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Old 05-05-2008, 04:24 AM
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Thanks for the comments everyone.

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Excellent information. Also, for those considering shipping fish, don't forget to fill the bag with oxygen before you tie it.
This is a good idea. I've never put oxygen in a bag, and haven't had troubles shipping fish, but I haven't sent fish any further than about 12 hours in transit. I added this to the "guide" though.

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Sometimes those styro discs don't have to be that big. It all depends on the size of the coral/frag.
I find if the disk is about the same size as the bag, then it doesn't slosh around in the bag. It is much more stable, and seems to ship better. I added this explanation to the guide.
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Excellent information Myka. Thank you!

I agree... this should be a sticky!
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Old 05-05-2008, 04:30 AM
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You're very welcome! Feel free to send me some frags to practise your packing!
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...the only thing I would have to give away is a GSP... I doubt you'd want it
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Very informative!

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Good thread with the pics Myka.

Now if we only had air service.
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I guess you would really just want to make sure it gets there ASAP. This is done as best practice to ensure a minimum 95% survival rate. A drop of slime coat protectant and/or water conditioner is also a good idea to prevent ammonia burns during transport.

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What if one doesn't have O2?
Agreed. While I do not use this method personally, it is a great shipping technique.

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Sometimes those styro discs don't have to be that big. It all depends on the size of the coral/frag. Otherwise, a very good ilustration on how to ship livestock.
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Old 05-06-2008, 01:33 AM
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Good thread with the pics Myka.

Now if we only had air service.
Could try UPS...they're a bit risky, but usually do ok.
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I just wanted to give a good old post a bump and add that its best not to feed fish for the day before shipping so that they dont soil the shipping bag as quickly.
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Great info. Why wasn't this made into a sticky? I think it should be. Christy, what's your thoughts?

The only thing I would add, is that for fish, you might want to lower the salinity a bit. It's supposed to be less stressful to fish in transport if the salinity is lowered.
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