How long can sea lettuce last in a zip lock bag?

[inline6]

Does anyone know the storage life of this macro in a ziplock??
(zip lock will have some water, but not much)

 

[KathyC]

How long will it be in the bag and what will the temp be where the bag is?

and just..why

 

[inline6]

How long will it be in the bag and what will the temp be where the bag is?

and just..why

I'm on vacation right now, and just happen to noticed that the shoreline reef is overgrown with the stuff and also the red macro.
I guess room temp.
(see my avatar as to where)

 

[jhale]

can you bring stuff back from there?

I would guess the algae would make it back ok.

 

[KathyC]

Well then..that makes total sense! Be sure to check if you are permitted to collect it and transport it back here before you get yourself thrown in the pokey..
I'd wait until just before you leave, and as JH said, it should be fine.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Show us what red aglae you found

I'm on vacation right now, and just happen to noticed that the shoreline reef is overgrown with the stuff and also the red macro.
I guess room temp.
(see my avatar as to where)

If it's legal for to bring some lives back there, I'll be inline" for some, inline6.

 

[PalmTree]

Hey Sharn! Hope you're having a great time!

 

[e.muehlbauer]

Ulva (sea lettuce) lasts a maximum of 36, certainly no more than 48 hours in a ziplok bag. I bring it back all the time from LI...you don't need water as long as its damp. I usually collect it the night before I go home or early that same day, and keep it refrigerated until it goes in the tank. Extra will go into other tanks with fewer herbivores- in a tank it can last for 2 weeks easily. As for the red algae, it depends on the type- Gracillaria, which can also be brownish or yellowish, has the same conditions. The red sheet stuff, looks like red sea lettuce, starts to break down as soon as its out of the water...I have never been able to bring it back intact, even after only about 2 hours. Brown algae's like kelp can last a long time out of water, but nothing I have will eat it. Take care, Eric

 

[cali_reef]

I don't think you can legally take any meat and vegetations out of Hawaii unless it has been pre-inspected.

But I know people who collected ulva, shrimps, and snails there and brought them back successfully. The snails and shrimp were kept in small water bottles and the ulva were stored damped in plastic take out containers, all of it were in the check-in luggage and when asked at the airport, just say they are take home food your family on the island gave you .

 

[inline6]

Thanks all - good advice on this forum.