Zoas got cold during shipping.

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I just got some frags and the wrong heat pack was used. I opened them up and water temp was 65*f. What is the likelyhood that they'll survive? Should I acclimate them any differently? Right now they are dripping in. They were shipped Next Day with a 6-8 hr. heat pack so I suspect they've been cold for around 18 hrs.

Thanks!!!
 
it may depend on the corals, but if given proper care and if they are put in a good environment then they may be okay.
i just had a mushroom shipped to me 2 day shipping with no heat pack and the bag was pretty cold and it did fine.
how do they look now?
 
I signed for them at 2, acclimated for an hour so they've been in the tank for going on 2 1/2 hours now. One frag is wide open, almost all polyps are at 100%. The second frag is about 50% open to 50% and the third has just a couple starting to open. I think they'll be ok. I see no signs of bleaching.
 
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