reefgeek84 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 So I won an auction on ebay from the guy up in the couve...and I had him ship them ground, cause another ebay member does that with sucess and I know people have done it with success...but they sent it to the wrong facility and now it will not be here until tomorrow... He said he packed them with pure oxygen and decent sized bags, so I am crossing my fingers...just wanting to hear what other people think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I think heat will be the real issue. It is getting cold man, good luck Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 I think heat will be the real issue. It is getting cold man' date=' good luck Later Ryan[/quote'] well since they are insulation, it should be at ok temps I would think...but this is probably me reaching for it...:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Why take the risk of shipping? If he's just across the river, why not drive up there to pick them up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 Why take the risk of shipping? If he's just across the river' date=' why not drive up there to pick them up?[/quote'] His rule is they can only be there, no more then 72 hours and he has really funky hours...does not stay open late and is not there all day, so people that have 9-5's makes it really tough...I have also been bed ridden sick also...so it is not convenient at all to get over there... Plus this question is moot at this point, it has already been shipped... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCityAquarium Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I agree with Jeffp, I never let anybody ship corals or livestock to me that is within driving time of Portland. We have had too many mishaps with shipping, wrong facility, etc... We had a huge box of corals shipped from 30 miles away ups. The box had a leak and ups threw it in the garbage. It took them 12 hours to find the box and pull it from the dumpster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Ok, so back to the topic. I've gotten/shipped zoas 2 day with no problems at all. I've shipped a candycane coral 2 days and it arrived just fine. So if he did use enough water and large enough bags, i think you will be fine. If he skimped on those, buh bye acans. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 I agree with Jeffp' date=' I never let anybody ship corals or livestock to me that is within driving time of Portland. We have had too many mishaps with shipping, wrong facility, etc... We had a huge box of corals shipped from 30 miles away ups. The box had a leak and ups threw it in the garbage. It took them 12 hours to find the box and pull it from the dumpster.[/quote'] Well when they have a 72 hour rule that if you want to pick up and you are bed ridden sick (as in my girl was basically waiting on me hand and foot cause it hurt to get up and do stuff) makes it kind of hard to sit in 2 hour traffic each way...again, moot point and really offered nothing to this thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 Ok, so back to the topic. I've gotten/shipped zoas 2 day with no problems at all. I've shipped a candycane coral 2 days and it arrived just fine. So if he did use enough water and large enough bags, i think you will be fine. If he skimped on those, buh bye acans. Good luck. I hope he did a good packing job and being that he filled the bag with pure oxygen helps as well...so we will see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 More than likely they will be fine if he used oxygen. The only thing will be the temperature but even then you should be alright. It was pretty warm yesterday and corals generally do better when cool than warm. It all really depends on whether the guy has any idea what he is doing. On a side note UPS, Fed Ex, and DHL seem to be dropping the ball a lot lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I will reiterate, its all about temperature..... if it ships airborne your risk increases due to altitude temp changes... ground better till it sits on a hot or cold day. Insulation helps, hand warmers help, but seeing its acans you should be ok, they are a little more tolerant then other species with the LITTLE bit of experience I have had shipping them. You will just have to grit your teeth and wait and see.... you can track and pick up at facility also to reduce stress.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 More than likely they will be fine if he used oxygen. The only thing will be the temperature but even then you should be alright. It was pretty warm yesterday and corals generally do better when cool than warm. It all really depends on whether the guy has any idea what he is doing. On a side note UPS' date=' Fed Ex, and DHL seem to be dropping the ball a lot lately.[/quote'] This is making me feel a little bit better...I know he ships alot and has great feedback, so I think he knows what he is doing...They have been dropping the ball lately...when I was on the phone with them last night, their hold "music" was talking about how they are putting faith back into the shipping process and how reliable they are, LOL... they can not even get a shipment from Vancouver, WA to Beaverton, OR right, that is reliability. Like I said, if I would have not been super sick, I would have driven there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 I will reiterate' date=' its all about temperature..... if it ships airborne your risk increases due to altitude temp changes... ground better till it sits on a hot or cold day. Insulation helps, hand warmers help, but seeing its acans you should be ok, they are a little more tolerant then other species with the LITTLE bit of experience I have had shipping them. You will just have to grit your teeth and wait and see.... you can track and pick up at facility also to reduce stress....[/quote'] yeah, problem is their facility does not open until 10am and then I am calling to see what can be done, I will probably be driving out there to get it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 What a pain. I had UPS leave a box of corals on someones doorstep in the pouring rain in December!!!! I even wrote LIVE CORAL on all 4 sides and the top. Got any pics of these acans? (drooler) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 What a pain. I had UPS leave a box of corals on someones doorstep in the pouring rain in December!!!! I even wrote LIVE CORAL on all 4 sides and the top. Got any pics of these acans? (drooler) I have a really good feeling these are going to color really well... I am actually going to be fragging them up and selling off a part of it, cause they are going in my pico tank and I think these will be really big in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 Well they just got here and are pissed off, but I think they might be ok...they are floating right now to bring them up to temp, cause the water felt a little cold, but there was a heat pack and packed well insulation...So fingers are crossed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanF Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 What a pain. I had UPS leave a box of corals on someones doorstep in the pouring rain in December!!!! I even wrote LIVE CORAL on all 4 sides and the top. Got any pics of these acans? (drooler) Yeah the more you mark a box like fragile, live corals, rush the more they want to throw it around and mishandle it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Those are sweet Brandon. I might be interested in frags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 Those are sweet Brandon. I might be interested in frags PM if you are and we can see what we can work out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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