How to transfer corals from a friends house

[aquatics24]

Never had to transfer any corals, or ever pick any up..My buddy lives about 30-40 mins away, and I am getting his corals..how do i bring them home alive?

 

[hot883]

Originally Posted by aquatics24
Never had to transfer any corals, or ever pick any up..My buddy lives about 30-40 mins away, and I am getting his corals..how do i bring them home alive?
5 gallon bucket with his tank water and corals in it worked for on a 30 min. trip!

 

[my way]

A Igloo type cooler is a good choice, it's insulated and the lid will seal the water in and won't want to tip over easily.

 

[aquatics24]

Originally Posted by hot883
5 gallon bucket with his tank water and corals in it worked for on a 30 min. trip!

But if the corals touch each other will they sting/kill one another? I am bringing home frogspawn, zoos, mushrooms, star polyps, some candy coral frags, some other polyps and a recordia.

 

[hot883]

Originally Posted by aquatics24
But if the corals touch each other will they sting/kill one another? I am bringing home frogspawn, zoos, mushrooms, star polyps, some candy coral frags, some other polyps and a recordia.
You will need to seperate them then somehow.

 

[aquatics24]

Originally Posted by hot883
You will need to seperate them then somehow.
could i put them in ziplock bags, and put them all in the cooler

 

[aquatics24]

bump

 

[aceheart]

that sounds like a plan that would work with the ziplocks....wish i had someone giving me corals like that lol

 

[aquatics24]

Originally Posted by aceheart
that sounds like a plan that would work with the ziplocks....wish i had someone giving me corals like that lol
will they survive the drive home? cuz dont they need like water flow

 

[hot883]

Originally Posted by aquatics24
will they survive the drive home? cuz dont they need like water flow
No, they put them in bags when they ship them overnight. aquatics24, can you go to a LFS near and ask them to sell you bags, I bought some from mine for $.10 each so I could ship corals.

 

[aquatics24]

wont large ziplock bags work?

 

[aceheart]

i think as long as there is air and water in there they will be fine for around a day or 2, but you talking about something like an hour or so. they will be fine in there i beleive

 

[aquatics24]

Ok i just dont want to be the one to kill them haha

 

[aquatics24]

the same species can go in the same container right