Zoa pack from a trade came in with half the polyps closed, normal after a long box?
Got a trade package today after about 36 hours in transit. Heat pack was still warm and everything was dipped, but about half the polyps are shut tight and a couple look a little stretched. Pic below of the rack where they're sitting at low flow. I'm planning to leave them alone under dim light overnight. Anyone do anything different after a long box?
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leave them alone, low flow and dim light is exactly right. most of mine open back up in 24 to 48 hours, I'd only worry if you see melting or a bad smell.
agree with cass. don't blast them with full light the first day either, ease them in over a few days.
nightreef also keep an eye on the ones that look stretched. if they stay stretched past 48 hours without opening, give them a quick fresh dip and a clean rinse in new saltwater, but only if they look bad.
i'd hold off on a second dip unless they actually look bad, fresh dips on already stressed polyps can set them back more than the box did. nightreef how are they looking now?
nightreef also don't feed them until a good number are open again, stretched polyps usually just need time to re-inflate.
thanks cass, about half are open now and the stretched ones are filling back out. no melt, no smell. skipping the second dip like riverina said.
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