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I have seen people ship zoos and such by using a thermos. Place your frags in a bag then place the bag in the thermos and then ship by priority mail or something like that depending on the distance. I know I have heard of the zoo frags being fine for the day or 2 it takes for priority mail. Now for other corals I would use judgement to see how hardy they are when shipped. If it was something like an acro or something I would only do overnight/next day etc.

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Thanks for asking as I have a similiar question. Where do you buy those heat and cold bags from?
 
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As much as you seem to be into fragging, you should look into purchasing Anthony Calfo's "Coral Propagation" book. Lots of great information in there, including a whole section on different methods for shipping corals (different types of corals require different methods).
 
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I would definately do overnight shipping. If your going to be shipping several bags, go to an LFS and see if you can get an extra styro box or 2 from them with the cardboard box that goes around them. If your just shipping 1 bag, you can use a small box and fill packing peanuts in around the bag. This time of year, I would use heating packs. You can get them at academy, something like 2 for a buck. For a styro box, wrap 2 heating packs in a sheet of newspaper, and tape it to the inside of the styro lid. I usually fill the bags 1/2 water, 1/2 air, depending on what I'm shipping. Whenever I ship branching SPS, I attach the frag to a small piece of styro so that the frag will float upside down in the bag. This helps protect it from breaking. Make sure to get it to the shippers in time so they can deliver next day. HTH
 
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Hand warmers are also used for shipping corals and are found at any camping store. I have found them at sporting goods stores and the big camping store on the Katy frwy even has differing sizes of the heat packs.

These will not fail as some of the heat packs I've recieved have.
 
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When I said heating packs, I was referring to what Sue is talking about. They should last the better part of the trip. I would only use 1-2 of them, or else the box will get to hot.
 
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Josh, these are the best IME when shipping frags, as in my case, to use. I never had a single warmer not heat up and keep things cozy til they got to their destination.

If anybody needs any I have a lot left. I have both sizes too. One is about the size of a credit card and has a sticky side to it and the other is about the size of a paperback book. This one also has a sticky adhesive side.

Just let me know.
 
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