Is my Zoa dead?

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How will we know if coral dies? Specifically we got a zoa today, and it hasn't opened since we've been home with it. Is this due to lighting, or should we be concerned? We're acclimating the Zoa via a drip from our tank + the water from the store.
 
When a zoa dies it "melts away" If it is just closed up it could just be adapting to light, flow, just your tank in general. Can you snap a pic for us?
 
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Still dripping...
 
Not dead, may take a day or so to open. Give it time. Also, you dont need to drip acclimate zoas. Just float them in the bag to get them to tank temperature, take them out and dip the frag using a coral dip, personally I use API's Melafix. Melafix is not specifically for coral it's actually for freshwater fish (you can find it in the freshwater area of your lfs) but it helps kill bacterial infections and any little critters on the frag, plus it's not harsh on the polyps. Keep us updated. Plus I would love to see what kind of polyps you got :smile:
 

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