Who has dry shipped?

Jeremy Blaze · 09/05/2007, 08:34 AM

Share your expereinces, species, distance, sucess?

Travis L. Stevens · 09/05/2007, 09:14 AM

1) Zoanthids, ~200 miles, a couple days, successful.
2) Zoanthids, ~1250 miles, a couple days, successful.

acrodave · 09/05/2007, 09:31 AM

i work in a fish shop and we have gotten conch and turbos wrapped in just wet paper towel. they came from FL to TN

Travis L. Stevens · 09/05/2007, 09:36 AM

I forgot about that. I've had Ilyanassa Snails shipped to me dry. I don't remember how long it took, but all were alive.

GMAX · 09/05/2007, 10:03 AM

I have transported SPS corals for several hours wrapped only in a wet paper towel and they were fine. I would bet that they would be fine overnight shipping but dont have any direct experience.

Sure would beat a wet soggy box arriving overnight with foul smelling corals inside the package.

raskal311 · 09/05/2007, 10:21 AM

10,000 miles 40hrs, no problem

Jeremy Blaze · 09/05/2007, 10:30 AM

IT seems snails are the only ones wholesalers have picked up on dry shipping.

Jeremy Blaze · 09/08/2007, 08:08 AM

Anyone else?

kypatriot · 09/08/2007, 08:50 AM

I got some sandbed cleaner clams shipped dry - and it was the only way they could be shipped. A guy on Ebay tried sending some wet that died; when he sent them dry, they were fine.

They were overnight from somewhere NE (forget exactly) to KY.

Wrench · 09/08/2007, 09:04 AM

zoos and trach brain. ~40hrs from AZ to MD with no problem.

michaeldaly · 09/08/2007, 10:47 AM

Alot of exporters ship there sps corals dry, times are usually around 40 hours. Some even report lower loses with dry shipping.

jerryz · 09/08/2007, 04:20 PM

Not common here but in SE Asia the tranship fish dry often packed in seaweed. Losses are supposed to be as low or lower and they don't suffer the shipping weight of the water.

reefkoi · 09/08/2007, 10:54 PM

I wrapped 15 sps frags in wet newspaper for about 5-6 hours, over half of them died the others lost all their color.

I did a bunch of ricordea rocks the same way for much longer maybe 8 hours or so and they all did great no dead ones and no loss of color.

09/05/2007, 08:34 AM	#1
Jeremy Blaze Former Reef Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Washington, IN Posts: 5,864	Who has dry shipped? Share your expereinces, species, distance, sucess? __________________ Trust me my friend, the names are not important at all. I've own hundreds of different zoas and palys and don't know the name of a single one. In my opinion, they are a waste of valuable time. Mucho Reef

09/05/2007, 09:14 AM	#2
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	1) Zoanthids, ~200 miles, a couple days, successful. 2) Zoanthids, ~1250 miles, a couple days, successful. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

09/05/2007, 09:31 AM	#3
acrodave REEF NERD Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: maryville tn-- work in knoxville Posts: 4,187	i work in a fish shop and we have gotten conch and turbos wrapped in just wet paper towel. they came from FL to TN __________________ Peace,Dave Superman puts on Tim Tebow pajamas when he goes to bed The Heisman as a sophomore nuff said Less technology more biology Tattoos are the only art you can take to the grave Current Tank Info: 26gal bow,20gal mantis tank/fuge150wHQI,20k AB Seio 620 maxijet1200x's 2 on a wave maker. all sps

09/05/2007, 09:36 AM	#4
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	I forgot about that. I've had Ilyanassa Snails shipped to me dry. I don't remember how long it took, but all were alive. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

09/05/2007, 10:30 AM	#7
Jeremy Blaze Former Reef Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Washington, IN Posts: 5,864	IT seems snails are the only ones wholesalers have picked up on dry shipping. __________________ Trust me my friend, the names are not important at all. I've own hundreds of different zoas and palys and don't know the name of a single one. In my opinion, they are a waste of valuable time. Mucho Reef

09/05/2007, 10:03 AM	#5
GMAX Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DFW Posts: 839	I have transported SPS corals for several hours wrapped only in a wet paper towel and they were fine. I would bet that they would be fine overnight shipping but dont have any direct experience. Sure would beat a wet soggy box arriving overnight with foul smelling corals inside the package.

09/05/2007, 10:21 AM	#6
raskal311 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Orange County Posts: 5,274	10,000 miles 40hrs, no problem

09/08/2007, 08:08 AM	#8
Jeremy Blaze Former Reef Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Washington, IN Posts: 5,864	Anyone else? __________________ Trust me my friend, the names are not important at all. I've own hundreds of different zoas and palys and don't know the name of a single one. In my opinion, they are a waste of valuable time. Mucho Reef

09/08/2007, 08:50 AM	#9
kypatriot Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 425	I got some sandbed cleaner clams shipped dry - and it was the only way they could be shipped. A guy on Ebay tried sending some wet that died; when he sent them dry, they were fine. They were overnight from somewhere NE (forget exactly) to KY.

09/08/2007, 09:04 AM	#10
Wrench Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,004	zoos and trach brain. ~40hrs from AZ to MD with no problem.

09/08/2007, 10:47 AM	#11
michaeldaly Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 2,009	Alot of exporters ship there sps corals dry, times are usually around 40 hours. Some even report lower loses with dry shipping.

09/08/2007, 04:20 PM	#12
jerryz Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix Posts: 953	Not common here but in SE Asia the tranship fish dry often packed in seaweed. Losses are supposed to be as low or lower and they don't suffer the shipping weight of the water. __________________ When in doubt ride a bike. Current Tank Info: 75 Gal Freshwater Discus Tank, 20G Nano, 125 Reef

09/08/2007, 10:54 PM	#13
reefkoi Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,983	I wrapped 15 sps frags in wet newspaper for about 5-6 hours, over half of them died the others lost all their color. I did a bunch of ricordea rocks the same way for much longer maybe 8 hours or so and they all did great no dead ones and no loss of color. __________________ 1Kw bulb club Current Tank Info: A 600gal. on Zeovit & a 240gal.