Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > Reef Discussion
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 08/16/2018, 09:15 PM   #1
welsher7
Registered Member
 
welsher7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Posts: 896
First Reef Show/ Swap Questions

I’m going to my first reef show/swap this weekend and we are staying over night. Will the corals I potentially buy on Saturday be ok over night in a cooler?


Thanks


__________________
Dan

Current Tank Info: A rebuilding year.....
welsher7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/16/2018, 11:27 PM   #2
Anemone
Cloning Around

 
Anemone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Valencia, California
Posts: 25,267
Most corals travel long distances in bags from the collection sites. So, yes they can survive bagged for an extended period.

That being said, keeping them in a cooler without heat and circulation/gas exchange overnight will unnecessarily stress them. Best bet, IMO, is to pay for them on Saturday and pick them up on Sunday, or just buy them on Sunday.

Generally better deals on Sunday anyway, as the vendors don't necessarily want to pack it all up and cart it back to their shop.

FWIW,
Kevin


__________________
Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks...

Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s
Anemone is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/16/2018, 11:38 PM   #3
welsher7
Registered Member
 
welsher7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Posts: 896
We weren’t planning on going to the show on Sunday. Would it be better to bring a 5g bucket, heater, oxygen pump or small powerhead, and bring some of my tank water?


__________________
Dan

Current Tank Info: A rebuilding year.....
welsher7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/17/2018, 12:00 PM   #4
thegrun
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Garden Grove, Ca
Posts: 17,023
Quote:
Originally Posted by welsher7 View Post
We weren’t planning on going to the show on Sunday. Would it be better to bring a 5g bucket, heater, oxygen pump or small powerhead, and bring some of my tank water?
Yes, while the coral would likely be okay left in bags it will be a lot safer and less stressful to put them in a 5 gallon bucket with a heater and an air stone for both water movement and oxygen. If you are going to buy SPS corals then I would go with a small powerhead rather than the airstone.


thegrun is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:18 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.