is my firends xeina done for or is this normal?

[clown123]

ok so my friend got a xeina today and it isnt opening fully and isnt pulsing like it was in the fishstore is it dying or still adapting or what plz help him!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bronco300]

give it time

 

[alyssia]

Corals need time to adjust to their new tank.

 

[speg]

Yeah some corals can open up and be beautiful seconds after you add them to a new tank.. some (like xenia) take roughly 4 days or more before they're beautiful.

 

[clown123]

WOW! i just came from his house (rite down the block) and the like things that pulse are like down like facing the sand instead of up it looks really BAD! could it die?

 

[bronco300]

give it time, sometimes they won't look 100%...since its only been less then a day you never know..just wait and see.

 

[clown123]

no but it looks REALLY bad like really i will get a pic of it and show u guys gimme 20mins!

 

[bronco300]

ok...i'm just saying, i have had times when my xenia will droop over alot...dont know why, but then later they go back to pulsing like mad....kinda like zoos, they may not open for weeks, or gsp....but maybe a pic will say something diff.

 

[jamie814]

Whats your alkalinty and ph at? They like higher ph and alk, shoot for atleats 8.3 ph and 10dkh alk during the night.

 

[clown123]

bad news i cant find my cam it magicaly is gone it looks like the tenticale thinks are going away a little weird! im worried he paye $30 for a small xeina

 

[clown123]

my akalinity says high and i hear that is what they like but ph is 8.o-7.8 should i buffer?

 

[chipmaker]

Pulsing Xenia like good lights and a minimum ph of 8.2 preferably higher. Low to medium flow is where I have mine up close to the PC lights. Usually they get a dull brown color and stragly looking if starving for light, but I seem to believe you just need to give them a few days like other have suggested.

 

[clown123]

well im gonna go tell him to buffer his tank up and he has it very close to the top of the tank by the lights.

 

[jamie814]

Xenia not pulsing is NOT a sign of bad health, scientist are not even sure why they do it, if it's to release gases or trap food it is still unkown. Yes, a ph of 7.8-8.0 is too low for them they are very sensative to fluctuations in ph/alk as well. Some people hate them because they have been known to take over a tank once established in it.

 

[jamie814]

Forgot, Be sure to test the Ph in the morning before the lights come on this is when it will be at it's lowest and should be no lower than 8.3

 

[bronco300]

yep, i have my tank at 8.2ph, they do wonderful in it and about every 1-1.5week i get another rock full to take in for store credit.

 

[kingspade]

wow, they multiply that quick??

 

[bronco300]

mine do....but understand a rock full is 5 or so nice sized stalks...those usually will get me around $25 or so

 

[clown123]

His Ph Is Now A 8.4-8.6 Is This Better??

 

[jamie814]

Originally Posted by clown123
His Ph Is Now A 8.4-8.6 Is This Better??
Yes

thats a perfect ph for them but raising it that fast was not great for them eiather