Coral loss after swap. - Page 2

grknyer · 05-02-2008, 04:19 PM

I did see warmers at the front desk. I bought my own though.You can get then at any camping store or go to Duane Reade where they sell picnic Hot/Cold pack baggies.This was my 3 MR swap so I came prepared.You learn as you go along but anything can happen right?I brought my cooler with heat packs,extra bags with rubber bands and a towel.I left at 12:30 because I had to be somewhere and didn't get my frags in my tank till almost 10 P.M and all was fine. Sorry to hear about your losses but hope everybodies input will help everybody be prepared for the next swap.Every bit of info helps.

midtownman · 05-02-2008, 04:23 PM

i got like 13 frags all of them were fine & i actually had a hammer frag that didnt had all the water leak out during me going home & it's doing good

jay1335 · 05-02-2008, 04:33 PM

I had a cooler I was walking around with and two of the cheep styro coolers in my car with heat packs. It was very easy to empty the cooler I was carrying into my car during the swap. All is well for everything I bought, except for two gobies, not sure why they didnt make it.

dannyl · 05-02-2008, 04:34 PM

Same here! all my frags look good and same thing with my frog spawn water leaked out but everything was fine when I got home and I traveled by train.

Josh · 05-02-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dannyl


	Same here! all my frags look good and same thing with my frog spawn water leaked out but everything was fine when I got home and I traveled by train.

The bottom of frogspawn skeletons are usually sharp so you should put an extra piece of plastic or another bag inside the bag with water, wrapped around the coral to keep it from cutting through the sides of the bag with the water.

ming · 05-02-2008, 04:52 PM

I'll double bag the hammer next time

Glad its doing well.

Sandyp1 · 05-02-2008, 04:57 PM

I lost a beautiful Green w/yellow tip Torch Coral. I t lasted 2 days and then refused to come out of its skeleton. I used heat pads and was home by 2. Considering I bought about 10 things and 2 clams, having only lost one pc is reasonable. Everything else is doing great !

JHOV2324 · 05-02-2008, 04:59 PM

i didnt loose anything....

thanks

AE, TOSIEK, ALEXPESCADO,MikeNYC,Shaun,SWA

danelam · 05-02-2008, 05:02 PM

I got almost 20 frags and everyone is doing really well so far. A few of mine did leak though - I noticed some corals were bagged in high quality thick plastic whereas other were bagged not so well. Maybe that's why some leaked.

Zuska · 05-02-2008, 05:33 PM

wow i bought 12 pieces of coral and none of it died...

lucky me. sry for your losses...

05-02-2008, 04:23 PM	#12
midtownman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: midtown manhattan(west) Posts: 446 Reefer Ratings: (15) Friends: (1)	i got like 13 frags all of them were fine & i actually had a hammer frag that didnt had all the water leak out during me going home & it's doing good __________________ 54 corner 100 micron filter sock turboflotor muti 1000 skimmer mag 9 return 25 watt uv 250 watt 15k hilaide 65 watt 10,00k/420 antic current compact 10 gal sump(red algea a couple of tonga branches) phosphate reactor carbon reactor one mj 1200 one koralla 4 0ne koralla 2(won from swap) 6,500 k 75 watt fuge light

05-02-2008, 04:59 PM	#18
JHOV2324 Love da Reef-er Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 2,619 Reefer Ratings: (30) Friends: (12)	i didnt loose anything.... thanks AE, TOSIEK, ALEXPESCADO,MikeNYC,Shaun,SWA __________________

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05-02-2008, 04:33 PM	#13
jay1335 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pound Ridge Posts: 250 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	I had a cooler I was walking around with and two of the cheep styro coolers in my car with heat packs. It was very easy to empty the cooler I was carrying into my car during the swap. All is well for everything I bought, except for two gobies, not sure why they didnt make it.

05-02-2008, 04:34 PM	#14
dannyl Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brookyn Posts: 119 Reefer Ratings: (6) Friends: (0)	Same here! all my frags look good and same thing with my frog spawn water leaked out but everything was fine when I got home and I traveled by train.

05-02-2008, 04:52 PM	#16
ming Newbie Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Flushing, NY Posts: 1,975 Reefer Ratings: (68) Friends: (29)	I'll double bag the hammer next time Glad its doing well.

05-02-2008, 05:02 PM	#19
danelam Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hell's Kitchen Posts: 490 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (0)	I got almost 20 frags and everyone is doing really well so far. A few of mine did leak though - I noticed some corals were bagged in high quality thick plastic whereas other were bagged not so well. Maybe that's why some leaked.

05-02-2008, 05:33 PM	#20
Zuska ZUSKA Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 1,587 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (3)	wow i bought 12 pieces of coral and none of it died... lucky me. sry for your losses...