How do you acclimate coral?

[WarDog]

My method is similar to yours, except I've added 2 steps.

A) Remove frag plug and throw in garbage, regardless of how much that lovely coral is encrusted. Fresh cuts only.

2) Peroxide dip before CoralRx. 1 cap of 3% peroxide to 1 cup water. Soak for 1 to 2 mins while turkey basting.

[Frogger]

I have become a little more paranoid after a real close encounter with AEFW from a quality source. I also now have an infestation of Monti Nudibranch, and coral bothering copepods (seems to only bother my shades of fall).

Up to a few months ago I did fresh cuts only and coral RX and sometimes peroxide. This wasn't enough as the AEFW almost got past those. The nudibranch and copepods did get past those.

I have chosen to follow the Jason Fox level of protection. I have added Bayer to my list of dips, I now quarantine everything for 4 weeks minimum in a separate tank and inspect closely under a dissecting microscope and a blue light. Fresh cuts only always, it is difficult to do this with Zoas and encrusting corals. Assume everything you buy from everyone has something you don't want into your tank.

Most reefers do not even know when they have red bugs or AEFW until they start killing corals. It might take a year or more to get to this level of infestation.

I either throw out or return anything that is not clean.