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Nothing could have prepared me today for the religious experience of the yellow-and-white box that patiently sat on my front porch.
Yes, it’s true. I’ve heard so much about Adam and Battlecorals. The tight-knit community he has built for himself almost seemed cult-like. People would await mystery boxes with random corals that someone else preselected for them. I thought the idea was preposterous. I told myself it would never be me.
I decided to check his website, and I saw some rad Acropora for sale. I wisely self-selected Eight varieties of Millis and tenuis and proceeded to add to my cart.
I was wary of continuing with the checkout. I had executive dysfunction because I got burned by AEFW, and I didn’t want to risk quarantining and dipping such a pricy and beautiful lot.
I messaged Adam via text message, and he was swift to respond. I asked about his dipping methods. We had a nice chat. By all means, I am not suggesting you skip QT, as that was a decision I made for myself.
I placed the order on a Friday afternoon and went on about my day until I got a ping the following Saturday morning. It was from Adam. He said he didn’t have 2 of them, but he could offer substitutes.
After I agreed, and said instead he’d just upgrade me to a $1,000 battle box (my original order was around $700). I said, “Deal. How can I pay for the difference?”
He said there wasn’t a difference. He was going to upgrade me free of charge for an inconvenience. It was hardly an inconvenience, and I felt guilty for accepting it. Adam said he would, “add everything from your pack except those two, and I’ll round it out with a few more exceptional Millies and high-end tenuis.” He did not accept an extra dollar.
We discussed delivery and shipping dates. I wanted it shipped on Wednesday.
Upon opening the package, I saw many packing peanuts, custom stickers, and a cute handbook about acclimation and new-coral-care. I also saw two custom brushes, which I assumed were sent to scrub off algae from the plugs; I think it was unnecessary because these plugs and corals were as clean as a whistle. There was good encustment, too! These plugs were NOT new, and I did not see a spec of algae.
I’m going to use these to clean my powerheads. They are amazing.
The plugs had a unique design. They had a coned taper, and I appreciate how easy it was to snip off the stem to glue and epoxy the plug base directly to the rockwork.
The corals were double-bagged in a high-quality plastic bag. The bag had the coral name, light requirement, and growth rate on a sliding scale from one through 10. It even stated how many years the coral was in captivity.
The frags were large and brilliantly colored. I could not be happier. The mystery add-on corals were insane. Someone needs to protect this man at all costs.
(Mystery selection)
Happy Glamper
Hellflower
Insanity tenuis (another mystery pick!) Photo taken under full spectrum T5. It’s glowing mad.
Excaliber
I promise I will work on my photography. I just needed to get this review posted ASAP to let Adam know how much I appreciate this package. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this excited for a package in a long time.
Thank you so much.
Yes, it’s true. I’ve heard so much about Adam and Battlecorals. The tight-knit community he has built for himself almost seemed cult-like. People would await mystery boxes with random corals that someone else preselected for them. I thought the idea was preposterous. I told myself it would never be me.
I decided to check his website, and I saw some rad Acropora for sale. I wisely self-selected Eight varieties of Millis and tenuis and proceeded to add to my cart.
I was wary of continuing with the checkout. I had executive dysfunction because I got burned by AEFW, and I didn’t want to risk quarantining and dipping such a pricy and beautiful lot.
I messaged Adam via text message, and he was swift to respond. I asked about his dipping methods. We had a nice chat. By all means, I am not suggesting you skip QT, as that was a decision I made for myself.
I placed the order on a Friday afternoon and went on about my day until I got a ping the following Saturday morning. It was from Adam. He said he didn’t have 2 of them, but he could offer substitutes.
After I agreed, and said instead he’d just upgrade me to a $1,000 battle box (my original order was around $700). I said, “Deal. How can I pay for the difference?”
He said there wasn’t a difference. He was going to upgrade me free of charge for an inconvenience. It was hardly an inconvenience, and I felt guilty for accepting it. Adam said he would, “add everything from your pack except those two, and I’ll round it out with a few more exceptional Millies and high-end tenuis.” He did not accept an extra dollar.
We discussed delivery and shipping dates. I wanted it shipped on Wednesday.
Upon opening the package, I saw many packing peanuts, custom stickers, and a cute handbook about acclimation and new-coral-care. I also saw two custom brushes, which I assumed were sent to scrub off algae from the plugs; I think it was unnecessary because these plugs and corals were as clean as a whistle. There was good encustment, too! These plugs were NOT new, and I did not see a spec of algae.
I’m going to use these to clean my powerheads. They are amazing.
The plugs had a unique design. They had a coned taper, and I appreciate how easy it was to snip off the stem to glue and epoxy the plug base directly to the rockwork.
The corals were double-bagged in a high-quality plastic bag. The bag had the coral name, light requirement, and growth rate on a sliding scale from one through 10. It even stated how many years the coral was in captivity.
The frags were large and brilliantly colored. I could not be happier. The mystery add-on corals were insane. Someone needs to protect this man at all costs.
(Mystery selection)
Happy Glamper
Hellflower
Insanity tenuis (another mystery pick!) Photo taken under full spectrum T5. It’s glowing mad.
Excaliber
I promise I will work on my photography. I just needed to get this review posted ASAP to let Adam know how much I appreciate this package. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this excited for a package in a long time.
Thank you so much.
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