How do you like for your corals to be shipped?

[revhtree Verified Admin]

There are many different ways corals are shipped and some are better than others.

1. What type of shipping container do you like best?
2. What shipping carrier do you like best?
3. How do you like your shipped corals mounted?
4. How do you like your shipped corals bagged?
5. How do you like your shipped corals submerged in water? (Floating upside down, etc.)
6. What type of box filler do you think is best?

And anything else you can think of!

How do you like for your corals to be shipped?

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[thewackyreefer]

1. What type of shipping container do you like best? Specimen cups
2. What shipping carrier do you like best? I would say FedEx, but both FedEx and UPS are equally bad.
3. How do you like your shipped corals mounted? Rubble Rock
4. How do you like your shipped corals bagged? At least double bagged.
5. How do you like your shipped corals submerged in water? (Floating upside down, etc.) Floating upside down.
6. What type of box filler do you think is best? More frags!

 

[KLR]

1. What type of shipping container do you like best?-Bags
2. What shipping carrier do you like best?-UPS or FEDEX
3. How do you like your shipped corals mounted?-Not really picky over this.
4. How do you like your shipped corals bagged?-At least double bagged. Coral being shipped needs something in its bag that will decrease its chances of the tissue coming in contact with the bag to extreme extents. I.E. A cut up bag submerged in the water with coral, same type of bag attached to whatever the coral is mounted on, styrofoam, a whole bag submerged, etc.
5. How do you like your shipped corals submerged in water?-No preference as long as the coral is some what supported in the bag so it is not as likely thrown around during shipping.
6. What type of box filler do you think is best?-Anything that offers support if the box is dropped or tossed.

 

[landlord]

1. What type of shipping container do you like best? >= 4 mil bags
2. What shipping carrier do you like best? I prefer FedEX. With the hub in Memphis and me not to far away they end up doing the best job.
3. How do you like your shipped corals mounted? Gosh, plug with as little material as possible.
4. How do you like your shipped corals bagged? I prefer double bagged with an empty bag loosely wrapped around the coral to prevent sloshing.
5. How do you like your shipped corals submerged in water? With an extra bag wrapped around them they stay in place submerged.
6. What type of box filler do you think is best? Same as above^^^^^^ Styro as long as it isn't the bio degradeable kind. Frags are wet!

Kurt

 

[Steelerfan747]

I always like it when they double bag it with plenty of water and oxygen then ship overnight in a styrofoam container