Buffalo Trip this weekend!

[xmike24]

what kind of zoas do you have?

My 2cents, a third time, lol... I stopped at Cardiffgiant's when I went to buffalo as well. He's got an amazing amount of zoas in his frag tank. Not going to lie, I regret not leaving with something. (Might definitely take a second trip out to Buffalo just for Cardiff's frags & briangsxr1000 left overs)

 

[propeine]

All this discussion of travelling with corals...I'm in the same boat as far as distance goes. How do you guys pack your stuff up for the road trip? Same with fish? I only have about an hour and a half trip but don't want to kill things on the way home either.

 

[Johnny C]

A styrofoam box and a bit of pure oxygen (for fish) should work just fine for anything you'd like to travel with.

 

[cardiffgiant]

I use a cooler to transport corals. Even for short drives in favorable temperatures. I'm always surprised that more people don't do this.

 

[NirvanaFan]

I have a small cooler that I use. Anything over a 5 minute drive gets put in the cooler. In the winter, I always use the cooler. One and a half hours isn't a big deal. Just bag them up with plenty of air in the bag and you should be all set.

 

[propeine]

Good deal. Thanks gentlemen. I knew it couldnt be bad considering things get shipped all over the place and that takes much longer than 1.5hrs. Cooler and a bagful of air it is. Then acclimate and QT when they get home of course.

 

[AliciaP]

Right around the corner from ARC is a new place. Buffalo Coral Reef. Owner is real nice and makes a point to try to remember his customers. I've even taught him a bit!

Someone mentions Reef Shoppe in Richester, I advise being careful, my hubby got me candy cane coral, and I was inspecting the bag while it was in there, and I saw a ton of things floating around, found out is was flatworms and I dipped it like crazy before I added it to the tank. No lie - over 100 flatworms came off it. I dipped it in Flatworm Exit, so that I wouldn't have to treat the tank, I just treated the coral while acclimating and kept dumping water and adding more treatment solution until the stopped dying off and couldn't find anymore.

 

[aaronlp]

Right around the corner from ARC is a new place. Buffalo Coral Reef. Owner is real nice and makes a point to try to remember his customers. I've even taught him a bit!

Someone mentions Reef Shoppe in Richester, I advise being careful, my hubby got me candy cane coral, and I was inspecting the bag while it was in there, and I saw a ton of things floating around, found out is was flatworms and I dipped it like crazy before I added it to the tank. No lie - over 100 flatworms came off it. I dipped it in Flatworm Exit, so that I wouldn't have to treat the tank, I just treated the coral while acclimating and kept dumping water and adding more treatment solution until the stopped dying off and couldn't find anymore.

ive never had problems like that from the reef shoppe or any place really. always check my corals and look over them really carefully before purchasing so i dnt run into problems like that.

 

[AliciaP]

Yeah, like I said, my husband bought it, and he doesn't put the time into like I do, if I were there, I would have inspected more, but since it was already home when I got to inspect it, it is what it is. Every place you see has something you don't like somewhere. He also didn't ask if it was new or if they've been growing it out or anything, so who knows if it was something they had just gotten in from somewhere else.

Just giving a friendly warning to look over your purchases.

 

[iamwrasseman]

every coral that i purchase gets dipped with several dips to erradicate pests before they get into my tank and i would suggest taking the few minutes to dip everything that goes in to your tanks for sure cause ya just never know .i lost some huge money due to some pests brought in on corals and that one taught me quickly . now its iodine ,interceptor ,and hydrogen peroxide baths for them all .

 

[xmike24]

every coral that i purchase gets dipped with several dips to erradicate pests before they get into my tank and i would suggest taking the few minutes to dip everything that goes in to your tanks for sure cause ya just never know .i lost some huge money due to some pests brought in on corals and that one taught me quickly . now its iodine ,interceptor ,and hydrogen peroxide baths for them all .

+1, I'm new but I've definitely gotten into the habit of dipping.
Without intent to hijack the thread... But why Iodine/ Hydrogen Peroxide? Is Interceptor not enough? What about CoralRX?

 

[tmz]

Coral Rx is an iodine dip ,like lugols, believe. Interceptor is primarily for red bugs on arcros. Hydrogen peroxide is an oxidant much like iodine but stronger. Careful with it . Chalices don't like it,ime. Personally I use Revive and a flatworm exit dip if I spot an acoel flatworm.

 

[iamwrasseman]

thanks Tom i forgot the flat worm exit and yes the hydrogen peroxide should be used with caution and i use it last to help with any damage that may have occurred from shipping bag rub issues rather than deeper tissue damage which is whats its more suited for as it is a bit overkill IMO . also i have the interceptor pills ground up and use it in the bag with the coral so i can use just a tiny pinch per coral because it can get expensive .