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The macrolady

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The good the bad the could improve; An honest review:
I placed an order since the Algea Barn had only one sp. in stock. I’ve ordered macros from reef cleaners and various on-line vendors/ eBay for 20+ years. I’ve recently scourged my refugiem since hair algae encrusted everything and was dominating.

The good: Expertly packed/ insulated pack, cold pack/ fast shipping/ quick to respond/ Large 6”+ hunks of macro algae. Very nice selection. Very nice healthy pieces of macros. Came with some pods, a few small starfish (didn’t have time to acclimate, but they arrived alive)

The Bad:
First: I did ask her if her algae was clean, I guess there was a mis-communication though I asked “no flatworms, aiptisia, hair algae”. She said no. She will ship you every species of hair algae known
To the planet Red/ green/ etc… A lot will be so thickly stuck, their is no way to remove it. I asked her and after a few emails that were somewhat …dismissive… she gave the “I embrace tank diversity and we have a different reefing style” reaponce … you know that response when the fish store guy sells you a coral with more red bugs than coral . Not a total clean freak but I very much have a special hate in my heart for hair algae and pests that take over…. It’s sorta like purchasing a potted plant with weeds and live worms eating the leaves…. Maybe I’m shallow but aquariums are not biodiversity in balance they are a completely unnatural closed system where things can take over and ugly up the place quickly.

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I've had perfectly clean orders, and some with tiny bits of bubble algae and bristle worms. I still think its a good source for exotic macroalgaes
 

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I've had perfectly clean orders, and some with tiny bits of bubble algae and bristle worms. I still think its a good source for exotic macroalgaes

Agee that they were nice pieces a of macros, I just wished they didn’t have so much hair algae hitchhiking
 
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