When you place your order we would like you to tell us what day is best for you to receive the delivery. We will make every effort to ship the day before that so that you can receive it on the day requested.

We try our best to make sure your order is shipped using the highest quality and the best materials.  We ship using either UPS, Fedex or the United Postal Service. If all items you are purchasing contain the Icon then Priority mail shipping is available to you for only $8.99. There is no guarantee if you use this service but we take extra care to package and only choose the hardiest animals to ship using this method. If you are in Florida or near Florida* and we can ship to you using a ground service and it will get to you the next day we will do so. If this is the case you will receive a reduced shipping rate of only $14.99. Otherwise we will have to use a next day air service that will cost $34.99. Some areas which are not next day delivery using USPS express mail may face an additional $10.00 shipping charge. Also Saturday Delivery is available for an additional $10.00 charge. We try to reuse boxes that are in like new condition and this way we save you from any box fees. We will throw in heat packs or cool packs for free where needed. You are responsible to monitor the weather in your area and you should request a day for shipping that is not likely to cause a delay. Delays caused by weather are not covered under our guarantee or the guarantee of the shipping companies. You must be home to receive delivery. You can have it held at the shipping company for you to pick it up. We recommend you pick it up as early as possible. Ground shipments may be left at the door so someone should be home.

Payment Methods

         We accept many different methods of payment. Payment is due before we will ship out any corals. Our Paypal ID is sales@homeraisedaquatics.com For Paypal accounts you do not have to use our shopping cart feature but please make sure you specify what you want and that you include shipping when you send a payment.  For Money Orders and Personal Checks please notify us via e-mail that you are sending payment and what you are ordering. For personal checks we will not ship out your order until the check clears. Checks should be made payable to Bradford Cote and mailed to:

Bradford Cote
1567 Keily Run
Tallahassee, FL 32301

Holding
 

          Home Raised Aquatics is a very small operation and has very limited space to hold corals. We can hold corals for you for up to (2) weeks for local pickup and up to (1) week for online delivery. We understand that because shipping prices can be high you only want to place an order when everything you want is available. Unfortunately we just don't have the space to allow for longer hold periods. If you really want some things and there it shows that it is not available then please e-mail us in case we might have something that is almost ready to sell.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us at customerservice@homeraisedaquatics.com

 

*Anywhere where ground shipping from Tallahassee, FL 32301 will make it to the destination in 1 day. Some parts of Florida might not meet this criteria but some parts of Georgia might.