Ordering frags online, best acclimation/dip procedure?

[serbusfish]

I want to order some coral frags online but I am unsure about acclimating + dipping them. I want to use Coral RX dip before putting them in my tank, I have never used it before but as I am buying without seeing I feel it is necessary.

Could someone tell me a quick step by step for what I need to do? Obviously I need to float them for 20 minutes for the temperature to adjust, but where do I go from there?

 

[OsiViper]

After floating to get temperature close. It's good to drip acclimate them slowly for at least 30 minutes to the new tank water.

Once that's done, mix up some CoralRX using tank water and soak them in it for about 10 minutes using a turkey baster to carefully blow anything off. Once that is done rinse them off in clean tank water and the transfer to tank or quarantine.

Visual inspection before and after is also extremely important. Looking carefully for any hitch hikers. If you see stuff on them or coming off during the dip it's probably not a good idea to put straight into display tank without quarantining them and treating further for whatever pest they're carrying.

 

[Art13]

all I do is temp acclimate, put them in the coral dip container after that with tank water and coral rx for 10 minutes, rinse them with more tank water and then into the tank. I usually make a bit of salt water up depending on how many additions and how much water is going to be tossed.

 

[johnike]

all I do is temp acclimate, put them in the coral dip container after that with tank water and coral rx for 10 minutes, rinse them with more tank water and then into the tank. I usually make a bit of salt water up depending on how many additions and how much water is going to be tossed.

Yep, same here.
No drip acclimation necessary IMO.

 

[wakelust81]

Dump in a container, add some regular iodine, let sit for about 15min, inspect then add

 

[johnike]

Dump in a container, add some regular iodine, let sit for about 15min, inspect then add

You forgot swirl and swish around and say "Look at the pods dying"

 

[serbusfish]

Thanks guys it sounds pretty straightforward. I had actually asked about using dips at my LFS and the guy told me they were mainly for SPS corals so at the time I didnt bother buying any. I have ordered a Torch frag and mushroom frag so i'll go and get some coral rx so im ready for when they arrive.

 

[design1stcode2n]

Has anyone used Revive? (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001URZKR0...TF8&colid=16MHR3C98F040&coliid=I18RU6S5DY6FB0) I've had someone recommend that before and I've heard of Rx on here. One better than the other or pretty much the same?