how to transport lr?

stephenie

stephenie

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I was thinking of purchasing some LR but do not have a clue on how to transport it. Does it have to stay completely submurged or can I just put some of the saltwater in the bottom of a stryofoam cooler and cover the rest of if it in wet paper towels? I will have to travel about 15 minutes.
 
joker

joker

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are you buying it from an LFS or picking it up at the beach??? Your LFS should wrap the rock in wet paper and then seal it in plastic bags. I have bought LR and then gone to the gracery store before. It will be ok as long as it is wrapped in WET paper (water from the LFS holding tank) and put in a plastic bag. If your LFS doesnt do this or some way similar, I dont know if I would buy it from them. Also, make sure it is cured.
 
stephenie

stephenie

Member
It is coming from the lfs, but the peices are fairly large and they do not have a bag large enough for one of them.
 
stephenie

stephenie

Member
thanks for the info. Is there a way to make sure you are not getting something that you do not want? Anything that I should be looking for? :confused:
 
escape2thewater

escape2thewater

Active Member
Some people will do a "salinity dip" Which is when you dip the LR into a very high salintity tank for a few minutes to rid it of nusance hitch hikers. If you do a search on "salinitity dip" here you should find a lot of info. HTH.
Kyle
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tlk

tlk

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Originally posted by Kipass4130
wrap them in paper soaked in tankwater and pile them in a box... no need to bag for such a short trip
i do this with rock from 45 mins away no problem
i agree. have done this many times (40 min) and never had any issues.
 
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daniel411

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Personally, if picking up from a lfs, I try to bring a 5gal bucket and than they can (most will) give you some of there water, so that the live rock stay submerged. You never know, sometimes you can find a really cool hitch-hiker!
 
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daniel411

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Will a high salinity shock for a 3-4 minutes, like in the example above, harm such inverts who can't escape as feather dusters, sponges, and other small corals that may be attached to the live rock?
 
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