Mark9 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,497	Nothing wrong with getting lucky!

12/12/2013, 04:21 PM	#14
BenBradford Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta Posts: 53	Nothing better than sharing your good fortune with complete strangers and getting their glowing admiration for your good fortune... I do it all the time __________________ I can't stop thinking about fish...

12/14/2013, 02:40 AM	#15
npj333 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Maricopa, AZ Posts: 41	It was completely random.... I think they got a pallet of several damaged bags, and threw the dirty ones in the clearance bin. I'm going to make a habit of going over there at least once a week from now on. =) ....water stays in, maybe it's cause there's no fish yet, lmfao

12/14/2013, 02:42 AM	#16
npj333 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Maricopa, AZ Posts: 41	too funny, fisheater!!!!! omg, I spilled my drink ;-)

12/14/2013, 04:36 AM	#17
npj333 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Maricopa, AZ Posts: 41	I added just under 2lbs of live rubble to my base rock in this nano experiment today.... I'll attach images from my windows computer, unless you want to see them all upside down again =)

12/14/2013, 05:13 AM	#18
living_waters Moved On Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: coral springs fl Posts: 424	Great find! don't mean to hijack your thread here but when i was setting up my tank a guy down the street from me gave me about 70lbs of Pukani/figi live rock for 20$! now hes a friend and we buy/trade frags from each other pretty cool guy btw.....