Anyone ship the corals in this season?

[OceanRevive]

I am collecting the supplies to ship my corals up to Porland. Do I need put a heat pack in the box? I am afraid to cook the corals in the box.

[chewie]

Right now is probably THE best time to ship. Just use 1 pack per box, wrapped in newspaper and put at the top of a styro box before sealing up and shipping.

[grassi]

This time of the year you should but some ice (like a frozen zip-lock bag wrapped in newspaper). So I received some a few days ago and it worked very well

[OceanRevive]

.....ice or heat pack.....if I dropped the box to the fedex station afternoon, it should be delivered by the second day noon time. does heat pack make more sense in my case? I assume the night is still cold in Oregon.

[Rick]

.....ice or heat pack.....if I dropped the box to the fedex station afternoon' date=' it should be delivered by the second day noon time. does heat pack make more sense in my case? I assume the night is still cold in Oregon.[/quote']

 

Not really. It's 54 degrees outside right now. Cool enough for a thin jacket early morning. If it's insulated then I don't think cold will be an issue.

[badguitarist]

In my orchid greenhouse I have a few propagation tanks. As the temperatures in the greenhouse fluctuate much more than in a house I bought some digital thermometers that record a high and a low temp, this was very instrumental in figuring out the best ways to heat/cool the tanks. The thermometers are not expensive about 25 dollars, you could easily put them in a test box with heat/cold packs for 24 hrs. outside to figure out what the best solution if for you.