How do you Vacuum seal corals?

[SneakyTortuga]

I’ve never done it and I was wondering how to?

Can you just use any vacuum sealer?

What size bag works best?

Is there any tips or tricks?

I searched as much as I could but could not find any relative information on this. If anyone has any advice it would be much appreciated mas

Thanks
-Dan

 

[bubbaque]

What do you mean by vacuum seal? Do you mean just heat sealing the coral in a bag with water?

 

[SneakyTortuga]

What do you mean by vacuum seal? Do you mean just heat sealing the coral in a bag with water?

Yes like when you receive new corals from vendors? What do you need to do this? I may be misinformed but I thought it was vacuum sealing

 

[Denisk]

I use bags that are 5 x 11 but bought a heat press off amazon. So that way you can choose what size you want. Never heard of vacuum sealing. I hope that helps!!;)

 

[bubbaque]

It's just heat sealing. Using one like Denisk posted will work well.

 

[SneakyTortuga]

I use bags that are 5 x 11 but bought a heat press off amazon. So that way you can choose what size you want. Never heard of vacuum sealing. I hope that helps!!;)

It's just heat sealing. Using one like Denisk posted will work well.

Haha i said vacuum seal because that the only way I knew how to describe it! Thanks for the info guys!

 

[Denisk]

Anytime!!

 

[SneakyTortuga]

Anytime!!

What thickness is good? Is 1.4mil good?

 

[Denisk]

What thickness is good? Is 1.4mil good?

No. In my opinion it’s too thin and can easily break. I do 3 mil or more. But I recommend buy some bags and choose what works best for you.

 

[Dugless]

I’ve been curious about this as well. How does one trap enough air in the bag when sealing?

 

[Denisk]

I’ve been curious about this as well. How does one trap enough air in the bag when sealing?

I don’t trap any air lol. My sps or Zoas that I ship never have an issue. But fish is a different story.

 

[Baldguy]

I've gotten a lot of coral and fish online and I've never gotten a bag that was heat sealed. Always rubber bands or those heavy duty staples.

 

[Rakie]

I've gotten a lot of coral and fish online and I've never gotten a bag that was heat sealed. Always rubber bands or those heavy duty staples.

That sounds irresponsible. I've had them heat sealed AND metal rings but never just rings/rubber bands alone.

The only trick is to get as much air out of the bag as possible. Last thing you want is a coral getting stuck in an air bubble.

 

[Burrito]

I've gotten a lot of coral and fish online and I've never gotten a bag that was heat sealed. Always rubber bands or those heavy duty staples.

Same, I’ve only bought fish from divers den and they come banded and crimped. No heat seal and always have air.

Wwc, jfox, and Poto just rubber bands.

 

[Rakie]

Same, I’ve only bought fish from divers den and they come banded and crimped. No heat seal and always have air.

Wwc, jfox, and Poto just rubber bands.

Interesting! Considering I've had bags from the LFS 2-3 miles away leak, I'd be pretty annoyed at that. A bag sealer is like $40 they can up their game..

 

[Baldguy]

Same, I’ve only bought fish from divers den and they come banded and crimped. No heat seal and always have air.

Wwc, jfox, and Poto just rubber bands.

Yep, when the leaders in the industry have no problems shipping with a crimp and/or rubberbands that's good enough for me.

 

[sawdonkey]

I heat seal even when local dudes pick up at my house. It’s just easy and I don’t waste my wife’s baggies.

A couple of years ago a bought a cheap sealer and literally about 200 yards of 3 mm poly tubing in two different sizes. It was about $30 for a lifetime supply.