Picking Up Live Rock

[kennygater]

hi i am thinking about buying some live rock secondhand. what would be the best way to pick it up? thanks

 

[DarrenUnwin]

hi i am thinking about buying some live rock secondhand. what would be the best way to pick it up? thanks

Ken

The best way I have found to transport live rock is to either get home brew bins if its fairly local, this allows you to hold a fair bit of water as well (assuming buyer will let you have some ). Failing that a good courier service and polystyrene boxes should suffice on a overnight delivery. However if picking this method please check the overnight temperatures this time of year as the courier service isnt likely to give a castlemain XXXX about its contents desipte requests.

Hope this helps

 

[SkiFletch]

Bring some buckets of saltwater with you when you go to pick it up. Try and have them moderately heated and you should have very little dieoff

 

[kennygater]

ok thanks i own a van so i should be able to use a dustbin. its about an 50 min drive. that should be ok shouldnt it?

 

[SkiFletch]

nah if they're in saltwater they should be fine. Just keep the vans heater going so that it doesnt get too cold in there