michael_cb_125
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I think that 10 is a good number. If there are too many it will take forever. And some may be waiting for another type of RR.
Round Robin 2 - The Zoanthid Frenzy
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Triggerjay
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lol, actually it will be round three... we did "common" corals for the first round. I have heard some "wants" for a ricordea round.
Jason
tippMANn98
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yea, round 3 sorry(i knew that too) SHROOMS!!
Triggerjay
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yes, 10 will be the magic #, and overnight will be a requirement. It will basically be the same rules. I was hoping to have the website done by now, but I am having a hard time finding the time to work on it. I will get it done eventually! lol.. The way the site will be set up, the person who starts the round, will be able to choose the type of corals, # of people, rules, and be able to approve/disaprove people joining their round. I know, sounds like some simple php/mysql scripts,... but its taking me time...
Jason
Jason
tippMANn98
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Well, Im in #3, all the way, whatever it takes
Melanie
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1. TriggerJay ships to Melanie
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2. Melanie ships to GeeWhizItsMe
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3. Gee Whiz ships to Melanie
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4. Melanie ships (frag #2) to Kathy with Birds
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5. Kathy with Birds ships to Tippman
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6. Tippman ships to Michaelcb 125
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7. Michael cb 125 ships to Dr. Hank
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8. Dr. Hank ships to ships to Bwlr
to (pending receipt)
9. Bwlr ships to TriggerJay
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2. Melanie ships to GeeWhizItsMe
3. Gee Whiz ships to Melanie
4. Melanie ships (frag #2) to Kathy with Birds
5. Kathy with Birds ships to Tippman
6. Tippman ships to Michaelcb 125
7. Michael cb 125 ships to Dr. Hank
8. Dr. Hank ships to ships to Bwlr
9. Bwlr ships to TriggerJay
GeeWizzItsMe
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YAY! I just want to let you guys know that MELANIE'S FRAG IS ROCKIN!!! It is growing A LOT and opens A LOT! I love it! It is bright and VERY photogenic! I hope you like mine!
Melanie
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Christopher, I LOVE yours. I just repositioned it a little tonight because it was under a favia on one edge. It opens perfectly and fully every day. It's so pretty and it's extra special to me because it came from you. PLUS you sent the the largest frag in history!
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GeeWizzItsMe
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You deserved! BTW, I think you should get A LOT of polyps for 20$ SHIPPING! So I was nice lol! At first, I was gonna send you a little frag of the sun polyps to go with the smaller frag, but I think I read that you don't want to take care of them, and besides, if I did that I would have accidentally cut a living bivalve up and killed it! I am having to move your frag around as well becuase it keeps getting so big for the place I am putting it!
Can't wait to see pics from the next round!
Can't wait to see pics from the next round!
Triggerjay
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No problem! Hey, I was talking with John Kelly today, and telling him about the issue we are having, and he suggested it may be the thermos? Next round, we will use a different one. I have one here that I believe was MichaelCB's, that I got from kathy... we will use it.
Jason
KodiakBear
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In preparation for round 3: how would I go about getting my rics detached from my 10+ lb rock so I could put them on some rubble for shipping?
DrHank
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The thermos was an all plastic child's crayola thermos. From the looks of the received photos nearly all arrived in good condition. There really probably is no need for other than priority for zoas and shrooms except during the summer.
Yuma ricordias might be another story.
Yuma ricordias might be another story.
Craig Manoukian
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Did we clean the thermos in between shipments?
michael_cb_125
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I rinsed it out with salt water. Just to get out oll the dirt and stuff.
tippMANn98
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kodiak: gently chisel under neath the ricordea polyp into the rock, and break off pieces of LR attached to the polyp...and BAM! there is your frag, Done it a number of times with most of my rics!
What about "Bagging" the stuff and then putting it in the cooler/thermos? I've had it done both ways and to date (knocks on wood) haven't had anything arrive harmed that was bagged but I did have ONE loss in a non-bagged shipment. I just got some SWEET zoas from respot and they were:
bagged individually
all 5 bags on ONE bag
placed inside thermos (fairly LARGE thermos though) with bubble wrap to keep partially stabilized
2 long life heat wraps attached to thermos
Bubble wrap around thermos and placed in box. It was very secure and I'm sure time consuming but all arrived in great shape and oepned within an hour.
Just an idea.
Good work gang.
bagged individually
all 5 bags on ONE bag
placed inside thermos (fairly LARGE thermos though) with bubble wrap to keep partially stabilized
2 long life heat wraps attached to thermos
Bubble wrap around thermos and placed in box. It was very secure and I'm sure time consuming but all arrived in great shape and oepned within an hour.
Just an idea.
Good work gang.
Ok I just got back from the post office and while I was there I inquired about the "legality" of what we commonly do here. I didn't talk to the Postal Inspector as He/She was at some meeting in another town. But I did talk with a "Day Manger" and I explained to him what I have been doing and what I have shipped or had shipped to me. I explained that these are indeed live animals etc etc and wanted to know if special permits, labeling or other precautions need to be followed to stay "Legal". His comment was:
"People ship all kinds of living goods across state lines. As long as it's not crossing any international boarders there's nothing special. We get: Bees, Chickens, kittens, gold fish, birds, and just about anything else you can think of shipped through here. As long as it's not A) An endangered species or B) On a No-ship list (deadly animals like Rattle snakes etc etc) you just ship it in a way that will most likely assure a safe travel (for animal and USPS) and live arrival. We would appreciate if you would label it as," Liquid, LIVE ANIMAL and FRAGILE" but that's not a requirement. "
That's from the USPS here in Waynesville, NC 28786.
"People ship all kinds of living goods across state lines. As long as it's not crossing any international boarders there's nothing special. We get: Bees, Chickens, kittens, gold fish, birds, and just about anything else you can think of shipped through here. As long as it's not A) An endangered species or B) On a No-ship list (deadly animals like Rattle snakes etc etc) you just ship it in a way that will most likely assure a safe travel (for animal and USPS) and live arrival. We would appreciate if you would label it as," Liquid, LIVE ANIMAL and FRAGILE" but that's not a requirement. "
That's from the USPS here in Waynesville, NC 28786.
tippMANn98
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You are lucky, I couldnt get the people at the post office to help me SHIP ANYTHING, they couldnt tell the difference between their *** and a hole in the ground!