Should I Use A Heat Pack?

[mic209]

So I'll be picking up some corals from a shop out of town this weekend, it will be a mix of SPS, LPS and Zoas. They will have to stay in a foam box overnight in our hotel room, I'd say we will probably keep the hotel room around 65-70 degrees. The low temp where I'm going is suppose to be 57 degrees. I'll be picking up the corals in the evening and then about a 45 minute drive to our hotel, and then back in the car in the morning. Should I worry about using a heat pack overnight?

 

[Mike J.]

My vote would be no heat pack. The temp isn't going to be real low. Corals adapt better to slightly cooler temps than to hot temps.

 

[maroun.c]

I always try to pick or have the corals delivered in the morning time if possible to avoid an overnight stay in the bag...
if you can have a thermometer in one of the bags that would help you decide during the night if it makes sense to pop a small heat pack or not.
Again I've had better luck with corals shipping in cooler temp then shipping corals in hot conditions...