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| Hi Anth - Just looking for whatever suggestions you might have beyond fasting, bag, box, and send quickly. Thanks, - Mark
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| Posted 10/4/2006 8:31:01 AM |
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categorically "dry" (moist) with all water expelled... without exception. It will be a deflated anemone with what amounts to a tablespoon or two of water in the bag. Purpose is to spare any passing of waste in the bag full of water that quickly fouls/kills the anemone. Think of it as low tide  For the lack of mass (water) to support temp stability, extra care will be required on the proper pack: full bag box liner banded sealed. Thoughtful amount of heat or ice packs taped to lid of styro... styro seam sealed (not just taped across lid)... and thick walled styro (no cheaping out here). Good question Mark... thanks for the post!
. Anthony Calfo
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| Posted 10/4/2006 5:57:46 PM |
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Would you also want to add air to the bag?
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| Posted 10/4/2006 6:46:38 PM |
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a little... but its not necessary to have a large amount as with fishes. Just be sure its firmly inflated for safety from crushing in transit.
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| Posted 10/4/2006 9:45:11 PM |
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| Better to use a rigid wall container like the disposable food containers then? - Mark
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| Posted 10/4/2006 9:47:35 PM |
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how about shipping in the winter months with snow and all that?
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| Posted 10/4/2006 10:46:41 PM |
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Better to use a rigid wall container like the disposable food containers then never... with the rarest exception (for fish or inverts). Buckets and containers are far too abrasive versus poly bags. As for winter times... the water is not rate-limiting for you. As a pro packer, you need to reckon styro thickness and finesse heat packs (wrapped for slow release... size/number of packs... plus sealed lid (or slightly open for O2 source, etc). Experiment for days/weeks in advance in a box outside your house (or other cool test area) as if it was in transit... before you add/send livestock.
.Anthony Calfo
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| Posted 10/5/2006 5:56:21 AM |
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| what should we tell the person that will receive anemone? i mean how to acclimate the anemone?adjust temp. then put it into the tank or do drip acclimation or some other way? thx -Li
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| Posted 10/5/2006 6:43:21 AM |
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| For one... remind them that the method is the way that most professionals ship them, and make the analogy akin to low tide: it forces anemones to keep waste inside until the "tide" comes back in - their filtered aqauarium, versus water in a shipping bad to their own demise/detriment. For acclimating, none needed beyond the bag/box slowly rising to room, then aquarium temperature: float the bag (after rinsing the outside) in the aquarium after the bag/shipping box has come up to room temp. The difference in water quality I assure you will not be as extreme as when the tide comes back in on the reef 
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| Posted 10/5/2006 8:59:54 AM |
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| i mean i know some ppl keep the sg around 1.022-1.024. i keep my around 1.027. will that be a big deal to the anemone.
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