Envio De Corales Sin Agua

Estimado Eric, despues de leer algun articulo tuyo y de A. Calfo, me a surgido gran interes el tema del envio de corales sin agua, es por eso que recurro a ti, queria saber si este metodo es totalmente fiable y si se puede aplicar a todo tipo de corales, solo a aquellos que tengan una alta capacidad de retencion de liquidos, como los corales blando y LPS generalmente. O por lo contrario Acroporas, montis y demas se pueden enviar con este sistema.

Y por ultimo, si puedes resumir el sistema que usas tu para los envios, te estaria muy agaradecido.

Un saludo

(por favor, si alguien puede traducir esto.. muchas gracias)

Packing of corals with no water

Dear Eric, Having read some of your articles and also from A.Calfo on the packing of corals with no water on the bag, that is, only humid.
It is of great interest to me and that is the reason I am asking you, if this method of packing and sending away corals, is a trustworthy way of doing it. Also, could this method be used on every coral known? or only on those that have, a high liquid retention capacity, such as Soft corals and LPS in general?
Or could we also do it with Acroporas, Montiporas, etc.?

And last, could you tell me, the way that you do it? I would be ever so greatfull

Greatings. Carulla

gracias zolux

You're welcome

The only corals so far that I have found to not like exposure to air is Seriatopora hystrix. It works wonderfully for Montipora and Acropora and every other species I have tried (lots!). You will wet a paper towel with seawater and make sure the branches or colony is in contact with the towel. One wrap only - don't wrap it many times in a big amount of paper. Then, back the coral in a standard plastic bag or Ziploc and seal it. That way there is no evaporation and the humidity remains at nealry 100% so the salinity on the paper towel stays at seawater levels. That's all there is to it. I have seen over 50 hours with no ill effects, and no acclimation is needed upon arrival. Just put the coral in the tank since there is no change in the pH or ammonia in bag water, and the oxygen levels to the tissue remain high for long periods of time since the air holds so much more oxygen than water does. And, of course, shipping costs are a fraction of shipping with water.

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Eric Borneman dijo:

The only corals so far that I have found to not like exposure to air is Seriatopora hystrix. It works wonderfully for Montipora and Acropora and every other species I have tried (lots!). You will wet a paper towel with seawater and make sure the branches or colony is in contact with the towel. One wrap only - don't wrap it many times in a big amount of paper. Then, back the coral in a standard plastic bag or Ziploc and seal it. That way there is no evaporation and the humidity remains at nealry 100% so the salinity on the paper towel stays at seawater levels. That's all there is to it. I have seen over 50 hours with no ill effects, and no acclimation is needed upon arrival. Just put the coral in the tank since there is no change in the pH or ammonia in bag water, and the oxygen levels to the tissue remain high for long periods of time since the air holds so much more oxygen than water does. And, of course, shipping costs are a fraction of shipping with water.

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Los únicos corales que he encontrado por ahoa a los que no les gusta la exposición al aire es Seriatopora hystrix. Funciona de maravilla para Montipora y Acropora y todas las demás especies que he probado (muchas). Moja una toalla de papel con agua salada y asegura que las ramas de la colonia están en contacto con el papel. Solo una vuelta - no lo envuelvas con muchas vueltas de papel. Entonces coloca el coral en una bolsa de plástico normal o Ziploc y sellala. De esta forma no hay evaporación y la humedad se mantine a casi 100% permitiendo que la salinidad en el papel se mantenga a niveles de agua de mar. Eso es todo lo que hay que hacer. He transportado por más de 50 horas sin efectos nocivos y sin necesidad de aclimatar a la llegada. Simplemente pones el coral en el acuario dado que no hay cambio de pH ni amonio en la bolsa de transporte, y los niveles de oxigeno se mantienen altos por largos peridos de tiempo porque el aire mantiene más oxigento que el agua. Y calro, los gastos de envío son una fracción del coste de envío con agua.