You can make a new dock and dedicate it to your system tray icons. To keep the icons from looking distorted when hovered over, you can lower the zoom level.
To do this, right click on the ObjectDock icon in the system tray and choose 'Configure ObjectDock': http://screencast.com/t/ktG4uxqd
Next, create a new dock: http://screencast.com/t/7RnKZdYoj5r
On the dock that you created, do the following to display the system tray: http://screencast.com/t/jgAUvZpR
Lastly, to adjust the zoom, set the following: http://screencast.com/t/FTURd221ilPG