Coral Transport

osi · 03/12/2011, 09:24 PM

I got a question, is it possible for me to send coral frags from Sri Lanka to UK?

It’s going to be 12 hour flying time, so have to pack at least 3 hours prior to shipping and after the land it will be another 3 hours before placing in the tank. So shipping time will be something between 18 – 20 hours.

So if this possible how should I do it? is there any way i can do this by myself without going through a exporter?

Cheers.

osi · 03/14/2011, 08:58 AM

hmm looks like its not possible, any thoughts at all?

returnofsid · 03/15/2011, 07:36 PM

Corals are very regularly shipped, for 24 hours, sometimes more, and do just fine, if packaged correctly and healthy, to begin with.

I would check into the laws/regulations, regarding shipping, to and from those areas.

osi · 03/15/2011, 08:33 PM

yah i know , what i want to know is how to do the packing. i want to take few frags from here to Uk to my friends tank.

if somone knows how to do the packing plz let me know.

cheers.

bdepp · 03/15/2011, 10:06 PM

24 hour shipping is no problem. We do it all the time. Just packed in a foam box, lined inside with newspaper. then bubble wrap for extra support. Corals are just put in a double/triple bag with water. done and done. these are shipped all over Australia.

rhys123 · 03/15/2011, 11:28 PM

I strongly doubt it will make it through quarantine on the UK side of the trip.

IMO it would not even be worth the attempt and like others have mentioned you would have to check the rules and regs around importing exporting corals into the UK (I know here in Australia it is illegal to import corals from any other country into Australia)

osi · 03/16/2011, 08:00 PM

Thanks guys, I never thought about quarantine issues. I thought corals been ship from all over the world to Europe US and AUS.

iamwrasseman · 03/16/2011, 08:12 PM

i think it would be much easier to ship them if they are worth it . you can only have 4 1/2 oz of any liguid on an airplane and they dont fool around .

ousnakebyte · 03/17/2011, 05:48 AM

You'll likely need a CITES export permit from Sri Lanka. Corals are CITES II (I think). This may help:

http://www.cites.org/eng/news/sundry/coral_id.shtml

schriss · 03/29/2011, 08:00 AM

I had two deliveries that were late, one got delivered after 36 hours, the other after 48 hours. All corals survived, but it depends how you package. I remember seeing good tutorials on Google. Like, how much water to add to bag, how much air, what else to add to bag apart from coral, etc.

03/12/2011, 09:24 PM	#1
osi Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 161	Coral Transport I got a question, is it possible for me to send coral frags from Sri Lanka to UK? It’s going to be 12 hour flying time, so have to pack at least 3 hours prior to shipping and after the land it will be another 3 hours before placing in the tank. So shipping time will be something between 18 – 20 hours. So if this possible how should I do it? is there any way i can do this by myself without going through a exporter? Cheers. __________________ My build thread - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2112905

03/14/2011, 08:58 AM	#2
osi Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 161	hmm looks like its not possible, any thoughts at all? __________________ My build thread - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2112905

03/15/2011, 08:33 PM	#4
osi Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 161	yah i know , what i want to know is how to do the packing. i want to take few frags from here to Uk to my friends tank. if somone knows how to do the packing plz let me know. cheers. __________________ My build thread - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2112905

03/15/2011, 11:28 PM	#6
rhys123 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 75	I strongly doubt it will make it through quarantine on the UK side of the trip. IMO it would not even be worth the attempt and like others have mentioned you would have to check the rules and regs around importing exporting corals into the UK (I know here in Australia it is illegal to import corals from any other country into Australia) __________________ Steve Current Tank Info: 4x4x2 + 2x 2x2x18 Sunlight Modular Propargation System

03/16/2011, 08:00 PM	#7
osi Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sri Lanka Posts: 161	Thanks guys, I never thought about quarantine issues. I thought corals been ship from all over the world to Europe US and AUS. __________________ My build thread - http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2112905

03/15/2011, 07:36 PM	#3
returnofsid Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,852	Corals are very regularly shipped, for 24 hours, sometimes more, and do just fine, if packaged correctly and healthy, to begin with. I would check into the laws/regulations, regarding shipping, to and from those areas.

03/15/2011, 10:06 PM	#5
bdepp Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 240	24 hour shipping is no problem. We do it all the time. Just packed in a foam box, lined inside with newspaper. then bubble wrap for extra support. Corals are just put in a double/triple bag with water. done and done. these are shipped all over Australia.

03/16/2011, 08:12 PM	#8
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	i think it would be much easier to ship them if they are worth it . you can only have 4 1/2 oz of any liguid on an airplane and they dont fool around . __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

03/17/2011, 05:48 AM	#9
ousnakebyte Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 595	You'll likely need a CITES export permit from Sri Lanka. Corals are CITES II (I think). This may help: http://www.cites.org/eng/news/sundry/coral_id.shtml __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see - John Lennon

03/29/2011, 08:00 AM	#10
schriss Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dublin Posts: 198	I had two deliveries that were late, one got delivered after 36 hours, the other after 48 hours. All corals survived, but it depends how you package. I remember seeing good tutorials on Google. Like, how much water to add to bag, how much air, what else to add to bag apart from coral, etc. __________________ Main display: Clearseal Reefspace 900 (300L) Quarantine: 65L Tank

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