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are you doing water changes?? My experience with xenia is that dosing iodine helps. But if you are doing regular water changes there should be enough iodine already. If you do decide to dose, id suggest buying a iodine test kit-- and make sure you dose very small amts. HTH, Mark

just make sure your ammonia and nitrite are at 0 then you're safe to start adding. Inverts wont add much to the bioload, but make sure you dont add too many fish at once. What are the specs on your tank? Size, lighting, filtration, etc.?? HTH, Mark

have you changed your lights recently?? Ive seen it turn white when exposed to a more intense light. Mark

i dont consider larger tanks to be that much more work, but they are more money. You'll need more live rock, lighting, corals, cleanup crew, salt, etc. Pretty much more of everything. The larger the tank the more margin for error you will have with your water specs. To grow corraline on...

your nitrite should be 0, the PH also is a bit high; shoot for 8.3

i had a similar problem, my xenia colony ended up dying. Does it look as if its melting?? Mine was basically mush a few days later Mark

all the other forums i rarely visit have advertisements for other sites, so we cant list them on here. Sorry. I do visit my local marine aquarium society forum. Mark

I use Warner Marine supplements, Calcium/Alk Buffer, Trace Elements and Iodine. Id recommend you test for everything you dose, you can get in trouble if your levels get too high. Lots of ppl dont add anything, regular water changes should replentish everything your tank needs. Mark

what kind of corals are they?? If possible id move them out of the tank for a few days. You can run the tank w/o the sump for a few days, id put a powerhead in the sump to keep the water moving.

hey where is HNF2K, last time i talked to him he was getting out of the hobby-- any recent word??

i wouldnt recommend fragging ricordia, ive heard they have a very low survival rate after fragged. HTH, Mark

id run some carbon immediately. Get a mesh bag load some carbon in it and put in a high flow area. Make sure you rinse the carbon off 1st. Use any copper medications??

ive heard of ppl using ocean water, but you have to worry about pollutants. Unless you get the water miles off shore i wouldnt use it. If it were me id change all the water with RO water. Good Luck, Mark

cant really tell from the picture, is it stinging the other polyps nearby??

dont ever put a coral in your tank that will die in a few months, what would the point be?? The coral would just slowly die, id consider a lighting upgrade before i try corals. Mark

how much are you looking to spend. You can spend 400+ for top of the line or get a nice skimmer for around 200. I use a berlin turbo, rated for up to 250 gallons and around $200. It really depends on what you want to spend. HTH, Mark

glad you like your tank, hope you pull lots of babes because of it. Mark

Very good choice to go with a DSB instead of CC. Do exactly what trojan said, you are one of the lucky ones that has access to southdown. Everyone is the south has a really hard time getting any. Good luck with your tank. Mark

sorry to burst your bubble but you cant keep much under those lights. Most corals require more intense lighting than regular florescent lights. You might be able to get away with keeping some mushrooms, but ive never tried anything under that lighting. Mark

nope he never fell, was in the same spot i put him. I moved him up in the tank and can only hope he starts to come back. Can anyone else give me any info on what to do?? Mark