how do you frag Xenia

[rolling_g]

Ok what is a good way to frag Xenia ? My LFS wants some but I need to get it on a rock for them

 

[teen]

put another rock right next to it and it will spread over. then just cut the middle with a razor blade and its fragged. takes a day or two usually for the xenia to move over.

 

[bang guy]

+1

 

[hefner413]

my xenia was a small pod on a rock at first. It then grew all over the rock. I just took the rock out and put it in a bucket. Then I took a hammer and

[hr]
driver and just broke the rock all up. I then spread the pieces out on a larger rock in the tank. Now the larger rock is covered. The stuff grows quite quickly!

 

[littlebuck]

Yes take small flat rocks and stick it right on the side of the actual colony. i use to take shells and almost stick it in the peice but they will spread in a few days.

 

[maxalmon]

Weird little experiment that I performed, took a single stalk of xenia, that was attached to a chunk of LR placed this in my bio-cube and then left the lights off for 4 days. The xenia shrivelled up and wilted and was kinda laying on it's side, then I turned the lights back on and then it did the whole wilting and spreading thing (if you've seen this you'll know what I mean) and turned into 6 tiny frags

 

[hefner413]

heh, yeah, same has happened to me also - whenever one "wilts" like you said, it's neat to look forward to a few new frags - always happens!

 

[t316]

Originally Posted by Littlebuck
Yes take small flat rocks and stick it right on the side of the actual colony. i use to take shells and almost stick it in the peice but they will spread in a few days.
where do you get those little flat, round rocks?

 

[t316]

can you just take a rock out of the yard and clean it up? I know some types of rock have metals in them...

 

[hefner413]

yeah, exactly - never know what's in them. I've heard of some people actually using limestone, but I wouldn't risk it. You never know what might leach out over time.

 

[teen]

just use some LR rubble. buy a piece of base rock or live rock and bash it up with a hammer.

 

[t316]

Right now I have about 3 pieces of rock from my yard, but I don't know if this is good. I tried rubble from the tank but it wasn't enough weight and was blowing all over the tank.

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by T316
Right now I have about 3 pieces of rock from my yard, but I don't know if this is good. I tried rubble from the tank but it wasn't enough weight and was blowing all over the tank.
Please don't use the rock from your yard. There is a very good chance that it has been exposed to pesticides.

 

[hefner413]

Originally Posted by T316
Right now I have about 3 pieces of rock from my yard, but I don't know if this is good. I tried rubble from the tank but it wasn't enough weight and was blowing all over the tank.
Rubble is more like small pieces of LR - at least smaller than pebble size - shouldn't blow around. I took a 10 lb rock and broke it into about 10 smaller pieces. I have over 2000 gph in my 55gal, and the rock didn't move at all.
If you still have the rock from your yard in the tank, I would remove it. Better safe than sorry.

 

[t316]

These small flat rocks have been in there for 2 or 3 wks. Param's haven't changed. Shouldn't have said "yard", more like woods, so I'm not as worried about pesticides as I am metals found in "non-ocean" rocks. I'll get rid of it.

 

[fishy7]

I drop rubble rocks in the middle of the colony and a few days later I am ready to harvest. I supply 2 LFS with pom pom weekly and could easily supply 3-4 shops if i added more rocks.