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Old 11-03-2005, 05:03 PM
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i dont know if this belongs in here or not but, what is the best way to ship zoanthids?
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Old 11-03-2005, 05:09 PM
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A good thread on one way to ship...
http://www.zoosrus.com/forums/showth...4&threadid=931

Depending on the weather conditions... Personally, I think Shipping Zoos dry with saltwater moistened, CLEAN, papertowel in a pressurized bag, then put into a styrofoam + heatpack if neccessary. is better than using water in a pressurized bag. Seems to be gentler on the Zoo for acclimatization purposes.

Zoos are hardy and can be out of the water for hours in their natural environment.

Lots of people use thermoses to protect their zoos but it might be overkill.

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Old 11-03-2005, 05:12 PM
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Send zoos completely out of water???

I don't know if I would risk that, as the person receiving the zoos may be extremely disappointed if they are dead.

My questions are... because I am such a noob to shipping corals... where od you take the package to be sent out!? lol... just to the post office?
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YOu don't dry them off... you just wrap them in moistened paper towels..
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zoos get shipped from the suppliers in wet newspaper, its fine.
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I never said anything about completely drying them off, clearly that would not be a smart thing to do.

That is interesting... sorry, I guess I just made this weird assumption that like most corals and livestock we keep should be kept in water..
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blah.. comment removed, coffee needed.
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Hey, you learn something new every day. I thought this forum was for learning new things... this being one of them. Let's not start a flame shall we...
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http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=880622&

Here is additional information on Dry shipping for the Skeptical... Courtsey of google. hope this helps
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im with you OCDP, i would like to use the thermose method howver i would need 2 or 3 or 4!
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