Shipping corals

woolfe · 02-20-2007, 09:10 AM

I'm about to ship my first coral frag today. I have a tiny foam cooler that I will be shipping in. What do I use for a heat pack? I only have two ideas, a hot hands pack or a first aid heat pack. Is there another kind that I should use?

daveat · 02-22-2007, 02:12 PM

yes they make 40 hour heat packs specifically for shipping pets let me find a linky

sorry had to look for reciepts SO check out aquabid.com they sell all sorts of shipping supplies!

here is a specific link for some http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...ing&1171571419

Woodstock · 02-22-2007, 02:13 PM

I get my heat packs from the hunting/fishing section in Walmart

They come in different longevity.

daveat · 02-22-2007, 03:51 PM

how long woodstock?

uniheat makes them in 40 and 60 hour (that i know of)

brian_e · 02-22-2007, 10:26 PM

i just got some from walmart that last 24 hours paid $1 for 3 i think

forestal · 09-09-2007, 10:37 AM

i usually use 2 of the 12 hour variety from the ski place, taped to inside top of cooler

also wanted to put an idea out there , i have shipped all but xenia successfully this way, dry, wrapped in wet papertowels, so moist but no water to get fouled incase of delay....corals produce a protective mucous layer that protects them

BigAl07 · 09-09-2007, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forestal

i usually use 2 of the 12 hour variety from the ski place, taped to inside top of cooler

also wanted to put an idea out there , i have shipped all but xenia successfully this way, dry, wrapped in wet papertowels, so moist but no water to get fouled incase of delay....corals produce a protective mucous layer that protects them

What about Zoas, frogspawn, shrooms and rics? Can they survive a 2-3 trip in just moist papertowels?

Allen

forestal · 09-09-2007, 03:54 PM

i have done all of those as well as clavularia and they did fine... i ship overnight fedex so they are usually <48 hours, but eric borneman has talked of shipping like this for longer than that being ok...reefkeeping has an article about this i think

BigAl07 · 09-10-2007, 10:49 PM

Thanks Dan. I appreciate you're insight and suggestions.

Allen

forestal · 09-11-2007, 10:35 AM

maybe we should get a frag round robin set up sometime where 1 ships to another to another etc.

Triggerjay · 09-11-2007, 11:12 AM

I would be in for something like that... Round robin would be cool!... Never thought about that before...

Jason

forestal · 09-11-2007, 02:38 PM

over at fragexchange we do it a lot, person a ships a frag to person b who ships a frag to c, etc

BigAl07 · 09-11-2007, 09:41 PM

I'm sort of lost here... how does that work?

Allen

panmanmatt · 09-11-2007, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigAl07

I'm sort of lost here... how does that work?

Allen

For example, I send a frag to you from my tank, you turn around and send a frag from your tank to Triggerjay, triggerjay send a frag from his tank to forestal and forestal sends a frag from his tank to me. Each person pays shipping when they send out the frags and everyone involved gets a free frag.

BigAl07 · 09-11-2007, 10:38 PM

Gotcha. That makes sense. Cool idea

Allen

02-20-2007, 09:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
woolfe Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 275 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Shipping corals I'm about to ship my first coral frag today. I have a tiny foam cooler that I will be shipping in. What do I use for a heat pack? I only have two ideas, a hot hands pack or a first aid heat pack. Is there another kind that I should use?

02-22-2007, 02:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
daveat Sea Pen Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shipping corals yes they make 40 hour heat packs specifically for shipping pets let me find a linky sorry had to look for reciepts SO check out aquabid.com they sell all sorts of shipping supplies! here is a specific link for some http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...ing&1171571419 Last edited by daveat : 02-22-2007 at 02:15 PM. Reason: found a link!!

02-22-2007, 02:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,673 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shipping corals I get my heat packs from the hunting/fishing section in Walmart They come in different longevity. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

02-22-2007, 03:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
daveat Sea Pen Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shipping corals how long woodstock? uniheat makes them in 40 and 60 hour (that i know of)

02-22-2007, 10:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
brian_e Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: greenville NC Posts: 673 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Shipping corals i just got some from walmart that last 24 hours paid $1 for 3 i think __________________ Just way to much stuff to list! Brian aka: The Frag Pimp

09-09-2007, 10:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shipping corals i usually use 2 of the 12 hour variety from the ski place, taped to inside top of cooler also wanted to put an idea out there , i have shipped all but xenia successfully this way, dry, wrapped in wet papertowels, so moist but no water to get fouled incase of delay....corals produce a protective mucous layer that protects them __________________ Peace, Dan

09-09-2007, 03:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shipping corals i have done all of those as well as clavularia and they did fine... i ship overnight fedex so they are usually <48 hours, but eric borneman has talked of shipping like this for longer than that being ok...reefkeeping has an article about this i think __________________ Peace, Dan

09-10-2007, 10:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 8,844 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shipping corals Thanks Dan. I appreciate you're insight and suggestions. Allen __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

09-11-2007, 10:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shipping corals maybe we should get a frag round robin set up sometime where 1 ships to another to another etc. __________________ Peace, Dan

09-11-2007, 11:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
Triggerjay Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 1,424 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shipping corals I would be in for something like that... Round robin would be cool!... Never thought about that before... Jason __________________ 125g Mixed reef, 100g Basement sump, two 40g breeder frag tanks, Iwaki 100 main return pump, Sequence Reeflo Dart CL pump, Sedra 9000 powered DIY 3 foot tall skimmer, Aqua 40w UV, Two little fishies phosban reactor, Kangaroo dosing pump, 29g tank in my daughters room, All tied together into one system.

09-11-2007, 02:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
forestal Torch coral Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vernon, CT Posts: 582 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shipping corals over at fragexchange we do it a lot, person a ships a frag to person b who ships a frag to c, etc __________________ Peace, Dan

09-11-2007, 09:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 8,844 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shipping corals I'm sort of lost here... how does that work? Allen __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

09-11-2007, 10:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 8,844 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Shipping corals Gotcha. That makes sense. Cool idea Allen __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

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