Chaetomorpha for RDO Members!

[Unarce]

I've got more Chaetomorpha than I need and would like to offer some to my fellow reefers. I didn't think this should go in the For Sale Forum since I'm just asking for enough to cover shipping and materials.

I'll send some out to the first 5 that PM me and submit payment through PayPal. I will pack the Chaeto in 4oz cups with water for what ever critters come along for the ride. Box with peanuts and ship out USPS Priority Mail. I think $9 would be pretty reasonable.

Just let me know if you're interested. :wink:

 

[kim]

Fwiw, a guy in the UK is doing mail order commercially (at closer to US$ 30) but just ships it moist in a sealed ziplock inside a jiffy bag (do you have those....just a cushioned envelope ?).

This works fine - both for me and others who have sent feedback. I also won a hermit. He's fine too.

kim

 

[Unarce]

Kim,

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually plan on sending them in the Glad mini-rounders. I don't mind the added weight of the water. I just think the pods will have a better chance of surviving as opposed to being in a moist bag.

 

[Anonymous]

They should do fine if the water comprises about a third of the total volume of the container. It's been pretty chilly down here, though (I think we're going to be getting some of your cloud cover).

 

[trilinearmipmap]

Well I have lots of experience shipping plants (FW) as I have traded plants with dozens of people across North America.

The best way to ship plants (or marine macroalgae) is with no water in a plastic bag. Take a half a piece of paper towel, submerse it in tank water to make it moist, then throw it into the bag. The purpose of this is to retain just enough moisture/humidity in the bag to prevent the plant drying out.

I have tried shipping plants in water and believe me it does not work as well as the moistened paper towel method.

Also unless the overall structure of the plant is very large/delicate you can forego the complicated packaging and simply put the sealed plastic bag into a mailing envelope.

Anyway that is my two bits worth based on my experience, I would love some Chaetomorpha if you are willing to send some to Canada. I am making the switch from FW planted to my first reef with sump/refugium.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the tips. This is how lots of stuff is transshipped (though newsprint is usually the material of choice).

Welcome to reefs.org!

 

[Unarce]

Anyway that is my two bits worth based on my experience, I would love some Chaetomorpha if you are willing to send some to Canada. I am making the switch from FW planted to my first reef with sump/refugium.

Thanks for your input. The method at which I received my first batch of Chaetomorpha was also in a sealed cup with some water. I can see how the moistened bag method would be ideal for large, delicate specimens, but Chaetomorpha is anything but those things. The water is really for any fauna that might tag along.

Global Priority Mail will cost about twice as much. If you don't mind paying $13, I'll send you some. Just send my a PM if you're interested, and you will be the 4th request. I will stop at 5 this time around.

 

[cdeakle]

The water is really for any fauna that might tag along.

My thoughts as well. Alot of shippers actually ship without water because it's cheaper, too bad most if not all of the critters would perrish....

 

[trilinearmipmap]

How do you secure Chaetomorpha in a refugium/sump?

Does it just float in the water, or attach to a piece of live rock, or do you bury it partly in the sand?

Also as a rough idea how fast would it grow, what I mean is, do you prune it out weekly or is it much more slow growing than that?

I have a 120 gallon tank with a DIY 25 gallon sump, the centre part of the sump will be the refugium section, I can put a 55W pc over the refugium and I hope it will work.

 

[Luis]

I strongly support to ship the chaeto (and any kind of macroalgae) with water, otherwise you will receive a lot of tiny carcasses with your chaeto. Some people don't care about amphipods, copepods and tiny seastars... I don't understand .

 

[trilinearmipmap]

OK makes sense, ship it with water to get more diverse pods etc.

 

[Unarce]

Everyone,

Thank you for your inquiries. I've now committed to 5 inquiries for now. I'll wait on feedback to see how things go, then decide if I can make this a monthly or bi-monthly offer.

 

[Anonymous]

I think you can rubberband it or tie it to a bit of rock til the holdfasts take.

 

[Unarce]

Looks like we're back to 4 again. If anyone else is interested, please let me know.

 

[Mihai]

I'm in.
M.

 

[Anonymous]

Some folks ship conchs with wet newspaper, and apparently they ship better this way. I think it has something to do with more oxygen available to the gill surface. I'm not sure if the same holds true for pods, stars, etc.

 

[WannaBeReefer]

Got mine today! Thanks again...

 

[DaisyPolyp]

got mine on Saturday... looks great in my refugium!

 

[Anonymous]

I think you can rubberband it or tie it to a bit of rock til the holdfasts take.

It doesn't have holdfasts, one of its advantages, imo. Mine floats in a huge mass in the middle of the sump; I had it secured to an eggcrate wall with a piece of cable tie for about a year but currently its free floating.

 

[Anonymous]

I used to have some growing on live rock (yes, they do have holdfasts), but decided to get rid of it .... only after I got the package from reefnutz (thank you very much, BTW, reefnutz) that I realize what is Chaetomorpha, and what I get rid off.