Shipping Chaeto- Water??

Spuds725 · 09/27/2006, 08:29 AM

I'm going to mail some chaeto to a local reefer but have never done this...

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=937145

How much if any water should I put in the bag-- does it need to stay covered...

How much life if any makes it and does it tolerate cooler temps...

Any suggestions or info would be appreciated...

Thanks...

Spuds/Bill

sir_dudeguy · 09/27/2006, 08:34 AM

when i ordered my snails from reeftopia.com they shipped them dry. There was jst a really high humidity level in the bag i guess (it was all fogged up) but there wasnt actually water in there...i got 60 of them and not a one has died since i got em'....so maybe you could do something like that? Maybe contact reeftopia.com and see what they say? I'd think you could do that...chaeto is pretty durable stuff...i left a piece dry for a day and it came back once i thru it back in the tank..but if it had moisture/humidity i'd think it'd be fine.

Spuds725 · 09/27/2006, 08:39 AM

Thanks dudeguy...

anyone else??

Gillybaby · 09/27/2006, 08:53 AM

I send chaeto by post regularly in the UK. I use a small ziplock freezer bag, pop in the chaeto with a tsp of water and then carefully squeeze as much air out as possible before sealing the ziplock. Then I wrap that in another bag in case of leaks and pop the lot into a padded jiffy bag.

Sent lots like this and the algae along with any hitchiking starfish and bristleworms have always arrived at their destinations safe and sound, even if it takes a couple of days.

HTH

Spuds725 · 09/27/2006, 08:59 AM

Thanks Gillybaby...

I feel better getting info from someone that has done this... not that I didn't appreciate dudeguys response...

thanks for the responses...

09/27/2006, 08:29 AM	#1
Spuds725 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toledo, Ohio USA Posts: 2,051	Shipping Chaeto- Water?? I'm going to mail some chaeto to a local reefer but have never done this... http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=937145 How much if any water should I put in the bag-- does it need to stay covered... How much life if any makes it and does it tolerate cooler temps... Any suggestions or info would be appreciated... Thanks... Spuds/Bill __________________ "I only have time to neglect one tank"-- Me "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve immortality by not dying"-- Woody Allen Current Tank Info: 125G mixed reef with 135G Sump

09/27/2006, 08:34 AM	#2
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	when i ordered my snails from reeftopia.com they shipped them dry. There was jst a really high humidity level in the bag i guess (it was all fogged up) but there wasnt actually water in there...i got 60 of them and not a one has died since i got em'....so maybe you could do something like that? Maybe contact reeftopia.com and see what they say? I'd think you could do that...chaeto is pretty durable stuff...i left a piece dry for a day and it came back once i thru it back in the tank..but if it had moisture/humidity i'd think it'd be fine. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

09/27/2006, 08:39 AM	#3
Spuds725 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toledo, Ohio USA Posts: 2,051	Thanks dudeguy... anyone else?? __________________ "I only have time to neglect one tank"-- Me "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve immortality by not dying"-- Woody Allen Current Tank Info: 125G mixed reef with 135G Sump

09/27/2006, 08:53 AM	#4
Gillybaby Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Troon, Scotland Posts: 87	I send chaeto by post regularly in the UK. I use a small ziplock freezer bag, pop in the chaeto with a tsp of water and then carefully squeeze as much air out as possible before sealing the ziplock. Then I wrap that in another bag in case of leaks and pop the lot into a padded jiffy bag. Sent lots like this and the algae along with any hitchiking starfish and bristleworms have always arrived at their destinations safe and sound, even if it takes a couple of days. HTH __________________ Gillybaby Current Tank Info: 200g reef; 24g nanocube; 10g mantis tank - click on the little red house

09/27/2006, 08:59 AM	#5
Spuds725 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toledo, Ohio USA Posts: 2,051	Thanks Gillybaby... I feel better getting info from someone that has done this... not that I didn't appreciate dudeguys response... thanks for the responses... __________________ "I only have time to neglect one tank"-- Me "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work, I want to achieve immortality by not dying"-- Woody Allen Current Tank Info: 125G mixed reef with 135G Sump