Just Curious If Anyone Has Done This

[fishy55599]

I am just wondering if anybody has heard of the dry zoa sending method. And also has anyone tried it or recieved it this way.

 

[woody88]

I am just wondering if anybody has heard of the dry zoa sending method. And also has anyone tried it or recieved it this way.

Dry!!!!!!!!

I wouldn't even entertain the idea tbh!

 

[fishy55599]

well its not completely dry, obviously

 

[sorgan]

It's how alot of LFS get them in I believe

 

[jameshughes1989]

Yea, very common. As Sorgan said, most shops get theirs shipped in just wrapped in wet newspaper. I imagine it would be fine to send frags like that. Hope it helps.

 

[Stampos]

There's a thread on UR about it, I think they use old camera film boxes (the little cylinders) to hold them and some damp cotton wool.

Great idea Imo

 

[weezawoo]

INteresting way, cheaper postage! I think as long as they have a wet coverage round them it would be ok! Where is this from fishy?

 

[lewiss]

Never heard of that but interesting. How would you aclimatise though? Or are zoas hardcore in that respect?

 

[weezawoo]

Good point!

Unless you do a drip feed, small bucket with the wrapped frag in and slow drip in for hour or something so you have some water, float in bag in tank to get temp then add?

 

[demasonisrule]

I've heard of people doing this with acros as well. A lot of the time with acro's anyways, people just put them straight in without acclimating them. The theory is that the slime generated when the coral is stressed will acclimate the coral naturally in a way.

 

[fishy55599]

INteresting way, cheaper postage! I think as long as they have a wet coverage round them it would be ok! Where is this from fishy?

ive seen it on Ur and TSB
that is why it is about £3 postage

Never heard of that but interesting. How would you aclimatise though? Or are zoas hardcore in that respect?

i think they put it straight in? i had to do this with the corals seffie sent, the GSP are fine a there is 1 mushroom also.

 

[seffieuk]

It is very common to send certain corals, in fact almost all corals, dry - I have had dry corals from Joe, Crazyfishes (a member on here) and they were fine

Seffie x

 

[fishy55599]

oh that is good to know

 

[weezawoo]

I was up late (5) last night and found that thread and a website fishy about this whole swap thingy Im guessing its what your talking about

When ours start to grow we will have to do some swappies!!!

 

[fishy55599]

might be?