Zoa acclimation? Drip or float?

[Skarletskunk30]

I am getting my first zoa frags tomorrow. They are the purple monster zoas and whammin watermelon zoas. I am getting them as a trade and have seen the pictures and they are perfect specimens. I heard you should just float them and put them in. Im used to drip acclimating for fish and inverts but idk about zoas. Also I could float an pour a little water in at a time to get it acclimated over an hour better. Any ideas?

 

[Tangina20]

I am getting my first zoa frags tomorrow. They are the purple monster zoas and whammin watermelon zoas. I am getting them as a trade and have seen the pictures and they are perfect specimens. I heard you should just float them and put them in. Im used to drip acclimating for fish and inverts but idk about zoas. Also I could float an pour a little water in at a time to get it acclimated over an hour better. Any ideas?

I do both on high end zoas. Low end I just toss in after a float.

 

[Skarletskunk30]

So floating and pouring little by little over an hour should aclimate?

 

[Skarletskunk30]

I do both on high end zoas. Low end I just toss in after a float.

So floating and pouring little by little over an hour should aclimate?

 

[Tangina20]

45-1 hr, you should get some airline tubing for a slow drip or tie a knot in your syphon

 

[Skarletskunk30]

45-1 hr, you should get some airline tubing for a slow drip or tie a knot in your syphon

Ok I have a little kit I made up for siphoning. So I'll drip aclimate dir about an hour, then float for temp and then put them in! Thanks!

 

[Tangina20]

Ok I have a little kit I made up for siphoning. So I'll drip aclimate dir about an hour, then float for temp and then put them in! Thanks!

Float for temp first for 15 min!

 

[Skarletskunk30]

Float for temp first for 15 min!

Ok I'll do that too thank you for your help!

 

[Tangina20]

Ok I'll do that too thank you for your help!

No problem! Zoas are hardy so don’t get too worried about it I had some out of water for 5 hours and lived

 

[Skarletskunk30]

No problem! Zoas are hardy so don’t get too worried about it I had some out of water for 5 hours and lived

Nice. I'm kinda new to corals. I only have a pulsing xenia. I'm just gonna trim that back when it gets too much. I've watched many videos on how to pluck new stalks out but I'm excited for somthing new!

 

[Mjrjj23]

No reason to overthink zoas. Very durable coral. I'd float for 15 min for temp.. open up pack add some water and remove some.. Do that a few times over an hour and call it a day.