This is how you shipped Big Dat
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Thanks for sharing. Nice trick. Need to remember this one. Very cheap too.
Alex, have you made some holes in the bottom of the plastic tub so not too much water ends up outside of the tub is the box is tipped or overturned?
I don't quite grasp the need for the egg crate cover. Why not use the solid plastic lid the tubs are sold with (with a few holes if needed for oxygen to go in and co2 to go out)?
Alex, have you made some holes in the bottom of the plastic tub so not too much water ends up outside of the tub is the box is tipped or overturned?
I don't quite grasp the need for the egg crate cover. Why not use the solid plastic lid the tubs are sold with (with a few holes if needed for oxygen to go in and co2 to go out)?
One of the side of the container was cut off and replaced with egg crate, so that way there is water flow if the box flip or turn over. Regrardless how the box turn it will be water in the bag. Our main concern bags being pop.
I had someone shipped me 17" Dat with 3 thick bags, still leak and fish didnt make it.
I see. So the egg crate was the side, not the top. Interesting solution. I think clever except the spine may be long enough to reach for the bag through the crate openings.
Wes sent me some fish in special thick PVC bags once but I agree no bag is puncture-proof.
Wes sent me some fish in special thick PVC bags once but I agree no bag is puncture-proof.
Actually both top and side was egg crate...but i dont think the spine is that long, but that could happened. Even it does happen, additional 3 thick bags was good enough.
Im not saying this is be far the best method, but it works.. Im sure there be a better way.
Oh, don't get me wrong. I admire this method and thank you for reporting it.
It goes without saying there is always a better way. It only depends how much $$$ one can spend on shipping. Your fish can fly in its own original tank gingerly placed over a row of first class seats, sipping coolies and watching reruns of "River Monsters" on a 100" flat screen.
It goes without saying there is always a better way. It only depends how much $$$ one can spend on shipping. Your fish can fly in its own original tank gingerly placed over a row of first class seats, sipping coolies and watching reruns of "River Monsters" on a 100" flat screen.
I was trying to find a thread that people shared their shipping experienced and method but no luck here. I do want to know how to ship larger dat. Many people I know preferred to ship them in a cooler?
Sure. That sounds like a nice and affordable way. A 30 gal cooler is 'round $15 from Walmart. I use them all the time for long-distance hauling. Never used them to send or receive anything but it sounds like a good idea.
I guess the cover can be siliconed or better (safer) heat-melted to the cooler body altogether. I'd use my ghetto method and do it with a soldering iron.
I guess the cover can be siliconed or better (safer) heat-melted to the cooler body altogether. I'd use my ghetto method and do it with a soldering iron.
I was thinking the same way...IN fact i was thinking to put air pump inside the cooler and mounted inside top of the cover with air stone and line dropping down to the water. BUT, will have to seal the battery pump with silicone so water doesn't get it. Then will seal the cooler cover again. Your right heat them up once recieved them.
Only one problem with this method, temp control? how we going to deal with temp drop.
