WE ARE OPEN ON JULY 5TH for normal business. We are stocked and ready to ship!!!

Enjoy the Holiday, and be safe!!!

Best to you and yours,
The crew at SDC

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Sea Dwelling takes a major step in going “Green” by implementing a recycling program throughout the company.  All plastic, cardboard, paper and Styrofoam will never see the bottom of any landfill   We would like to encourage everyone to dispose of fish bags, and other packaging materials to your recycling bins to keep the chain going and do our part for the environment.  After all, our passion and livelihoods depend on it.

We received two weeks ago, a shipment from Africa containing the Blue Hornets from a new deeper area in the sea.  As per our recommendations to the supplier, these polyps were not collected in the same shallow tidal areas as before because of the difficulty we were having, fighting necrosis and polyp retraction.  Currently, we have been holding, treating and observing this batch for two full weeks now, and I am feeling confident that the majority of our inventory is very healthy and show excellent color.  Combined with our efforts to dip and clean each polyp rock, we have also found that higher levels of Magnesium has helped polyps open and remain healthy.

This week we launch into Summer with the same momentum as our NBA Champions, “THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS” had going into game 7.  We really appreciate the support and many grateful customers who appreciate and recognize the serious effort we have been putting into our product.  So even as we lower prices to give you more value, we step up the efforts to provide a better product than the day, week, or month prior.

We appreciate all the support and hope you let us know what we can do to make your orders better.

Best regards to all,

Eric and the whole SDC Crew!

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We are enjoying some true Summer weather which also brings great variety and stock levels.  I love this time of the year when it’s easy to get products with good weather helping collection efforts.

Last week we saw the first abundant showing of tiny sized clown triggers…which were not really so tiny…but perfect size.

Our Mexico partners started up last week as well with the first shipment of Passer angels along with bluespot jawfish, which were the first received from that area.

The stock list is aggressive and we are pulling out all stops to get you great pricing, without sacrificing quality which we never do.  In fact, we are pushing the bar higher every week and always discussing ways to improve.  It’s that ongoing effort to improve and provide a better product that makes our staff every special.

We appreciate all the support and hope you let us know what we can do to make your orders better.

Best regards to all,

Eric and the whole SDC Crew!

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Great inventory week with our coral selection, having some beautiful Australian corals arrive this week.  I can’t exactly tell you how many acan’s and other corals we have in stock, but it’s a lot!   I know the furnace is hot right now due to Monday’s high activity level.

We have been busy sdc’z around here lately doing some Spring cleaning, and digging deep into the husbandry department to improve our already high standards of fish and coral quality.  If you came around the warehouse these last couple weeks you would have noticed some people on high ladders scrubbing and doing the “dirty work” which leads to greater quality.

In preparing for the Summer Swing of things, we have chosen to make 100% sure your SDC’s orders will only be of top quality product.  We understand that quality and support are two very important things our customers and their customers can rely on when ordering through us.

We have also finalized some excellent Fed Ex rates to make shipping to your door more affordable and convenient.  Orders of 6 boxes or more, can now be shipped via Fed Ex on one custom made single pallet to maximize costs and compete with Airline rates.

Shipping multiple boxes on one single pallet eliminates the fear of having a lost box on a multiple box shipment, and also NO MORE HANDLING ISSUES with broken boxes as all boxes will now be shipped and remain on that pallet until arriving at your store location. The rates I have been negotiating for months are now available.

We have also achieved new shipping rates with Fed Ex for 2 day, 3 day and 4 day air.  This could be seriously looked at for big savings on shipping live rock and having it delivered instead of making a special trip to the airport.  Depending on your location and manpower, you might want to seriously consider taking advantage of this.

I believe the palletized shipments could greatly change the way many of you now ship your livestock.  Please email me or your sales rep for more information and watch for zone charts to be launched on our website to know exactly what rates you will be approved for.

Best regards to all,

Eric and the whole SDC Crew!

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I am feeling genuine! This industry demands nothing less, and that is what I have tried to give in the nearly 20 years I have been doing this professionally.  Once I started selling fish to customers all over the nation, I knew that honesty was the only way to go.

Sea Dwelling Creatures has always carried my philosophy in business, but with all the challenges we face each day, it’s not as simple as it sounds.  With airline delays, weather related issues, living animals etc….it’s all we can do to try our hardest, hope for the best, pursue to be the best, and be loyal to our customers while hoping they will be loyal back to us.

I have always sent out the message that I have an open door policy and want all our customers to know I am hear to listen and do the best and fairest thing for all involved.  It’s true, there is a balancing act to follow, but the right thing to do when faced with a difficult decision usually is clear for me to see.  I like to listen to customers, and offer the best advice and support I can.  Fortunately, I have two great partners and an amazing team of people working with us that together we can all get ahead and put some seriously good product into your arsenal!

Business is all about building relationships and we have made some great ones.  I don’t want this to sound all mushy, but I do appreciate everything around me and all the hard work we all put in each day, week, month, year…..on both sides….our staff and the customers with all their staff and so on.

This week might just be another week, but it’s one we can appreciate and realize how lucky we are to be working with ocean’s beauty.  I can’t think of a better way (well…horses would be my second choice:) to spend my time building and providing for us all.

Please let us know if you have any suggestions or comments so we can best serve you.  We really appreciate the feedback and want to hear from you.  Remember my open door (phone) policy:)

Best regards to all,

Eric and the whole SDC Crew!

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There has been a lot of buzz around the industry these last few weeks as the petition deadline draws near for the Coral Petition being discussed by our government.   The industry has been asking for people that have experience in coral management or conservation, or other experience regarding the corals listed in this bill to ban certain species of corals, to please write urgently.

The bill basically lists 83 species of corals that are being considered banned.  I have read a few very well written pros and cons to the bill, but hope more we can find more people to give a professional opinion on the situation.

Interested persons may obtain a copy of this coral petition
online from the NMFS HQ website: http://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/invertebrates/.

I hope everyone is settled in following the  Easter Break, and is ready for the coming week!  We have some great specials this week, and lot’s of healthy product ready to serve.

I look forward to seeing all your orders during the week….and helping to make this another good one:)

The live rock should be in early week, hoping for Tuesday arrival.  We would be happy to take your orders now, and get your orders scheduled so we can ship the rock orders as early as possible.

Please let us know if you have any suggestions or comments so we can best serve you.  We really appreciate the feedback and want to hear from you.  Remember my open door (phone) policy:)

Best regards to all,

Eric and the whole SDC Crew!

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Into April we go…full of stock and ready to rock!  As we continue to carry the largest inventory in the aquarium industry, we keep the fill rates for everyone at the highest level possible!

This week we have some great Australian fish on special, and Australian corals in stock!  We don’t import Australian fish every day, so this is a special week AND we are taking it all the way by putting these Australian fish on special to keep the good values coming:)  I hope you all take a good look through the fish specials and take advantage of our offers.

On the coral front, we are full of special corals from that special supplier in Australia that I had written about 4 or 5 weeks ago.  These guys over in Oz are completely above and beyond when it comes to top quality corals….and this is what it’s all about!  If you have been looking for show pieces of green frogspawns, this is it! Trust me!  Aside from the many awesome euphyllias, we have some elegance from this same supplier that were awesome and everything we could hope for in this coral.

With Spring Break here, I hope everyone has a chance to spend some time with your families and enjoy the break.  I will be out of the office  this week working on obtaining more fish permits and promoting sustainable fisheries.  I hope to speak to all of you soon!

Best regards to all,

Eric and the whole SDC Crew!

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Fill rates and our consistent quality has been at the top of the “SDC priority list”.  Getting your orders packed and shipped with your involvement to ensure you are happy with the results is something we take seriously.

Another important issue for us is that you all know about the new products we have worked hard to keep in stock for you.  We have struck gold with our new Pacific Ricordeas that we are calling “Orange Super Bicolor Ricordea” and they are a smash!  These new ric’s are not your common Atlantic or Pacific Yuma…but something new and beautiful priced well.

Some mention of other new items are:

KILLER rhodactis mushrooms, Tailspot Blenny, Sunset Fairy Wrasse, McCosker Fairy Wrasse, Two Spot Blenny, Tribal Blenny, Tiger Tunicates, SDC Syphastrea, SDC nano packs (both regular and Lords), Starry Eyed Possum Wrasse, Blue Flasher Wrasse, Fuzzy Tiger Abalone, Cuttlefish Eggs or Babies, Juv. Africanus Angels, Gold Heart Triggers, Large Nassarius Snails (bigger and less expensive than Tongan), Lanceolatus Fairy wrasse, Hooded Wrasse, Koi Fairy Wrasse, White Face Tangs, Black Shoulder Tangs, Maculiceps Tangs, Aiptasia Eating Files, War Paint Clown Gobies, Rosy Reef Hermits, big tank raised Indo Pumping Xenia, some of our Killer Chalice corals, Prism favia and Reverse Prism favia and more.  We have a new batch of Asian colony rocks just in, that are being held until ready, and you all should start seeing these ready to be sold hopefully early next week:)

For more information on the new items, please check out the furnace and our website to see cool pictures of our new and fresh items.

I am looking forward to another fun week working with all of you, and am pleased with the coral inventory we now have in stock.  Thanks to all of your who call in with your question and orders…..all of us here truly appreciate it.

Don’t forget about my open door policy…..please don’t hesitate to contact me.  I enjoy the challenge of making SDC customer happy!!

Best regards to all,

Eric and the whole SDC Crew!

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A friendly reminder that we would like to invite all of you to join our facebook page, and become a fan of Sea Dwelling Creatures!  This is a fun way to see pictures, and have open discussions about cool stuff going on around the industry.   Please join us on Facebook by logging on and searching for Sea Dwelling Creatures, or just click the link below to the right and join us.  If you are not already a facebook member, it’s free to join and participate, you just have to register to open an account, and then it’s 100% fun!

This week I am happy to report that our already great quality just got better.  The last few weeks we have been successfully adding some extra husbandry protocols, that have increased our success rates with our fish shipments, as well as testing a new water source over the last month or so that has also shown us greater promise.

Even with all of the daily activity in our systems, the corals in our invert system have noticeably improved with polyp extensions on many of the varieties of corals.  Needless to say, all this hard work with even the smallest positive results is a nice reward.  We hope all our customers can appreciate it too!:)

Live rock arrival this Tuesday from Fiji!  We also have some of that killer Indo rock which is such a high quality, that your customers will truly notice a difference.  I have looked at a few boxes of the Indo rock and each pieces individually wrapped unveils a great piece one after another.

Don’t forget about my open door policy…..please don’t hesitate to contact me.  I enjoy the challenge of making SDC customer happy!!

Best regards to all,

Eric and the whole SDC Crew!

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I just wanted to point out a few NEW additions to the online website that were added this week.

After you “LOG IN” (for SDC customers), you will see some NEW pages located at the bottom of each web-page.

“Shipment Tracking” – A running list of links to the most popular airline cargo sites.  Just click the link, and it takes you directly to the area where you can enter your Tracking Number.

“Acclimation” – Some Helpful hints on best practices in Acclimation, and some current information on water parameters of our Fish and Invert System.

“Forms & Documents” – A library list of PDF documents that are used most frequently at SDC, Including, “Credit Card Authorization” and, “California Resale Certificate“.

We are continuing to update both the PUBLIC Website for everyone, and our LOGIN site for our customers.

Thanks,

Scott Cohen

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