Transporting Corals

[Scoop]

Heading to Reefapalooza this weekend! Any suggestions for transporting corals safely? 2 hour drive but not sure if we're staying for day 2. New to reefing-40 gallon Nuvo. Thanks for any help.

 

[marine2463]

Id take a small cooler to the show to put them in to maintain temperature

 

[Scoop]

Will do. Thanks.

 

[pugcrush]

Heading to Reefapalooza this weekend! Any suggestions for transporting corals safely? 2 hour drive but not sure if we're staying for day 2. New to reefing-40 gallon Nuvo. Thanks for any help.

Cooler for sure. Most vendors will hold corals purchased on Sat & you can pick up on Sunday. Corals will also be fine overnight in a cooler if you were driving back on Sunday AM.

 

[dbl]

Agreed...Two hour drive in a cooler shouldn't be a problem. I've brought corals home from Orlando and I'm 3+ hours from there.

 

[sbash]

I often buy corals from an LFS which is about a half hour from my house, but I have to get there before they close up shop (usually about 6pm). So I end up carrying a bag (of bags) of corals around with me for several hours those evenings before I head home, they are usually small SPS frags. Just keep them away from cats!

If you are staying the night, it might be worth heating some water with a small heater (in a water tight container) to keep the temperature up, even if you just floated the bag over night. I would probably go all out and bring a 5 gallon tank with heat, flow and oxygen to set up for the night, lol...