Ziploc bags to ship coral?

[KLR]

Im getting ready to start selling corals online and was wondering can you use ziploc bags to ship corals in?
Still tie the top with a rubber band,twist tie,etc. but just use a ziploc bag instead?

 

[condor]

i wouldnt. see if you can get some fish bags from a lfs

 

[secretreefer]

ditto. ziploc bags still have holes and they're soft as heck. LFS fish bags made for shipping for sure. and double up on them.

 

[kellyjn]

Go on ebay and search for "specimen cups" I have shipped in those, with a ziplock bag around the specimen container. I got 25 of them for around $6 shipped IIRC.

 

[KLR]

ok thanks

 

[condor]

ditto. ziploc bags still have holes and they're soft as heck. LFS fish bags made for shipping for sure. and double up on them.

or triple

 

[RaysReef]

frag swaps/local pick ups yes, shipping heck no....I would do some test runs and deliver a few to yourself and see how it turns out if you are curious.

 

[KLR]

I found 25 specimen cups for 3 dollars on ebay, should i just use bags or specimen cups

 

[tangov559]

i like bags...just make sure you double or triple bag...

 

[agent462]

get some real bags if you don't want to ship specimen cups.

Uline 3 Mil Poly Bags

 

[WT INC]

go to superiorshippingsuplies.com

they got this long tube small bag approx 3" by 12 inches , perfect for frags , you can just tie the bags, then flip it upside down and double bag it .
cheap ,easy ,safe space as well..they got small ice packs, heat packs,shipping boxes as well.

 

[lps1212]

Yea I wouldn't only time I use ziploc bags is if someone locally is comin by and even than I double bag it get bags from Uline its where I got mines they have a ton of different size bags and best is they are 3mil which means stronger than a ziploc also fyi if you get bags makes sure you get em x10" long