Heat Pack or No Heat Pack

[Preston]

I will be buying some zoas/palys and the seller suggested not to use a heat pack at this time since the weather is warm enough. However when I checked the weather for the following days it's going to be high 60s to low 70s during the day and at night around low 50s.

Just curious what some of you think if a heat pack is needed or not?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Russellaqua]

You're probably ok without one. Heat packs are often designed to raise the temperature of the box by 15 degrees per cubic foot. That means during the day you could raise temperatures to near 90 degrees if it was in the low 70's out.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

I vote no heatpack...

 

[EliteReefs]

IMO the weather your in right now if PERFECT for shipping and no heat or cold pack is required. As a vendor i love this time of year due to the weather and ease of shipping

 

[Preston]

I'm just worry about the cold temperature at night where it will get to low 50.

 

[143gadgets]

I vote no heat pack as well. Make sure he uses a styro lined box.

 

[Poseidon]

I vote No as well, check out this study done by BeakerBob:

http://www.michiganreefers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62394&highlight=heat+pack

It seems that heat pack or no makes virtually no difference anyway. On top of that, the data shows the heat pack raising the temp to nearly 90 in the first hour!