Am I set?

crabsrkewl

crabsrkewl

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Alright tomorrow I'm picking up a pulsing xenia from my LFS and wanted to make sure I'm set. This is what I picked up:
-Iodine
-Calcium
-Vitamin A and B
All my chemicals and lighting is set SO DON'T KEEP ASKING ME ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!
 
happyhourh

happyhourh

Member
I am personally strongly against anything you listed there. I have successfully ran my reef for 2 years without dosing anything but calc and alk with 0 issues and i have sps, lps, softies and anems. I dont think that stuff is necessary at all if you are consistent with water changes and use a quality salt mix.
Just my .02. I think you are all set for xenia. Some people cant keep them alive, others cant kill them. Im the latter.
 
crabsrkewl

crabsrkewl

Member
Originally Posted by fishfreak1242
What kind of lighting do you have? How many GPH of flow are your powerheads pushing out?
shut up.
 
teresaq

teresaq

Active Member
why would you tell someone to shut up, when they are trying to help. I agree with what people are telling you. dont dose for anything you arent testing for. Why do you need all those chemicals. regular water changes should be all you need.
 
xeniaman

xeniaman

Member
I bought one stalk of xenia and had it under t-5's, it multiplied into 60 seperate stalks and looked beautiful. I moved it to my 240 with 4-175watt halides and within 4 months I am down to about 12 stalks. They are a weird coral, one week they will start declining and the next week they are thriving
 
wangotango

wangotango

Active Member
Originally Posted by crabsrkewl
Shut up didn't I just explain this?
In previous posts, you haven't really explained well: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/301638/double-lights#post_2420035
The reason people keep asking questions is not to get on your case, but to help you, and make sure that your system can sustain what you plan on adding.
Xenia don't require anything that you listed, but a two-part calcium and alkalinity solution are good to have if you're keeping other hard corals. The problem with a lot of other additives is that they're easy to overdose and have very bad effects when you do.
-Justin
 
nycbob

nycbob

Active Member
i wouldnt dose anything u hv listed. too much iodide is toxic. with weekly water change, u r good to go. imo, xenia like nutrients in the water. meaning not too much skimming. btw, what light do u hv?
 
crabsrkewl

crabsrkewl

Member
Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/2432865
why would you tell someone to shut up, when they are trying to help. I agree with what people are telling you. dont dose for anything you arent testing for. Why do you need all those chemicals. regular water changes should be all you need.
It's my friend we kind of compete with our tanks.
 
ophiura

ophiura

Active Member
I don't care who is your friend. It is not obvious to everyone, and just makes you look really bad. So please don't do that again, because I can't assume that you are talking to your friend.
Sometimes Xenia does great, sometimes Xenia dies. It is something that you may have no control over at all.
 
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