Stayin Alive!

[UWP]

I am planning on taking a trip to southern ca(I'm from sacramento) and i hear the fish store to see is jeff's exotic fish so I plan on stopping by. I was hoping to get some rock but because of the days that they are open i would have to get it on saturday, but I won't be back until monday.
So my question is..
If I completly submerged the rock in s/w in coolers for 2 days, would i get less die-off then ordering online with overnight shipping or more? And do you think it is worth the trouble?

 

[UWP]

no opinions?

 

[Emperator]

if the rock is completely submerged, then you will not experience as much die-off as if you were to only cover it with wet newspaper.

therefore the answer to your question will be "yes".

 

[jmeader]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Emperator:
<STRONG>if the rock is completely submerged, then you will not experience as much die-off as if you were to only cover it with wet newspaper.

therefore the answer to your question will be "yes".</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
For a 12 hour or less trip that would probably be true. A 2 day trip is another story, unless you are prepared to do water changes. The water will foul with ammonia very quickly and increase the die off tremendously. So for a trip that long without WCs you would be better off to keep it damp but not submerged in water.