Please advise on QT system

[jamgar]

Ordered my first zoa shipment from aquatic connection and the types are:
african blue hornets
superman (arrived with water all leaked out)
jap. fruit loops
blue colony polyps
eye of jupiter

Dipped in coral Rx 15 drops in 1/2 gallon 12 min after 45 min drip acclimation

10 gallons, HOB filter with sponge, carbon, ceramic disks that were in my display sump for 1 week, single piece of live rock from my 5 month old MDT. 18 watt - 9"
SunPaq Dual Actinic 420/460nm
SunPaq Dual Daylight 6700°K/10000°K
total 36 watts
Only flow is from the HOB filter.

tank chemistry same as my tank (see sig)
Pictures of the system
all lights on

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actinics

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[jamgar]

these pictures are after they have been in QT times 24 hours
The second and forth from the left have still not opened

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any advice would be appreciated
Thanks

 

[zooty]

Not sure what kind of advice you're looking for but I don't QT zoas, not sure if others do.

IME its better to dip and then go into the tank (on the bottom). And slowly moving them up to acclimate to the light.

For dips I use and iodine based one then Revive. I don't use a slow drip either. JUst temp acclimate, then dips with mixed water, then into the tank.

Good luck, looks like you have a few sensitive zoas that have poor history (African blues and Fruit Loops and FWIW- you can't collect zoas in Japan).

Do you know which ones haven't opened?

 

[jamgar]

This is exactly what I'm looking for. I have gotten different advice from different people and went a real conservative route. I think the ones that are not opening are the african blue hornets and the tubbs blue colony polyps but in all my attention to acclimation and dipping I forgot to write down what was what!! The MDT certainly has better flow and lights...but do you think the QT is Adequate, In other words should I just place in the MDT now...perhaps retreat with coral rx,( or something else?) There are no hitchhikers or large strands of algae but I need to go over it with a magnifying glass.
Thanks

 

[jamgar]

bump:beer:

 

[SIR PATRICK]

I agree with zooty. I dip/acclimate pretty much the same.

I would possibly quarentine if the dip proved to show bad hitchikers/predetors, but other wise go strait to the display.

I see no need to retreat, as long as inspection has not revealed any nudi eggs.

The tubbs can be a sensitive polyp. They may be getting too much direct light to open in the quarentine tank.