How long can a coral be bagged?

[EmilyT]

:bagfish:how long can a coral be bagged for? I'm wondering because I wanted to bring my torch to the swap, but I'm going straight from my aunt's house. This means the coral would be bagged sometime saturday afternoon. I dont want to risk killing it. Thanks!

 

[marki24]

depends on the coral, but given the right temp it will be fine for that amount of time so no worries with your torch

 

[EmilyT]

i said it was a torch coral

 

[marki24]

I know you did and i answered ya. just the first time it just posted it up w/o me finishing the sentence.:letitallo

 

[roncgizmo]

Bring a small cooler and a heat pack and you'll have no worries

 

[EmilyT]

I know you did and i answered ya. just the first time it just posted it up w/o me finishing the sentence.:letitallo

haha no problem:lol2:
thanks guys!

 

[prattreef]

Emily, if you are bringing the coral so it can be fragged in order to donate a few heads to MR (your other thread indicates this), I wouldn't bother. The sentiment is truly appreciated, but don't risk your colony in order to do so. I'm just speaking for myself here, but I think most will agree.

 

[IconicAquariums]

Though generally more than a day is not the best idea if you don't have stabile conditions(especially temp), corals can often live for a few days in the bags. I've unpacked shipments that were packed 2 days earlier in the South Pacific that got offloaded at another island and sent back, and 75% of the stuff looked like it did when it went in the bags. It is important to float certain corals like Euphyllias to prevent the skeleton from ripping the flesh. Other corals with bony skeletons such as scolymias & cynarinas can be packed wrapped with another bag rubberbanded around them to prevent bag burn. Some corals such as zoanthids do best packed in wet paper towels.

SPS and slimy soft corals (xenias, sinularia, sarcophyton, etc.) seem to be the worst at handling being held in a bag for that long.

 

[LeslieS]

ET, I'm with Randy. There are usually more donations than people even want to buy. Most reefers donate because their tanks are too full or certain pieces are getting too big. I am sure your tank will be busting at the seams in no time!

 

[EmilyT]

my intentions were to get rid of the torch and get a frogspawn instead for my clown. I understand theres too many donations so I guess I can just sell it as a whole, but I would really like to get rid of it.
joetbs- what do you mean by floating a coral? do you double bag it with water in both bags?

 

[ming]

Stick the base through a piece of styrofoam, and then put it upside down in the water. The styrofoam will float therefore preventing the coral from hitting against the walls of the bag

 

[nimosreef]

would you be intrested in selling it?and how much or trading it?thanks

 

[EmilyT]

nimosreef- i think ill open a thread soon if i decide to sell/trade it. thanks!

 

[EmilyT]

one more question: if i stick it in styrofoam won't it slip out easily? what can i do to prevent it from slipping and crashing face down to the bottom of the bag?