question about qt for corals, shrooms, etc.

[motlot77]

do you all qt new lps, sps, mushrooms, softies, etc when you get them?

or is it safe to put them in the main tank right away?

 

[Richmondkid101]

I've never really heard of anyone qt new corals, unless the are really rare. I usually just drip them for about 15 min and then plop 'em in and they do fine.

Brandon

 

[szwab]

I do not QT 100% of the time but I'd say that out of the 20% that I don't I wish I did 90% of the time.

In other words don't let laziness or "a trusted source" prevent you from QTing.
Anything wet should be QT'ed IMO but it all boils down to if you want to risk the inhabitants of your tank. Even if all you do is observe the new items for a few days that is better than nothing. There are many "badguys" out there most are seclusive by nature. Trust me it's much easier to QT than take apart a display to irradicate a pest.

 

[Shagsbeard]

When you QT corals, you aren't really looking for disease, but are giving things time to die off without a host. You can transfer Ich with a wet rock. But if you QT that rock for a month, the Ich parasite will die off without a host to mature in.

 

[szwab]

you are also looking for unwanted pests that may be on the coral ie. redbugs, acro flatworms, monti eating nudis and the list goes on.
basically anything that you would not want in your tank even certain (if not most) kinds of algea.