Aquacon? Is this site legit?

drew4452862 · 09/25/2012, 10:19 PM

Just checking up on this site to see if it has gotten better. They advertise a mated pair I would like to get but not sure about them or their LR deals. Let me know if you have any experience or alternative sites for this.

HaleMoana · 09/25/2012, 10:21 PM

Thumbs down. No personal experience with them, but everything I've heard has been negative.

AcroporAddict · 09/25/2012, 10:53 PM

Run away as far as you can.

Fretfreak13 · 09/26/2012, 12:25 AM

Do. Not. Order. From. Them.

Google search "Aquacon reviews". Thank me later.

Metal Man 1221 · 09/26/2012, 02:13 AM

Look at their name, it will answer everything.

but seriously, listen to Fretfreak13

snorvich · 09/26/2012, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Fretfreak13

Do. Not. Order. From. Them.

Google search "Aquacon reviews". Thank me later.

This. Avoid.

bnumair · 09/26/2012, 07:12 AM

never a personal experience but have heard no good reviews about them.

aandfsoccr04 · 09/26/2012, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fretfreak13

do. Not. Order. From. Them.

Google search "aquacon reviews". Thank me later.

+1

Bdial · 09/26/2012, 08:16 AM

The name says it all.

captjab · 09/26/2012, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Bdial

The name says it all.

That's hilarious!

drew4452862 · 09/27/2012, 08:48 AM

thanks for the heads up

110galreef · 09/27/2012, 08:51 AM

Has anyone actually ordered from them recently? I did order once or twice from them like 8 yrs back wehn i was very new into the hobby. Can't really remember what my experience was good or bad as I was so new into the hobby.

All i ever hear is stay away because of negative reviews. But it seems all these are hear say, not anyone with first hand on here lately.

Just curious. Especially since they have been around for so long....
If they were horrible and had this bad of a rap. You think they wouldn't have lasted 10+ yrs....

either way I too plan and would steer clear.....Especially since there are so many other Reputable places with similiar stuff and prices....

KafudaFish · 09/27/2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SushiGirl

I hear you on it being annoying. Aquacon has been using one of my fish pics to sell a fish since 2003 and won't take it down. I even sent them a letter from a lawyer after all else failed. It didn't have a watermark because it was used in a Reefkeeping Magazine article here & was credited underneath instead of on the pic. It annoys me they're making money off my pic & not even crediting me, much less paying for its use.

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Originally Posted by SushiGirl

Trouble is, it takes money & time to sue, and they count on that. You can charge whatever you like (within reason LOL) for use of a print so $10/day comes out to a lot since 2003. My lawyer isn't a copyright lawyer, either, so there's that, too. It's always in the back of my mind, though.

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Originally Posted by BayouCorals

Aquacon has been using a picture of a pink Yuma I bought off eBay years ago from someone else for many years. It was the same picture in the ebay listing. The yuma I recieved was definitely the one in the photo because it was on the same rock as the photo. I guess they are WYSWSFO (What You See We Stole From Others).

09/25/2012, 10:19 PM	#1
drew4452862 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 51	Aquacon? Is this site legit? Just checking up on this site to see if it has gotten better. They advertise a mated pair I would like to get but not sure about them or their LR deals. Let me know if you have any experience or alternative sites for this.

09/25/2012, 10:21 PM	#2
HaleMoana Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 433	Thumbs down. No personal experience with them, but everything I've heard has been negative. __________________ HaleMoana = Home of the Ocean - Delaware Valley Reef Club - Current Tank Info: Custom Starphire 220 In Wall Wrasse Retreat

09/26/2012, 12:25 AM	#4
Fretfreak13 I am not a boy! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,114	Do. Not. Order. From. Them. Google search "Aquacon reviews". Thank me later. __________________ ~Kali Just keep swimmin'

09/26/2012, 02:13 AM	#5
Metal Man 1221 FMMAS Executive Director Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fargo ND Posts: 1,504	Look at their name, it will answer everything. but seriously, listen to Fretfreak13 __________________ "My advise is, always look at their aquarium before you take their advise. Because alot of people give advise and they havnt got a clue" ~David Saxby~ "Only after the last tree's cut and the last river poisoned only after the last fish is caught will you find that money cannot be eaten" ~Lamb of God~ Current Tank Info: 125g DT, 45g sump ---- 57g Illuminata, custom sump

09/26/2012, 07:12 AM	#7
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	never a personal experience but have heard no good reviews about them. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

09/25/2012, 10:53 PM	#3
AcroporAddict There is no substitute. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southeast Posts: 2,269	Run away as far as you can.

09/26/2012, 08:16 AM	#9
Bdial Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Huntington, wv Posts: 675	The name says it all. __________________ Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good. Haste makes waste. WINTER IS COMING

09/27/2012, 08:48 AM	#11
drew4452862 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 51	thanks for the heads up

09/27/2012, 08:51 AM	#12
110galreef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Toledo OH Posts: 2,466	Has anyone actually ordered from them recently? I did order once or twice from them like 8 yrs back wehn i was very new into the hobby. Can't really remember what my experience was good or bad as I was so new into the hobby. All i ever hear is stay away because of negative reviews. But it seems all these are hear say, not anyone with first hand on here lately. Just curious. Especially since they have been around for so long.... If they were horrible and had this bad of a rap. You think they wouldn't have lasted 10+ yrs.... either way I too plan and would steer clear.....Especially since there are so many other Reputable places with similiar stuff and prices.... __________________ Inwall Basement Setup w/ Growout Tank & Common Acrylic sump, SRO XP3000E, Neptune Apex, Bubble Magus Triple Doser, CLS- Super Dart Gold + OM 4way, 2-400w MH & 4-80w T-5, ROX .08 carbon... Last edited by 110galreef; 09/27/2012 at 08:58 AM.