Does growing soft corals help remove unwanted material from the aquarium?

[chris009]

I was wondering if a xenia would help remove the stuff that causes algae to grow in tanks as well.

 

[rebelprettyboy]

Some guy on here likes to use xenia in his Sump.REfuge... Says it helps takes out Nitrates

 

[tizzo]

It does. Macro algaes and xenia and fast growing stuff utilizes excess nutrients and is easily exported.
But I wouldn't use it as a means of nitrate control.

 

[nycbob]

xenia does remove nitrate. but it can grow very fast. i'd rather use cheato.

 

[reefkprz]

xenia does utilize nitrogenous compounds when growing, but for speed of growth actual LB per LB consumption your better using macroalgaes, but if you like xenia its like a nice little perk. keep in mind though it only really works if you harvest it. if uyou let it grow klike crazy all the waste consumed is still there locked in its flesh, if you expirience a die back (common with xenia) it all gets dumped back into the tank at once.