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#1 ·
IPSF.COM ARE THEY WORTH IT? I was thinking of getting the 9 for 99 special. here is what i would like to order.

tang heaven green
6 sand bed clams
6 nerite grazers
6 strombus grazers
live sand activator
tang heaven red
wondermud
tang heaven yellow
reef ampipods

Has anyone had any added bonuses when ordering from them?

ARE THE SNAILS SHAGGING LIKE THEY say they do on the site?
 
#2 ·
wow I read the website and still have no idea what all that stuff is :confused:
 
#4 ·
I bought something similar but with more time with the tanks and knowing more about live rock and the buddy's cup of sand I wish I would have passed on it.

I am not convinced it did much more than what the tank would have done on it's own.

http://inlandaquatics.com/prod/prod_detrit.html
 
#5 ·
if you do not have access to friends with SB than it is worth it. like others have said it is just as good to get a cup of sand from somebodies established tank. these of course would not be very helpfull if you are doing a BB tank.

G~
 
#6 ·
I "activated" my previous tank w/IPSFs Live Sand Activator for $40 and was very pleased with the diversity of critters I received. Between this package and LR purchases I had tons of pods, spaghetti worms (see pic) and other worm varieties. I put everything in my main tank except for the "WonderMud" which I split between my disply and refug.

Of course it saves money to use LS from fellow reefers but who knows if they have as diverse a selection that you'd get with buying a quality activator. For instance I got some LS from 2 local reefers to activate my upcoming tank and after 3 weeks of inspecting it, the only thing I noted were baby bristle worms. Nevertheless, I'll be purchasing the IPSFs Live Sand Activator for the new tank as well.
http://www.ipsf.com/#anchor47277
 

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#7 ·
I have a bunch of those strombus grazers, and yes they do shag like crazy :) they are a great addition to a tank, they are small, dont knock things over, eat like crazy, can flip themselves over, and reproduce like crazy...so not only is it cool to have baby snails and to point out to friends and family that your snails are having sex, but their population will expand according to your needs, plus if the babies die due to too little food, not a huge tank spike...
 
#8 ·
Sorry...don't mean to beef the thread...

I don't have access to to buddy sand. I looked at the site and it seems to be a great deal of good critters that you get. I could use more of these good guys...is it worth it?
 
#9 ·
A member of our aquarium club recharges his sand beds every year with the 9 for 99 package. He has always been very pleased...


And yes, you will have snail porn in your tank...I would just stay away from the sandbed clams. I haven't heard from anyone that these survive.

Jodi
 
#10 ·
I also started my tank with the 9/$99 DEALIO: I have millions of pods in both my fuge and display. I have 18 strombus snails (from orignal 6), 12 micro hermits, 6 nerites, tang heaven red, tang heaven yellow and baby bristle stars. I also got the sand bed clams and 5 out of 6 are still alive and stirring in the fuge. I think it is a fair deal, or at least it was for me.

Mike
 
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