Shipping coral cold weather

[ChrisfromBrick]

Does anyone have experience with WWC and how they pack their shipping boxes for cold weather? They delayed shipping this week but it’s going to not crack 30 next week where i live and maybe in the teens that night when the plane lands.

Should i be worried?

 

[Subsea]

Does anyone have experience with WWC and how they pack their shipping boxes for cold weather? They delayed shipping this week but it’s going to not crack 30 next week where i live and maybe in the teens that night when the plane lands.

Should i be worried?

No experience with wwc. However, I get Iive shipments from many vendors and they all use chemical heat pads. I received an order this week from Reeftopia. They delayed shipping by one day due to freezing temperatures at freight hub.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

thanks- yea that’s what i’m worried about even with the heat. Maybe i’ll see if they can double up on them

 

[Subsea]

thanks- yea that’s what i’m worried about even with the heat. Maybe i’ll see if they can double up on them

I doubt that you need to tell them that. WWC has a very good reputation to uphold.

Heat kills much more coral than cold. Many corals have no problem surviving 50 degrees for a short time. They go dormant and metabolism slows down.

 

[Psyduck]

I spent few thousands for my WWC orders, and they did include heat packs during the winter. And while it is not ideal to ship corals during the winter months, i wouldnt worry. Their DoA and live guarantee policies are so amazing, they did not mind shipping a single frag that did not make it after a couple days for free with no questions asked.

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

I think the previous statements stand true for a lot of the big reputable vendors. This time of year, buy from someone really reputable and you'll most g likely be fine. I also like to pick up at the hub to avoid it bouncing around in the back of a cold truck all day

 

[Subsea]

I think the previous statements stand true for a lot of the big reputable vendors. This time of year, buy from someone really reputable and you'll most g likely be fine. I also like to pick up at the hub to avoid it bouncing around in the back of a cold truck all day

Picking up livestock at the air freight terminal is the best way to reduce travel time thus reducing shipping stress.

Ten years ago, when I was operating live rock mariculture in a greenhouse, the air freight charge was $80 for the first 100 pounds then $0.40 per pound afterward. I learned this from a high school classmate that boiled 2000 pounds of crawfish for the Los Angeles Rams. I limited my freight pickup to 200 pounds, because at 70 years old that’s all the weight I wanted to deal with in one day. I was like a kid in a candy store looking at unknown stuff, that inspired me to learn how to care for such diversity. Once when I made a pickup, I invited the owner of the Austin Reef Club to help me evaluate the shipment. Afterwards, when I asked him how the diversity of diver collected Gulf Live Rock compared to other live rock and his response was the same as mine. This stuff is awesome; there is no comparison.