walt disney acro sent with a heater pack to Fl ?!!!!

[salt creap]

i ordered an acro (wd) from marine farmers it showed up with a heater pack 93 degrees!‍‍
sooo of course its bleached but stil has some polyp action.. what do you stick guys think?

 

[Lavey29]

I'd make them send another. High temp is worse on corals then low temp.

 

[92Miata]

Marine Farmers is in New York. It's mid-December. It was 30 degrees last night. Of course they sent it with a heat pack.

If you're going to buy corals online this time of year, you really need to buy from places with similar climates. There are like 9 million coral vendors in Florida.

That being said, I'd let them know it showed up in 90 degree water and get it in a tank. It doesn't look great, but it doesn't look terrible.

 

[salt creap]

Marine Farmers is in New York. It's mid-December. It was 30 degrees last night. Of course they sent it with a heat pack.

If you're going to buy corals online this time of year, you really need to buy from places with similar climates. There are like 9 million coral vendors in Florida.

That being said, I'd let them know it showed up in 90 degree water and get it in a tank. It doesn't look great, but it doesn't look terrible.

dang black friday sales i should have thought of the temp diff -i feel dumb, and that totally makes sense, iv always been a lfs guy and hindsight is now 20/20

 

[salt creap]

-update. so i slowly acclimated , temp, water , (which i usually plop them in ) then i put it in a 100 par spot, i have polyp extension and none of the flesh melted off sooo the coral dr is in! im going to try and save it, and bring it back to full living color. i emailed marine farm , pablo the owner is as cool as everyone says and told me if it croaks he’ll send a new one no charge, and usually gota eat shipping aand we will wait for a warmish” newyork day lol soo maybe june ? thats how my wisconsin life was… anyway since hes being cool il do my best to save it even tho it has zero color

 

[exnisstech]

I'm opposite. I live in OH and got some frags from TX the other day with a heat pack and water temp was 65.8 Frags all good tho.

 

[Dburr1014]

Make the phone call and put it in the tank anyway. And if coarse, pray.

 

[ninjamyst]

Completely normal for vendors to send to Florida with heat pack. However the vendor should have chosen appropriate size heat pack or made air holes in the packaging to let enough heat escape.

 

[fish farmer]

-update. so i slowly acclimated , temp, water , (which i usually plop them in ) then i put it in a 100 par spot, i have polyp extension and none of the flesh melted off sooo the coral dr is in! im going to try and save it, and bring it back to full living color. i emailed marine farm , pablo the owner is as cool as everyone says and told me if it croaks he’ll send a new one no charge, and usually gota eat shipping aand we will wait for a warmish” newyork day lol soo maybe june ? thats how my wisconsin life was… anyway since hes being cool il do my best to save it even tho it has zero color

By April it is usually safe in the northeast...by June you would need a cold pack.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

That's a large frag! How much dinero$?

It will probably bounce back

 

[salt creap]

That's a large frag! How much dinero$?

It will probably bounce back

black friday 170 with shipping (had to get it, then told wife, shes lil salty, but its my christmas present to me and she got a couch) here is its sister stick same colors i hope to see again-haven’t seen a wd like this before

 

[ninjamyst]

black friday 170 with shipping (had to get it, then told wife, shes lil salty, but its my christmas present to me and she got a couch) here is its sister stick same colors i hope to see again-haven’t seen a wd like this before

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every time I see a photo like this, I just hope whoever buys it know the coral will NOT look like that in their tank...

 

[Lavey29]

every time I see a photo like this, I just hope whoever buys it know the coral will NOT look like that in their tank...

And I guess no Santa Claus either right? But I agree with you.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Marine Farmers is in New York. It's mid-December. It was 30 degrees last night. Of course they sent it with a heat pack.

If you're going to buy corals online this time of year, you really need to buy from places with similar climates. There are like 9 million coral vendors in Florida.

That being said, I'd let them know it showed up in 90 degree water and get it in a tank. It doesn't look great, but it doesn't look terrible.

This right here.

 

[vtecintegra]

That photo looks like one of the most manipulated yet. I'd complain that I didn't get the blue frag plug.

 

[ninjamyst]

This is my walt disney. It's not the best but it has the signature green base, yellow polyps, and blue tips

 

[salt creap]

That photo looks like one of the most manipulated yet. I'd complain that I didn't get the blue frag plug.

that pic might have been what bleached it lol totally kidding-i know they got the blues jacked and its like 5inches away and mayb mr.photoshop came to the party but im optimistic on getting it to look half as good and id be happy

 

[mwil79]

My WD has been one of the most forgiving acros honestly. I've lost a few other random sps (monti's, birdsnest, along with a few acropora) while the WD just held strong and kept on thriving during a tank move. I think you should be ok as long as there isn't too much more stress on it.

 

[salt creap]

My WD has been one of the most forgiving acros honestly. I've lost a few other random sps (monti's, birdsnest, along with a few acropora) while the WD just held strong and kept on thriving during a tank move. I think you should be ok as long as there isn't too much more stress on it.

cool-i hope, i figured if it doesn’t melt after two days while i light acclimate, i shud be good

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

I’ve dealt w Pablo and he’s stand up. It’s cold here in NY. Rooftop puddles are iced over. I would have documented the conditions and contacted vendor. Just let it acclimate. Sounds stressed size and quality should help.