shipping chaeto

customanimalart · 07/31/2007, 12:41 PM

What is the easiest way to ship chaeto and does it require a heat pack if I use priority mail?

thanks

Waxxiemann · 07/31/2007, 12:54 PM

The thing about cheato is it needs oxygen to live so after about 2 days in an air tight bag, it will start to die off.

also, you don't need to pack it with heat.

HTH

customanimalart · 07/31/2007, 01:06 PM

ok. so either ship overnight or get a fish bag and ship that way, correct? I do not have access to any shipping bags as I have never shipped anything before.
Someone wants to buy some of my chaeto.

jdieck · 07/31/2007, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by customanimalart
ok. so either ship overnight or get a fish bag and ship that way, correct? I do not have access to any shipping bags as I have never shipped anything before.
Someone wants to buy some of my chaeto.

SHip it in sealed ziplock bags with almost no water.

customanimalart · 07/31/2007, 03:56 PM

Is that shipped overnight or standard or priority?

jdieck · 07/31/2007, 05:19 PM

Overnight is always preferred but it shall be OK for at least two to three days, depending on the temperature and if shipped in small cooler styrofoam boxes. No colling or heating packs needed this time of year.

07/31/2007, 12:41 PM	#1
customanimalart Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kissimmee Florida Posts: 636	shipping chaeto What is the easiest way to ship chaeto and does it require a heat pack if I use priority mail? thanks __________________ Darn aiptasia!!! Current Tank Info: 55g reef, 12g QT, and 55g frag tank.

07/31/2007, 12:54 PM	#2
Waxxiemann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,364	The thing about cheato is it needs oxygen to live so after about 2 days in an air tight bag, it will start to die off. also, you don't need to pack it with heat. HTH __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein

07/31/2007, 01:06 PM	#3
customanimalart Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kissimmee Florida Posts: 636	ok. so either ship overnight or get a fish bag and ship that way, correct? I do not have access to any shipping bags as I have never shipped anything before. Someone wants to buy some of my chaeto. __________________ Darn aiptasia!!! Current Tank Info: 55g reef, 12g QT, and 55g frag tank.

07/31/2007, 03:56 PM	#5
customanimalart Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kissimmee Florida Posts: 636	Is that shipped overnight or standard or priority? __________________ Darn aiptasia!!! Current Tank Info: 55g reef, 12g QT, and 55g frag tank.

07/31/2007, 05:19 PM	#6
jdieck Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maumee, OH Posts: 15,673	Overnight is always preferred but it shall be OK for at least two to three days, depending on the temperature and if shipped in small cooler styrofoam boxes. No colling or heating packs needed this time of year. __________________ Did I write what I wrote? What the heck am I talking about! Well..... Nevermind. Current Tank Info: 225 gal reef, DSB, 40 g sump w/ LRT100 return, 37 g pre-sump, 3 MH 250 W 15K, 4 96 W PC dual actinic,ETS 1500 Skim.w/LRT70, 20 lb Ca R., 40 W UV, 1/3 HP chiller, two 350 W Htrs, Neptune II Cont., 330 P LR/ 330 P LS. 55 gal Refugium