Yes I do now. Normally for about a minimum of 30 days; screening for pests, nuisance algaes, etc. I also find it helpful to remove as much of the original tile/ rock/ mount etc. for This is also gives me a great opportunity to condition the new coral and makes extra spot feeding easier to help “bulk them up”. I try to maintain my QT tank at similar parameters to my display, which is a bit easier with primarily soft corals, but I still do weekly testing and water changes along with whatever dosing is needed.
It’s really surprising what can pop up after just a few weeks, aiptaisia especially. I noticed one pop up on the underside of one of my recent Reef a palooza frags. Only noticed because I was diligent in cleaning the acrylic that day so had a clear view underneath the frag rack, also why I’m more diligent now about removing original mounts.
I’ve dealt with just about any pest you can name in the past and they all are a pain and can be devastating once they enter a system. Granted I was dealing with a lot of wild import corals at the time, but the main pests still persist in the hobby: aiptaisia, coral eating nudibranchs, flatworms to name a few. Many these pests eggs can survive a dip, and so can hidden aiptaisia.
One of my buddies recently got a tank raised green star frag and I was over checking out his tank and I noticed a tiny little nudibranch with bright green star colored frills on its back. Now I know some reefers might pay for this “pest” in particular as a green star control, but that’s a different story haha. It still was able to enter his tank after dipping and show up a few weeks later.
